Using CATI in survey research by telephone

Computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) in primary care.

OBJECTIVES We aimed to study the prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among 11,000 inhabitants in Northern Helsinki, and to identify high-risk individuals in the area and direct them to the local primary-health-care-centred CVD-risk-factor prevention programme. METHOD We conducted a computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI), a descriptive survey and primary care unit sea...

Discharge Against Medical Advice in Teaching Hospitals: A Telephone Survey

Background: Discharge with personal consent is considered as one of the main problems in hospitalization condition since many patients leave the hospital prematurely against the doctor’s advice. Thus, the aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the discharge with personal satisfaction in selected teaching hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The pr...

Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI): using the telephone for obtaining information on reproductive health Computer-assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI): usando telefone para a obtenção de informações sobre saúde reprodutiva

The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of using computer assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) as a method for obtaining information on reproductive health in Brazil. A total of 998 eligible women for the study were selected to answer a questionnaire through computerassisted telephone interviewing undertaken by trained interviewers. The outcomes of each telephone contact a...

Organizational Effects of Cati in Small to Medium Survey Centers

Stratified Telephone Survey Designs

Two stage random digit dialing procedures as developed by Mitofsky and elaborated by Waksberg are widely used in telephone sampling of the U.S. household population. Current alternative approaches have, relative to this procedure, coverage and cost deficiencies. These deficiencies are addressed through telephone sample designs which use listed number information to improve the cost-efficiency o...