Involving stakeholders in the design of ecological momentary assessment research: An example from smoking cessation

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作者
Soyster, Peter D. [1 ]
Fisher, Aaron J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Berkeley, Dept Psychol, 3210 Tolman Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720 USA
关键词
EXPERIENCE SAMPLING METHODOLOGY; NEGATIVE AFFECT; ASSESSMENT EMA; DYNAMICS; MODEL; VALIDATION; SEVERITY; VALIDITY; SMOKERS; ANXIETY;
D O I
10.1371/journal.pone.0217150
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) is a data collection method that involves repeated sampling of participants' real-time experience and behavior as they unfold in context. A primary challenge in EMA research is to design surveys that adequately assess constructs of interest while minimizing participant burden. To achieve this balance, researchers must make decisions regarding which constructs should be included and how those constructs should be assessed. To date, a dearth of direction exists for how to best design and carry out EMA studies. The lack of guidelines renders it difficult to systematically compare findings across EMA studies. Study design decisions may be improved by including input from potential research participants (stakeholders). The goal of the present paper is to introduce a general approach for including stakeholders in the development of EMA research design. Rather than suggesting rigid prescriptive guidelines (e.g., the correct number of survey items), we present a systematic and reproducible process through which extant research and stakeholder experience can be leveraged to make design decisions. To that end, we report methods and results for a series of focus group discussions with current tobacco users that were conducted to inform the design of an EMA study aimed at identifying person-specific mechanisms driving tobacco use. We conclude by providing recommendations for item-selection procedures in EMA studies.
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