Web Survey Bibliography
Background: Web or Internet-based surveys are increasingly popular in health survey research. However, the strengths and challenges of Web-based surveys with people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are unclear.
Objective: The aim of this article is to describe our experience piloting a cross-sectional, Web-based, self-administered survey with adults living with HIV using a community-based participatory research approach.
Methods: We piloted a Web-based survey that investigated disability and rehabilitation services use with a sample of adults living with HIV in Canada. Community organizations in five provinces emailed invitations to clients, followed by a thank you/reminder one week later. We obtained survey feedback in a structured phone interview with respondents. Participant responses were transcribed verbatim and analyzed using directed content analysis.
Results: Of 30 people living with HIV who accessed the survey link, 24/30 (80%) initiated and 16/30 (53%) completed the survey instrument. A total of 17 respondents participated in post-survey interviews. Participants described the survey instrument as comprehensive, suggesting content validity. The majority (13/17, 76%) felt instruction and item wording were clear and easy to understand, and found the software easy to navigate. Participants felt having a pop-up reminder directing them to missed items would be useful.
Conclusions: Strengths of implementing the Web-based survey included: our community-based participatory approach, ease of software use, ability for respondents to complete the questionnaire on one’s own time at one’s own pace, opportunity to obtain geographic variation, and potential for respondent anonymity. Considerations for future survey implementation included: respondent burden and fatigue, the potentially sensitive nature of HIV Web-based research, data management and storage, challenges verifying informed consent, varying computer skills among respondents, and the burden on community organizations. Overall, results provide considerations for researchers conducting community-based participatory Web-based survey research with people living with HIV.
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Web survey bibliography (100)
- Telephone versus Online Survey Modes for Election Studies: Comparing Canadian Public Opinion and Vote...; 2017; Breton, C.; Cutler, F.; Lachance, S.; Mierke-Zatwarnicki, A.
- The 2016 Canadian Census: An Innovative Wave Collection Methodology to Maximize Self-Response and Internet...; 2017; Mathieu, P.
- Gathering Opinions on Depression Information Needs and Preferences: Samples and Opinions in Clinic Versus...; 2017; Bernstein, M. T.; Walker, J. R.; Sexton, K. A.; Katz, A.; Beatie, B. E.
- A test of sample matching using a pseudo-web sample; 2017; Chatrchi, G., Gambino, J.
- Integration of a phone-based household travel survey and a web-based student travel survey; 2016; Verreault, H.; Morency, C.
- A streamlined approach to online linguistic surveys; 2016; Erlewine, M. Y.; Kotek, H.
- Population Survey Features and Response Rates: A Randomized Experiment; 2016; Guo, Y.; Kopec, J.; Cibere, J.; Li, L. C.; Goldsmith, C. H.
- Mode Effects in Electoral Polls: A Comparative Perspective ; 2016; Durand, C.
- Pitfalls, Potentials, and Ethics of Online Survey Research: LGBTQ and Other Marginalized and Hard-to...; 2016; McInroy, L. B.
- Mail merge can be used to create personalized questionnaires in complex surveys. ; 2016; Taljaard, M.; Chaudhry, S. H.; Brehaut, J. C.; Weijer, C.; Grimshaw, J. M.
- Internet-administered Health-related Quality of Life Questionnaires Compared With Pen and Paper in an...; 2016; Nitikman, M.; Mulpuri, K.; Reilly, C. W.
- What do web survey panel respondents answer when asked “Do you have any other comment?”; 2015; Schonlau, M.
- Explorations in Non - Probability Sampling Using the Web; 2015; Brick, J. M.
- On Bias Adjustments for Web Surveys; 2015; Fan, L.; Lou, W.; Landsman, V.
- Web panel surveys – a challenge for official statistics; 2015; Svensson, J.
- Estimation with Non-probability Surveys and the Question of External Validity; 2015; Dever, J. A.; Valliant, R. L.
- Measurement Properties of Web Surveys; 2015; Tourangeau, R.
- Using Web Panels for Official Statistics; 2014; Bethlehem, J.
- Do Web surveys facilitate reporting less favourable opinions about law enforcement?; 2014; Boivin, R., Cordeau, G.
- Evaluating a Web-based health risk assessment with tailored feedback: What does an expert focus group...; 2014; Vosbergen, S., Mahieu, G. R. Laan, E. K., Kraaijenhagen, R. A., Jaspers, M. W. M., Peek, N.
- Considerations for Conducting Web-Based Survey Research With People Living With Human Immunodeficiency...; 2014; O'Brien, K. K., Solomon, P., Worthington, C., Ibánieez-Carrasco, F., Baxter, L., Nixon, S. A., Baltzer...
- African-American breast cancer survivors’ preferences for various types of physical activity interventions...; 2014; Paxton, R., Nayak, P., Taylor, W., Chang, S., Courneya, K., Schover, L., Hodges, K., Jones, L.
- Measuring Mobile Phone Use: Self-Report Versus Log Data; 2013; Boase, J., Ling, R.
- Does the first impression count? Examining the effect of the welcome screen design on the response rate...; 2013; Haer, R., Meidert, N.
- Recruitment of Sex Buyers: A Comparison of the Efficacy of Conventional and Computer Network-Based Approaches...; 2013; Kolar, K., Atchison, C.
- Effects of Gamification on Participation and Data Quality in a Real-World Market Research Domain ; 2013; Cechanowicz, J., Gutwin, C., Brownell, B., Goodfellow, L.
- The Impact of News Photos on Support for Military Action; 2013; Soroka, S.; Loewen, P.; Fournier, P.; Rubenson, D.
- Identifying the real differences of opinion in social media sentiment; 2013; Pettit, A.
- Co-creation with TickiT: Designing and evaluating a clinical eHealth platform for youth; 2013; Whitehouse, S. R.
- Foster strengths and circumvent weaknesses: Advantages and disadvantages of online versus face-to-face...; 2013; Qiu, M., McDougall, D.
- 4 ways mobile research challenges insights pros; 2013; Rajan, B.
- Thoughts on using the new online qualitative tools; 2013; Freund, N. M.
- Optimizing quality of response through adaptive survey designs; 2013; Schouten, B., Calinescu, M., Luiten, A.
- Customer loyalty to a commercial website: Descriptive meta-analysis of the empirical literature and...; 2013; Toufaily, E., Ricard, L., Perrien, J.
- Discovering interest groups for marketing in virtual communities: An integrated approach; 2013; Wang, K.-Y., Wu, H.-J., Ting, I.-H.
- Multimode, Global Scale Usage: Understanding respondent scale usage across borders and devices; 2013; Pettit, F. A., Courtright, M.
- Insights into Action Profiling shopping occasions for retailers through mobile and online research; 2013; Churkina, O., Morris, T.
- Recent Experiences with Electronic Questionnaire Testing at Statistics Canada ; 2013; Lawrence, D.
- A nationwide web-based freight data collection; 2013; Samimi, A., Mohammadian, A., Kawamura, K.
- Use of a Social Networking Web Site for Recruiting Canadian Youth for Medical Research; 2013; Chu, J. L., Snider, C. E.
- P02.04. Internet survey confirms strong interest in Yoga among fibromyalgia patients; 2012; Carson, J., Bennett, R., Jones, K., Mist, S.
- Approaches to empiric ablation of slow pathway: results from the Canadian EP web survey; 2012; Laish-Farkash, A., Shurrab, M., Tiong, I., Verma, A., Amit, G., Kiss, A., Morriello, F., Singh, S.,...
- Biting the Hand and Bending the Rules: An IJMR Presentation; 2012; Pettit, A.
- Mixed Mode: Phone and Web Discussion on Efficient Strategies; 2012; Gagnon, M.
- Survey Quality; 2012; Lyberg, L. E.
- Adaptive web sampling in ecology; 2012; Thompson, S. K.
- Respondent-driven sampling; 2012; Schonlau, M., Liebau, E.
- Firefly Online Surveys: A fully featured tool for Web surveys and forums; 2012; Deal, K.
- Where is Neutral? Using Negativity Biases to Interpret Thermometer Scores; 2012; Soroka, S., Albaugh, Q.
- Online and Paper-Based: A Mixed-Method Approach to Conducting a Needs Assessment Survey of Physicians...; 2012; Olatunbosun, T., Wu, C., Grewal, G., Lynn, B.