Effect of mailed reminders on the response rate in surveys among patients in general practice
Effect of mailed reminders on the response rate in surveys among patients in general practice
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DOI：
10.1016/s0895-4356(99)00024-4
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发表时间：
1999-06-01
影响因子：
7.2
通讯作者：
Ribacke, M
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作者：
Wensing, M;Mainz, J;Ribacke, M
在丹麦和荷兰进行了随机试验，以确定邮寄提醒对全科医生患者调查应答率的影响。在这两个国家，全科医生向前来就诊的200名成年患者分发了调查问卷。100名患者的干预组在随访后3周收到提醒，而其余100名患者的对照组没有收到提醒。在荷兰，干预组的应答率显著高于对照组（分别为86%和55%），但在丹麦则不然（分别为87%和81%）。邮寄提醒可以提高与一般做法有关的调查的答复率，但并非在所有情况下都有效。(C)1999 Elsevier Science Inc.
Randomized trials were performed in Denmark and The Netherlands to determine the effect of mailed reminders on the response rate in surveys among patients in general practice. In both countries, general practitioners handed out questionnaires to 200 adult patients who came to visit them. An intervention group of 100 patients received reminders at 3 weeks after the visit, whereas a control group of the remaining 100 patients did not receive reminders. The response rate was significantly higher in the intervention groups than in the control group in The Netherlands (86% versus 55%, respectively) but not in Denmark (87% versus 81%, respectively). Mailed reminders can improve the response rate in surveys related to a general practice, but they are not effective in all situations. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science Inc.