I want to run a study where the intervention is delivered via mobile phone. Since I am looking at a special group I want to see whether they actually accept the delivery method. Is there any instrument that I could use? Or do I design my own questionnaire?
I feel running a pilot would best suit your case. This is because the assessment of your intervention would require objective outcomes and not simply the indications of acceptability of a technology. I feel peoples perceptions about acceptablity may be different from actual acceptability. A similar study by Chaiyachati et al, 2013 in south Africa shows this. I am attaching the paper for you. Hope it helps.
A pilot would also show you how you can make the intervention more successful in the study.
Hello Ankur,
thanks for your advice. I am almost done with my study (my entry is about 14 months old and I think ResearchGate should flag this a bit better) and, yes, I ran a pilot before starting. Thanks a lot for your paper!
Andre
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