Impact of Anticipated Regret Incorporation Into Patient Decision Aids

Study of Decision Aid Materials That Include Anticipated Regret

Age
18 years or above
Gender
Female
participants needed
189
Location
1

Brief description of study

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of incorporating "anticipated regret " into standard patient decision aids. Participants in the Wharton Behavioral Lab will be administered a standard patient decision aid and an "anticipated regret" augmented decision aid. Participants will complete a computerized survey about their experiences with each version, and their answers will be assessed for potential differences associated with the incorporation of "Anticipated Regret."

Detailed description of study

Participants will be recruited through the Wharton Behavioral Lab. Upon arrival males will be provided with two decision aids focusing on prostate cancer, while females will be provided with two decision aids focusing on early breast cancer. One of these decision aids will be a standard version, and one of these will be the anticipated regret-augmented version. Participants will be randomized to which version they receive first to minimize the effect of presentation order. After reviewing the materials, participants will immediately complete a computerized survey at their work stations that will ask them to answer questions based on the materials presented as well as how any hypothetical treatment decisions they would be asked to make would have been influenced by them. Because these are healthy subjects participating in a hypothetical decision-making process for sole purpose of research, the intervention can neither be categorized as experimental or as the standard of care.

Eligibility of study

You may be eligible for this study if you meet the following criteria:

  • Conditions: Regret
  • Age: 18 years or above
  • Gender: Female

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy females ages 18 years or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under age 18 years

The purpose of this research study is to learn how adding “anticipated regret” (asking people to think about how they might feel later about a decision) changes how people respond to patient decision aids. The study is for healthy adults taking part in a hypothetical decision-making activity.

Participants will come to the Wharton Behavioral Lab and review 2 versions of a patient decision aid. One version will be a standard decision aid. The other version will include anticipated regret. Females will receive materials about early breast cancer. Males will receive materials about prostate cancer. Participants will then complete a computerized survey right away about their experience with each version and how the materials might influence hypothetical treatment decisions.

Who can participate:
Healthy females may be able to participate if they:

  • Are age 18 or older

Updated on 20 Apr 2023. Study ID: 817436
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