Optimising COVID-19 testing intentions and behaviour with enhanced messaging dataset

This dataset includes 1314 adults (equal groups above and below the age of 40 years, equal groups for male and female and equal groups for education). Participants were recruited from New South Wales, Australia into this randomised controlled trial to test the efficacy of providing health literacy-sensitive written information (ie, adapted for people with lower health literacy) for all capability and motivation barriers, where individuals could view information to plan for their top 3 barriers to COVID-19 testing. Anonymous quantitative data on outcomes for each group including the intention to undergo testing for COVID-19 if symptomatic, intentions about other prevention behaviours (self-isolation if symptomatic, social distancing of 1.5 m, washing hands regularly, and wearing masks in crowded indoor areas), understanding of messaging, risk perceptions, social stigma, and self-efficacy (ie, confidence in overcoming perceived barriers to testing) is included in this dataset. The file type is .XLS.

本数据集纳入1314名成年人，按40岁为界分为上下两组（各组人数均等），同时按性别（男女各半）与受教育程度进行均等分组。所有参与者均从澳大利亚新南威尔士州招募，属于一项随机对照试验（Randomised Controlled Trial），旨在评估为应对所有能力与动机障碍而提供的健康素养敏感型（health literacy-sensitive）书面信息（即针对健康素养较低人群优化调整的信息）的有效性；参与者可查阅该信息，以规划应对自身新冠病毒（COVID-19）检测前三大障碍的方案。本数据集包含各组结局的匿名定量数据，具体包括：有症状时接受新冠病毒检测的意愿、其他新冠预防行为意向（包括有症状时自我隔离、保持1.5米社交距离、勤洗手及在密闭拥挤室内场所佩戴口罩）、对防疫讯息的理解力、风险感知、社会污名（social stigma），以及自我效能（self-efficacy，即克服感知到的新冠检测障碍的信心）。本数据集的文件格式为.XLS。