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Strategies for achieving a high response rate in a home interview survey

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2009
Background Response rates in surveys have been falling over the last 20 years, leading to the need for novel approaches to enhance recruitment. This study describes strategies used to maximise recruitment to a home interview survey of mothers with young ...
Power Kevin, Swanson Vivien, Irvine Linda, Crombie Iain K, Kiezebrink Kirsty, Wrieden Wendy L, Slane Peter W   +6 more
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Survey Breakoffs in a Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview

Survey Research Methods, 2013
Nearly 23% of all telephone interviews in the most recently completed wave of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics break off at least once, requiring multiple sessions to complete the interview.
Katherine A. McGonagle
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“If I don’t like it, I’ll just pop the phone down!”: Reflecting on participant and researcher experiences of telephone interviews conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic

SSM: Qualitative Research in Health, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic brought about sudden, profound shifts in working practices, including in qualitative research, where telephone or virtual interviews became necessary alternatives to face-to-face interviews given COVID-19 distancing measures.
Jamie Enoch, Ahalya Subramanian, Carla Willig   +2 more
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Callers’ attitudes and experiences of UK breastfeeding helpline support [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Breastfeeding peer support, is considered to be a key intervention for increasing breastfeeding duration rates. Whilst a number of national organisations provide telephone based breastfeeding peer support, to date there have been no ...
A Oakley, A Sheehan, AB Fallon, B Nor, B Rossman, CL Dennis, CL Dennis, D Hegney, D Wade, Department of Health, E McColl, EHY Wong, ER Meier, G Di Meglio, G Thomson, G Thomson, Gill Thomson, Health and Social Care Information Centre, J Nankunda, J Renfrew Mary, JA Scott, LB Chamberlain, NICE, NICE, Nicola Crossland, P Hoddinott, PA Janssen, PM Rutter, RJ McInnes, SF Wang, T Miller, V Braun, V Schmied, WHO   +33 more
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Reliability and validity of using telephone calls for post-discharge surveillance of surgical site infection following caesarean section at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017
Background Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common post-operative complication causing significant morbidity and mortality. Many SSI occur after discharge from hospital.
Boniface Nguhuni, Pasquale De Nardo, Elisa Gentilotti, Zainab Chaula, Caroline Damian, Paola Mencarini, Emanuele Nicastri, Arnold Fulment, Alessandro Piscini, Francesco Vairo, Alexander M. Aiken, Giuseppe Ippolito   +11 more
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Does mode of administration affect health-related quality-of-life outcomes after stroke? [PDF]

, 2012
Telephone interviews and postal surveys may be a resource-efficient way of assessing health-related quality-of-life post-stroke, if they produce data equivalent to face-to-face interviews.
Anna Caute, Brott T, Damasio A. R, Duncan P. W, Enderby P, Erhart M, Hanmer J, Hoffmann T, Katerina Hilari, Keith R. A, Lawson R, Leonardi-Bee J, Lisa Clarkson, Rhodes T, Royal College of Physicians, Sarah Northcott, Smeeth L, Tim Pring, Tomlin M. E, Weinberger M, Weinberger M, Zigmond A   +21 more
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Identifying undiagnosed or undertreated patients with familial hypercholesterolemia from the laboratory records of a tertiary medical center

Türk Kardiyoloji Derneği Arşivi, 2017
Objective: Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is a life-threatening genetic disease associated with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and premature coronary heart disease that is undiagnosed and undertreated around the world.
Cem Haymana, Hamza Berlik, Yalçın Güneş, Orhan Enes Tunçez, Cihat Aytekin, Zafer Tapıkara, Hüseyin Güzel, Özlem Öztürk, Cem Barçın, Taner Özgürtaş, Ömer Azal, Alper Sönmez   +11 more
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Non-response to a life course socioeconomic position indicator in surveillance: comparison of telephone and face-to-face modes

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2008
Background Measurement of socioeconomic position (SEP) over the life course in population health surveillance systems is important for examining differences in health and illness between different population groups and for monitoring the impact of ...
Baum Fran E, Taylor Anne W, Chittleborough Catherine R, Hiller Janet E   +3 more
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Are in Person and Telephone Interviews Equivalent Modes of Administrating the CAT, the FACIT-FS and the SGRQ in People With COPD?

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2021
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought numerous challenges, namely in routine assessment of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The COPD Assessment Test (CAT), the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness-Fatigue-Subscale (FACIT ...
Vânia Rocha, Vânia Rocha, Cristina Jácome, Cristina Jácome, Vitória Martins, Alda Marques, Alda Marques   +6 more
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Exercise-induced tendon and bone injury in recreational runners: A test-retest reliability study [PDF]

, 2015
Background: Long-distance runners are prone to injuries including Achilles tendinopathy and medial tibial stress syndrome. We have developed an Internet comprehensive self-report questionnaire examining the medical history, injury history, and running ...
Compton, Stacey, Domaschenz, Renae, Hughes, David, Keogh, Justin W L, Vlahovich, Nicole   +4 more
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