Increasing questionnaire response: evidence from a nested RCT within a longitudinal birth cohort study

Abstract Background High response rates are essential when questionnaires are used within research, as representativeness can affect the validity of studies and the ability to generalise the findings to a wider population. The study aimed to measure the response rate to questionnaires from a large l...

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Main Authors: Michaela Goodwin, Tanya Walsh, William Whittaker, Richard Emsley, Matt Sutton, Martin Tickle, Michael P. Kelly, Iain A. Pretty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
RCT
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-020-01034-7