Respondent Satisfaction and Respondent Burden among Differently Motivated Participants in a Health-Related Survey

Respondent Satisfaction and Respondent Burden among Differently Motivated Participants in a Health-Related Survey

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Burden and characteristics of HIV infection among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda – a respondent-driven sampling survey

BACKGROUND Sex workers in Uganda are at significant risk for HIV infection. We characterized the HIV epidemic among Kampala female sex workers (FSW). METHODS We used respondent-driven sampling to sample FSW aged 15+ years who reported having sold sex to men in the preceding 30 days; collected data through audio-computer assisted self-interviews, and tested blood, vaginal and rectal swabs for ...

Respondent burden and patient-perceived validity of the PDQ-39.

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the respondent burden and patient-perceived content validity of the Parkinson's disease (PD)-specific health status questionnaire PDQ-39, and the linguistic validity of its revised Swedish version. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighteen PD patients completed the revised Swedish version of the PDQ-39. Respondent burden was assessed by recording the time taken to complete the que...

Measuring the Prevalence of Problematic Respondent Behaviors among MTurk, Campus, and Community Participants

The reliance on small samples and underpowered studies may undermine the replicability of scientific findings. Large sample sizes may be necessary to achieve adequate statistical power. Crowdsourcing sites such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk) have been regarded as an economical means for achieving larger samples. Because MTurk participants may engage in behaviors which adversely affect data...