Response Rates and Nonresponse Errors in Surveys

Johnson, Timothy P.; Wislar, Joseph S.

doi:10.1001/jama.2012.3532

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“…31 However, our base population is not generalizable to the entire US population, because we sampled from a selection of patients with chronic diseases who had access to a CVS pharmacy. In addition, our survey population had agreed to participate in surveys and was required to have Internet access to complete this online-only survey, which could also impact its generalizability.…”

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Variations in Patients' Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey

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BACKGROUND: Over 84 % of all prescriptions in the US are filled as generic drugs, though in prior surveys, patients reported concerns about their quality. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to survey patients' perceptions and use of generic drugs. DESIGN: Our survey (administered August 2014) assessed patients' skepticism about generic drug safety and effectiveness and how often they requested brandname drugs. Chi-square tests and two-sample t-tests assessed associations between patient demographics and the outcomes. PARTICIPANTS: Our sample frame was the CVS Advisor Panel, a national database of 124,621 CVS customers. We randomly selected 1450 patients with self-reported chronic conditions who filled at least one prescription in the prior 3 months. MAIN MEASURES: We assessed how often patients reported asking their physicians to prescribe a brandname over a generic drug in the last year, and Bgeneric skepticism,^defined as not believing generic drugs were as safe, effective, had the same side effects, and contained the same active ingredients as brand-name drugs. KEY RESULTS: Of the 1,442 patients with valid addresses, 933 responded (65 % response rate) and 753 took the full survey. A vast majority (83 %) agreed that physicians should prescribe generic drugs when available, and 54 % said they had not asked their physicians to prescribe a brand-name drug over a generic in the past year. Most respondents considered generic drugs to be as effective (87 %) and safe (88 %) as their brand-name counterparts, and to have the same side effects (80 %) and active ingredients (84 %). Non-Caucasians were more likely than Caucasians to request a brand-name drug over a generic (56 % vs. 43 %, p < 0.01), and were also more skeptical of generic drugs' clinical equivalence (43 % vs. 29 %, p < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS: We found a substantial shift towards more patients having positive views of generic drugs, but lingering negative perceptions will have to be overcome to ensure continued cost-savings and improved patient outcomes from generic drugs.

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Variations in Patients' Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey

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“…However, recent reviews of the survey methodology literature suggest that among probability samples conducted with a standardized process that adheres to typical survey methodology standards (as in the present study), response rates are only weakly associated with nonresponse bias and may not be a strong indicator of survey data quality. [36][37][38][39] These limitations notwithstanding, the current analyses fill several key gaps in the literature. First, ours is the first community-based probability sample study to examine the relationship between several domains of sleep and key indicators of QOL in a large, representative sample of women with IC/BPS symptoms.…”

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Sleep Disturbances and Nocturnal Symptoms: Relationships with Quality of Life in a Population-Based Sample of Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

Troxel

Booth

Buysse

et al. 2014

Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine

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Study Objectives: To characterize the nature and impact of sleep disturbances on quality of life (QOL) in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). Methods: Participants were 3,397 women from a telephone probability survey who met IC/BPS symptom criteria. Sleep quality, duration, and IC/BPS nocturnal symptoms (i.e., trouble sleeping due to bladder pain, urgency, or needing to use the bathroom), general QOL (mental and physical health and sexual functioning), and IC/BPS QOL impairment were assessed via self-report during telephone interview. Results: Over half of the sample reported poor sleep quality, sleep duration ≤ 6 hours, or trouble sleeping due to IC/BPS symptoms. After covariate adjustment, short sleep duration was signifi cantly associated with greater IC/BPS QOL impairment (β = -0.04; p < 0.001) and poorer self-reported physical health (β = 1.86; p < 0.001). Poor sleep quality was signifi cantly associated with greater IC/BPS QOL impairment (β = 0.06; p < 0.001), poorer self-reported physical health (β = -2.86; p < 0.001), and greater sexual dysfunction (β = -0.04; p < 0.05).IC/BPS nocturnal symptoms were signifi cantly associated with greater IC/BPS impairment (β = 0.14; p < 0.001), poorer physical health (β = -2.76; p < 0.001) and mental health (β = 0.52; p < 0.01), and greater sexual dysfunction (β = -0.10; p < 0.001), after covariate adjustment. After further adjustment for IC/BPS nocturnal symptoms, we found that poor sleep quality and short sleep duration were independent correlates of poor self-reported physical health. Conclusions: Poor sleep quality and short sleep duration, as well as disorder-specifi c sleep disturbances, are highly prevalent in women with IC/BPS and are associated with poorer disease-specifi c and general QOL. S C I E N T I F I C I N V E S T I G A T I O N SI nterstitial cystitis (IC)/ bladder pain syndrome (BPS) is a chronic pain syndrome which disproportionately affects women and is characterized by symptoms of urinary urgency and frequency, pelvic pain, and nocturia.1 The etiology and pathophysiology of IC/BPS are currently unknown; however, prevailing theories implicate chronic or subclinical infection, autoimmunity, neurogenic infl ammation, or bladder urothelial defects (i.e., epithelial lining of the urinary tract) as potential mechanisms. 2In the absence of known or measurable pathophysiological biomarkers, the clinical diagnosis of IC/BPS is based on patient-reported symptoms, and many cases remain undiagnosed. For instance, in the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology (RICE) Study (from which the current data are drawn), a nationally representative population survey, up to 6.5% of US women reported experiencing IC/BPS symptoms according to established case criteria, but less than 10% of these women had an IC/BPS diagnosis.3 Adding to the diagnostic uncertainty is the considerable symptom overlap and comorbidity between IC/BPS and other chronic pain conditions, such as fi bromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome (IB...

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“…There are several ways to address non-response bias (25). Firstly, countries with response rate above 50% of all trainees in the country (i.e.…”

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Burnout syndrome among psychiatric trainees in 22 countries: Risk increased by long working hours, lack of supervision, and psychiatry not being first career choice

Jovanović

Podlešek

Volpe³

et al. 2016

Eur. psychiatr.

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BackgroundPostgraduate medical trainees experience high rates of burnout, but evidence regarding psychiatric trainees is missing. We aim to determine burnout rates among psychiatric trainees, and identify individual, educational and work-related factors associated with severe burnout. MethodsIn an online survey psychiatric trainees from 22 countries were asked to complete the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI-GS) and provide information on individual, educational and work-related parameters. Linear mixed models were used to predict the MBI-GS scores, and a generalized linear mixed model to predict severe burnout. ResultsThis is the largest study on burnout and training conditions among psychiatric trainees to date. Complete data were obtained from 1980 out of 7625 approached trainees (26%; range 17.8 -65.6%). Participants were 31.9 (SD 5.3) years old with 2.8 (SD 1.9) years of training. Severe burnout was found in 726 (36.7%) trainees. The risk was higher for trainees who were younger (p<0.001), without children (p=0.010), and had not opted for psychiatry as a first career choice (p=0.043). After adjustment for sociodemographic characteristics, years in training and country differences in burnout, severe burnout remained associated with long working hours (p<0.001), lack of supervision (p<0.001), and not having regular time to rest (p=0.001). Main findings were replicated in a sensitivity analysis with countries with response rate above 50%. Conclusions 4Besides previously described risk factors such as working hours and younger age, this is the first evidence of negative influence of lack of supervision and not opting for psychiatry as a first career choice on trainees' burnout.

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Response Rates and Nonresponse Errors in Surveys

Cited by 599 publications

References 5 publications

Variations in Patients' Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey

Variations in Patients' Perceptions and Use of Generic Drugs: Results of a National Survey

Sleep Disturbances and Nocturnal Symptoms: Relationships with Quality of Life in a Population-Based Sample of Women with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome

Burnout syndrome among psychiatric trainees in 22 countries: Risk increased by long working hours, lack of supervision, and psychiatry not being first career choice

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