A comprehensive strategy for developing closed-ended survey items for use in studies of older adults
A comprehensive strategy for developing closed-ended survey items for use in studies of older adults
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DOI：
10.1093/geronb/57.5.s263
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
6.2
通讯作者：
Krause, N
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作者：
Krause, N
Objective.本研究的目的是描述一个九步策略的开发和实施，用于设计评估晚年宗教的封闭式调查问题。目的是说明一种方法，其中定性和定量方法可以结合在同一研究。开发了以下方法和程序来创建封闭式问题：焦点小组，深入访谈，正在进行的定量研究的输入，专家小组认知访谈的输入，定量预测试，全国范围内随机概率样本的老年人，以及严格的实证心理测试。399名老年人参加了前七个步骤，1,500名老年人参加了全国范围的调查。制定了大约175个封闭式调查项目，评估宗教的14个不同的主要方面。在此过程中，讨论了在实施九步战略过程中遇到的一些问题的实际解决方案。项目开发策略可以作为一个模板，可用于提高封闭式调查项目的质量，评估社会老年学的广泛主题。
Objective. The purpose of this Study is to describe the development and implementation of a nine-step strategy for devising closed-ended survey questions that assess religion in late life. The intent was to illustrate one way in which qualitative and quantitative methods could be combined in the same study.Methods. The following methods and procedures were developed to create closed-ended questions: Focus groups, in-depth interviews, input from ongoing quantitative studies, input from an expert panel cognitive interviews, a quantitative pretest, a nationwide random probability sample of elderly people, and rigorous empirical psychometric testing. Three hundred ninety-nine older people took part in the first seven steps, and 1,500 elders participated in the nationwide survey.Results. Approximately 175 closed-ended survey items were developed assessing 14 different major dimensions of religion. In the process, practical solutions to a number of problems encountered in implementing the nine-step strategy are discussed.Discussion. The item development strategy may serve as a template that can be used to improve the quality of closed-ended survey items that assess a wide range of topics in social gerontology.