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Background: A questionnaire is a commonly used data collection method and is a very crucial part of the research. However, designing a questionnaire can be a daunting task for postgraduate students.
Methods: This manuscript illustrates the various steps required in questionnaire designing and provides an insight into the essentials of questionnaire construction and validation. Data from a questionnaire should be able to comprehend the objectives of the study; else it may lead to wrong interpretation or bias, decreased power of study and inability to generalize the study results.
Conclusion: Since it is equally important to verify the usefulness of the designed questionnaire, the article briefly describes the process of psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire.
Keywords: Questionnaire validation, questionnaire designing, psychometric assessment, validity, WOMAC, pragmatic research.
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Current Clinical Pharmacology
Title:How to Design and Validate A Questionnaire: A Guide
Volume: 13 Issue: 4
Author(s): Jaspreet Kaur Boparai, Surjit Singh *Priyanka Kathuria
Affiliation:
- Department of Pharmacology, AIIMS, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005,India
Keywords: Questionnaire validation, questionnaire designing, psychometric assessment, validity, WOMAC, pragmatic research.
Abstract: Background: A questionnaire is a commonly used data collection method and is a very crucial part of the research. However, designing a questionnaire can be a daunting task for postgraduate students.
Methods: This manuscript illustrates the various steps required in questionnaire designing and provides an insight into the essentials of questionnaire construction and validation. Data from a questionnaire should be able to comprehend the objectives of the study; else it may lead to wrong interpretation or bias, decreased power of study and inability to generalize the study results.
Conclusion: Since it is equally important to verify the usefulness of the designed questionnaire, the article briefly describes the process of psychometric evaluation of a questionnaire.
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Boparai Kaur Jaspreet , Singh Surjit*, Kathuria Priyanka, How to Design and Validate A Questionnaire: A Guide, Current Clinical Pharmacology 2018; 13 (4) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574884713666180807151328
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574884713666180807151328 |
Print ISSN 1574-8847 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3938 |