title: Low-cost data transfer from a questionnaire to standard software using a barcode pen.
abstract: Computer-aided transfer of questionnaire data simplifies the analysis of questionnaires. We present a solution based on an inexpensive barcode pen and its decoder, the software tool Barcode Wizard included in CorelDRAW, and a self-developed application written using Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications. The barcode may be provided on the questionnaire or on a transparency. Error correction is done by means of two different procedures. The present solution can be applied while looking over the completed questionnaire and thus allows time-saving, economic, and precise data transfer from the completed questionnaire directly into computer software.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Occupational Physiology, University of Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany. jedrusik@arb-phys.uni-dortmund.de
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jedrusik
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schulze
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Claussen
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Golka
mesh_terms: D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003625:Data Collection / Q000191:economics*; D001330:Electronic Data Processing / Q000191:economics*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D008838:Microcomputers; D012107:Research Design / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012984:Software; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires