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Twelve Tips

Asking the right questions and getting meaningful responses: 12 tips on developing and administering a questionnaire survey for healthcare professionals

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Pages 207-211 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009
 

Abstract

Questionnaires provide a useful and versatile tool for new and occasional researchers, and can be applied to a wide range of topics. This paper provides simple guidance on some of the potential pitfalls in developing and running a questionnaire study, and how to avoid them. Each tip is illustrated with a real-life example from the development of a UK-wide questionnaire survey of trainee doctors and their educational supervisors.

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Notes on contributors

Bryan Burford

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Anne Hesketh

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Judy Wakeling

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Gellisse Bagnall

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Iain Colthart

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Jan Illing

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Charlotte Kergon

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Gill Morrow

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

John Spencer

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

Tim van Zwanenberg

The authors came together in collaboration for the GMC-Commissioned study referred to in this paper. Between them they brought great breath and depth of medical deucation, research and clinical expertise to the developement of the questionnaires.

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