Comparison of up-front cash cards and checks as incentives for participation in a clinician survey: a study within a trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Evidence is needed regarding effective incentive strategies to increase clinician survey response rates. Cash cards are increasingly used as survey incentives; they are appealing because of their convenience and because in some cases their value can be reclaimed by investigators if not used. However, their effectiveness in clinician surveys is not known. In this study within the BRCA Founder OutReach (BFOR) study, a clinical trial of population-based BRCA1/2 mutation screening, we compared the use of upfront cash cards requiring email activation versus checks as clinician survey incentives.

Methods

Participants receiving BRCA1/2 testing in the BFOR study could elect to receive their results from their primary care provider (PCP, named by the patient) or from a gen

SUBMITTER: Pace LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7430023 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature