scholarly journals The Use of Computerized Decision Support Systems in Preventive Cardiology—Principal Results from the National Precard® Survey in Denmark

2005 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lise Bonnevie ◽  
Troels Thomsen ◽  
Torben Jørgensen
Keyword(s):  
General Practitioners ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Postal Survey ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Management Tool ◽  
Favourable Effect ◽  
Cvd Risk ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Preventive Cardiology ◽  
Survey Response Rate

Background The PRECARD® program has been used for electronic cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk assessment and management in Denmark since 1999. The use of and attitudes toward the program are reported. Design and Methods Using an Internet and postal survey to all Danish general practitioners, a total of 592 Danish general practitioners participated in the Internet part of the survey (response rate 19%) and 291 in the postal survey (response rate 73%). Results in all, 21.5% of the GPs use PRECARD®, whereas 10% are ex-users. The program is used on average once a week and 64% of the users report that PRECARD® prolongs the consultation somewhat or a lot Both users and ex-users perceive the program to have a favourable effect on the patients, and as an improvement to the dialogue between GP and patient Reasons for no longer using the program are varied, such as technical problems and lack of routine with the program. Conclusions Our results indicate that an electronic risk management tool like PRECARD®, is perceived as a quality improvement in preventive cardiology in primary care. However the use of the program is not optimal and it may prolong the consultation. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil 12:52-55 © 2005 The European Society of Cardiology

Encouraging Physicians to Respond to Surveys through the Use of Fax Technology

2000 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelly Y. Lensing ◽  
Stephen R. Gillaspy ◽  
Pippa M. Simpson ◽  
Stacie M. Jones ◽  
John M. James ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Pediatric Asthma ◽  
Family Physicians ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Telephone Surveys ◽  
Survey Response Rate ◽  
Survey Participation

High response rates to surveys of physicians are difficult to achieve. One possible strategy to improve physicians’ survey participation is to offer the option of receiving and returning the survey by fax. This study describes the success of the option of fax communication in a survey of general practitioners, family physicians, and pediatricians in Arkansas with regard to pediatric asthma. Eligible physicians were given the choice of receiving the survey by telephone, mail, or fax. In this observational study, physicians’ preferences, response rates, and biases for surveys administered by fax were compared with mail and telephone surveys. The overall survey response rate was 59%. For the 96 physicians completing an eligibility screener survey, the largest percentage requested to be surveyed by fax (47%) rather than by telephone (28%) or mail (25%). Faxing may be one strategy to add to the arsenal of tools to increase response rates in surveying physicians.

scholarly journals Method of Administration Affects Adolescent Post-immunization Survey Response Rate: Phone, Paper, Internet

2011 ◽  
Vol 102 (5) ◽  
pp. 355-357
Author(s):  
Karen L. Pielak ◽  
Jane Buxton ◽  
Cheryl McIntyre ◽  
Andrew Tu ◽  
Michael Botnick
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Post Immunization ◽  
Survey Response Rate

The noneffect of three variables on mail survey response rate.

1973 ◽  
Vol 58 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank J. Landy ◽  
Frederick Bates
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Survey Response Rate

Influence of Paper Color and a Monetary Incentive on Response Rate

2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (2) ◽  
pp. 432-434 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. King ◽  
Jennifer L. Vaughan
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Athletic Trainers ◽  
Response Rates ◽  
Monetary Incentive ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Green Paper ◽  
Survey Response Rate

This study examined whether survey response rate differed based on the color of the paper the survey was printed on (blue vs green) and presence of a monetary incentive. A 4-page survey on eating disorders was mailed to Division 1A and 1AA college head athletic trainers ( N = 223) with half of the surveys on blue paper and half on green paper. Half of the athletic trainers ( n = 111) received a $1.00 monetary incentive, and half ( n = 112) received no monetary incentive. A total of 166 (71%) athletic trainers returned completed surveys. Response rates did not differ based on survey color but did differ based on presence of a monetary incentive. Athletic trainers who received a monetary incentive were significantly more likely than those who did not to return completed surveys (86% vs 63%, respectively).

scholarly journals Response Pressure And Uninformed Responses To Factual Survey Questions

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 146
Author(s):  
Kenneth C. Schneider ◽  
James C. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Survey Response Rate ◽  
Survey Questions ◽  
Response Pressure ◽  
The Impact

This article examines the impact of follow-up techniques (designed to increase the survey response rate) on uninformed responses to factual survey questions. Such questions of fact can be used as filters to measures a respondents base of information, knowledge or experience on a topic prior to measuring his/her opinions on that topic, but only if uninformed responses are less likely to be given to the factual filter questions than to the opinion/attitude questions. Previous research suggests that response pressure (including follow-up contact) tends to exacerbate the uninformed response rate to opinion or attitude questions. However, the research reported here suggests that is not so with factual questions; follow-up contract does not result in increased levels of uninformed response to questions of fact.

Survey response rate levels and trends in organizational research

2008 ◽  
Vol 61 (8) ◽  
pp. 1139-1160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehuda Baruch ◽  
Brooks C. Holtom
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Organizational Research ◽  
Survey Response Rate

Podiatric medical students' views toward geriatrics and elderly patients. A preliminary study

1994 ◽  
Vol 84 (7) ◽  
pp. 338-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
NR Chumbler ◽  
JM Robbins
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Random Sample ◽  
Close Relationships ◽  
Geriatric Patients ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Response ◽  
Growing Up ◽  
Survey Response Rate ◽  
Preliminary Study

This study examines podiatric medical students' perceptions toward podiatric medicine, their impressions of their geriatric training, and their attitudes toward treating elderly patients. A questionnaire was distributed to a random sample of 240 podiatric medical students at the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine. The survey response rate was 57.1%. In general, the podiatric medical students were satisfied with their geriatric training; however, they believed that more geriatric training is needed. Podiatric medical students who entered podiatric medicine for intrinsic reasons, who visited their grandparents frequently, and who had close relationships with them while growing up, had favorable impressions toward geriatric patients. Furthermore, those who have had good geriatric instruction are more likely to have favorable impressions of geriatric patients.

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