Preparing and conducting interviews to collect data

Application of audio computer-assisted self-interviews to collect self-reported health data: an overview.

For assessment of sensitive health behaviors (e.g., sexual behavior, violent behaviors, substance use), research is typically limited to an examination of self-reports of past behavior. Audio computer-assisted self-interviews (ACASI) may enhance the validity of self-report data in research and clinical settings by reducing measurement bias. This paper provides an introduction to ACASI for colle...

Telephone interviews can be used to collect follow-up data subsequent to no response to postal questionnaires in clinical trials.

OBJECTIVE Follow-up data were collected using postal questionnaires and if participants did not respond, then data was collected using telephone interviews. The objectives of this study were to examine, for the two methods, how respondents differed in characteristics and whether the observed treatment difference varied. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING A large clinical trial of lower back pain. RES...

Why Collect Retrospective Data ?

Understanding and preparing for pharmacy practice residency interviews.

Recruiting for and Conducting Qualitative Telephone Interviews to Study Dispersed Groups, Virtual Organizations, and Distributed Communities

This paper provides a flexible framework for email recruitment and telephone interview for studying dispersed groups, virtual organizations, and distributed communities whose work, interaction, and communication are primarily mediated by communication technologies. We argue that under the appropriate conditions, telephone interviewing can yield high quality data, thus it be considered a product...