Numbering questionnaires had no impact on the response rate and only a slight influence on the response content of a patient safety culture survey: A randomized trial

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1262-1265

  Kundig, Franois ^a   Staines, Anthony ^a,b   Kinge, Thompson ^a   Perneger, Thomas V ^c  

^a Hopital de la Chaux de Fonds   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MOULIN LYON 3   (France)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anonymity; Epidemiologic research; Numbered questionnaire; Patient safety culture; Response content; Response rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; NURSE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 80053349260     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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