Maximising response to postal questionnaires--a systematic review of randomised trials in health research.
Maximising response to postal questionnaires--a systematic review of randomised trials in health research.
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2288-6-5
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发表时间：
2006-02-23
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4
通讯作者：
Lamb, Sarah E
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作者：
Nakash, Rachel A;Hutton, Jane L;Lamb, Sarah E
背景：邮寄的自我完成问卷提供了在卫生保健研究中收集以患者为基础的结果的最便宜的方式之一。方法：应用计算机检索Medline、Embase、CENTAL、CDSR、QicINFO、NRR、ZETOC等数据库。手工检索相关综述和相关期刊的参考文献列表。纳入标准是在患者群体的医疗保健研究中改进问卷回答的策略的随机试验。回复率被定义为在所有后续努力后收回问卷的百分比。研究质量由两位独立的评价者进行评估。采用Mantel-Haenszel方法计算合并优势比。结果：纳入13项研究，报道15项试验。提醒函和电话联系的实施对应答率的影响最显著(优势比3.7，95%可信区间2.30至5.97 p=OR
BACKGROUND: Postal self-completion questionnaires offer one of the least expensive modes of collecting patient based outcomes in health care research. The purpose of this review is to assess the efficacy of methods of increasing response to postal questionnaires in health care studies on patient populations.METHODS: The following databases were searched: Medline, Embase, CENTRAL, CDSR, PsycINFO, NRR and ZETOC. Reference lists of relevant reviews and relevant journals were hand searched. Inclusion criteria were randomised trials of strategies to improve questionnaire response in health care research on patient populations. Response rate was defined as the percentage of questionnaires returned after all follow-up efforts. Study quality was assessed by two independent reviewers. The Mantel-Haenszel method was used to calculate the pooled odds ratios.RESULTS: Thirteen studies reporting fifteen trials were included. Implementation of reminder letters and telephone contact had the most significant effect on response rates (odds ratio 3.7, 95% confidence interval 2.30 to 5.97 p = or