Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university
In epidemiology and public health research, caution is required when addressing results reported in studies based on the administration of online questionnaires. The most critical limitation of such studies is the inability to ensure the representativeness of the sample. However, when having a repr...
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| author | Adalberto Campo-Arias John Carlos Pedrozo-Pupo Leynin Esther Caamaño-Rocha |
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In epidemiology and public health research, caution is required when addressing results reported in studies based on the administration of online questionnaires. The most critical limitation of such studies is the inability to ensure the representativeness of the sample. However, when having a representative sample is secondary, online questionnaires are an excellent alternative for exploratory studies that seek to obtain information about emerging phenomena quickly and cost-effectively or address sensitive issues, as this approach allows reaching populations that are difficult to contact using traditional strategies. Online research guarantees that participants remain completely anonymous and ensures that they provide more honest responses, regardless of their social desirability, stigma,
or discrimination.
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| spelling | doaj.art-6fa0078c42164b40a1ec083bd11d17c62023-05-17T22:02:44ZengUniversidad Nacional de ColombiaRevista de la Facultad de Medicina0120-00112357-38482021-10-0170310.15446/revfacmed.v70n3.95888Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian universityAdalberto Campo-Arias0John Carlos Pedrozo-Pupo1Leynin Esther Caamaño-Rocha2Universidad del Magdalena - Faculty of Health Sciences - Santa Marta - Colombia.Universidad del Magdalena - Faculty of Health Sciences - Santa Marta - Colombia.Universidad del Magdalena - Faculty of Health Sciences - Santa Marta - Colombia. In epidemiology and public health research, caution is required when addressing results reported in studies based on the administration of online questionnaires. The most critical limitation of such studies is the inability to ensure the representativeness of the sample. However, when having a representative sample is secondary, online questionnaires are an excellent alternative for exploratory studies that seek to obtain information about emerging phenomena quickly and cost-effectively or address sensitive issues, as this approach allows reaching populations that are difficult to contact using traditional strategies. Online research guarantees that participants remain completely anonymous and ensures that they provide more honest responses, regardless of their social desirability, stigma, or discrimination. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/95888InternetUniversitySurveys and Questionnaires |
| spellingShingle | Adalberto Campo-Arias John Carlos Pedrozo-Pupo Leynin Esther Caamaño-Rocha Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Internet University Surveys and Questionnaires |
| title | Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university |
| title_full | Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university |
| title_fullStr | Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university |
| title_full_unstemmed | Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university |
| title_short | Response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the COVID-19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a Colombian university |
| title_sort | response rate to an online questionnaire amidst the covid 19 pandemic in undergraduate students and alumni from a colombian university |
| topic | Internet University Surveys and Questionnaires |
| url | https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/95888 |
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