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Surveying general practitioners: does a low response rate matter?

L Templeton1, A Deehan, C Taylor

  • 1National Addiction Centre, London.

The British Journal of General Practice : the Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners
|February 1, 1997
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A national survey of general practitioners (GPs) found a 44% response rate. Non-response bias was assessed via telephone follow-up, revealing differences in patient identification and training among GPs who responded differently to surveys.

Area of Science:

  • Primary care research
  • Health services research
  • Survey methodology

Background:

  • Primary care research is crucial for policy development.
  • Declining general practitioner (GP) participation in surveys poses a challenge.
  • Low survey response rates can introduce bias, necessitating non-response bias assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the validity of a 44% response rate from a national GP postal survey.
  • To assess non-response bias in a study on GPs' work with alcohol-misusing patients.

Main Methods:

  • A telephone survey was conducted with 148 GPs who did not respond to postal questionnaires.
  • GPs were questioned on personal, practice, and alcohol-misuse patient care characteristics.
  • Three questions from the original postal survey were included in the telephone survey.

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Main Results:

  • Younger GPs and those in single-handed practices were more likely to respond to the telephone survey.
  • Male telephone responders identified more alcohol misusers than male postal responders.
  • Telephone responders reported higher perceived training and support for treating alcohol misuse.

Conclusions:

  • Significant differences between responders indicate the presence of non-response bias.
  • Low response rates do not inherently invalidate data but require bias testing.
  • Corrections for non-response effects are necessary to maximize data validity.