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DADOS-Survey: an open-source application for CHERRIES-compliant Web surveys
Anand Shah1, Danny O Jacobs, Henrique Martins
1School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3450 Hamilton Walk, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. shaha@mail.med.upenn.edu
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
|September 19, 2006
Summary
DADOS-Survey is a new, open-source, web-based survey application designed for biomedical research. It is compliant with the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES) and prioritizes user-friendliness for investigators.
Area of Science:
- Biomedical Research
- Health Informatics
- Survey Methodology
Background:
- The internet is increasingly vital for biomedical research, facilitating literature searches and data sharing.
- Web-based surveys are becoming a preferred alternative to traditional paper-based methods.
- DADOS-Survey is an open-source web-survey application developed to meet these needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To introduce DADOS-Survey, a novel web-survey application for biomedical research.
- To highlight its compliance with the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES).
- To emphasize its design focused on usability for researchers.
Main Methods:
- Development of DADOS-Survey, an open-source web-survey application.
- Ensuring compliance with the Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES).
- Prioritizing a user-friendly interface for study design and execution.
Main Results:
- DADOS-Survey has been successfully implemented in five Institutional Review Board-approved studies.
- The application has been used with relative ease by investigators and survey recipients.
- Usability testing led to incorporated suggestions for software improvement.
Conclusions:
- DADOS-Survey offers a valuable tool for web-survey administration in biomedical research.
- Its CHERRIES compliance supports quality data collection in medicine.
- The application is poised to influence the future of online surveys in health research.
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