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The full-text overview is the participant-facing Study Overview / Consent Document shown as the first step of onboarding, before any questions. It’s designed for informed consent language, study descriptions, and data usage policies.

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How It Works

  1. When a participant opens a quest with a configured overview, they see the content rendered before any onboarding questions
  2. Below the content is a mandatory acknowledgment checkbox: “I have read and understand the information above”
  3. The Continue button is disabled until the checkbox is checked
  4. After acknowledging, participants proceed to onboarding questions (if any) or directly to joining the quest

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Configuration

The overview is configured in the quest editor’s onboarding section:
  • Content field — enter or paste rich HTML content
  • Stored in onboardingConfig.content as an HTML string
  • If left empty, the overview step is skipped entirely

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What to Include

A good overview should cover:
  • Study title and principal investigator — who is running this study
  • Purpose — what the study is investigating
  • What’s expected — duration, tasks (prompts, experiments), time commitment
  • Data usage — how data will be collected, stored, and used
  • Privacy — who has access to the data, how long it’s retained
  • Risks and benefits — any potential risks and what participants gain
  • Voluntary participation — participants can withdraw at any time
  • Contact information — who to reach out to with questions
Keep language accessible — aim for an 8th-grade reading level. Avoid jargon where possible and define technical terms when you must use them.

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Example

Here’s an example of content you might put in the overview: 
<h2>Informed Consent — Daily Mood Study</h2>
<p><strong>Principal Investigator:</strong> Dr. Jane Smith, Department of Psychology</p>

<h3>Purpose</h3>
<p>This study examines daily mood patterns and their relationship to sleep quality
over a 4-week period.</p>

<h3>What You'll Do</h3>
<ul>
  <li>Answer 3 short prompts each day (takes ~2 minutes)</li>
  <li>Complete one 5-minute cognitive experiment at the start and end of the study</li>
</ul>

<h3>Data & Privacy</h3>
<p>Your responses are stored securely on encrypted servers. Only the research team
has access to identified data. Published results will use anonymized, aggregate data only.</p>

<h3>Contact</h3>
<p>Questions? Email <a href="mailto:study@example.com">study@example.com</a></p>

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Notes

  • The overview content supports any valid HTML — you can include headings, lists, links, bold text, etc.
  • Content is rendered inside a prose container for clean typography
  • The overview is optional — if you don’t need a consent form, you can skip it
  • If you need to re-show the overview to returning participants (e.g., on shared devices), enable Kiosk Mode