Questionnaires: the use and abuse of social survey methods in medical research

Postgrad Med J. 1999 Jul;75(885):397-400. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.75.885.397.

Abstract

We present a working review of survey methods based on market research technology. The structure of questionnaires, their distribution and analysis, are considered, together with techniques for increasing response rates.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Health Surveys*
  • Humans
  • Interviews as Topic
  • Research Design*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Telephone