The Canadian COVID-19 Experiences Project: Design and Protocol
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Abstract
Introduction
Vaccine hesitancy and inconsistent mitigation behavior performance have been significant challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In Canada, despite relatively high vaccine availability and uptake, willingness to accept booster shots and maintain mitigation behaviors in the post-acute phase of COVID-19 remain uncertain. The aim of the Canadian COVID-19 Experiences Project (CCEP) is two-fold: 1) to identify social-cognitive and neurocognitive correlates of vaccine hesitancy and mitigation behaviors, and 2) to identify optimal communication strategies to promote vaccination and mitigation behaviors into the post-acute phase of the pandemic.
Methods and analyses
The CCEP is comprised of two components: a conventional population survey (Study 1) and a functionally interconnected laboratory study (Study 2). Study 1 will involve 3 waves of data collection. Wave 1, completed between 28 September and 21 October, 2021, recruited 1,958 vaccine-hesitant (49.8%) and fully vaccinated (50.2%) adults using quota sampling to ensure maximum statistical power. Measures included a variety of social cognitive (e.g., beliefs, intentions) and neurocognitive (e.g., delay discounting) measures, followed by an opportunity to view and rate a set of professionally produced COVID-19 public service announcement (PSA) videos for perceived efficacy. Study 2 employs the same survey items and PSAs but coupled with lab-based eye tracking and functional brain imaging to directly quantify neural indicators of attention capture and self-reflection in a smaller community sample. In the final phase of the project, subjective impressions and neural indicators of PSA efficacy will be compared and used to inform recommendations for construction of COVID-19 PSAs into the post-acute phase of the pandemic.
Ethics and dissemination
The CCEP has received ethical review and approval by the University of Waterloo Office of Research Ethics. Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at scientific meetings.
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SciScore for 10.1101/2021.12.24.21268387: (What is this?)
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Table 1: Rigor
NIH rigor criteria are not applicable to paper type.Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Some limitations and logistical challenges remain, however. First, as the proportion of vaccinated individuals continues to rise, this subgroup will be increasingly difficult to identify and reach. In the current study context, the proportion of fully vaccinated individuals was well above 70% already at Wave 1 of data collection. …
SciScore for 10.1101/2021.12.24.21268387: (What is this?)
Please note, not all rigor criteria are appropriate for all manuscripts.
Table 1: Rigor
NIH rigor criteria are not applicable to paper type.Table 2: Resources
No key resources detected.
Results from OddPub: We did not detect open data. We also did not detect open code. Researchers are encouraged to share open data when possible (see Nature blog).
Results from LimitationRecognizer: We detected the following sentences addressing limitations in the study:Some limitations and logistical challenges remain, however. First, as the proportion of vaccinated individuals continues to rise, this subgroup will be increasingly difficult to identify and reach. In the current study context, the proportion of fully vaccinated individuals was well above 70% already at Wave 1 of data collection. However, it is anticipated that booster shots coinciding with future waves will provide an opportunity to shift focus from two vaccines to three and beyond. A further limitation is that hospitalization and other disease-related variables are self-reported. Finally, as the media becomes increasingly saturated with communications about COVID-19, and as the threat posed by the pandemic waxes and wanes, modelling temporal factors over time will become increasingly important. This may also have a disproportionate impact on Study 2, because of the sequencing of execution after the abatement of the fourth COVID-19 wave.
Results from TrialIdentifier: No clinical trial numbers were referenced.
Results from Barzooka: We did not find any issues relating to the usage of bar graphs.
Results from JetFighter: We did not find any issues relating to colormaps.
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- No protocol registration statement was detected.
Results from scite Reference Check: We found no unreliable references.
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