Managing an Online Survey about Influenza Vaccination in Primary Healthcare Workers

Diana Toledo, Nicole Aerny, Núria Soldevila, Maretva Baricot, Pere Godoy, Jesús Castilla, Susana García-Gutierrez, Núria Torner, Jenaro Astray, José María Mayoral, Sonia Tamames, Fernando González-Candelas, Vicente Martín, José Díaz, Angela Domíguez and Working Group for the Survey on Influenza Vaccination in Primary Health Care Workers Ciberesp
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Diana Toledo: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Nicole Aerny: Subdirección de Promoción de la Salud y Prevención, Consejería de Sanidad, Madrid 28035, Spain
Núria Soldevila: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Maretva Baricot: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Pere Godoy: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Jesús Castilla: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Susana García-Gutierrez: Unidad de Investigación, Hospital Galdakao-Unansolo (Osakidetza), Bizkaia 48960, Spain
Núria Torner: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Jenaro Astray: Epidemiología, Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid 28035, Spain
José María Mayoral: Servicio de Vigilancia de Andalucía, Sevilla 41071, Spain
Sonia Tamames: Dirección General de Salud Pública, Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Junta de Castillay León, Valladolid 47071, Spain
Fernando González-Candelas: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Vicente Martín: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
José Díaz: Servicio Andaluz de Salud Pública, Sevilla 41071, Spain
Angela Domíguez: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain
Working Group for the Survey on Influenza Vaccination in Primary Health Care Workers Ciberesp: CIBER Epidemiología y Salud pública (CIBERESP), Barcelona 08036, Spain

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Online surveys are increasingly used due to their speed and efficiency. The aim of this study was to analyze factors that may have contributed to the quality and speed of response of an online survey on influenza vaccination in primary healthcare workers. A multicenter study including family physicians, nurses and pediatricians from primary healthcare teams from seven Spanish Autonomous Communities was designed. The centers were selected by simple random sampling. The survey remained active and accessible for 56 days and four reminders were sent. The odds ratios (OR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated to assess the association of sociodemographic variables and responding to the survey before the second reminder. Complete, validated information was obtained from 1965 primary healthcare workers. The total response rate was 36.2%. More nurses (46.3%) responded before the second reminder and more family physicians (52.8%) after the second reminder. The adjusted OR shows that family physicians responded later (AOR 1.46, 95% CI 1.2–1.8) than nurses. The responses obtained in the first 24 h after the initial sending and the reminders accounted for 41.7% of the completed surveys, indicating the importance of reminders.

Keywords: online survey; primary healthcare workers; research design; data collection; methodological considerations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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