[Use of incentives to enhance response rates in questionnaire surveys].
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this article is to relate response rates in surveys among GPs to the use of conditional and non-conditional incentives.


METHODS
The data were gathered during a nation-wide survey among all Norwegian general practitioners.


RESULTS
There was a higher response rate among respondents who received non-conditional incentives. Although not significant at the 5 percent level, the effect is sufficiently strong to be characterised as interesting.


CONCLUSIONS
The results indicate that non-conditional incentives are effective in enhancing the response rate in surveys among GPs.
Tjerbo
Trond
T
Institutt for helseledelse og helseøkonomi, Postboks 1089 Blindern, 0317 Oslo. trond.tjerbo@medisin.uio.no
Kvaerner
Kari J
KJ
Botten
Grete
G
Aasland
Olaf Gjerløw
OG
D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005194:Family Practice; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D009664:Norway; D010821:Physicians, Family / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires