A randomized trial of the impact of survey design characteristics on response rates among nursing home providers

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 464-486

  Clark, Melissa ^a   Rogers, Michelle ^a   Foster, Andrew ^a   Dvorchak, Faye ^a   Saadeh, Frances ^a   Weaver, Jessica ^a   Mor, Vincent ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

incentives; nursing home; response rate; surveys

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POSTAL MAIL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; STATISTICS;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONG-TERM CARE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING HOMES; POSTAL SERVICE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 83455163239     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: 15523918     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0163278710397791     Document Type: Review

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