Research Techniques Made Simple: Web-Based Survey Research in Dermatology: Conduct and Applications
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Web-based surveys, or e-surveys, are surveys designed and delivered using the internet. The use of these survey tools is becoming increasingly common in medical research. Their advantages are appealing to surveyors because they allow for rapid development and administration of surveys, fast data collection and analysis, low cost, and fewer errors due to manual data entry than telephone or mailed questionnaires. Internet surveys may be used in clinical and academic research settings with improved speed and efficacy of data collection compared with paper or verbal survey modalities. However, limitations such as potentially low response rates, demographic biases, and variations in computer literacy and internet access remain areas of concern. We aim to briefly describe some of the currently available Web-based survey tools, focusing on advantages and limitations to help guide their use and application in dermatologic research.
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Online surveys can help reduce or prevent geographical dependence and increase the validity, reliability, and statistical power of the studies.
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- Authors
- Maymone, M. B. C., Venkatesh, S., Secemsky, E., Reddy, K., & Vashi, N. A.
- Affiliations
- Boston University (US)
- Massachusetts General Hospital (US)
- Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates (US)
- Corresponding author
- Vashi, Neelam A.
- Venue
- Journal of Investigative Dermatology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2018-07
- Volume
- 138
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 1456-1462
- ISSN
- 0022-202X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2809218632
- Cited by
- 38
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 3 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 6 · 2023: 7 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1
- FWCI
- 5.69
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Investigative Dermatology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Keywords
- online surveys, dermatology research, survey tools, response rate, demographic bias, computer literacy, internet access, data collection
- MeSH terms
- Dermatology, Surveys and Questionnaires, Research Design, Guidelines as Topic, Internet, Biomedical Research
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