Internet-based surveys of health professionals

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Using the Internet to conduct surveys of health professionals: a valid alternative?

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to examine whether Internet-based surveys of health professionals can provide a valid alternative to traditional survey methods. METHODS (i) Systematic review of published Internet-based surveys of health professionals focusing on criteria of external validity, specifically sample representativeness and response bias. (ii) Internet-based survey of GPs, ...

Health Professionals' Expectations Versus Experiences of Internet-Based Telemonitoring: Survey Among Heart Failure Clinics

BACKGROUND Although telemonitoring is increasingly used in heart failure care, data on expectations, experiences, and organizational implications concerning telemonitoring are rarely addressed, and the optimal profile of patients who can benefit from telemonitoring has yet to be defined. OBJECTIVE To assess the actual status of use of telemonitoring and to describe the expectations, experienc...

Competence of Information Technology Professionals in Internet-Based Ventures

This chapter articulates the knowledge and skills required by IT professionals in young Internetbased firms. Building on the general IT governance principle of aligning business and IT, it introduces an adequate competence model, outlines its dimensions, and suggests a framework for modeling the effects of factors internal and external to the firm on the value propositions of the different dime...

Using Internet-based Surveys for Academic Research: Opportunities and Problems

This paper presents a preliminary investigation of the use of Internet-Based Surveys, also called E-Surveys, as tools for academic research. A brief review of existing literature is included. An introductory analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of this method of data collection are discussed, and details of an InternetBased Survey, which investigated and evaluated current involvement in...