Combining Internet-Based and Postal Survey Methods in a Survey among Gynecologists: Results of a Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess whether a combination of Internet-based and postal survey methods (mixed-mode) compared to postal-only survey methods (postal-only) leads to improved response rates in a physician survey, and to compare the cost implications of the different recruitment strategies.

Data sources/study setting

All primary care gynecologists in Bremen and Lower Saxony, Germany, were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey from January to July 2014.

Study design

The sample was divided into two strata (A; B) depending on availability of an email address. Within each stratum, potential participants were randomly assigned to mixed-mode or postal-only group.

Principal findings

In Stratum A, the mixed-mode group had a lower response rate compared to the po

SUBMITTER: Ernst SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5867169 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature