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| Title |
Participant recruitment in sensitive surveys: a comparative trial of ‘opt in’ versus ‘opt out’ approaches
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Medical Research Methodology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2288-13-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Katherine J Hunt, Natalie Shlomo, Julia Addington-Hall |
| Abstract |
Although in health services survey research we strive for a high response rate, this must be balanced against the need to recruit participants ethically and considerately, particularly in surveys with a sensitive nature. In survey research there are no established recommendations to guide recruitment approach and an 'opt-in' system that requires potential participants to request a copy of the questionnaire by returning a reply slip is frequently adopted. However, in observational research the risk to participants is lower than in clinical research and so some surveys have used an 'opt-out' system. The effect of this approach on response and distress is unknown. We sought to investigate this in a survey of end of life care completed by bereaved relatives. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 44% |
| Ireland | 1 | 11% |
| Australia | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 3 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 122 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 118 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 22% |
| Student > Master | 24 | 20% |
| Researcher | 15 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 12 | 10% |
| Other | 15 | 12% |
| Unknown | 15 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 40 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 15 | 12% |
| Psychology | 8 | 7% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 9% |
| Unknown | 23 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 5. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 February 2013.
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#6,642,268
of 23,881,329 outputs
Outputs from BMC Medical Research Methodology
#986
of 2,109 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#69,691
of 287,687 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Medical Research Methodology
#10
of 28 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 23,881,329 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 71st percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,109 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a lot more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 10.5. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 52% of its peers.
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We're also able to compare this research output to 28 others from the same source and published within six weeks on either side of this one. This one has gotten more attention than average, scoring higher than 64% of its contemporaries.