Telephone vs face-to-face interviewing in a community psychiatric survey
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This study compared telephone with face-to-face interviewing in a community psychiatric survey. Two groups of women were investigated, Holocaust survivors and Europe-born respondents who were in prestate Israel during World War II. Both were administered the Psychiatric Research Interview Demoralization Scale and a short item scale investigating World War II experiences. Results showed a high compliance rate to the telephone mode. The subjects' scores in the two modes were highly correlated. Telephone interviewing seems to be a reliable and efficient method in areas with a well-developed network of subscribers.
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- Authors
- Fenig, S., Levav, I., Kohn, R., & Yelin, N.
- ORCID
- Kohn, R
- Venue
- American Journal of Public Health
- Publisher
- American Public Health Association
- Published
- 1993-06
- Volume
- 83
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 896-898
- ISSN
- 0090-0036 (ISSN-L)
- 1541-0048
- OpenAlex
- W2103932000
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 17
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- FWCI
- 16.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Public Health (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Keywords
- telephone interviews, face-to-face interviewing, Holocaust survivors, demoralization
- MeSH terms
- Mental Disorders, Community Psychiatry, Data Collection, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Jews, Telephone, War Crimes
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