Research) questionnaire / data collection Flashcards
What is a service evaluation, what does it aim to do
What is a clinical audit
What is the best way to find out this information
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Patient notes and review of records Surgery of staff and pts Telephone Face to face interview Focus group
BONUS —- WHAT IS A PROFORMA
What are the issues in making reviews around patient notes?
What can this kind of data be types into
LIMITES Number of types of info
Categorical or continuous
Patient questionnaire
What to ask when it comes to thoughts on something
What kind of questions
What is important in question righting
Demographics - stick to standardised categories
Closed questions, statements answered on a scale
Open ended for free text
Likert scale
What is I t what can it be used for
What are assumptions with this
What are advantages and limitations
Bipolar, assumes response distances are equal, each gets number and all items have equal weight
Social desirability bias
Knowledge requirement
Statement could have multiple reasons for saying yes or no
Why put lots of things and ask a lot of stuff in a questionnaire
Unlikely to find one thing that represents the issue being measured — need lots of questions to get every aspect of the concept.
Reduces error of random responses or misunderstandings
Questions can be worded in opposite direction to avoid respected true or agree in one column
How to compare responses from questionnaire Bayern groups
For different question types
Chi square for yes/no
— compares frequency of occirances
For likert questions on a scale, t-test of mean difference can compare
