Although physician surveys are an important tool in health services and policy research,
they are often characterized by low response rates. The authors conducted a systematic …

Conducting surveys on physicians and other medical professionals is much different from
conducting surveys of the general population (Sudman, 1985). Physicians' work schedules …

Background: Recent experiences of survey researchers suggest that physicians are
becoming less willing to complete surveys. Objective: To compare response rates to a …

Psychiatric advance directives (PADs) are intended to support patients' treatment decisions
during a crisis. However, PAD statutes give clinicians broad discretion over whether to carry …

Physicians are a notoriously difficult group to survey due to a low propensity to respond. We
investigate the relative effectiveness of reminder phone calls, pre-notification postcards …

Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) surveys are a
standard survey tool for obtaining patient assessments of health plans, hospitals, and health …

Objective To develop a set of generic outcome-based performance measures for Irish
hospital libraries. Methods Various models and frameworks of performance measurement …

The present study examined whether, when, and how motivational messaging can boost the
response rate of postal surveys for physicians based on Higgin's regulatory focus theory …

The purpose of this dissertation was to use a theoretical model to examine family physicians'
willingness to prescribe controlled-release opiate analgesics (CR opioids) to patients with …

Objective–To develop a set of generic outcome-based performance measures for Irish
hospital libraries. Methods–Various models and frameworks of performance measurement …