Clinical trial NCT03847584: Using Survey to Explore Perceptions of Adults With Low Socioeconomic Status Regarding the NutriQuébec Study
Official title: Recruiting Participants With Low Socioeconomic Status in the NutriQuébec Study: Using Survey to Explore Their Beliefs, Preferences and Concerns
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Survey
Keywords: Low socioeconomic status population
Web-based prospective cohort study
Survey
Recruitment
Attitude
Subjective norms
Perceived behavioural control
Intention
Lead sponsor: Laval University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-02-20
Enrollment: 418
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Adults with low/middle/high socioeconomic status

Brief summary: Populations with low socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to develop diseases across lifespan and are frequently underrepresented in large cohort studies. The aim of this study is to examine beliefs, preferences and concerns towards participating in an e-cohort prospective study on nutrition (NutriQuébec) among this population.

A cross-sectional survey will be completed by 418 adults in the Province of Québec (Canada), including individuals with low SES (high school or less and gross annual household income \< $55,000 canadian). The survey is based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and assesses intention to participate in NutriQuébec as well as attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control. The survey also assesses preferences regarding the recruitment.

Detailed description: A cross-sectional survey will be completed by 418 participants from several administrative regions of Québec (Canada). A special effort will be made to recruit men and women with low socioeconomic status (SES), but without rejecting adults from middle/high SES. First, 325 adults from low SES (high school or less and gross annual household income \< $55,000 canadian) and from several administrative regions of Québec will be identified by a survey firm. In addition, an e-mail mailing list from the Institute of Nutrition and Functional Food (INAF, Laval University) will be used to distribute the recruitment ad to complete our sample (n=93 from all SES).

The survey is based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour and assesses intention to participate in NutriQuébec as well as attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioural control. The salient beliefs underlying the determinants of individual's intention to participate in the NutriQuébec study most frequently cited in the focus groups (from a preliminary elicitation study: 2018-042 A-1/18-05-2018) were used to develop the survey questions. The survey also assesses the preferences regarding the recruitment. Sociodemographic questions are also asked.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Adult (18 years of age or older)
* Living in the province of Québec
* Have access to the Internet and have an active email address
* Be able to answer questionnaires in French

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Primary outcomes:
measure: The intention to participate to the NutriQuébec study will be assessed by a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The attitude related to a hypothetical participation in the NutriQuébec study will be assessed by a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The subjective norm related to a hypothetical participation in the NutriQuébec study will be assessed by a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The perceived behavioural control related to a hypothetical participation in the NutriQuébec study will be assessed by a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
timeFrame: Baseline
measure: The determinants to the intention to participate to the NutriQuébec study will be assessed by a questionnaire based on the Theory of Planned Behaviour.
timeFrame: Baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The preferences about the recruitment in the NutriQuébec study will be assessed by a questionnaire
timeFrame: Baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Québec
country: Canada
facility: Laval University
Study officials:
affiliation: Laval University
name: Benoît Lamarche, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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