Survey research: it's just a few questions, right?
While most anesthesiologists and other physician- or nurse-scientists are familiar with traditional descriptive, observational, and interventional study design, survey research has typically remained the preserve of the social scientists. To that end, this article provides a basic overview of the elements of good survey design and offers some rules of thumb to help guide investigators through the survey process.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.|Center for Bioethics and Social Sciences in Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Alan R
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Tait
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
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D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D011594:Psychometrics; D012107:Research Design; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
psychometrics; reliability; survey research; validity