Evaluating MTurk as a recruitment tool for rural people with disabilities

Ipsen, Catherine; Kurth, Noelle K.; Hall, Jean P.

doi:10.1016/j.dhjo.2020.100991

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“…A primary limitation of this study is reliance on the MTurk platform for data collection. While MTurk is a valuable recruitment strategy for hard-to-reach populations, including those with disabilities, 19 , 35 it does not necessarily result in representative samples. Past research indicates MTurk workers are younger, more educated, less racially diverse, more liberal, and from lower income brackets than the general population, 18 , 36 , 37 , 38 and MTurk workers with disabilities report higher rates of individuals with psychological disability, relative to physical disability.…”

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“…To minimize false reporting, we employed data quality guidance outlined by MTurk researchers, including hidden screening criteria, MTurk approval ratings, and cognitive checks. 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 In order to access the screening questionnaire, workers had to meet a 95% approval rating based on past MTURK performance. The screening questionnaire contained two cognitive questions to prevent computer bots from taking the survey.…”

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COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Americans with disabilities aged 18-65: An exploratory analysis

Myers

Ipsen

Lissau

2022

Disability and Health Journal

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Background It is important for people with disabilities to be vaccinated against COVID-19 because, as a group, they are at increased risk of severe outcomes. While there are multiple vaccines available to prevent COVID-19, a considerable proportion of Americans report some hesitancy to becoming vaccinated, including people with disabilities. Objective We conducted a study to explore what factors may contribute to COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Americans with disabilities. Methods We used Amazon's Mechanical Turk to survey 439 people with disabilities (ages 18+) about their concerns of the COVID-19 disease, vaccines, and hesitancy toward vaccination to learn more about factors that influence vaccination hesitancy. Concerns about vaccines were analyzed as a composite variable representing different dimensions such as: side effects, too new, developed too quickly, influenced by politics, and effectiveness. Results Results from a logistic regression indicate that concern about vaccines was the most significant predictor of hesitancy, even after considering demographic, economic, and geographic factors. Concerns about getting COVID-19, getting tested for COVID-19, trust in experts, education, and being a Democrat were negatively associated with hesitancy. Conclusions These findings indicate that some groups of individuals may be more vaccination hesitant because they are more concerned about vaccine safety than COVID-19 infection. Public health messaging that focuses on the risks of vaccines relative to the risks of COVID-19 might be one strategy to reduce hesitancy and increase vaccination uptake. Messaging should also be tailored to specific disabilities (i.e. physical, mental, sensory), written in plain language, and disseminated in accessible formats.

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COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Americans with disabilities aged 18-65: An exploratory analysis

Myers

Ipsen

Lissau

2022

Disability and Health Journal

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“…MTurk is sufficient at reaching participants in rural areas. In a study by Ipsen et al (2021), the MTurk sample had more rural participants than the conventional sampling method. The generalizability of these results is limited by the analytic sample’s lack of random selection and representation of the global disabilities community.…”

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Relationship between number of disability-related conditions and stigma among U.S. adults.

Char¹,

Bogart²

2022

Rehabilitation Psychology

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Purpose/Objective Research: Stigma is a common experience for people with disabilities. Stigmatization may lead to disparities in education, employment, and health care, quality of life, and psychological distress. This study’s purpose was to (a) determine the relationship between number of disability conditions and stigma for adults with disabilities; and (b) examine whether identifying as a person with a disability, noticeability of a disability or gender moderate relationship between number of disability conditions and stigma. Research Method/Design: We from the Disability Health Identity survey, originally collected in 2017 (n = 711). Results: Multivariable linear regression analysis indicated the association between number of disability conditions and stigma was not significant (.567). However, the association between number of disability conditions and stigma was modified by noticeability (p = .007). The relationship between number of disability conditions and stigma was stronger for people with more noticeable disabilities. Conclusion/Implications: This research is important because it increases understanding of factors that may play a role in stigma experiences for people with disabilities.

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“…To be eligible for inclusion in the NSHD project, participants must have resided in the United States or a U.S. territory at the time of the study, be 18 years of age or older, and have a disability. Recruitment occurred through solicitations targeting national and state disability organizations, national listservs and newsletters, national conferences focusing on disability, and social media outlets using MTurk for recruitment (see Ipsen, Kurth, and Hall, 2021 [ 61 ], for details). Three screener questions were used to determine eligibility.…”

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Gender Identity, Disability, and Unmet Healthcare Needs among Disabled People Living in the Community in the United States

Mulcahy

Streed

Wallisch

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IJERPH

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Disabled adults and transgender people in the United States face multiple compounding and marginalizing forces that result in unmet healthcare needs. Yet, gender identity among disabled people has not been explored, especially beyond binary categories of gender. Using cross-sectional survey data, we explored the rates of disability types and the odds of unmet healthcare needs among transgender people with disabilities compared to cisgender people with disabilities. The rates of disability type were similar between transgender and cisgender participants with two significant differences. Fewer transgender participants identified physical or mobility disability as their main disability compared to cisgender participants (12.31%/8 vs. 27.68/581, p < 0.01), and more transgender participants selected developmental disability as their main disability compared to cisgender participants (13.85%/9 vs. 3.67%/77, p < 0.001). After adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics, the odds of disabled transgender participants reporting an unmet need were higher for every unmet need except for preventative services.

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Evaluating MTurk as a recruitment tool for rural people with disabilities

Cited by 28 publications

References 21 publications

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Americans with disabilities aged 18-65: An exploratory analysis

COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Americans with disabilities aged 18-65: An exploratory analysis

Relationship between number of disability-related conditions and stigma among U.S. adults.

Gender Identity, Disability, and Unmet Healthcare Needs among Disabled People Living in the Community in the United States

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