Equivalence of mail and telephone responses to the CAHPS® Hospital Survey
Equivalence of mail and telephone responses to the CAHPS® Hospital Survey
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1475-6773.2005.00479.x
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发表时间:
2005-12-01
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Hays, RD
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作者:
de Vries, H;Elliott, MN;Hays, RD
To estimate the effect of survey mode (mail versus telephone) on reports and ratings of hospital care.The total sample included 20,826 patients discharged from a group of 24 distinct hospitals in three states (Arizona, Maryland, New York). We collected CAHPS((R)) data in 2003 by mail and telephone from 9,504 patients, of whom 39 percent responded by telephone and 61 percent by mail.We estimated mode effects in an observational design, using both propensity score blocking and (ordered) logistic regression on covariates. We used variables derived from administrative data (either included as covariates in the regression function or used in estimating the propensity score) grouped in three categories: individual characteristics, characteristics of the stay and hospital, and survey administration variables.We mailed a 66-item questionnaire to everyone in the sample and followed up by telephone with those who did not respond.We found significant (p