Field work I: selecting the instrument for data collection

• Published in: Anais brasileiros de dermatología Vol. 89; no. 6; pp. 918 - 923
• Main Authors: Bastos, Joao Luiz, Duquia, Rodrigo Pereira, González-Chica, David Alejandro, Mesa, Jeovany Martínez, Bonamigo, Renan Rangel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Dermatologia 01.11.2014
• Subjects: Biomedical Research - methods; Data collection; Data Collection - methods; Data Collection - standards; DERMATOLOGY; Epidemiology And Biostatistics Applied To Dermatology; Health surveys; Humans; Methods; Quality Control; Questionnaires; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design; Research Personnel; Review; Data collection; Review; Health surveys; Methods; Questionnaires

The selection of instruments that will be used to collect data is a crucial step in the research process. Validity and reliability of the collected data and, above all, their potential comparability with data from previous investigations must be prioritized during this phase. We present a decision t...