Telephone vs face-to-face interviewing in a community psychiatric survey.
This study compared telephone with face-to-face interviewing in a community psychiatric survey. Two groups of women were investigated, Holocaust survivors and Europe-born respondents who were in prestate Israel during World War II. Both were administered the Psychiatric Research Interview Demoralization Scale and a short item scale investigating World War II experiences. Results showed a high compliance rate to the telephone mode. The subjects' scores in the two modes were highly correlated. Telephone interviewing seems to be a reliable and efficient method in areas with a well-developed network of subscribers.
Shalvata Mental Health Center, Hod Hasharon, Israel.
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Fenig
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Levav
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Kohn
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Yelin
D003158:Community Psychiatry; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D007585:Jews / Q000523:psychology; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013689:Telephone; D014858:War Crimes