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Effect of local versus global risk and normative information on voluntary quarantine adoption: protocol for a 2×2 randomised controlled trial leveraging app-based epigames across diverse congregate settings (The Epi-Q Study)
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ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION: We describe the protocol for the EpiGame-Quarantine (Epi-Q) Study, which will apply an experimental epidemic game (‘epigame’) to investigate quarantine-related attitudes and behaviours. Epigames are field experiments in which participants make behavioural decisions during a simulated epidemic in naturalistic settings. In this study, the epigame is operationalised via a smartphone app that simulates transmission of a ‘digital pathogen’ over Bluetooth, allowing for real...
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- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-116726
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- Publisher:
- BMJ Publishing Group
- Journal:
- BMJ Open More from this journal
- Volume:
- 16
- Issue:
- 10
- Pages:
- e116726-e116726
- Publication date:
- 2026-10-08
- Acceptance date:
- 2026-08-20
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2044-6055
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2044-6055
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English
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2466982
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pubs:2466982
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W7220967987
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2026-10-17
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- 2026
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