“…It has been suggested that individuals in a population or sample may not have equal access to the Internet and therefore using the Web in combination with e-mail, postal mail, or fax, may allow researchers to take advantage of the Internet's unique capabilities and reduce the risk of limiting responses to certain groups of individuals in a sample [23]. One explanation for the low response rate in this study might be that not all politicians and physicians use their e-mail accounts, or even their computers, although they are supposed to do so in their work.…”
Access to the published version may require journal subscription. Published with permission from: Elsevier costs. An additional aim was to compare the views of politicians and physicians.
Methods:The study was a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire administered to 700Swedish politicians and physicians. This was analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Results: A majority of the decision makers (55%) suggested that increasing costs should be financed through higher taxation but more physicians than politicians thought that higher patient fees, private health insurance and a reduction in social expenditure were better alternatives. Prioritisation aroused anxiety; politicians were afraid of displeasing voters while physicians were afraid of making medically incorrect decisions. Conclusions: This study don't answer the question about how to make prioritisation in health care but the result highlights the different ways that the decision makers view the subject and thereby elicit that publicly elected politicians and physicians perhaps not always work with the same goal ahead.There are needs for more research but also more media focus on the subject so the citizens will be aware and take part in the debate.
“…It has been suggested that individuals in a population or sample may not have equal access to the Internet and therefore using the Web in combination with e-mail, postal mail, or fax, may allow researchers to take advantage of the Internet's unique capabilities and reduce the risk of limiting responses to certain groups of individuals in a sample [23]. One explanation for the low response rate in this study might be that not all politicians and physicians use their e-mail accounts, or even their computers, although they are supposed to do so in their work.…”
Access to the published version may require journal subscription. Published with permission from: Elsevier costs. An additional aim was to compare the views of politicians and physicians.
Methods:The study was a cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire administered to 700Swedish politicians and physicians. This was analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Results: A majority of the decision makers (55%) suggested that increasing costs should be financed through higher taxation but more physicians than politicians thought that higher patient fees, private health insurance and a reduction in social expenditure were better alternatives. Prioritisation aroused anxiety; politicians were afraid of displeasing voters while physicians were afraid of making medically incorrect decisions. Conclusions: This study don't answer the question about how to make prioritisation in health care but the result highlights the different ways that the decision makers view the subject and thereby elicit that publicly elected politicians and physicians perhaps not always work with the same goal ahead.There are needs for more research but also more media focus on the subject so the citizens will be aware and take part in the debate.
“…2, [29][30][31][32] The supposed ease in data collection can give the impression that survey research is easily conducted; however, the good principles for traditional mail surveys still apply. Authors and reviewers must be aware that the mode of administration is irrelevant to all that must be done prior to that.…”
Section: Additional Considerations Regarding Internet or Web-based Sumentioning
“…The survey is widely used as a research method across many disciplines, such as education, social sciences, business and sociology (Cohen et al, 2011;Mukherji & Albon, 2015;Zhang, 2000). Using surveys enables data to be gathered at particular points in time meaning that the nature of what was currently occurring can be documented (Cohen et al, 2011).…”
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