Media Effects Study on Health-Related Content
Summary
A media lab study will be conducted to determine the mechanism by which podcasting may exert an effect. This study will examine both physiological (heart rate, skin conductance, etc.) and psychosocial (knowledge, perceived control, elaboration, etc.) measures in participants listening to a podcast on health versus reading health content on the Web. We hypothesize that podcasting will create a greater physiological response than the Web. There will also be more elaboration in the podcasting group. Podcasting will produce greater feelings of control. Changes in knowledge will be greater in the Web group.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Active Control, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
Conditions
Processing Health Information
Intervention
electronic health information
Location
UNC-Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
United States
27514
Status
Completed
Source
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00775008
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
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