Response and non-response to postal questionnaire follow-up in a clinical trial - A qualitative study of the patient's perspective

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 226-235

  Nakash, Rachel A ^a,b   Hutton, Jane L ^a   Lamb, Sarah E ^b,c   Gates, Simon ^a   Fisher, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical trial follow up; Follow up; Non response; Postal questionnaire; Response; Response rates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POSTAL SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40449105523     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2007.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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