The Use of Ecological Momentary Assessments to Assess Tick-borne Disease Risk
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Summary
The goal of this work is to evaluate the use of ecological momentary assessments as a tool to assess risk and risk factors for tick encounters and tick-borne diseases. This study will be conducted across the United States, with a focus the upper Midwest and Northeast and with a focus on Wisconsin and will enroll up to 1000 people.
Description
In the United States, several online and smart-phone apps are available to ID a tick (TickID app, North Carolina State University), submit a picture of a tick (TickSpotters.org, an outreach tool within the larger TickEncounter resource center by the University of Rhode Island) or submit a tick for testing (among other public health agencies, TickReport.com by the University of Massachusetts Amherst). Although these tools are accessible throughout the U.S., they focus on the Northeast. In addition, they do not assess human behavior and tick encounters nor do these tools evaluate prevention and…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Will to participate in 7 days worth of daily activity logs within the Tick App. * be able and willing to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Completes less than 7 days worth of daily logs or completes 7+ daily logs but not within 12 months.
Interventions
- OtherEducational Materials delivered via the Tick App
Education about tick bite prevention
Locations (4)
- University of IllinoisUrbana, Illinois
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan
- Columbia UniversityNew York, New York
- Washington State UniversityPullman, Washington