Maximising nurses' and midwives' response rates to surveys.
Nurse Res
; 25(3): 31-35, 2017 12 18.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29251446
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Low response rates to surveys have been a long-standing issue in research. This includes research involving nurses and midwives. To gain representative samples, appropriate measures to maximise response rates need to be used.AIM:
To explore ways to maximise response rates from nurses and midwives, using a hospital-wide survey as an example.DISCUSSION:
All nurses and midwives at the study hospital were invited to participate in a survey. To encourage participation and elicit an adequate response rate, several strategies were used. A total of 1,000 surveys were distributed and 319 (32%) were returned. All the required age groups, levels of experience and types of nursing registration were represented in the responses and data saturation was achieved.CONCLUSION:
It is important to pay attention to obtaining a representative sample. Further investigation of response rates to surveys by nurses and midwives is warranted. IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE Strategies to maximise response rates from a target population should be used when conducting surveys.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Inquéritos e Questionários
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Tocologia
Limite:
Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Nurse Res
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
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PESQUISA EM SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália