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Newswise \u2014 Survey-based research is a commonly utilized approach to gather data on a wide array of topics, from gauging patient satisfaction to identifying gaps in education, diagnosis, and care. Despite this, survey responsiveness among physicians is notably low. <\/p>\n
Objective: This study sought to identify factors that increase survey responsiveness among dermatologists. A 45-question, IRB-approved survey was disseminated to the ODAC conference listserv. Descriptive statistics and\u00a0random forest predictive modeling were performed. Respondents were categorized as \u201cfrequent responder\u201d (FR, >75% completion) or \u201cless-frequent responder\u201d (LFR, <75% completion). In total, 1,354 responses were collected (72% response rate) and 1,269 responses were included in the final analysis after data cleaning. 51.22% (650\/1,269) of respondents self-reported completing a dermatology-focused survey in the past year. For those who did not take a survey in the past year, features of a survey that would increase the likelihood of completion included the evaluation of a clinically relevant topic (144\/619, 23.26%), incentive amount of $20 (249\/619, 40.23%), and 6-10 questions maximum (249\/619, 40.23%). Factors predictive of whether a respondent was a FR versus a LFR were timing of solicitation and the respondent’s primary motivation (accuracy=0.7538, F-1 score=0.8919), showing that LFRs preferred early morning dissemination and a minimum incentive of $20. Demographic factors and features related to research involvement inaccurately predicted survey responsiveness (accuracy=0.5956, F-1 score=0.6015; accuracy=0.6632, F-1 score=0.6452). Surveys are important tools for dermatology research and improving responsiveness increases the value of results. Early morning solicitation and financial incentivization of a minimum of $20 were the most predictive factors for promoting survey responsiveness amongst LFRs; thus, survey studies should incorporate these features to improve response rates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 Newswise \u2014 Survey-based research is a commonly utilized approach to gather data on a wide array of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":595207,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[77],"tags":[7260,10723,2906,18,11293,50590,474,19,17,941,133,252106],"class_list":["post-595206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-all-journal-news","tag-clinical-trials","tag-dermatology","tag-eire","tag-ethics-and-research-methods","tag-george-washington-university","tag-healthcare","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-newswise","tag-science","tag-survey-responsivenessdermatologistsdata-collectionfinancial-incentivesresearch-involvementpatient-satisfactionsurvey-studies"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=595206"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/595206\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/595207"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=595206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=595206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=595206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}