RT Journal Article
T1 Analysis of factors influencing telephone call response rate in an epidemiological study.
A1 Matías-Guiu, Jorge
A1 Serrano-Castro, Pedro Jesús
A1 Mauri-Llerda, José Ángel
A1 Hernández-Ramos, Francisco José
A1 Sánchez-Alvarez, Juan Carlos
A1 Sanz, Marisa
K1 Recolección de datos
K1 Estudios epidemiológicos
K1 Femenino
K1 Telefóno
AB Descriptive epidemiology research involves collecting data from large numbers of subjects. Obtaining these data requires approaches designed to achieve maximum participation or response rates among respondents possessing the desired information. We analyze participation and response rates in a population-based epidemiological study though a telephone survey and identify factors implicated in consenting to participate. Rates found exceeded those reported in the literature and they were higher for afternoon calls than for morning calls. Women and subjects older than 40 years were the most likely to answer the telephone. The study identified geographical differences, with higher RRs in districts in southern Spain that are not considered urbanized. This information may be helpful for designing more efficient community epidemiology projects.
PB Hindawi Publishing Corporation
SN 2356-6140
YR 2014
FD 2014-10-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2075
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/2075
LA en
NO Matías-Guiu J, Serrano-Castro PJ, Mauri-Llerda JÁ, Hernández-Ramos FJ, Sánchez-Alvarez JC, Sanz M. Analysis of factors influencing telephone call response rate in an epidemiological study. ScientificWorldJournal; 2014:179375
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025