HMTS Expedited Review Form 112812

Health Message Testing System Expedited Review Form
1. Title of Study: (Please append screener and questionnaire)

Detonation of an Improvised Nuclear Devise (Spanish Language)

2. Study Population: (Discuss study population and explain how they will be selected/recruited.)

Spanish Speaking Adults ages 18 years to 75 or older in two major metropolitan areas in the United States.
Participants will be recruited from commercial market research firms. See Attachments A, B and E for
additional details.
Respondent characteristics:
Number of subject: 48

Number of males:

24

Age range: 18-75 years or older

Number of females: 24

Racial/ethnic composition: Hispanic or Latino
Special group status: (e.g., risk group, health care providers)
Type of group(s): People who speak Spanish as their primary language
Geographic location(s): New York City, New York & Los Angeles, California

3. Incentives: (State what incentive will be offered and justify proposed incentives to be used in study.)

Incentives result in better show rates and lower recruiting fees. Therefore, the incentive recommended for
this project is $40 per participant. For additional justification, please see Attachment B.

4. Study method: (Please check one below)
Central location intercept interview:
Online Interview:
Telephone interview:
Other (describe):

Focus group:
Individual in-depth interview (cognitive interview):

(CATI used: yes or no):

5. Purpose of the overall communication effort into which this health message(s) will fit:
(Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)

The Radiation Studies Branch, with other federal agency partners, has developed a series of messages that
provide direct instructions following an Improvised Nuclear Device (IND) detonation. We will test
Spanish translations of selected messages that will be used following an IND detonation using focus
groups with the general public who speak Spanish in two major metropolitan areas. Information from
these focus groups will help to evaluate the effectiveness as well as provide guidance on future initiatives.
6. Category of time sensitivity: (Please check one below)
Health emergency:
Time-limited audience access:
Press coverage correction:
Time-limited congressional/administrative mandate:
Trend Tracking
Ineffective existing materials due to historical event/social trends:
7. Describe nature of time sensitivity: (Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)
No data is available on how Spanish speaking audiences may comprehend messages originally developed
in English for use after an Improvised Nuclear Device event. This research will assist in creating the most
effective messages to use in communications and identify best practices for emergency communicators to
reach these audiences. Events in Fukushima, Japan highlighted the need to develop radiation risk
communication messages taking specific audience characteristics, such as language, into account.

8. Number of burden hours requested: 96

BURDEN HOURS
Category of Respondent

No. of
Participation
Respondents Time

Burden

General Public (Screener)

96

.25

24

General Public (Focus Group)

48

1.5

72

144

1.75

96

Totals
9. Are you using questions from the approved question bank?

Yes

If yes, please list the item number(s) for questions used from the question bank separated by a comma.
(e.g., 1a, 3c, 130d)
[Screener: A1a., A2a., A4a., A6a., A11a., A14a., B1b., B2b.] [Moderator Guide: D.1d., D.3d., D4d, D5d.,
D.7d., D15d., D29d., D33d., D36d., D41d., D51d., D54d., D55d., D69d., D91d.] See Attachments C & D.
*** Items below to be completed by Office of Associate Director for Communication (OADC)***
1. Number of burden hours remaining in current year's allocation: 6,017.5
2. OADC confirmation of time-sensitivity:
Yes:
No:

Sarah Lewis
Project Officer
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