Open AccessSmall Social Incentives Did Not Improve the Survey Response Rate of Patients Who Underwent Orthopaedic Surgery: A Randomized Trial
Author(s) -
Hunter Warwick,
Carolyn A. Hutyra,
Cary S. Politzer,
Andrew Francis,
Thomas Risoli,
Cynthia L. Green,
Nikhil N. Verma,
Scott A. Huettel,
Richard C. Mather
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical orthopaedics and related research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.178
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1528-1132
pISSN - 0009-921X
DOI - 10.1097/corr.0000000000000732
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , orthopedic surgery , physical therapy , incentive , sports medicine , medline , surgery , political science , law , economics , microeconomics
The generalizability of data derived from patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) depends largely on the proportion of the relevant population that completes PROM surveys. However, PROM survey responses remain low, despite efforts to increase participation. Social incentives, such as the offer to make a charitable donation on behalf of the survey respondent, have generally not been effective where online surveys are concerned, but this has not been extensively tested in medicine.