Survey (human research)

In research of human subjects, a survey is a list of questions aimed for extracting specific data from a particular group of people. Surveys may be conducted by phone, mail, via the internet, and also at street corners or in malls. Surveys are used to gather or gain knowledge in fields such as social research and demography.

Survey research is often used to assess thoughts, opinions and feelings.[1] Surveys can be specific and limited, or they can have more global, widespread goals. Psychologists and sociologists often use surveys to analyze behavior, while it is also used to meet the more pragmatic needs of the media, such as, in evaluating political candidates, public health officials, professional organizations, and advertising and marketing directors. Survey research has also been employed in various medical and surgical fields to gather information about healthcare personnel’s practice patterns and professional attitudes toward various clinical problems and diseases. Healthcare professionals that may be enrolled in survey studies include physicians,[2][3] nurses,[4] and physical therapists[5] among others. A survey consists of a predetermined set of questions that is given to a sample.[1] With a representative sample, that is, one that is representative of the larger population of interest, one can describe the attitudes of the population from which the sample was drawn. Further, one can compare the attitudes of different populations as well as look for changes in attitudes over time. A good sample selection is key as it allows one to generalize the findings from the sample to the population, which is the whole purpose of survey research. In addition to this, it is important to ensure that survey questions are not biased such as using suggestive words. This prevents inaccurate results in a survey.

  1. ^ a b Shaughnessy, J.; Zechmeister, E.; Jeanne, Z. (2011). Research methods in psychology (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw Hill. pp. 161–175. ISBN 9780078035180.
  2. ^ Kim, DY; Lee, YG; Kim, BS (July 2017). "Survey of Medical Oncology Status in Korea (SOMOS-K): A National Survey of Medical Oncologists in the Korean Association for Clinical Oncology (KACO)". Cancer Research and Treatment. 49 (3): 588–594. doi:10.4143/crt.2016.313. PMC 5512367. PMID 27658389.
  3. ^ Gendy, S; ElGebeily, M; El-Sobky, TA; Khoshhal, KI; Jawadi, AH (2019). "Current practice and preferences to management of equinus in children with ambulatory cerebral palsy: A survey of orthopedic surgeons". SICOT-J. 5: 3. doi:10.1051/sicotj/2019003. PMC 6394235. PMID 30816087.
  4. ^ Abu Ali, RM; Abed, MA; Khalil, AA; Al-Kloub, MI; Ashour, AF; Alnsour, IA (2017). "A Survey on Sexual Counseling for Patients With Cardiac Disease Among Nurses in Jordan". The Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing. 33 (5): 467–473. doi:10.1097/JCN.0000000000000472. PMID 29601371. S2CID 4516071.
  5. ^ Stephensen, D; de Kleijn, P; Matlary, RED; Katzerova, M; McLaughlin, P; Ryan, A; Lobet, S; EAHAD Physiotherapists, Committee. (May 2019). "Scope of practice of haemophilia physiotherapists: A European survey". Haemophilia. 25 (3): 514–520. doi:10.1111/hae.13727. PMID 30866150.

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