Chocolate frogs do not increase completion of parent survey: Randomised study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 50, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 866-868

  Price, Anna M H ^a   Coates, Cathy ^b   Symeonides, Christos ^a,c   Hiscock, Harriet ^a   Smith, Libby ^a   York, Elissa ^a   Hennel, Sabine ^d  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b LATROBE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d MONASH CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

incentive; parent survey; randomised control trial; response rate

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CACAO; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; PARENT SURVEY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REMINDER SYSTEM; REVIEW; REWARD; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COOPERATION; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOTIVATION; PARENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CACAO; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTIVATION; PARENTS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84936758426     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12606     Document Type: Review

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