Global Overview of Response Rates in Patient and Health Care Professional Surveys in Surgery: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Identify key demographic factors and modes of follow-up in surgical survey response.

Summary background data

Surveys are widely used in surgery to assess patient and procedural outcomes, but response rates vary widely which compromises study quality. Currently there is no consensus as to what the average response rate is and which factors are associated with higher response rates.

Methods

The National Library of Medicine (MEDLINE/PubMed) was systematically searched from Januray 1, 2007 until February 1, 2020 using the following strategy: (((questionnaire) OR survey) AND "response rate") AND (surgery OR surgical). Original survey studies from surgical(-related) fields reporting on response rate were included. Through one-way analysis of variance we present me

SUBMITTER: Meyer VM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8683255 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature