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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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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.