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Reported response rates to mailed physician questionnaires.

S M Cummings¹, L A Savitz, T R Konrad

¹Graduate Program in Health Care Administration, Simmons College, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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|February 28, 2001

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Physician questionnaire response rates averaged 61%, with larger surveys yielding 52%. Many studies fail to discuss response bias or follow-up, highlighting a need for improved documentation in mailed physician surveys.

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Area of Science:

Medical research methodology
Survey research
Publication analysis

Background:

Mailed physician questionnaires are a common research tool.
Understanding response rates is crucial for survey validity.
Previous literature reviews on physician survey response rates are limited.

Purpose of the Study:

To systematically review and analyze response rate data from published mailed physician questionnaires.
To identify trends and common practices in reporting response rates and bias mitigation.

Main Methods:

A comprehensive literature search was conducted on Medline, PsychLit, and Sociofile databases for articles published between 1985 and 1995.
A 5% random sample of relevant citations was selected annually and abstracted using a standardized variable list.
Articles not pertaining to physician surveys were excluded.

Main Results:

The overall average response rate for mailed physician questionnaires was 61%.
Surveys with large sample sizes (>1,000 observations) had a lower average response rate of 52%.
Less than half of the studies (44%) discussed response bias, and only 54% reported follow-up procedures.

Conclusions:

Response rates for mailed physician surveys have remained relatively stable over the study period.
There is a critical need for researchers to better document efforts aimed at increasing response rates in physician questionnaires.
Improved reporting on response bias and follow-up strategies is essential for enhancing the reliability of survey findings.