Table 2.
Survey Characteristic | Mail Surveys (N =26 studies)* | Telephone Surveys (N =13 studies)* | Drop Box (N =4 studies)* | In-Person Interviews (N =12 studies)* |
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Content characteristics | ||||
Average number of items (range) | 45 (15–72) | 23 (8–39) | 16 (12–30) | 33 (10–121) |
Average number of domains (range) | 8 (1–14) | 5 (2–10) | 6 (4–10) | 7 (3–14) |
Implementation characteristics | ||||
When survey is administered: percent of studies (N) | 12% (3) Less than 2 weeks postdischarge | 0% (0) Less than 2 weeks post discharge | On-site | On-site |
12% (3) 2–4 weeks postdischarge | 31% (4) 2–4 weeks post discharge | |||
19% (5) >4 weeks postdischarge | 15% (2) >4 weeks postdischarge | |||
Target sample size (range) | 510 (100–1400) | 115 (80–150) | 10 (NA)† | 160 (NA) |
Performance characteristics | ||||
Average response rate (range) | 47% (15–77) | 70% (24–91) | 63% (27–95) | 75% (53–84) |
Psychometrics reported: percent of studies (N) | 54% (14) internal consistency | 15% (2) internal consistency | 75% (3) internal consistency | 58% (7) internal consistency |
19% (5) test–retest | 8% (1) test–retest | 25% (1) test–retest | 33% (4) test–retest | |
NA interrater | 0% (0) interrater | 0% (0) interrater | 8% (1) interrater | |
19% (5) concurrent | 8% (1) concurrent | 50% (2) concurrent | 17% (2) concurrent | |
15% (4) construct | 8% (1) construct | 25% (1) construct | 17% (2) construct |
NA, not applicable
Eighty-four articles were reviewed, 59 were included in this review; we were unable to determine the mode of administration in three articles and a further five articles used more than one mode of administration. Therefore, the number of studies cited in this table does not total 59
This information was only given in one study