William John Vigilante

Works (6)

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2005 article

Placement of benefits and risks in prescription drug manufacturers' websites and information source expectations

DRUG INFORMATION JOURNAL, Vol. 39, pp. 267–278.

By: K. Hicks n, M. Wogalter n & W. Vigilante*

author keywords: benefits; risks; prescription drug manufacturers; websites
TL;DR: It is suggested that risk information is more difficult to access than benefit information in manufacturers’ direct-to-consumer prescription drug websites. (via Semantic Scholar)
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2003 article

Effects of label format on knowledge acquisition and perceived readability by younger and older adults

Wogalter, M. S., & Vigilante, W. J. (2003, March 15). ERGONOMICS, Vol. 46, pp. 327–344.

By: M. Wogalter n & W. Vigilante

author keywords: format; print size; white space; label design; knowledge acquisition; older adults
MeSH headings : Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Comprehension; Consumer Behavior; Drug Labeling / methods; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Humans; Learning; Male; Nonprescription Drugs; Patient Education as Topic / methods; Printing / methods; Task Performance and Analysis; Visual Perception
TL;DR: The results suggest that older consumers may be unable to acquire information in the ‘fine’ print frequently found in various kinds of product literature. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1998 article

Availability of operator manuals for used consumer products

Wogalter, M. S., Vigilante, W. J., & Baneth, R. C. (1998, June). APPLIED ERGONOMICS, Vol. 29, pp. 193–200.

By: M. Wogalter n, W. Vigilante n & R. Baneth*

author keywords: consumer product safety; equipment safety; product labelling; manuals
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Chi-Square Distribution; Consumer Product Safety; Equipment Safety; Ergonomics; Female; Humans; Male; Manuals as Topic; Middle Aged; Surveys and Questionnaires
TL;DR: The results suggest that manufacturers ought to address ways that would make it more likely that consumers retain the operator manual and transfer it to subsequent purchasers at later resale. (via Semantic Scholar)
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1998 journal article

Product manual safety warnings: the effects of ordering

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting, 42(1998), 593–597.

By: W. Vigilante n & M. Wogalter n

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1997 journal article

On the prioritization of safety warnings in product manuals

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL ERGONOMICS, 20(4), 277–285.

By: W. Vigilante n & M. Wogalter n

author keywords: product manuals; hazard warnings; ordering effects; consumer products
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1997 journal article

The preferred order of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical label components

Drug Information Journal, 31(3), 973–988.

By: W. Vigilante & M. Wogalter

TL;DR: Whether consumers prefer a certain consistent ordering of OTC drug label component headings is sought to determine, and if such consistency is found, the results could serve as a partial basis for a standardized format. (via Semantic Scholar)
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