Document Type
Poster
Publication Date
2025
Publication Title
Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention
Conference Name
Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention, May 22-25, 2025, Washington, D. C.
Abstract
Although an informed consent process is required for all research, it is not clear how well study participants read informed consent forms and understand their content. A systematic review of medical clinical trials revealed participants had only a 50% rate of understanding for concepts of the consent process, including voluntary participation, blinding, and freedom to withdraw, with lower rates for randomization, risks, and safety issues (Pietrzykowski & Smilowska, 2021). This issue may be more pronounced for online research, with a recent study indicating half of participants report not reading informed consent forms at all (Perrault & Keating, 2017). Although increasing interactivity did not improve comprehension in a recent study (Geier et al., 2021), forms of interactivity all still focused on reading and writing (e.g., breaking the form across web pages, asking questions along the way), rather than more engaging presentation styles, such as brief videos. The current study developed videos that were integrated into the informed consent process. The aim of these analyses was to describe participant behavior during the consent process, and the perceived utility of the videos for a fully online ecological momentary assessment (EMA) study.
Rights
© 2025 Association for Psychological Science. All rights reserved.
Included with the kind written permission of the copyright holder.
Original Publication Citation
Braitman, A. L., Ayala Guzman, R., & Heron, K. E. (2025). Brief videos during informed consent may be helpful for participants' understanding of study information [Poster presentation].Association for Psychological Science Annual Convention. Washington, D. C.
ORCID
0000-0003-2259-1094 (Braitman), 0000-0001-6433-7313 (Ayala Guzman), 0000-0002-7452-876X (Heron)
Repository Citation
Braitman, Abby L.; Ayala Guzman, Rachel; and Heron, Kristin E., "Brief Videos During Informed Consent May be Helpful for Participants' Understanding of Study Information" (2025). Psychology Faculty Publications. 224.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/psychology_fac_pubs/224