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Table 5 The participant survey (translated from French)

From: Examining the ethical and social issues of health technology design through the public appraisal of prospective scenarios: a study protocol describing a multimedia-based deliberative method

Item

Measurement

First part-Multimedia content and scenarios

 

The videos have helped me understand the technologies

5-level Likert-type scale

The videos have helped me understand the online scenarios

5-level Likert-type scale

The following video made me react the most

List of the 3 videos and ‘none’

Do you have comments about the videos?

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The online scenarios helped me reflect about questions raised by the technologies

5-level Likert-type scale

The online scenarios stimulated discussion

5-level Likert-type scale

The online scenarios that made me reflect the most are those associated with…

List of the 3 scenarios and ‘none’

I felt concerned by the dilemmas faced by the characters (Nathan, Mathis and Catherine)

5-level Likert-type scale

I felt much more concerned by the dilemma of …

List of the 3 characters and ‘none’

Workshop and online deliberations

 

Throughout this project:

 

I was brought to look at technologies differently

5-level Likert-type scale

I could consider new viewpoints

5-level Likert-type scale

I discovered effects of technology that I had never imagined

5-level Likert-type scale

I reflected more about the pros and cons of technologies

5-level Likert-type scale

I looked for additional information on the topics discussed

5-level Likert-type scale

I shared my reflections with people around me

5-level Likert-type scale

I had ideas to improve technologies around me

5-level Likert-type scale

If yes, share one idea …

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I consider that I know more about:

 

The way technologies may transform society

5-level Likert-type scale

The way technologies may transform values

5-level Likert-type scale

The way individuals and society may intervene in technology

5-level Likert-type scale

The way values may influence technology design and use

5-level Likert-type scale

Second part-Deliberative environments

 

During the workshop:

For workshop participants

I was confortable sharing my ideas

5-level Likert-type scale

I could express disagreements

5-level Likert-type scale

I voluntarily omitted expressing certain viewpoints

5-level Likert-type scale

I shared opinions that I would not have formulated as easily in writing

5-level Likert-type scale

During the online forum:

 

I was comfortable sharing my ideas

5-level Likert-type scale

I could express disagreements

5-level Likert-type scale

I voluntarily omitted expressing certain viewpoints

5-level Likert-type scale

I shared opinions that I would not have formulated as easily verbally

5-level Likert-type scale

Did you prefer one of the two deliberative environments?

For workshop participants who may answer ‘none’

Why?

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General impressions about my participation

 

Throughout the project:

 

I have had the opportunity to express myself freely

5-level Likert-type scale

I was attentive to the views of other participants

5-level Likert-type scale

My arguments were well thought out

5-level Likert-type scale

I contributed to further the reflections of other participants

5-level Likert-type scale

Participating in the process required considerable efforts

5-level Likert-type scale

I remained interested throughout the experience

5-level Likert-type scale

General impressions about the participation of other participants

 

Throughout the project:

 

Participants have had the possibility to express themselves freely

5-level Likert-type scale

The arguments of the other participants appeared well thought out

5-level Likert-type scale

I have heard viewpoints that differed from mine

5-level Likert-type scale

Certain viewpoints conflicted with my values

5-level Likert-type scale

My viewpoint was well received by the other participants

5-level Likert-type scale

Group exchanges have furthered my reflections

5-level Likert-type scale

The moderator contributed to stimulate the group’s reflections

5-level Likert-type scale

The moderator respected the opinions of participants

5-level Likert-type scale

Do you have something to add about this experience?

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Third part—Information about the participants

 

To which age group do you belong?

18 to 29; 30 to 39; 40 to 49; 50 to 59; 60 to 69; Over 70

Gender

M or F

Do you live:

By yourself? With a partner? With your family? With roommates or in a residence?

Do you self-identify with an ethnocultural community?

If yes, which one(s)?

What language(s) do you speak at home?

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Do you self-identify with one of the following religions?

Buddhism; Christianism; Hinduism; Islamism; Judaism; Other; None

Do you frequently interact with children or teenagers? (e.g., many times a month)

Yes; No

Do you frequently interact with people over 65? (e.g., many times a month)

Yes; No

What is your current occupation or the job you have held in the past and you most identify with?

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Which is the highest level of education you completed?

High school; Collegial; Undergraduate studies; Master’s level; PhD

How often are you in contact with healthcare services, for you or your relatives?

Never; Rarely; Occasionally; Frequently

How do you characterize your ease with technology in general?

Uncomfortable; Mostly uncomfortable; Mostly comfortable; Very comfortable

What is your household income? (that of your parents if you live with them)

Less than $20,000; $20,000 to $39,999; $40,000 to $59,999; $60,000 to $79,999; $80,000 to $ 99,999; Over $100,000

  1. Note: The 5-level Likert-like scale was: Totally agree; Agree; Neither agree nor disagree; Disagree; Totally disagree. The possibility to answer ‘Don’t know/Doesn’t apply’ was provided.