Draft Screener Questionnaire

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Toll-Free Number for Consumer Reporting of Drug Product Side Effects: Comprehension

Draft Screener Questionnaire

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Toll-Free Statement Internet Research - Participant Screener and Questionnaire


Toll-Free Statement Internet Research

Participant Screener

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Recruitment Criteria


N = 1600


Sixteen hundred people will be recruited over the Internet to participate in a survey lasting no more than 15 minutes.


Participants will be randomly assigned to 10 conditions.

• Gender:

• Roughly equal distribution of men and women:

• At least 40%-60% men in each condition


• Age:

• Must be 21 years or older

• Spectrum of ages from 20s to 80s

• No more than 15% under age 25 in each condition

• At least 40% over age 55 in each condition


  • Education:

• Spectrum from high school grad to post grad

• No more than 30% with advanced degrees

• At least 15% with high school education or less


Screener for Toll-Free participants (Please place in appropriate Internet format)

  1. What is your date of birth?


  • Under age 21 eliminate [thank respondent politely]

  • Over age 21 continue


  1. Can you read English?


  • Yes continue

  • No eliminate [thank respondent politely]


  1. Gender:


  • Male

  • Female


  1. What level of education have you reached?


    • Grade school or less

    • Some high school

    • Completed high school

    • Some college

    • Completed college

    • Graduate school or more

    • Other beyond high school (business, technical, etc.)


  1. Are you:


    • Hispanic or Latino

    • Not Hispanic or Latino


  1. Which of these best represents your ethnic group? You may choose one or more. Would you say that you are:


  • American Indian or Alaska Native

  • Asian

  • Black or African-American

  • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

  • White

  • Other [Specify] ___________

  • Refused



Toll-Free Statement Internet Research

Participant Questionnaire

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We will obtain gender, age, ethnicity, and education from the Synovate screener.

Statements will be shown in context (i.e., with other label info).




Thank you for agreeing to participate today. This study looks at information that comes with prescription drugs or on over-the-counter drug labels. We are interested in what your reactions are to the different types of information you might see there. Your participation will help provide the best information for people all over the country. All of your answers are anonymous and confidential. Please answer the questions honestly. The study should take approximately 15 minutes….{standard instructions for participating in studies from vendor}


[Ensure a progression bar that allows participants to determine how far through the study they are. Also ensure that they have an option to continue the study at a later time if necessary]




First, we would like you to look at a [prescription bottle][drug label], one similar to those you may have received or bought at a pharmacy. After you have spent as much time as you like looking at the [bottle][label], please click the “Next” button to answer some questions about it.


[PROGRAMMER: Show [prescription drug container] or [OTC drug label] –randomly assigned]

[PROGRAMMER—within Rx or OTC condition, randomly assign statements]


Imagine you have taken a drug with this information on the label. Please think about each of the following situations and answer each question as best you can.


1. a. How likely would you be to do the following things if you had a mild side effect of this drug? [RANDOMIZE response options]



Not at all

likely

Somewhat

likely

Moderately

likely

Very likely

Extremely likely

Call your doctor right away






Call FDA right away






Treat with another OTC drug






Go to the emergency room right away






Call the poison control center right away






Call your doctor next day or later






Call FDA next day or later






Do nothing






Do something else







1. b. Please select the action above that you would do first if you had a mild side effect of this drug.


2. a. How likely would you be to do the following things if you had a severe side effect of this drug? [RANDOMIZE response options]



Not at all

likely

Somewhat

likely

Moderately likely

Very likely

Extremely likely

Call your doctor right away






Call FDA right away






Treat with another OTC drug






Go to the emergency room right away






Call the poison control center right away






Call your doctor next day or later






Call FDA next day or later






Do nothing






Do something else







2. b. Please select the action above that you would do first if you had a severe side effect of this drug.


3. a. How likely would you be to do the following things if you took an accidental overdose of this drug? [RANDOMIZE response options]


Not at all

likely

Somewhat

likely

Moderately likely

Very likely

Extremely likely

Call your doctor right away






Call FDA right away






Treat with another OTC drug






Go to the emergency room right away






Call the poison control center right away






Call your doctor next day or later






Call FDA next day or later






Do nothing






Do something else







3. b. Please select the action above that you would do first if you took an accidental overdose of this drug.




The following questions are about the following statement:


[Insert statement]

[Statement should be visible at top of screen for remainder of study]


Think just about this statement when answering the next few questions.



4. Thinking about the drug information you saw, why would you call your doctor after experiencing a side effect? (please check all that apply) [RANDOMIZE response options]


  • To find out if the side effect is serious

  • To make an appointment

  • To find out if I should go to the emergency room

  • To tell my doctor I don’t want to take the drug any more

  • To find out if I should keep taking this drug

  • So that my doctor can warn other patients about the side effect


5. Thinking about the bottle you saw, why would you call FDA after experiencing a side effect? (please check all that apply) [RANDOMIZE response options]


  • To find out if the side effect is serious

  • To tell them about the side effect I have/had

  • To find out if I should go to the emergency room

  • To find out if I should keep taking this drug

  • To warn others about my side effect

  • To ask FDA to call my doctor

  • To get medical advice



6. How likely are you to call FDA if you have a side effect?


- Very likely

  • Somewhat likely

  • Neither likely nor unlikely

  • Somewhat unlikely

  • Very unlikely


7. When you call this number, who do you think you will talk to? (please select one) [RANDOMIZE response options]


  • A trained medical professional who will answer my questions

  • A clerk who will record my answers for someone else

  • An answering machine where I can leave my report

  • An answering machine that tells me how to get a form to mail in to FDA





8.

How likely would you be to report the following types of side effects to the FDA?



Not at all

likely

Somewhat

likely

Moderately likely

Very likely

Extremely likely

Side effects that bothered me for a few days






Side effects that did not go away






Side effects that made me miserable






Side effects that sent me to my doctor






Side effects that sent me to the emergency room






Side effects that killed someone I know






Side effects not listed on the label






All side effects I had









9. Which of the following side effects would you report? (please check all that apply)


  • Nausea

  • Headache

  • Liver failure

  • Ruptured spleen

  • Appendicitis

  • Dry mouth

  • Itchiness

  • Loss of toe

  • Fainting

  • Trouble breathing

  • Sore throat

  • Chest pain

  • None



10. Which of the following best describes what “serious side effect” means to you? (please select one)


  • Any effect other than the one that treats my condition

  • A side effect that I notice

  • A side effect that really impacts my activities for a few days

  • A side effect that requires a visit to the doctor

  • A side effect that requires a trip to the emergency room

  • A side effect that requires surgery


11. When you contact the FDA about side effects, what do you think will happen to the information you give? (please check all that apply) [RANDOMIZE response options]


  • My information will be added to information from other people who had side effects

  • My information will be used to trace me

  • My information will be used to make drugs safer

  • My information will be stored


12. Why wouldn’t you call the FDA? (please check all that apply) [RANDOMIZE response options]


  • Privacy issues

  • Don’t expect a satisfactory response

  • Don’t trust the government

  • Can’t be bothered

  • Side effect is already written on the container

  • Side effect is minor

  • I never have any side effects


13. How understandable or confusing is the statement at the top of your screen? (please select one)


  • Very understandable

  • Somewhat understandable

  • Neither understandable nor confusing

  • Somewhat confusing

  • Very confusing


14. How clear is this statement? (please select one)


  • Very clear

  • Somewhat clear

  • Neither clear nor unclear

  • Somewhat unclear

  • Very unclear


15. If you were given a website, how likely would you be to use it? (please select one) [ASK ONLY of those who do not have website in their statement]


  • Very likely

  • Somewhat likely

  • Neither likely nor unlikely

  • Somewhat unlikely

  • Very unlikely


16. Out of the following choices, which would you be most likely to do if you wanted to report a side effect? (please select one) [ASK ONLY of those who do have website in their statement]


  • Call the 1-800 number

  • Go to the website

  • Write to FDA

  • Call my doctor


17. How important do you think reporting side effects to the FDA is? (please select one)


  • Very important

  • Somewhat important

  • Neither important nor unimportant

  • Somewhat unimportant

  • Very unimportant


18. a. Have you ever experienced a reaction or side effect from a prescription drug?


- Yes

- No (skip to 19)


18. b. What did you do after you had that side effect? (please select one)


  • Did nothing

  • Called my doctor for advice

  • Called my doctor for an appointment

  • Went to ER

  • Took another medication to counteract side effect

  • Other


19. a. Have you ever experienced a reaction or side effect from an over-the-counter drug?


  • Yes

  • No (skip to 20)


19. b. What did you do after you had that side effect? (please select one)


  • Did nothing

  • Called my doctor for advice

  • Called my doctor for an appointment

  • Went to ER

  • Took another medication to counteract side effect

  • Other

20. a. Are you currently taking any prescription drugs?


  • Yes

  • No (skip to 21)


20. b. How many? (type in number)


21. a. Are you currently taking any over-the-counter drugs?


  • Yes

  • No (skip to22)


21. b. How many? (type in number).

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