An investigation into low mail survey response rates of information technology users in health care organizations

Hikmet, Neşet; Chen, Shaw K.

doi:10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2003.09.002

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“…However, surveys with a low response rate do not by definition have nonresponse bias. 29,30 A sensitivity analysis using only countries with a response Ͼ10% provided similar results. Because we lacked information for nonresponders, we do not know whether and to what extent nonresponse bias affected our results.…”

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Factors Influencing the Decision to Start Renal Replacement Therapy: Results of a Survey Among European Nephrologists

Luijtgaarden

Noordzij

Tomson

et al. 2012

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

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Background:Little is known about the criteria nephrologists use in the decision of when to start renal replacement therapy (RRT) in early referred adult patients. We evaluated opinions of European nephrologists on the decision for when to start RRT.Study Design: European web-based survey. Predictors: Patient presentations described as uncomplicated patients, patients with unfavorable clinical and unfavorable social conditions, or patients with specific clinical, social, and logistical factors.Setting & Participants: Nephrologists from 11 European countries. Outcomes & Measurements:We studied opinions of European nephrologists about the influence of clinical, social, and logistical factors on decision making regarding when to start RRT, reflecting practices in place in 2009. Questions included target levels of kidney function at the start of RRT and factors accelerating or postponing RRT initiation. Using linear regression, we studied determinants of target estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at the start of RRT.Results: We received 433 completed surveys. The median target eGFR selected to start RRT in uncomplicated patients was 10.0 (25th-75th percentile, 8.0-10.0) mL/min/1.73 m 2 . Level of excretory kidney function was considered the most important factor in decision making regarding uncomplicated patients (selected by 54% of respondents); in patients with unfavorable clinical versus social conditions, this factor was selected by 24% versus 32%, respectively. Acute clinical factors such as life-threatening hyperkalemia refractory to medical therapy (100%) and uremic pericarditis (98%) elicited a preference for an immediate start, whereas patient preference (69%) and vascular dementia (66%) postponed the start. Higher target eGFRs were reported by respondents from highversus low-RRT-incidence countries (10.4 [95% CI, 9.9-10.9] vs 9.1 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ) and from for-profit versus not-for-profit centers (10.1 [95% CI, 9.5-10.7] vs 9.5 mL/min/1.73 m 2 ).Limitations: We were unable to calculate the exact response rate and examined opinions rather than practice for 433 nephrologists.Conclusions: Only for uncomplicated patients did half the nephrologists consider excretory kidney function as the most important factor. Future studies should assess the weight of each factor affecting decision making. Am J Kidney Dis. 60 (6) P atients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) receive renal replacement therapy (RRT) to improve their survival and quality of life. The decision of when to start RRT is likely to be guided by the level and rate of decrease in residual kidney function and the clinical condition of the patient. Whereas RRT might be life-saving in certain conditions, dialysis also is unphysiologic and may have life-threatening complications. It carries a significant burden for patients and consumes substantial health care resources. 1 Many studies evaluating associations between the timing of the start of RRT and survival were limited in that they considered only serum creatinine level, which is decreased in pa...

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confidence: 66%

Factors Influencing the Decision to Start Renal Replacement Therapy: Results of a Survey Among European Nephrologists

Luijtgaarden

Noordzij

Tomson

et al. 2012

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

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“…Survey style studies have a high response rate to reduce non-response bias. [23][24][25] Most golf injuries can be classed as 'minor' in nature (golf absence one week or less). 8 Golf-related back injuries usually involve the lumbar musculature in the form of strains or irritation of the zygapophyseal joints and sprains to the surrounding ligamentous tissue, though 18% of chronic problems (over 1 yr) in one golf-related study occurred in the back.…”

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Lower back pain in golfers: a review of the literature

McHardy

Pollard

2005

Journal of Chiropractic Medicine

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“…22 The non-response analysis includes two critical issues that are addressed by comparing early respondents with late respondents and by comparing late respondents with non-respondents. 22 The latter method is usually focused on the demographic profile of the respondents, but the demographic information available on the non-respondents in our survey population precluded comparisons. 22 The other method of non-response analysis involves the assessment of response duration of the respondents and their demographic make up.…”

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“…22 The latter method is usually focused on the demographic profile of the respondents, but the demographic information available on the non-respondents in our survey population precluded comparisons. 22 The other method of non-response analysis involves the assessment of response duration of the respondents and their demographic make up. 22 Using this 'wave analysis', we observed no significant differences between the first-wave respondents and second-wave respondents with regard to age, gender, time of nursing experience, frequency of caring for individuals with SCI and level of education.…”

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“…22 The other method of non-response analysis involves the assessment of response duration of the respondents and their demographic make up. 22 Using this 'wave analysis', we observed no significant differences between the first-wave respondents and second-wave respondents with regard to age, gender, time of nursing experience, frequency of caring for individuals with SCI and level of education. Those results, therefore, support the validity of our findings in spite of the relatively low survey response rates.…”

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Attitudes towards the older patients with spinal cord injury among registered nurses: a cross-sectional observational study

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Study design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: Acute-care unit and tertiary rehabilitation centre in Ontario, Canada. Objective: To evaluate attitudes towards older patients among nurses caring for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI), and examine potential determinants of ageist attitudes. Methods: Using Kogan's Old People Scale, this questionnaire-based survey assesses attitudes towards older patients among registered nurses working in an acute-care unit, registered nurses working in a rehabilitation centre and individuals with chronic SCI. Results: Although individuals with SCI and nurses working in the rehabilitation setting were statistically comparable regarding their attitudes towards older patients, nurses working in the acutecare unit hold more ageist attitudes than their rehabilitation-nursing counterparts (P ¼ 0.003). Among nurses, a higher level of education and working in the rehabilitation setting were associated with fewer ageist attitudes (Po0.03). There was a trend for an association between older age and more positive attitudes towards older patients (P ¼ 0.069). Conclusions: Our questionnaire-based survey, which appears to represent the population of interest, identified significant differences in the attitudes towards older patients between nurses working in the acute-care setting versus rehabilitation setting who showed similar attitudes towards individuals with SCI. The most reliable factor associated with the nurses' attitudes was their level of education. Given that the practice of ageism has the potential to prejudice service provision and ultimately recovery of patients with SCI, further research and knowledge dissemination activities for nurses caring for elderly patients with SCI should be sought.

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An investigation into low mail survey response rates of information technology users in health care organizations

Cited by 97 publications

References 12 publications

Factors Influencing the Decision to Start Renal Replacement Therapy: Results of a Survey Among European Nephrologists

Factors Influencing the Decision to Start Renal Replacement Therapy: Results of a Survey Among European Nephrologists

Lower back pain in golfers: a review of the literature

Attitudes towards the older patients with spinal cord injury among registered nurses: a cross-sectional observational study

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