Experiment: things I would change/do different next time

Participant selection Include a knockout question in the screener that asks if they found it difficult to remember to take short-term medication. Use this information to knockout those who said no. Formality I often used the term “I” when communicating with the participants because I alone was running the experiment. Similar to the Hawthorne effect, … Continue reading Experiment: things I would change/do different next time

Final presentation

  Slide 2 – Introduction This is Celine. Celine’s doctor recently prescribed her a course of antibiotics for an infection. When Celine was first prescribed her medication, she was highly motivated to take her medication. When first prescribed, she received internal cues from her body that reminded her to take her medication. After a few … Continue reading Final presentation

What I learnt during the pilot study

1. People forget

One of the participants forgot their medication on the very first day of the trial. Not a very good start, but it might be representative of behaviour when taking medication. However, because most people who are willing to take medication at least take the first one in an effort to reduce their symptoms I had to find a way of getting them started, at least for the first pill.

The solution

Remind all participants (in both groups) to take their first pill. For the non-intervention group, this will be the only reminder they will receive during the study.

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