Increasing response rates in physicians' mail surveys: an experimental study.
- 1 May 1989
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 79 (5) , 638-639
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.79.5.638
Abstract
It is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain high response rates in physicians' mail surveys. In 1983-84, we tested the effectiveness of two techniques among 604 Quebec physicians who had not responded to an initial letter. A handwritten thank you note at the bottom of the letter accompanying the questionnaire and a more personalized mailout package increased response rates by 40.7 per cent and 53.1 per cent, respectively, compared to control groups.Keywords
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