Methods for pre-testing and piloting survey questions: illustrations from the KENQOL survey of health-related quality of life
Methods for pre-testing and piloting survey questions: illustrations from the KENQOL survey of health-related quality of life
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DOI：
10.1093/heapol/17.3.322
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发表时间：
2002-09-01
影响因子：
3.2
通讯作者：
Wanjau, J
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作者：
Bowden, A;Fox-Rushby, JA;Wanjau, J
任何调查研究人员都可以对他们的结果的有效性作出断言，其中一部分需要包含从受访者的角度对问题及其回答的分析。关于与健康有关的生活质量测量的有效性、可靠性和敏感性的声明往往是基于心理测量学的定量方法，这种方法无法确定受访者何时：误解问题;不记得所要求的信息;或给出更好或更差的答案。本文介绍了一些方法，预测试和试点调查问卷，以检查调查问题的解释，使用插图从KENQOL项目。该文件介绍：如何确立每项问题的指称及内涵意义;判断每项问题是否恰当的准则;作出判断的方法;以及根据调查结果检讨问题的程序。试点的作用是突出的，并进一步阅读建议读者希望发展一个模型，为自己的调查。
Part of the assertion that any survey researcher can make about the validity of their results needs to contain an analysis of questions and their responses from the respondent's viewpoint. Claims concerning the validity, reliability and sensitivity of health-related quality of life measures tend to be based on the quantitative approach of psychometrics, which fails to identify when respondents: misinterpret questions; do not recall the information requested; or give answers that present themselves in a better or worse light. The paper presents some approaches to pre-testing and piloting survey questionnaires to check the interpretation of survey questions, using illustrations from the KENQOL project. The paper describes: how the intended referential and connotative meaning of each question was established; the criteria to judge the appropriateness of each question; the methods used to make those judgements; and the process of reviewing questions based on findings. The role of piloting is highlighted, and further reading is suggested for readers wishing to develop a model for their own investigation.