biostudies-literatureUnknown18(1)Bjertnaes O<h4>Background</h4>The objective of this study was to compare three data collection methods for the measurement of parent experiences with hospital outpatient care for child and adolescent diabetes, based on a randomised national trial in Norway involving both pen-and-paper and electronic response options.<h4>Methods</h4>The sample frame was patients registered in the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry. Parents of patients were randomised into the following groups (n = 2606): group A, who were posted questionnaires with only a pen-and-paper response option (n = 859); group B, who were posted questionnaires with both an electronic and a pen-and-paper response option (n = 886); and group C, who were posted questionnaires with only an electronic response option (n = 861). The three groups BMC medical research methodology95https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6149010biostudies-literatureA randomized comparison of three data collection models for the measurement of parent experiences with diabetes outpatient care.PMC6149010Iversen HHBjertnaes OSkrivarhaug TfalseA randomized comparison of three data collection models for the measurement of parent experiences with diabetes outpatient care.<h4>Background</h4>The objective of this study was to compare three data collection methods for the measurement of parent experiences with hospital outpatient care for child and adolescent diabetes, based on a randomised national trial in Norway involving both pen-and-paper and electronic response options.<h4>Methods</h4>The sample frame was patients registered in the Norwegian Childhood Diabetes Registry. Parents of patients were randomised into the following groups (n = 2606): group A, who were posted questionnaires with only a pen-and-paper response option (n = 859); group B, who were posted questionnaires with both an electronic and a pen-and-paper response option (n = 886); and group C, who were posted questionnaires with only an electronic response option (n = 861). The three groups 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z2018 Sep2026-06-13T05:53:21.096Z2019-03-26T23:57:25ZS-EPMC61490103023606710.1186/s12874-018-0557-z