Designing and Analysis Questionnaires and

The fundamental aim of this book is to provide accessible, detailed, good practice guidelines that also address the political and ethical problems of conducting surveys within the health professions. A book to demystify, educate and provide the kind of practical tips that will make the process as straightforward as possible.

Chris Jackson, Clinical Psychologist, Early Intervention Service, Northern Birmingham Mental Trust and Senior Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK.

Introduction

vii

Part 1 Background principles

1

(62)

The basic rationale

3

(15)

Determining objectives and hypotheses

18

(9)

Under what circumstances should the survey be undertaken?

27

(25)

Researching the problem

52

(11)

Part 2 The general survey design

63

(34)

An overview of the design

65

(8)

Choosing between postal and interview surveys

73

(19)

Obtaining the right size and type of sample

92

(5)

Part 3 Survey and questionnaire formats

97

(38)

Generating the items

99

(12)

Writing the survey

111

(24)

Part 4 Evaluating the items

135

(16)

The pilot study

137

(14)

Part 5 Analysing the results

151

(32)

Analysing data from surveys

153

(30)

Part 6 The report

183

(94)

Presenting the survey results

185

(6)

Evaluating reports

191

(7)

Example reports together with introductory critiques

198

(79)

References

277

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Designing and Analysis Questionnaires and Surveys A Manual for Health Professionals and Administrators

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