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. 1996 Sep 21;313(7059):732–734. doi: 10.1136/bmj.313.7059.732

General practice postal surveys: a questionnaire too far?

B R McAvoy 1, E F Kaner 1
PMCID: PMC2352115  PMID: 8819446

Abstract

A primary care led NHS, driven by evidence based practice, needs to build on a firm foundation of research in primary care. As researchers are making increasing use of questionnaire surveys to assess general practitioners' views and attitudes, so response rates to questionnaire surveys among general practitioners are dropping. The reasons include lack of perceived relevance of the research and lack of information and feedback about it, and researchers need to be more aware of the realities of everyday practice. Approaches that might reverse this trend include monitoring all research activities going on in an area to ensure that practices are not overused, giving general practitioners incentives to participate, and improving the relevance of research and the quality of questionnaires.

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