The Use of a Prepaid Incentive to Convert Nonresponders on a Survey of Physicians

Berk, Marc L.; Edwards, W. Sherman

doi:10.1177/016327879301600208

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“…Nonresponse presents potential biases that can limit the generalizability and threaten the validity of survey results (Kristal et al, 1993). Several previous studies of response rates to mailed physician surveys indicated that nonrespondents were similar to respondents on most characteristics and that late responders did not differ significantly from early responders in any significant way (Berk, 1985;Berk, Edwards, & Gay, 1993;Sobal & Ferentz, 1989). These studies suggested that perhaps expending scarce resources on attempts to increase the response rate were unnecessary.…”

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Increasing Response Rates to a Smoking Survey for U.S. Navy Enlisted Women

Woodruff

Conway²,

Edwards

2000

Eval Health Prof

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This study examined the effectiveness of several persistent strategies to increase the response to a smoking survey among newly enlisted U.S. Navy women. The stepped approach, which included the use of incentives, repeated mailings, alternative survey administration modes, and reminders, was evaluated in terms of effects on response rates and response bias. Demographic and baseline smoking-related characteristics were compared for those responding on time to the initial mailed follow-up survey, reluctant respondents who did not respond initially but eventually completed a survey after further prompting, and non-respondents. Results showed that incentives and persistent efforts were effective in substantially increasing the response among 2,231 eligible participants, more than doubling the response rate (from 24.9% to 52.7%). The characteristics of on-time, reluctant, and non-respondents did not differ significantly in terms of sociodemographic characteristics. On the other hand, on-time respondents were different from both reluctant respondents and non-respondents in terms of smoking-related behaviors.

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Increasing Response Rates to a Smoking Survey for U.S. Navy Enlisted Women

Woodruff

Conway²,

Edwards

2000

Eval Health Prof

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“…Rather, incentives that are directed to the individual and viewed as a token of appreciation may have the best results. Incentives directed to the individual also allow for prepaid versus promised incentives, which have been demonstrated to be particularly effective for increasing response rates among physicians (Berk, Edwards, & Gay, 1993; James et al, 2011; VanGeest, Wynia, Cummins, & Wilson, 2001). Including the total incentive with initial study materials is not possible if the compensation amount is contingent on the behaviors of other study participants.…”

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A Randomized Trial of the Impact of Survey Design Characteristics on Response Rates Among Nursing Home Providers

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An experiment was conducted to maximize participation of both the Director of Nursing (DoN) and the Administrator (ADMIN) in long-term care facilities. Providers in each of the 224 randomly selected facilities were randomly assigned to 1 of 16 conditions based on the combination of data collection mode (web vs. mail), questionnaire length (short vs. long), and incentive structure. Incentive structures were determined by amount compensated if the individual completed and an additional amount per individual if the pair completed (a) $30 individual/$5 pair/$35 total; (b) $10 individual/$25 pair/$35 total; (c) $30 individual/$20 pair/$50 total; and (d) $10 individual/$40 pair/$50 total. Overall, 47.4% of eligible respondents participated; both respondents participated in 29.3% of facilities. In multivariable analyses, there were no differences in the likelihood of both respondents participating by mode, questionnaire length, or incentive structure. Providing incentives contingent on participation by both providers of a facility was an ineffective strategy for significantly increasing response rates.

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“…While this response rate is lower than surveys of nonphysician samples, it is comparable to other studies of the hard-to-reach physician population. Though the mean response rate for published studies surveying large physician samples is 51 percent (Cummings et al, 2001), response rates for physician questionnaires containing no or < $5 cash incentives are between 30 percent and 45 percent (Weber et al, 1982;Berk et al, 1993;Asch et al, 1998;Sullivan and Buske, 1998).…”

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Who serves the underserved? Predictors of physician care to medically indigent patients

Chirayath

2006

Health (London)

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Using a national sample of 466 doctors, this work is the first to determine how sociodemographic characteristics, family lives, educational experiences and work environments combine over the life course to shape physician attitudes and behaviors toward serving the medically indigent. Survey data reveal that most physicians have positive experiences with indigent patients, and feel responsible for providing care for the needy. On average, one-quarter of doctors' patients are medically indigent, and physicians provide six hours of charity care per week. Multivariate regression and path analyses indicate that disparate social forces predict humanitarian attitudes and behaviors of physicians. Physician attitudes toward the indigent are shaped largely by socializing forces, including medical education and relationships with mentors. In contrast, care of indigent patients is driven by physician attitudes and by characteristics of medical practice such as specialty and practice setting. Implications for scholarship and for medical education, practice and health policy are discussed.

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The Use of a Prepaid Incentive to Convert Nonresponders on a Survey of Physicians

Cited by 24 publications

References 11 publications

Increasing Response Rates to a Smoking Survey for U.S. Navy Enlisted Women

Increasing Response Rates to a Smoking Survey for U.S. Navy Enlisted Women

A Randomized Trial of the Impact of Survey Design Characteristics on Response Rates Among Nursing Home Providers

Who serves the underserved? Predictors of physician care to medically indigent patients

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