Survey Research Flashcards
Uses information obtained from a select members of the population,
analyzes the responses, and the draws conclusions applicable back to
the same population
survey research
survey research uses information obtained from a______________ of the population,
_______________ the responses, and then ____________ conclusions applicable back to
the same population
select members; analyzes; draws
types of survey research
- descriptive
- explanatory
opinions and attitudes
descriptive
explaining a cause and effect
explanatory
in survey research, the validity of the results depend on the ____________________________________ (methodology)
quality of the study’s internal rigor
what are the 6 uses of survey research?
- study the incidence, distribution, and relationships of sociologic and psychological variables
- collect information from sample and generalize findings
- identify, assess, and compare respondents’ ideas, feelings, plans, beliefs, and demographics
- how healthcare programs should be implemented by utilizing expert opinions
- study effectiveness of a program
- understand attitudes and behaviors of patients or members
T/F: survey research is applied in those that implement policies
T
types of survey research
- descriptive surveys
- explanatory surveys
attempt to identify psychosocial variables
descriptive surveys
enumerate the psychosocial variables identified using descriptive surveys
attitudes, opinions, knowledge, and behaviors in a population
attempt to explain causal relationships between variables
explanatory
types of data collected in survey research
- incidence
- attitudinal
- knowledge
- behavior measurements
try to determine the occurrence of events without drawing any relationships between variables
incidence
example: morbidity or mortality data, manpower data
incidence
try to compare the dependent variable with independent variables such as age, education, or salary
attitudinal
example: job satisfaction surveys
attitudinal
T/F: attitudinal data is fixed or constant in a sense that independent variable will change but will not change because of another variable
T
attempt to document a person’s knowledge or understanding about a specific topic
knowledge
example: physician’s knowledge of retail prices of medications or pharmacist’s knowledge of state pharmacy laws
knowledge
documents what a person actually does in a particular situation rather than asking him or her in a survey
behavior measurements
data that should reflect the actual observed behavior
behavior measurements