Recruitment, data collection, participation rate, and representativeness of the international cross-sectional PRICOV-19 study across 38 countries

Autor: Athina Tatsioni, Peter Groenewegen, Esther Van Poel, Kyriaki Vafeidou, Radost Assenova, Kathryn Hoffmann, Emmily Schaubroeck, Stefanie Stark, Victoria Tkachenko, Sara Willems
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Primary Care, Vol 24, Iss S1, Pp 1-18 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2731-4553
DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02438-w
Popis: Abstract Background Recruitment for surveys has been a great challenge, especially in general practice. Methods Here, we reported recruitment strategies, data collection, participation rates (PR) and representativeness of the PRICOV-19 study, an international comparative, cross-sectional, online survey among general practices (GP practices) in 37 European countries and Israel. Results Nine (24%) countries reported a published invitation; 19 (50%) had direct contact with all GPs/GP practices; 19 (50%) contacted a sample of GPs /GP practices; and 7 (18%) used another invitation strategy. The median participation rate was 22% (IQR = 10%, 28%). Multiple invitation strategies (P-value 0.93) and multiple strategies to increase PR (P-value 0.64) were not correlated with the PR. GP practices in (semi-) rural areas, GP practices serving more than 10,000 patients, and group practices were over-represented (P-value
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