Academic Journal
To remind or not to remind during recruitment? : an analysis of an online panel in Germany
| العنوان: | To remind or not to remind during recruitment? : an analysis of an online panel in Germany |
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| المؤلفون: | Klee, Bianca, Costa, Daniela, Frese, Thomas, Knöchelmann, Anja, Meyer, Gabriele, Meyer-Feil, Thorsten, Purschke, Oliver, Schildmann, Jan, Steckelberg, Anke, Mikolajczyk, Rafael |
| سنة النشر: | 2024 |
| المجموعة: | Share it - Open Access und Forschungsdaten-Repositorium der Hochschulbibliotheken in Sachsen-Anhalt |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | ddc:610 |
| الوصف: | Objective: To explore the role of reminders in recruiting and maintaining participation in an online panel. Methods: 50,045 individuals from five German federal states were invited by regular mail to participate in the online study “Health-Related Beliefs and Healthcare Experiences in Germany.” Those who did not respond to the first attempt received a postal reminder. Comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics and responses were made between first-attempt respondents and those who enrolled after the second letter. Results: After the initial letter, 2,216 (4.4%, 95%CI: 4.3%–4.6%) registered for the study; after a reminder 1,130 (2.5%, 2.3%–2.6% of those reminded) enrolled. Minor sociodemographic differences were observed between the groups and the content of the responses did not differ. Second-attempt respondents were less likely to participate in subsequent questionnaires: 67.3% of first-attempt vs. 43.3% of second-attempt respondents participated in their fourth survey. Recruitment costs were 79% higher for second-attempt respondents. Conclusion: While reminders increased the number of participants, lower cost-effectiveness and higher attrition of second-attempt respondents support the use of single invitation only for studies with a similar design to ours when the overall participation is low. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| وصف الملف: | application/pdf |
| اللغة: | English |
| ردمك: | 978-1-888597-96-7 1-888597-96-8 |
| Relation: | http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/116067 |
| DOI: | 10.25673/116067 |
| الاتاحة: | https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/118023 https://doi.org/10.25673/116067 |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.44B36EDE |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| ردمك: | 9781888597967 1888597968 |
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| DOI: | 10.25673/116067 |