Department of Family Practice, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC.
Can Fam Physician. 2012 Apr;58(4):e225-8.
To understand why response rates in clinician surveys are declining.
Cross-sectional fax-back survey.
British Columbia.
Random sample of family physicians and all gynecologists in the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia's registry.
Accuracy of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia's registry, and the prevalence and characteristics of physicians with policies not to participate in any surveys.
Of 542 physicians who received surveys, 76 (14.0%) responded. On follow-up we found the following: the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia's registry was inaccurate for 94 (17.3%) listings; 14 (2.6%) physicians were away; 100 (18.5%) were not eligible; and 197 (36.3%) had an office policy not to participate in any surveys. Compared with the respondents, physicians with an office policy not to participate in any surveys were more likely to be men, less likely to be white, more likely to have urban-based practices, and more likely to have been in practice for more than 15 years.
Many physicians have an office policy not to participate in any surveys. Owing to the trend of lower response rates, recommendations of minimum response rates for clinician surveys by many journals might need to be reassessed.
了解为什么临床医生调查的回复率在下降。
横断面传真回返调查。
不列颠哥伦比亚省。
不列颠哥伦比亚省医师和外科医生学院注册处的随机抽取的家庭医生样本和所有妇科医生。
不列颠哥伦比亚省医师和外科医生学院注册处的准确性，以及不参与任何调查的医生的比例和特征。
在收到调查的 542 名医生中，有 76 名（14.0%）做出了回应。在后续调查中，我们发现以下情况：不列颠哥伦比亚省医师和外科医生学院的注册处有 94 个（17.3%）名录不准确；14 名（2.6%）医生不在；100 名（18.5%）不符合条件；197 名（36.3%）有办公室政策，不参与任何调查。与受访者相比，有办公室政策不参与任何调查的医生更可能是男性，不太可能是白人，更可能在城市开设诊所，并且行医时间超过 15 年。
许多医生有办公室政策，不参与任何调查。由于回复率呈下降趋势，许多期刊对临床医生调查的最低回复率的建议可能需要重新评估。
