No difference demonstrated between faxed or mailed prenotification in promoting questionnaire response among family physicians: a randomized controlled trial

Gattellari, Melina; Zwar, Nicholas; Worthington, John

doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.08.014

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“…In terms of mode of the pre-contact, Gattellari et al [13] found that pre-contact by fax was not statistically different to pre-contact by mail in increasing GP response rates. Gupta et al [39] found that there was no statistical difference between pre-contact by a medical researcher compared to a non-medical researcher.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Inclusion of a professional sponsorship letter, coloured seal with text and hand written thank you postscripts did not increase survey response rates [13,40,42]. However, Maheux et al [42] found that a personalised mail-out package that included the physician’s title, name and address individually typed onto the envelope, hand stamped outgoing envelopes identified to the university and hand stamped return envelope increased response rates with modest statistical significance (OR 1.73, 95% CI 1.04 to 2.87).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…For example, GPs are probably less sensitive to monetary incentives than the general population given their higher income status. Many of the strategies applied to the general population have also been developed and tested to improve GP survey response rates such as monetary incentives [11], questionnaire length [12] and pre-contact [13]. Two systematic reviews [2,14] have examined how best to increase response rates amongst physicians.…”

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The effectiveness of recruitment strategies on general practitioner’s survey response rates – a systematic review

Pit

Pyakurel

2014

BMC Med Res Methodol

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BackgroundLow survey response rates in general practice are common and lead to loss of power, selection bias, unexpected budgetary constraints and time delays in research projects.MethodsObjective: To assess the effectiveness of recruitment strategies aimed at increasing survey response rates among GPs.Design: Systematic review.Search methods: MEDLINE (OVIDSP, 1948-2012), EMBASE (OVIDSP, 1980-2012), Evidence Based Medicine Reviews (OVIDSP, 2012) and references of included papers were searched. Major search terms included GPs, recruitment strategies, response rates, and randomised controlled trials (RCT).Selection criteria: Cluster RCTs, RCTs and factorial trial designs that evaluate recruitment strategies aimed at increasing GP survey response rates.Data collection and analysis: Abstracts identified by the search strategy were reviewed and relevant articles were retrieved. Each full-text publication was examined to determine whether it met the predetermined inclusion criteria. Data extraction and study quality was assessed by using predetermined checklists.ResultsMonetary and nonmonetary incentives were more effective than no incentive with monetary incentives having a slightly bigger effect than nonmonetary incentives. Large incentives were more effective than small incentives, as were upfront monetary incentives compared to promised monetary incentives. Postal surveys were more effective than telephone or email surveys. One study demonstrated that sequentially mixed mode (online survey followed by a paper survey with a reminder) was more effective than an online survey or the combination of an online and paper survey sent similtaneously in the first mail out. Pre-contact with a phonecall from a peer, personalised packages, sending mail on Friday, and using registered mail also increased response rates in single studies. Pre-contact by letter or postcard almost reached statistical signficance.ConclusionsGP survey response rates may improve by using the following strategies: monetary and nonmonetary incentives, larger incentives, upfront monetary incentives, postal surveys, pre-contact with a phonecall from a peer, personalised packages, sending mail on Friday, and using registered mail. Mail pre-contact may also improve response rates and have low costs. Improved reporting and further trials, including sequential mixed mode trials and social media, are required to determine the effectiveness of recruitment strategies on GPs' response rates to surveys.

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The effectiveness of recruitment strategies on general practitioner’s survey response rates – a systematic review

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2014

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“…Of the 1033 eligible participants to the numbered survey, 227 (22.0%, 143 nurses and 84 physicians) sent back an empty survey. This percentage of unwillingness to participate is unusually high 38 and suggests that the low returned survey rate is not due to lack of interest in regret, but rather to the sensitive nature of this topic. If we compute the response rate on the basis of all individuals who sent back the survey (even empty), we would arrive at a response rate of 52.1% (538 of the 1033 eligible participants of the numbered survey), which is in line with more usual response rates to mailed surveys among health care professionals.…”

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Validation of a 10-item Care-related Regret Intensity Scale (RIS-10) for Health Care Professionals

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“…We used the total design approach (TDA) [ 68 , 69 ] to maximize the success of our survey implementation and address the inherent limitations of survey research [ 70 – 72 ]. TDA has yielded response rates as high as 68% and involves developing trust between surveyor and respondents, simplifying the burden of responding, and rewarding participation [ 68 , 73 ].…”

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Identifying the fundamental structures and processes of care contributing to emergency general surgery quality using a mixed-methods Donabedian approach

Santry

Strassels

Ingraham

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Background Acute Care Surgery (ACS) was developed as a structured, team-based approach to providing round-the-clock emergency general surgery (EGS) care for adult patients needing treatment for diseases such as cholecystitis, gastrointestinal perforation, and necrotizing fasciitis. Lacking any prior evidence on optimizing outcomes for EGS patients, current implementation of ACS models has been idiosyncratic. We sought to use a Donabedian approach to elucidate potential EGS structures and processes that might be associated with improved outcomes as an initial step in designing the optimal model of ACS care for EGS patients. Methods We developed and implemented a national survey of hospital-level EGS structures and processes by surveying surgeons or chief medical officers regarding hospital-level structures and processes that directly or indirectly impacted EGS care delivery in 2015. These responses were then anonymously linked to 2015 data from the American Hospital Association (AHA) annual survey, Medicare Provider Analysis and Review claims (MedPAR), 17 State Inpatient Databases (SIDs) using AHA unique identifiers (AHAID). This allowed us to combine hospital-level data, as reported in our survey or to the AHA, to patient-level data in an effort to further examine the role of EGS structures and processes on EGS outcomes. We describe the multi-step, iterative process utilizing the Donabedian framework for quality measurement that serves as a foundation for later work in this project. Results Hospitals that responded to the survey were primarily non-governmental and located in urban settings. A plurality of respondent hospitals had fewer than 100 inpatient beds. A minority of the hospitals had medical school affiliations. Discussion Our results will enable us to develop a measure of preparedness for delivering EGS care in the US, provide guidance for regionalized care models for EGS care, tiering of ACS programs based on the robustness of their EGS structures and processes and the quality of their outcomes, and formulate triage guidelines based on patient risk factors and severity of EGS disease. Conclusions Our work provides a template for team science applicable to research efforts combining primary data collection (i.e., that derived from our survey) with existing national data sources (i.e., SIDs and MedPAR).

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No difference demonstrated between faxed or mailed prenotification in promoting questionnaire response among family physicians: a randomized controlled trial

Cited by 11 publications

References 22 publications

The effectiveness of recruitment strategies on general practitioner’s survey response rates – a systematic review

The effectiveness of recruitment strategies on general practitioner’s survey response rates – a systematic review

Validation of a 10-item Care-related Regret Intensity Scale (RIS-10) for Health Care Professionals

Identifying the fundamental structures and processes of care contributing to emergency general surgery quality using a mixed-methods Donabedian approach

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