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R N Montgomery1, A S Watts2, N C Burns3
1The University of Kansas Medical Center, Department of Biostatistics, Kansas City, KS.
This study assessed the Self-Revelatory Performance intervention's impact on Alzheimer's disease perceptions. A modified bootstrap approach found evidence the intervention significantly influenced participants' views.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Neuroscience
- Public Health
Background:
- Assessing interventions for Alzheimer's disease perceptions is crucial.
- Data integrity issues, such as lost pairing in experimental designs, can complicate analysis.
- The Self-Revelatory Performance intervention aimed to alter views on Alzheimer's disease.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the effectiveness of the Self-Revelatory Performance intervention.
- To determine if the intervention impacted participants' perceptions of Alzheimer's disease.
- To address challenges posed by lost data pairing in the study design.
Main Methods:
- Utilized a modified bootstrap approach to analyze pre- and post-intervention data.
- Employed an Affect grid to measure participant responses before and after the intervention.
- Calculated the distance between the Centers of Mass of the Affect Grids as the test statistic.
Main Results:
- The modified bootstrap approach allowed for the creation of a null hypothesized distribution.
- The null hypothesis was rejected, indicating a statistically significant effect.
- Evidence suggests the intervention altered participants' perceptions of Alzheimer's disease.
Conclusions:
- The Self-Revelatory Performance intervention demonstrated a significant influence on perceptions of Alzheimer's disease.
- The modified bootstrap method proved effective in handling lost data pairing.
- This study provides valuable insights into intervention strategies for Alzheimer's disease perception.
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