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Mail surveys: Obsolescent model or valuable instrument in general practice research?

Author(s) -

Verena Bergk,

Christiane Gasse,

Rainer Schnell,

Walter E. Haefeli

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 0036-7672

DOI - 10.4414/smw.2005.10893

Subject(s) - incentive , medicine , confidence interval , response bias , survey research , test (biology) , actuarial science , family medicine , applied psychology , social psychology , psychology , paleontology , business , economics , biology , microeconomics

Due to low response rates mail surveys have been called into question as research instruments in general practice. The most effective actions to reduce non-response, such as financial incentives and complex follow-up procedures, are costly. We investigated whether a good response rate is achievable with a less costly survey design, and examined the effect of increased response rates due to repeated follow-ups on survey results.

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