Web-based survey of US health educators: challenges and lessons.

abstract

• OBJECTIVE: To report the challenges and lessons learned while conducting a nationwide Web-based survey of US health educators. METHODS: We developed a Web-based survey, entitled Health Promotion and Genetics/Genomics Survey, to assess health educators' likelihood to adopt genomic competencies into health promotion; 1924 health educators responded (adjusted response rate = 23.1%). RESULTS: This study addresses challenges identified in the electronic surveying process: population identification, sampling, instrument design, survey implementation, and data preparation/analysis. Strategies for dealing with these challenges are proposed. CONCLUSIONS: This practical example contributes to the further development and refinement of guidelines and best practices for Web-based surveying of US health educators.

authors

• Chen, Lei-Shih
• Goodson, Patricia

published proceedings

• Am J Health Behav

author list (cited authors)

• Chen, L., & Goodson, P.

citation count

• 12

complete list of authors

• Chen, Lei-Shih||Goodson, Patricia

publication date

• December 2010

publisher

• JCFCorp SG PTE LTD  Publisher

published in

• American Journal of Health Behavior  Journal

keywords

• Data Collection
• Diffusion Of Innovation
• Genomics
• Guidelines As Topic
• Health Care Surveys
• Health Educators
• Health Promotion
• Humans
• Internet
• Professional Competence
• Research Design
• Surveys And Questionnaires
• United States

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.5993/ajhb.34.1.1

start page

• 3

end page

• 11

volume

• 34

issue

• 1

URL

• http%3A%2F%2Fdx.doi.org%2F10.5993%2Fajhb.34.1.1

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being