Impact of survey length and compensation on validity, reliability, and sample characteristics for Ultrashort-, Short-, and Long-Research Participant Perception Surveys

• Published in: Journal of clinical and translational science Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 31 - 37
• Main Authors: Kost, Rhonda G., Correa da Rosa, Joel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Cambridge University Press 01.02.2018
• Subjects: community engagement; Compensation; Demographics; Demography; Ethnicity; Hypothesis testing; Patient engagement; patient-centered; Perception; performance improvement; Polls & surveys; Research centers; Research Methods and Technology; research participant experience; Response rates; Sample size; Science; Standard scores; Validity; New York

The validated Research Participant Perception Survey (RPPS-Long) elicits valuable data at modest response rates. To address this limitation, we developed shorter RPPS-Ultrashort and RPPS-Short versions, fielded them with the RPPS-Long to a random sample of a national research volunteer registry, and...