Refining teratogen warning symbols for diverse populations.
Refining teratogen warning symbols for diverse populations.
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为不同人群提炼致畸警告符号。
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10.1002/bdra.20362
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2007
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通讯作者：
Goldsworthy,RichardC
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Mayhorn,ChristopherB;Goldsworthy,RichardC
背景：目前的研究报告旨在改进最近开发的致畸物警告标志的设计，并检查不同人群（如低健康素养人群、青少年和英语不流利的个体）对其的解释。方法通过使用多个焦点小组和专家评审，进一步完善在早期研究中确定的最成功的替代符号。有六个符号被认为是取代当前符号的潜在候选符号。一项全国分布的现场试验（n= 700）检查了除目前使用的标志外的这六种替代致畸物警告。结果5个备选警告符号超出了当前符号的正确解释水平。没有符号超过ANSI限制的5%临界混淆。在信息解释、目标受众、预期行为和忽视警告的感知后果方面，两个符号始终引起最准确的反应。这一努力产生了至少两个可行的替代符号，它们似乎比目前的符号更有效地传达了怀孕期间不要服用的指示和暴露可能导致出生缺陷的后果。一些结果因参与者的特征而异。了解不同亚群的成员如何与这些警告相互作用，对医疗保健专业人员来说应该是有益的。出生缺陷研究（A部分）2007。©2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc。
BACKGROUNDThe current research reports on efforts to refine the design of recently developed teratogen warning symbols and to examine their interpretation by different populations such as those with low health literacy, adolescents, and individuals who are not fluent in English.METHODSAlternative symbols identified as most successful in an earlier study were further refined through the use of multiple focus groups and expert review. Six symbols emerged as potential candidates to replace the current symbol. A nationally distributed field trial (n= 700) examined these six alternate teratogen warnings in addition to the symbol presently in use.RESULTSFive of the alternate warning symbols exceeded the level of correct interpretation elicited by the current symbol. No symbol exceeded the ANSI limit of 5% critical confusion. Two symbols consistently elicited the most accurate responses in terms of message interpretation, target audience, intended action, and perceived consequences of ignoring the warning.CONCLUSIONSThis effort produced at least two viable alternative symbols that appear to be more effective than the current symbol at communicating both the instruction to not take while pregnant and the consequence that exposure could cause birth defects. Several results varied by participant characteristics. Understanding how members of diverse subpopulations might interact with these warnings should be informative to healthcare professionals. Birth Defects Research (Part A) 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.