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01-10-2021 | Research and Reporting Methods

A Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS)

Authors: Akash Sharma, MBBS, Nguyen Tran Minh Duc, MD, Tai Luu Lam Thang, MD, Nguyen Hai Nam, MD, Sze Jia Ng, MD, Kirellos Said Abbas, MBCH, Nguyen Tien Huy, MD, PhD, Ana Marušić, MD, PhD, Christine L. Paul, PhD, Janette Kwok, MBBS, Juntra Karbwang, MD, PhD, Chiara de Waure, MD, MSc, PhD, Frances J. Drummond, PhD, Yoshiyuki Kizawa, MD, PhD, Erik Taal, PhD, Joeri Vermeulen, MSN, CM, Gillian H. M. Lee, PhD, Adam Gyedu, MD, MPH, Kien Gia To, PhD, Martin L. Verra, PhD, Évelyne M. Jacqz-Aigrain, MD, PhD, Wouter K. G. Leclercq, MD, Simo T. Salminen, PhD, Cathy Donald Sherbourne, PhD, Barbara Mintzes, PhD, Sergi Lozano, PhD, Ulrich S. Tran, DSc, Mitsuaki Matsui, MD, MSc, PhD, Mohammad Karamouzian, DVM, MSc, PhD candidate

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 10/2021

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A survey is a list of questions aiming to extract a set of desired data or opinions from a particular group of people.¹ Surveys can be administered quicker than some other methods of data gathering and facilitate data collection from a large number of participants. Numerous questions can be included in a survey that allow for increased flexibility in evaluation of several research areas, such as analysis of risk factors, treatment outcomes, disease trends, cost-effectiveness of care, and quality of life. Surveys can be conducted by phone, mail, face-to-face, or online using web-based software and applications. Online surveys can help reduce or prevent geographical dependence and increase the validity, reliability, and statistical power of the studies. Moreover, online surveys facilitate rapid survey administration as well as data collection and analysis.² …

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Title: A Consensus-Based Checklist for Reporting of Survey Studies (CROSS)
Authors: Akash Sharma, MBBS
Nguyen Tran Minh Duc, MD
Tai Luu Lam Thang, MD
Nguyen Hai Nam, MD
Sze Jia Ng, MD
Kirellos Said Abbas, MBCH
Nguyen Tien Huy, MD, PhD
Ana Marušić, MD, PhD
Christine L. Paul, PhD
Janette Kwok, MBBS
Juntra Karbwang, MD, PhD
Chiara de Waure, MD, MSc, PhD
Frances J. Drummond, PhD
Yoshiyuki Kizawa, MD, PhD
Erik Taal, PhD
Joeri Vermeulen, MSN, CM
Gillian H. M. Lee, PhD
Adam Gyedu, MD, MPH
Kien Gia To, PhD
Martin L. Verra, PhD
Évelyne M. Jacqz-Aigrain, MD, PhD
Wouter K. G. Leclercq, MD
Simo T. Salminen, PhD
Cathy Donald Sherbourne, PhD
Barbara Mintzes, PhD
Sergi Lozano, PhD
Ulrich S. Tran, DSc
Mitsuaki Matsui, MD, MSc, PhD
Mohammad Karamouzian, DVM, MSc, PhD candidate
Publication date: 01-10-2021
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 10/2021
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-021-06737-1

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