Effect of different questionnaire formats on item nonresponse in older patients with cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Self-administered questionnaire surveys are instrumental in revealing patient experiences. However, concerns about the quality of data and validity of results arise from nonresponses, either to the entire survey or to specific items therein. The format of the survey can affect the ease of answering and subsequent responses. Older patients who are more likely to have some cognitive decline may be especially sensitive to questionnaire comprehensibility and response methods.

Methods

We surveyed the experiences of patients aged 65 years and older with cancer in four hospitals. Randomly selected patients from the hospital-based cancer registries received questionnaires with either the grid or text-choice response formats. We compared item nonresponse rates for each que

SUBMITTER: Ichinose Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11983805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature