Testing the Effect of Press Guides on Health Journalists
Studie Overzicht
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
The news media has a powerful influence on public perceptions about health and health care; and much of what people -- including many physicians -- know and believe about medicine comes from the print and broadcast media. Several studies, however, have raised questions about how well the press covers medical issues, pointing out errors and omissions in coverage and misleading presentations of statistics. The goal is to help train journalists to better understand and cover medical research, and to help improve communication between journalists and medical journals.
Journalists traditionally write newspaper articles about medical research using information from press releases and the medical journal article's abstract or full text. The objective is to test whether the addition of a 'press guide' (a one-page summary of the study findings) in addition to these other materials improves comprehension of facts about the study article and the overall judgment of the newsworthiness of the study.
Studietype
Inschrijving (Verwacht)
Fase
- Niet toepasbaar
Deelname Criteria
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Beschrijving
Inclusion Criteria:
- All journalists attending the 2009 NIH/Dartmouth/VA Medicine in the Media Symposium will be invited to participate in the study.
- The symposium, which is held annually, is open to journalists across the country and from abroad.
Participants who are Health Journalists at the Health Journalism 2010 conference will be invited to participate in the study. This annual conference is being held in Chicago, IL at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place During April 22, 2010-April 25, 2010.
Studie plan
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
- Toewijzing: Gerandomiseerd
- Interventioneel model: Parallelle opdracht
- Masker: Enkel
Wapens en interventies
Deelnemersgroep / Arm |
Interventie / Behandeling |
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Experimenteel: Press guide plus press release
Participants in the intervention group will receive a press guide (a one-page summary of study findings written by the investigators) in addition to the journal's full narrative press release for the selected article, a copy of the article's abstract, and a link to the full text of the journal article.
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The press guide is a 1-page summary of the study findings, written by the investigators.
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Geen tussenkomst: Press release only
Participants in the control group will receive the journal's full narrative press release for the selected article, a copy of the article's abstract, and a link to the full text of the journal article.
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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Tijdsspanne |
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Comprehension of facts about the study article (covering study design, exposures, outcome measures, results, limitations, conflicts of interest) assessed using a brief test.
Tijdsspanne: 0 weeks (assessed during intervention)
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0 weeks (assessed during intervention)
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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Tijdsspanne |
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Overall judgment of study newsworthiness (e.g., would you argue for/against covering story with editor, how convinced are you of study validity, what headline would you write,and usefulness of press release and (intervention group) press guide.
Tijdsspanne: 0 weeks (assessed during intervention)
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0 weeks (assessed during intervention)
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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
Medewerkers
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Lisa M. Schwartz, MD, MS, White River Junction Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Publicaties en nuttige links
Studie record data
Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start
Primaire voltooiing (Verwacht)
Studie voltooiing (Verwacht)
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Schatting)
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
Laatst geverifieerd
Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Trefwoorden
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- 16782
- NCI R01CA104721
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