The impact of counselling with a practical statistical model on patients' decision-making about treatment for epilepsy: Findings from a pilot study

The trial and evaluation of mobile health (mHealth) applications in society is necessary to explore the potential use and benefits of the solution post-trial. In recent years, there is a proliferation of mHealth projects developed and tested in the continent of Africa. The complexity of these projects means that there are typically many stakeholders who are integral to the success of the project. Yet, extant research falls short of capturing the motivations and expectations of multiple key stakeholders (i.e. direct and indirect users) in a single study towards participating in mHealth pilots. To address this gap in research a conceptual model is proposed and examined to explore the impact of motivations and expectations on both community health workers' (direct users) and caregivers' (indirect users) decision to participate in mHealth pilot studies. Findings reveal that both motivations and expectations positively impact decision making, i.e. their decision to participate in the study, with no significant differences emerging between these two groups of stakeholders.

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What-If Analysis on the Evaluation of User Interface Usability

Interactivity and the Future of the Human-Computer Interface - Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-2637-8.ch003 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 50-71

Author(s):

Saulo Silva ◽

Mariana Carvalho ◽

Orlando Belo

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

User Interface ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Work Performance ◽

Interaction Process ◽

Interactive Systems ◽

Usability Problems ◽

System Use ◽

The Impact ◽

Interface Usability

While interactive systems have the potential to increase human work performance, those systems are predisposed to usability problems. Different factors might contribute to these problems during the interaction process and as result, the decision-making process might be compromised. This work uses decision support system methods and tools to assist in the analysis of the usability of a university library website, measuring the constructs of effectiveness, efficiency, and learnability. The pilot study involved thirty-five subjects, and after collecting data, a multidimensional view of the data is created and discussed. Later, a What-if analysis is used to investigate the impact of different scenarios on system-use. The work has the potential to assist designers and system administrators at improving their systems.

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Quasi-experimental study of decision-making under conditions of equal choice

Experimental Psychology (Russia) ◽

10.17759/exppsy.2018110407 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 11 (4) ◽

pp. 79-93

Author(s):

A.N. Lebedev

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Experimental Psychology ◽

Round Table ◽

Cognitive Sciences ◽

The Third ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

The Impact ◽

First Time

The problem of decision-making in the situation of choice among equivalent alternatives is considered in the article. This problem is relevant for behavioral and cognitive Sciences, as well as for practice. At present, it does not have an unambiguous solution. For the first time the problem has been formulated in philosophy and described by the famous parable of Buridan’s donkey. In experimental psychology, the complexity of the problem was shown in the experiment of Nisbett R.T. and Wilson T.D., who offered the subjects to choice one from four identical goods in the supermarket. It has been shown that this choice is not accidental. Most buyers prefer a product that lies fourth on the storefront but do not realize it. The researchers concluded that in a situation of equal choice, the factor of place of goods on display is significant. The proposed article refers to a pilot study of the impact of different ways of presenting subjects with equivalent alternatives to choose from. Three groups of subjects were asked to make a choice in three different situations: to randomly select and cross out one cell in the rows of the figure in the form of a ladder and a pyramid (from 2 to 20). The third group was offered a situation of “distribution of 11 financial funds between 12 unfamiliar managers” sitting at a round table. The study showed that in the first two cases there is a tendency to choose alternatives that are at the center of the proposed figures. In the third case, there is a tendency to “allocate funds in the form of a clock face”. However, many subjects seem to apply some of their strategies of choice and are not aware of them. In practice, such choice is going to be irrational and often unpredictable.

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Victim Impact Testimony and Pennsylvania's Parole Decision Making Process: A Pilot Study

Criminal Justice Policy Review ◽

10.1177/088740349200600301 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 187-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 19

Author(s):

William H. Parsonage ◽

Frances P. Bernat ◽

Jacqueline Helfgott

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Random Sample ◽

Comparison Group ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Probation And Parole ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Comparison Groups ◽

The Impact ◽

Experimental Group

While several states now permit victim participation in the parole process, little research exists concerning the extent, nature, and consequences of such involvement. During Fall 1991, the authors examined a random sample of 1989 parole cases decided by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole in which victim testimony was proferred (experimental group), and a random sample of cases in which such testimony was not presented (comparison group). Decisional outcomes were compared between the experimental and comparison groups to determine the impact of victim testimony on the parole decisionmaking process in Pennsylvania. A significant difference was found between the groups—higher refusal rates were found in the victim testimony group despite comparable parole objective guidelines predictions, offender demographics, and offenses.

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A pilot study of the impact of animation on decision-making

SIMULATION ◽

10.1177/003754978905300403 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 53 (4) ◽

pp. 153-158 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Monica A. Henz Luehrmann ◽

Donald L. Byrkett

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Pilot Study ◽

The Impact

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PP299 A Framework And Analysis Assessing The Impact Of Patient-Centered Outcome Evidence In HTA Appraisals

International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care ◽

10.1017/s0266462321001513 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 37 (S1) ◽

pp. 34-34

Author(s):

Kate Halsby ◽

Bryony Langford ◽

Anna Pagotto ◽

Harriet Tuson ◽

Shuk-Li Collings ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Pilot Study ◽

Evidence Review Group ◽

Patient Centered ◽

Substantial Impact ◽

Effectiveness Model ◽

Evidence Review ◽

Assessment Committee ◽

The Cost ◽

The Impact

IntroductionThe importance of patient-centered outcome (PCO) evidence is increasingly recognized, but its inclusion in Health Technology Assessment (HTA) submissions remains inconsistent. We explored the impact of PCO evidence on HTA decision-making.MethodsA framework was developed to assess the impact of PCO evidence (excluding EQ-5D) on HTA appraisals. An impact rating was determined by reviewing company, committee and Evidence Review Group (ERG) opinion. This was applied to publicly available appraisal documents (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence [NICE]: 8; Scottish Medicines Consortium [SMC]: 2) in a pilot study. The framework was then refined and applied to a larger dataset.ResultsPCO evidence had ‘substantial impact’ in 3/8 NICE and 1/2 SMC appraisals, and ‘some impact’ in those remaining. PCO evidence informed the cost-effectiveness model in 2/8 NICE and 1/2 SMC submissions, and was considered superior to EQ-5D evidence in one NICE and one SMC submission. The ERG considered PCO evidence relevant to decision-making in 5/8 NICE appraisals. PCO evidence was mentioned in guidance for 7/10 appraisals (deemed relevant in 5/10). In one assessment, committee comments were notably more favorable than ERG comments. Larger dataset analysis results provided further insights to the pilot study.ConclusionsThe framework allows a systematic approach to evaluating the impact of PCO evidence on HTA appraisals.BL, AP, DGB and NY are employees of Symmetron Ltd, which received funding from Pfizer UK in connection with the development of this manuscript. KH, HT, SLC and JB are employees of Pfizer UK. This study was sponsored by Pfizer UK.

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Quota Women Are Threatening to Men

Swiss Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1024/1421-0185/a000195 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 76 (3) ◽

pp. 107-116 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Klea Faniko ◽

Till Burckhardt ◽

Oriane Sarrasin ◽

Fabio Lorenzi-Cioldi ◽

Siri Øyslebø Sørensen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Organizational Performance ◽

Gender Stereotypes ◽

Perceived Threat ◽

Preferential Treatment ◽

Public Sector Employees ◽

Different Types ◽

Low Levels ◽

Women In Decision Making ◽

The Impact

Abstract. Two studies carried out among Albanian public-sector employees examined the impact of different types of affirmative action policies (AAPs) on (counter)stereotypical perceptions of women in decision-making positions. Study 1 (N = 178) revealed that participants – especially women – perceived women in decision-making positions as more masculine (i.e., agentic) than feminine (i.e., communal). Study 2 (N = 239) showed that different types of AA had different effects on the attribution of gender stereotypes to AAP beneficiaries: Women benefiting from a quota policy were perceived as being more communal than agentic, while those benefiting from weak preferential treatment were perceived as being more agentic than communal. Furthermore, we examined how the belief that AAPs threaten men’s access to decision-making positions influenced the attribution of these traits to AAP beneficiaries. The results showed that men who reported high levels of perceived threat, as compared to men who reported low levels of perceived threat, attributed more communal than agentic traits to the beneficiaries of quotas. These findings suggest that AAPs may have created a backlash against its beneficiaries by emphasizing gender-stereotypical or counterstereotypical traits. Thus, the framing of AAPs, for instance, as a matter of enhancing organizational performance, in the process of policy making and implementation, may be a crucial tool to countering potential backlash.

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