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Rates, Delays, and Completeness of General Practitioners' Responses to a Postal Versus Web-Based Survey: A Randomized Trial
- Source :
- Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 19, No 3 (2017) P. e83, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of medical Internet research, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. e83
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Background: Web-based surveys have become a new and popular method for collecting data, but only a few studies have directly compared postal and Web-based surveys among physicians, and none to our knowledge among general practitioners (GPs). Objective: Our aim is to compare two modes of survey delivery (postal and Web-based) in terms of participation rates, response times, and completeness of questionnaires in a study assessing GPs’ preventive practices. Methods: This randomized study was conducted in Western Switzerland (Geneva and Vaud) and in France (Alsace and Pays de la Loire) in 2015. A random selection of community-based GPs (1000 GPs in Switzerland and 2400 GPs in France) were randomly allocated to receive a questionnaire about preventive care activities either by post (n=700 in Switzerland, n=400 in France) or by email (n=300 in Switzerland, n=2000 in France). Reminder messages were sent once in the postal group and twice in the Web-based group. Any GPs practicing only complementary and alternative medicine were excluded from the study. Results: Among the 3400 contacted GPs, 764 (22.47%, 95% CI 21.07%-23.87%) returned the questionnaire. Compared to the postal group, the participation rate in the Web-based group was more than four times lower (246/2300, 10.70% vs 518/1100, 47.09%, P
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
020205 medical informatics
Attitude of Health Personnel
education
Health Informatics
02 engineering and technology
Primary care
computer.software_genre
Preventive care
law.invention
03 medical and health sciences
Survey methodology
primary care
0302 clinical medicine
Sex Factors
Randomized controlled trial
Sex factors
law
General Practitioners
Surveys and Questionnaires
ddc:610/370
0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering
Medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Postal Service
response time
Age Factors
Aged
Female
General Practitioners/psychology
Internet
Middle Aged
completeness
participation rate
survey methods
Web based survey
ddc:613
Original Paper
business.industry
Cost savings
Family medicine
Global Positioning System
Data mining
business
computer
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- French
- ISSN :
- 14388871
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 19, No 3 (2017) P. e83, Journal of Medical Internet Research, Journal of medical Internet research, vol. 19, no. 3, pp. e83
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0dc559a91d0623a325c3db19612dd5b6