A very low response rate in an on-line survey of medical practitioners
A very low response rate in an on-line survey of medical practitioners
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DOI：
10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00232.x
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发表时间：
2008-06-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Dwyer, Robyn
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作者：
Aitken, Campbell;Power, Robert;Dwyer, Robyn
目的：目的：报告一项对医生的问卷调查的回复率，并讨论其原因对维多利亚和昆士兰州的所有609名注册药物治疗处方者进行了（基于互联网）调查; 2007年4月下旬通过邮件发送了参与邀请，2007年5月下旬发送了一封提醒信。发出邀请函609封，退回9封，完成问卷52份，总回复率为52/600 = 8.7%。昆士兰州的回复率为13.2%（16/121），维多利亚为7.5%（36/479）。结论：尽管使用了合理的技术，我们的回复率远低于最近澳大利亚基于纸张的医疗从业者调查。这是可能的，正在解决的问题（注射相关的伤害和疾病）是不是高优先级的许多受邀者，导致减少responsibility.Implications：在线调查还没有一个有效的方法，从澳大利亚的医疗从业人员收集数据，研究人员应继续使用纸质问卷的最大响应。
Objective: To report on the response rate achieved in a survey of medical practitioners and discuss the reasons for it.Method: An on-line (internet-based) survey of all 609 registered pharmacotherapy prescribers in Victoria and Queensland; invitations to participate were sent by mail in late April 2007, and one reminder letter in late May 2007.Results: Six hundred and nine invitation letters were mailed, nine were returned to sender, and 52 questionnaires completed, making the overall response rate 52/600 = 8.7%. The response rate in Queensland was 13.2% (16/121), and in Victoria 7.5% (36/479).Conclusion(s): Despite utilising sound techniques, our response rate was much lower than those achieved in recent Australian paper-based surveys of medical practitioners. It is possible that the issue being addressed (injecting-related injuries and diseases) was not of high priority for many invitees, leading to reduced response.Implications: On-line surveys are not yet an effective method of collecting data from Australian medical practitioners; researchers should continue to use paper questionnaires for maximum response.