Web Survey Bibliography
Background: Epidemiologic studies have shown seasonal variations in responses to the written questionnaire for rhinitis symptoms.
Objective: To evaluate whether the timing of data collection affected responses to the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) questionnaire in a Web-based study.
Methods: The Web-based ISAAC questionnaires were completed by parents with children 6 to 12 years old using an online research system. The authors conducted surveys of asthma symptoms every month for 1 year and surveys of rhinitis and eczema symptoms every season throughout 1 entire year.
Results: There was a significant fluctuation in the positive responses to questions about wheezing in the past 12 months (P < .001) but not in the positive responses to questions about exercise-induced wheezing in the past 12 months and asthma ever (P = .75 and P = .15, respectively). The positive responses to questions about rhinitis and allergic rhinoconjunctivitis in the past 12 months and pollinosis ever exhibited significant seasonal variations (P = .002, P < .001, and P < .001, respectively). In contrast, there were no significant variations in positive responses regarding eczema in the past 12 months and eczema ever (P = .33 and P = .55, respectively).
Conclusion: There were time-dependent fluctuations in responses to the Web-based questionnaire regarding allergic symptoms. Timing of data collection should be taken into account when evaluating prevalence of asthma and rhinitis in children.
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Web survey bibliography - Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (2)
- Time-dependent variation in the responses to the web-based ISAAC questionnaire; 2014; Yoshida, K., Sasaki, M., Odajima, H., Itazawa, T., Hashimoto, K., Furukawa, M., Adachi, Y.
- Test-retest reliability of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood questionnaire...; 2014; Yoshida, K., Adachi, Y., Sasaki, M., et al.