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Designing and Conducting Health Surveys: A Comprehensive Guide, Second Edition
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This revised and updated edition is an indespensable resource for health researchers. It draws on the most current findings in survey design, marketing research, health services research, and cognitive psychology to provide comprehensive guidance on designing and conducting health surveys. Special emphasis is placed on the complexities of the ever-changing health care environment.
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LU ANN ADAY is professor of behavioral sciences and management and policy sciences at the University of Texas School of Public Health. She is the principal author of eight books, including Designing and Conducting Health Surveys and Health Services Research.
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List of Figure, Tables and Exhibits

Foreword by Ronald M. Andersen

Preface

Acknowledgments

The Author

1. Thinking About Topics for Health Surveys

2. Matching the Survey Design to Survey Objectives

3. Defining and Clarifying the Survey Variables

4. Thinking Through the Relationships Between Variables

5. Choosing the Methods of Data Collection

6. Deciding Who Will Be In The Sample

7. Deciding How Many Will Be In The Sample

8. General Principles for Formulating Questions

9. Formulating Questions About Health

10. Formulating Questions About Demographics and Behavior

11. Formulating Questions About Knowledge and Attitudes

12. Guidelines for Formatting the Questionnaire

13. Monitoring and Carrying Out The Survey

14. Preparing the Data for Analysis 15. Planning and Implementing the Analysis of the Data 16. Writing the Research Report

Resource A: Personal Interview Survey: National center for Health Statistics Health Interview Survey, 1995

Resource B: Telephone Interview Survey: Chicago Area General Population Survey on AIDS

Resource C: Mail Questionnaire Survey: Washington State Study of Dentists' Preferences in Prescribing Dental Therapy

Recource D: Selected Sources on Health Surveys

Resource E: Selected Examples of Health Surveys

References

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"A comprehensive description of the process of doing a survey-from conceptualizing the problem to writing up the results at the And. Aday successfully imparts to the reader a sense of how to carry out each step, why each step is important, and how the various processes are interrelated." (Ronald M. Anderson, from the Foreword)
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