Factors affecting participation in web-based Alzheimer's questionnaire surveys: Lessons from the Japanese trial-ready cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Web-based approach is considered helpful for the research focused on screening and early detection of individuals with preclinical Alzheimer's disease (AD); obtaining sufficient responses is critical to the success of such online study.

Objectives

This study examined factors influencing response rates to an online survey about disease-modifying drugs for AD among participants in the Japanese Trial-Ready Cohort (J-TRC) webstudy.

Design

This was a retrospective observational study.

Settings

Online survey in Japan using Google Forms.

Participants

We enrolled the eligible J-TRC webstudy participants who had registered before September 2023. We sent them an invitation e-mail including a questionnaire web address on November-December 2023, in order

SUBMITTER: Nakashima S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11925097 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature