增加对邮政和电子问卷答复的方法
Philip James Edwards1, Ian Roberts1, Mike J Clarke2
1Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
The Cochrane database of systematic reviews
|November 30, 2023
概括
在流行病学研究中,提高响应率至关重要. 本次审查确定了用于邮政和电子问卷的有效策略,例如激励和个性化,以提高数据质量.
科学领域:
- 流行病学研究方法的方法学.
- 调查研究方法 调查研究方法
- 医疗服务研究 医疗服务研究
背景情况:
- 自主管理的问卷是流行病学研究中收集数据的重要工具.
- 邮政和电子问卷的低响应率可以显著减少样本规模,并引入偏见.
- 提高应答率对于提高流行病学研究结果的质量和可靠性至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 系统地确定和评估有效的策略,以提高邮政问卷的响应率.
- 系统地确定和评估有效的策略,以提高电子问卷的响应率.
- 为改善流行病学研究中的问卷答复提供基于证据的建议.
主要方法:
- 截至2021年12月,对14个电子数据库进行了全面搜索.
- 包括随机试验,评估提高邮寄或电子问卷答复率的方法.
- 提取了关于试验特征和干预措施的数据,进行了元分析,以估计聚合的几率比率 (OR) 和置信区间 (CI).
主要成果:
- 对于邮政问卷,货币激励 (OR 1.86),电话提醒 (OR 1.96) 和更短的问卷 (OR 1.58) 显著增加了响应.
- 对于电子问卷,货币激励 (OR 1.88),有趣的话题 (OR 1.85) 和个性化内容 (OR 1.24) 是有效的.
- 邮政问卷通常比电子问卷的响应率 (OR 2.33) 高;提供响应模式的选择也提高了参与率.
结论:
- 在流行病学研究中,许多策略可以有效地提高邮政和电子问卷的响应率.
- 建议实施基于证据的策略,如激励,个性化和清晰的沟通.
- 通过这些方法提高应答率将提高流行病学发现的有效性和通用性.
相关概念视频
02:16Surveys
14.8K
Often, psychologists develop surveys as a means of gathering data. Surveys are lists of questions to be answered by research participants, and can be delivered as paper-and-pencil questionnaires, administered electronically, or conducted verbally. Generally, the survey itself can be completed in a short time, and the ease of administering a survey makes it easy to collect data from a large number of people.
14.8K
01:07Data Collection by Survey
6.5K
The systematic method of obtaining and analyzing accurate information of a population is called data collection. A survey is a standard method of data collection that involves collecting information from a target human population about their experience, opinion, or knowledge of a product, service, or process. The responses are recorded and interpreted. The most common survey examples are written questionnaires, face-to-face or telephonic conversations, focus groups, and electronic (e-mail or...
6.5K
01:16Response Surface Methodology
140
Response Surface Methodology (RSM) is a collection of statistical and mathematical techniques used to develop, improve, and optimize processes. It is particularly valuable when many input variables or factors potentially influence a response variable.
The process of RSM involves several key steps:
The process of RSM involves several key steps:
140
01:40Archival Research
16.0K
Some researchers gain access to large amounts of data without interacting with a single research participant. Instead, they use existing records to answer various research questions. This type of research approach is known as archival research. Archival research relies on looking at past records or data sets to look for interesting patterns or relationships. For example, a researcher might access the academic records of all individuals who enrolled in college within the past ten years and...
16.0K
01:25Strategies for Assessing and Addressing Confounding
102
Confounding is a critical issue in epidemiological studies, often leading to misleading conclusions about associations between exposures and outcomes. It occurs when the relationship between the exposure and the outcome is mixed with the effects of other factors that influence the outcome. Given that, addressing confounding is of high importance for drawing accurate inferences in research.
Confounding can be addressed at both the design phase of a study and through analytical methods after data...
Confounding can be addressed at both the design phase of a study and through analytical methods after data...
102