| Title |
Do incentives, reminders or reduced burden improve healthcare professional response rates in postal questionnaires? two randomised controlled trials
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| Published in |
BMC Health Services Research, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6963-12-250 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Liz Glidewell, Ruth Thomas, Graeme MacLennan, Debbie Bonetti, Marie Johnston, Martin P Eccles, Richard Edlin, Nigel B Pitts, Jan Clarkson, Nick Steen, Jeremy M Grimshaw |
| Abstract |
Healthcare professional response rates to postal questionnaires are declining and this may threaten the validity and generalisability of their findings. Methods to improve response rates do incur costs (resources) and increase the cost of research projects. The aim of these randomised controlled trials (RCTs) was to assess whether 1) incentives, 2) type of reminder and/or 3) reduced response burden improve response rates; and to assess the cost implications of such additional effective interventions. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 5 | 42% |
| Canada | 2 | 17% |
| United States | 2 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 50% |
| Scientists | 4 | 33% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 17% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 4% |
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 74 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 13 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 8% |
| Professor | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 14 | 18% |
| Unknown | 21 | 27% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 37% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 8% |
| Psychology | 6 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 4% |
| Unknown | 26 | 33% |
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