TY - JOUR
T1 - ‘Hidden gem’ within social media
AU - Park, Joon Soo
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Questionnaire research has always had many challenges, especially when involving interdisciplinary topics. These have been exacerbated in the past 2 years by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has restricted how researchers collect responses to research questions from participants.[1] Due to this, the internet has become a cornerstone for online surveys. Eysenbach (in 2004) has published a checklist that is listed on the Equator network and is considered to be the gold standard for reporting results of internet e-surveys Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES).[2] Due to the convenience of electronic questionnaires, the completion-to-finish is usually higher than their counterpart postal surveys.[3] In addition, they are easy to conduct using platforms such as SurveyMonkey, Google Forms and even Qualtrics.[4] The availability and development of these platforms highlight the evolution of technology for online questionnaires.[5]Developing a reliable and exploratory questionnaire can be a challenge, but once this is completed, the next challenge is to obtain a representative sample of sufficient size. The reasons for non-completion could include that participants may not have the time to complete the questionnaire or they see it as a form of ‘harassment’. In addition, the extensive nature of the topics often explored in questionnaires can lead to the need for many questions, potentially inducing the phenomenon of ‘survey fatigue’.[6] These factors can be a deterrent in achieving the ideal response sample that the researchers hope to achieve.
AB - Questionnaire research has always had many challenges, especially when involving interdisciplinary topics. These have been exacerbated in the past 2 years by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has restricted how researchers collect responses to research questions from participants.[1] Due to this, the internet has become a cornerstone for online surveys. Eysenbach (in 2004) has published a checklist that is listed on the Equator network and is considered to be the gold standard for reporting results of internet e-surveys Checklist for Reporting Results of Internet E-Surveys (CHERRIES).[2] Due to the convenience of electronic questionnaires, the completion-to-finish is usually higher than their counterpart postal surveys.[3] In addition, they are easy to conduct using platforms such as SurveyMonkey, Google Forms and even Qualtrics.[4] The availability and development of these platforms highlight the evolution of technology for online questionnaires.[5]Developing a reliable and exploratory questionnaire can be a challenge, but once this is completed, the next challenge is to obtain a representative sample of sufficient size. The reasons for non-completion could include that participants may not have the time to complete the questionnaire or they see it as a form of ‘harassment’. In addition, the extensive nature of the topics often explored in questionnaires can lead to the need for many questions, potentially inducing the phenomenon of ‘survey fatigue’.[6] These factors can be a deterrent in achieving the ideal response sample that the researchers hope to achieve.
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U2 - 10.1093/ijpp/riac050
DO - 10.1093/ijpp/riac050
M3 - Editorial
C2 - 35652515
SN - 0961-7671
VL - 30
SP - 193
EP - 194
JO - The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
JF - The International Journal of Pharmacy Practice
IS - 3
ER -