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Prospective Research in Health Service Settings: Health Psychology, Science and the ‘Hawthorne’ Effect

Ian O’ Sullivan

University of Essex & Hospital of St Cross

Sheina Orbell

University of Essex & Hospital of St Cross sorbell{at}essex.ac.uk

Tim Rakow

University of Essex & Hospital of St Cross

Ron Parker

University of Essex & Hospital of St Cross

Health service providers sometimes express concern about the impact of prospective survey research upon patient behaviour. To date, there is little available evidence from which to estimate the likelihood of any ‘Hawthorne’ effect on patient behaviour in health service settings. We analysed data from one of our own surveys to investigate whether inviting people to participate in research had any impact on their subsequent uptake of a screening service. Findings showed that people sent a questionnaire were slightly faster to take up screening than those not sent a questionnaire. We obtained no significant difference in absolute service uptake rate at six months.

Key Words: Hawthorne effect • participation/uptake • prospective • survey

Journal of Health Psychology, Vol. 9, No. 3, 355-359 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1359105304042345
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