Development of a factorial survey for use in an international study examining clinicians' likelihood to support the decision to initiate invasive long-term ventilation for a child (the TechChild study).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The decision to initiate invasive long-term ventilation for a child with complex medical needs can be extremely challenging. TechChild is a research programme that aims to explore the liminal space between initial consideration of such technology dependence and the final decision. This paper presents a best practice example of the development of a unique use of the factorial survey method to identify the main influencing factors in this critical juncture in a child's care.

Methods

We developed a within-subjects design factorial survey. In phase 1 (design) we defined the survey goal (dependent variable, mode and sample). We defined and constructed the factors and factor levels (independent variables) using previous qualitative research and existing scientific liter

SUBMITTER: Quirke MB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9306171 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature