Response to Questions Posed by Research Article

Response to Questions Posed by Research Article

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Response to Questions Posed by Research Article

What are strategies researchers can use to increase the response rate from surveys

There is no single solution to increasing response rates . However researchers can maximize response rates by combining common strategies included in the design , development and administration of surveys (Smith Bost , 2007 . A number of strategies have been identified by vast amount of literatures when it comes to research design . These include tailoring the survey to the intended

audience , making survey user friendly , and focusing on essential questions . The administration of the survey should also be conducted in such a way that it guarantees confidentiality and ensures that the respondents feel the questions are relevant to them . The latter can be done by including only factual questions on topics that are familiar to the respondents (Cutter Jordan , 2003

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Cutter , J Jordan , S (2004 . Uptake of guidelines to avoid and report exposure to blood and body fluids . Journal of Advanced Nursing 46 (4 , 441-452

Smith , S Bost , L (2007 . Collecting Post-School Outcome Data Strategies for Increasing Response Rates . National Post-School Outcome Center

Is addressing attitudes surrounding non compliance more useful than educating

Addressing attitudes towards non compliance is useful even though this usefulness cannot supersede educating . The value of education on the adoption of universal precautions is indicated by the fact that medical students and junior doctors and nurses are more likely to take up universal precautions than those who...