Being a quantitative interviewer: qualitatively exploring interviewers' experiences in a longitudinal cohort study

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Being a quantitative interviewer: qualitatively exploring interviewers' experiences in a longitudinal cohort study

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Abstract Background Many studies of health outcomes rely on data collected by interviewers administering highly-structured (quantitative) questionnaires to participants. Little appears to be known about the experiences of such interviewers. This paper explores interviewer experiences of working on a longitudinal study in New Zealand (the Prospective Outcomes of injury Study - POIS). Interviewers administer highly-structured questionnaires to participants, usually by telephone, and enter data ...

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2011-12-01

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Derrett Sarah / Colhoun Sarah

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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2288/11/165

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Medicine (General)

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