罗格斯大学全方位研究:关于季度网络调查的协议,以促进快速烟草研究
Michelle T Bover Manderski1,2, William J Young1, Ollie Ganz1,3
1Institute for Nicotine and Tobacco Studies, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (Rutgers Health), Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
JMIR research protocols
|October 16, 2024
概括
罗格斯大学的综合性研究有效地追踪了成年人新兴的烟草和尼古丁产品的使用情况. 这项季度调查为在动态市场中研究和政策制定提供了及时的数据.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 调查方法 调查方法
- 烟草控制研究研究 烟草控制研究
背景情况:
- 有效监测烟草和尼古丁产品的使用需要快速,灵活的数据收集.
- 不断变化的市场需要关于新兴产品的知名度和使用情况的及时数据.
- 罗格斯综合调查为测量实验和试点数据生成提供了一个平台.
研究的目的:
- 为了记录罗格斯大学综合研究的前两年.
- 报告研究的方法,现场总结和样本特征.
- 建立一个关于烟草制品使用的持续研究的基础.
主要方法:
- 每季度对18-45岁的美国成年人进行调查,通过亚马逊机械土耳其 (MTurk) 进行招聘.
- 每波2000-3000名参与者的便利样本,使用CloudResearch的MTurk工具包.
- 通过Qualtrics管理的在线问卷,包括核心和旋转模块,大约需要10分钟才能完成.
主要成果:
- 从2022年2月到2023年12月,有8个波浪出场,样本大小从2082年到2989年不等.
- 一个由10334名参与者组成的纵向数据集,其中有2477名参与者拥有3个以上的数据点.
- 观察到每套烟草制品的低成本 (2.46美元至3.27美元),统一的人口统计数据,以及更高的烟草产品试验/使用率.
结论:
- 罗格斯大学综合研究是快速评估新兴烟草和尼古丁产品使用的宝贵工具.
- 该调查有效地支持横截面和纵向研究,包括调查实验.
- 它为资助申请和烟草控制科学出版物提供了关键的试点数据.
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