Does advance contact with research participants increase response to questionnaires: A Systematic Review and meta-Analysis

Woolf, Benjamin; Edwards, Phil

doi:10.1101/2021.02.19.21252094

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“…When the selected respondents were not ready to participate in the survey, the next possible respondent was approached. This might generate the issue of non-response bias; therefore, authors and data collectors tried to reach as many people as possible to mitigate the impact of non-response bias (Woolf and Edwards, 2021). Moreover, to overcome the imbalance of respondent selection from different communities, each community was weighted based on the population's density and the number of public locations.…”

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Perceived effectiveness of e-governance as an underlying mechanism between good governance and public trust: a case of Indonesia

Hartanto

Dalle

Akrim

et al. 2021

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Purpose This study aims to investigate the association of perceived accountability, perceived responsiveness and perceived transparency, and public trust in local government. Additionally, mediation of the perceived effectiveness of e-governance was also tested between these relationships. Design/methodology/approach Using a quantitative cross-sectional field survey, primary data was collected at local administration levels from two cities in Indonesia. The final data set of 355 respondents was then analyzed using SmartPls3 and the measurement and structural models were tested. Findings Positive results were obtained for all the hypothesized links (direct and indirect relationships). The study’s findings revealed useful insights for policymakers and researchers regarding the public’s perception of good governance and their expectations from the government, which further lead toward trust in local governments. Practical implications The study concluded that good governance practices develop and enhance the public’s trust in the government, thus provided key policy directions. Originality/value This study contributes to the body of knowledge related to good governance elements and their impact on public trust in the local government via the underlying mechanism of perceived e-governance effectiveness in developing countries in general and particularly the Indonesian context. Moreover, it is a unique study in the good governance domain while considering three good governance elements into a single theoretical framework. Previous studies have explored these elements individually with public trust, so this combined framework advances the body of knowledge. This research’s findings also contributed toward validating good governance theory with e-governance effectiveness and public trust integration in a single comprehensive framework. This research also helped answer the questions arising from past literature about declining public trust trends in local governments.

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Perceived effectiveness of e-governance as an underlying mechanism between good governance and public trust: a case of Indonesia

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Dalle

Akrim

et al. 2021

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Does pre-notification increase questionnaire response rates: a randomised controlled trial nested within a systematic review

Woolf

Edwards

2021

BMC Med Res Methodol

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Background Missing outcome data can lead to bias in the results of systematic reviews. One way to address missing outcome data is by requesting the data from the trial authors, but non-response is common. One way to potentially improve response rates is by sending study participants advance communication. During the update of a systematic review examining the effect of pre-notification on response rates, study authors needed to be contacted for further information. This study was nested within the systematic review by randomising authors to receive a notification of the upcoming request for information. The objective was to test if pre-notification increased response rates. Methods The participants were study authors included in the systematic review, whose studies were at unclear risk of bias. The intervention was a pre-notification of the request for further information, sent 1 day before the request. The outcome was defined as the proportion of authors who responded to the request for information. Authors were randomised by simple randomisation. Thirty three authors were randomised to the pre-notification arm, and 42 were randomised to the control arm. Authors were blinded to the possibility of an alternative condition. Results All authors randomised were analysed. 14/33 (42.4%) authors in the pre-notification arm had returned responses to the questionnaire, and 18/42 (42.9%) in the control arm. There was no evidence of a difference between these groups (absolute difference = − 0.5, 95% CI (− 23.4 to 22.5%), p = 1). We received no complaints about receiving the pre-notification. Conclusions This study’s results do not support the hypothesis that pre-notification increases response from study authors being contacted for a request for more information. However, the study has a low power, and the results may not generalise to other contexts, methods of administering a pre-notification, or study populations. Trial registration Registration and protocol: This trial is not registered with any trial registry. However, the protocol was posted in advance on the Open Science Framework website and is available on the Open Science Framework website: DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/MSV2W or https://osf.io/msv2w/

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Does advance contact with research participants increase response to questionnaires: A Systematic Review and meta-Analysis

Cited by 2 publications

References 106 publications

Perceived effectiveness of e-governance as an underlying mechanism between good governance and public trust: a case of Indonesia

Perceived effectiveness of e-governance as an underlying mechanism between good governance and public trust: a case of Indonesia

Does pre-notification increase questionnaire response rates: a randomised controlled trial nested within a systematic review

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