1. The value of cognitive interviewing for optimizing a patient experience survey
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Buers, Corine, Triemstra, Mattanja, Bloemendal, Evelien, Zwijnenberg, Nicolien C., Hendriks, Michelle, Delnoij, Diana M J, UU LEG Research USG Public Matters Managing Social Issues, LS Manag. en Org. van de Dienstverlening, UU LEG Research USG Public Matters Managing Social Issues, and LS Manag. en Org. van de Dienstverlening
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validity ,mixed methods ,Applied psychology ,Social Sciences(all) ,General Social Sciences ,cognitive interviewing ,self-report ,Test (assessment) ,Coding system ,Computer-assisted personal interviewing ,patient experiences ,Coding systems ,Evaluation methods ,Patient experience ,questionnaire pretesting ,Cognitive interview ,Psychology ,Value (mathematics) ,Social psychology - Abstract
This mixed-methods study uses both cognitive interviewing and a quantitative field test to provide empirical evidence on the value of cognitive interviewing for questionnaire development. Ten interviews were conducted with a questionnaire on patient experiences with cataract surgery (75-item consumer quality index cataract), using both thinking-aloud and probing techniques. Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim, problems were coded with the commonly used systems of Levine et al. and Willis, and results were compared with item non-response in a field test. The coding systems revealed similar numbers and type of problems: 55 items showed a total of 174 problems. However, most problematic items (67%) had an adequate response in the field test. Results stress the importance of cognitive interviewing as a pre-survey evaluation method to early identification of questionnaire problems, and it is recommended to use the coding system of Willis for it provides specific directions for questionnaire optimization.
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- 2013