Best Practices for Survey Research Reports Revisited: Implications of Target Population, Probability Sampling, and Response Rate

Draugalis, JoLaine R.; Plaza, Cecilia M.

doi:10.5688/aj7308142

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“…However, an envelope with return postage was included in the mailing, which has been shown to increase response rate (Draugalis & Plaza, 2009). …”

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Current Practices of the 2012 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Recommendations for Orthopaedic Implants in a Mid-West City

Ward¹,

Brundo²,

Nunn³

et al. 2015

IJHS

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Background: This investigation examines practices with the 2012 recommendations by the American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients with orthopaedic implants. Quantifying practices allow enforcement efforts to be focused, so the medical community can gain credibility by having united practices on this topic. Methods: A survey regarding the recommendations was mailed to randomly selected clinicians from the ADA and the AAOS membership lists. Participants were sixty orthopaedic surgeons, twenty-five oral surgeons, twenty-four endodontists, twenty-five general dentists, and twenty-one periodontists, all practicing within 100 miles of Omaha, Nebraska. Results: 81.3% of clinicians surveyed were aware of the recommendations, with no significant difference between orthopaedic surgeons and dentists (p=0.074). Of these clinicians, 74.5% indicated that they would recommend prophylactic antibiotics for patients with prosthetic implants prior to invasive dental treatment. Orthopaedic surgeons were significantly more likely to recommend prophylactic antibiotics for these patients (p<0.001). Conclusions: The primary hypothesis that clinicians who are aware of the recommendations would not routinely prescribe prophylactic antibiotics was rejected. The secondary hypothesis that there is no difference in practices between orthopaedic surgeons and dentists was rejected. Further studies should investigate the reason for this difference.

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“…However, an envelope with return postage was included in the mailing, which has been shown to increase response rate (Draugalis & Plaza, 2009). …”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Current Practices of the 2012 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Recommendations for Orthopaedic Implants in a Mid-West City

Ward¹,

Brundo²,

Nunn³

et al. 2015

IJHS

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“…The paper by Draugalis and Plaza 12 provides several examples of the importance of striving for a census and how much confidence readers would have in a published study with a data set with less than optimal response rates, including the annual AACP Faculty Salary Survey. As an example of the potential effects of nonresponse on specific variables in a study, consider the following from a published study on career planning and preparation strategies of pharmacy deans.…”

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The Importance of Survey Research Standards

Fincham

Draugalis²

2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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Every discipline within fields of research has instituted guidelines and templates for research endeavors and subsequent publications of findings, with the ultimate result being an increase in quality and acceptance by researchers within and across disciplines. These significant efforts are by nature ongoing, as well they should. These enhancements and guideline developments have been instituted in basic science disciplines, clinical pharmacy, and pharmacy administration relevant and related to subsequent scholarly publication of research findings. Specific research endeavors have included bench research, clinical trials and randomized clinical trials, meta analyses, outcomes research, and large scale database analyses. A similar need for quality and standardization also exists for survey research and scholarship. The purpose of this paper is to clarify why this is important and crucial for the Journal and our academy.

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“…In a series of 3 papers on survey practices published from 2008 to 2009, [1][2][3] the editors of the Journal present guidelines for survey research reports, which are now referenced in the Journal's Author Instructions as criteria for publication. The paper by Draugalis and colleagues provided a thoughtful review of good practices and recommendations for the planning, execution, analysis, and reporting of survey research to enhance the quality of published reports.…”

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“…The 2009 paper by Draugalis and Plaza endorsed the requirement of an 80% response rate for surveys of US colleges and schools of pharmacy. 3 Support for this requirement was solely based on a table entitled "Sample Required from a Given Population to be Representative," adapted from a short paper by Krejcie and Morgan. 4 (Since the publication of Fincham's paper, the number of US colleges and schools of pharmacy has increased from 102 to 120; thus, even the most stringent standard would require a response rate of 77% instead of the declared 80%.…”

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Pharmacy School Survey Standards Revisited

Mészáros

Barnett

Lenth

et al. 2013

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

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In a series of 3 papers on survey practices published from 2008 to 2009, the editors of the American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education presented guidelines for reporting survey research, and these criteria are reflected in the Author Instructions provided on the Journal's Web site. This paper discusses the relevance of these criteria for publication of survey research regarding pharmacy colleges and schools. In addition, observations are offered about surveying of small "universes" like that comprised of US colleges and schools of pharmacy. The reason for revisiting this issue is the authors' concern that, despite the best of intentions, overly constraining publication standards might discourage research on US colleges and schools of pharmacy at a time when the interest in the growth of colleges and schools, curricular content, clinical education, competence at graduation, and other areas is historically high. In the best traditions of academia, the authors share these observations with the community of pharmacy educators in the hope that the publication standards for survey research about US pharmacy schools will encourage investigators to collect and disseminate valuable information.

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Best Practices for Survey Research Reports Revisited: Implications of Target Population, Probability Sampling, and Response Rate

Cited by 126 publications

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Current Practices of the 2012 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Recommendations for Orthopaedic Implants in a Mid-West City

Current Practices of the 2012 Antibiotic Prophylaxis Recommendations for Orthopaedic Implants in a Mid-West City

The Importance of Survey Research Standards

Pharmacy School Survey Standards Revisited

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