Enhancing Response Rates in Physician Surveys: The Limited Utility of Electronic Options

Nicholls, Keith W.; Chapman, Kathryn; Shaw, Thomas; Perkins, Allen; Sullivan, Margaret M.; Crutchfield, Susan; Reed, Eddie

doi:10.1111/j.1475-6773.2011.01261.x

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“…The response rate for this online provider survey was relatively low, although consistent with several studies using this strategy 24–27 . The overall low response rate may have introduced bias as respondents may have already had strong interest in PrEP, thereby overestimating willingness to prescribe.…”

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Brief Report: Informing Strategies to Build PrEP Capacity Among San Francisco Bay Area Clinicians

Bacon

González

Andrew

et al. 2017

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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A large pool of clinicians is needed to meet growing demand for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). We surveyed a mixed group of HIV specialists and non-specialists in the San Francisco Bay Area to determine their attitudes toward and training needs regarding prescribing PrEP to persons at increased risk of HIV infection. Willingness to prescribe was associated with experience in caring for HIV-infected patients (AOR 4.76, 95% CI 1.43-15.76, p=0.01). Desire for further training was associated with concerns about drug resistance (p=0.04) and side effects (p=0.04), and was more common among non-ID specialists. Clinicians favored on-line and in-person training methods.

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confidence: 81%

Brief Report: Informing Strategies to Build PrEP Capacity Among San Francisco Bay Area Clinicians

Bacon

González

Andrew

et al. 2017

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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“…The study was limited to physicians with valid e-mail addresses listed in the AMA Physician Masterfile. Nonresponse bias is a concern, though the response rate is comparable with other studies using electronic physician surveys (28,41). Moreover, data were not available regarding demographic characteristics of the nonrespondents.…”

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confidence: 79%

Health Care Transition in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Perspectives of Adult Endocrinologists in the U.S.

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OBJECTIVEYoung adults with type 1 diabetes transitioning from pediatric to adult care are at risk for adverse outcomes. Our objective was to describe experiences, resources, and barriers reported by a national sample of adult endocrinologists receiving and caring for young adults with type 1 diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODSWe fielded an electronic survey to adult endocrinologists with a valid e-mail address identified through the American Medical Association Physician Masterfile.RESULTSWe received responses from 536 of 4,214 endocrinologists (response rate 13%); 418 surveys met the eligibility criteria. Respondents (57% male, 79% Caucasian) represented 47 states; 64% had been practicing >10 years and 42% worked at an academic center. Only 36% of respondents reported often/always reviewing pediatric records and 11% reported receiving summaries for transitioning young adults with type 1 diabetes, although >70% felt that these activities were important for patient care. While most respondents reported easy access to diabetes educators (94%) and dietitians (95%), fewer (42%) reported access to mental health professionals, especially in nonacademic settings. Controlling for practice setting and experience, endocrinologists without easy access to mental health professionals were more likely to report barriers to diabetes management for young adults with depression (odds ratio [OR] 5.3; 95% CI 3.4, 8.2), substance abuse (OR 3.5; 95% CI 2.2, 5.6), and eating disorders (OR 2.5; 95% CI 1.6, 3.8).CONCLUSIONSOur findings underscore the need for enhanced information transfer between pediatric and adult providers and increased mental health referral access for young adults with diabetes post-transition.

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“…The strength of this study includes its high response rate (64.4%), which often is not attainable in physician surveys. [13,14] Our results clearly depict the current practice of registrars in the country, and perhaps the subregion. The limited numbers of senior registrars recruited in this survey may not be representative of the current practice of this cadre of residents.…”

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Current practice of adolescent preventive services among paediatric residents in Nigeria

2016

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Background. There has been a growing recognition of the challenge of Nigerian adolescents' health issues and the need to address it. Adolescent preventive services (APS) constitute an effective mechanism to reduce adolescent morbidities. Objective. To evaluate the current practice of APS among Nigerian paediatric residents. Methods. For this cross-sectional survey, we designed an anonymous questionnaire based on Guidelines of APS of the American Medical Association to elicit information on residents' current practice regarding screening adolescents for specific morbidities. Results. A total of 103 residents participated in the study; nearly 60% were from federal teaching hospitals. The majority (78.6%) attended to adolescents at least once a week. In the last month, the adolescent medicine service most commonly provided by respondents was general health guidance (66.7%). Altogether, less than one-fifth of the residents have recently asked at least two specific questions to screen adolescents for eating disorders, violence, safety issues, depression, substance or sexual abuse. Senior registrars were more likely than registrars to screen adolescents for hypertension (75.0% v. 29.1%, p=0.032), depression (50.0% v. 16.5%, p=0.043) and abuse (62.5% v. 22.1%, p=0.023). Also, residents with <5 years in practice were more likely to screen for relationship issues (p=0.045). Conclusion. The current level of practice of APS is low among paediatric residents in Nigeria. There is a need to restructure their ongoing practice and training to emphasise preventive paediatrics and other issues pertinent to adolescent care.

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Enhancing Response Rates in Physician Surveys: The Limited Utility of Electronic Options

Cited by 54 publications

References 7 publications

Brief Report: Informing Strategies to Build PrEP Capacity Among San Francisco Bay Area Clinicians

Brief Report: Informing Strategies to Build PrEP Capacity Among San Francisco Bay Area Clinicians

Health Care Transition in Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Perspectives of Adult Endocrinologists in the U.S.

Current practice of adolescent preventive services among paediatric residents in Nigeria

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