Survey Design. This cross-sectional survey was administered online using REDCap, a secure online data collection platform.12 Respondents were asked to self-report demographic data and practice characteristics [i.e. gender, race, ethnicity, medical specialty, years in practice, practice type (academic practice/private practice/other), practice location (urban/suburban/rural), involvement in NF research, affiliation with the Children’s Tumor Foundation NF Clinic Network, and whether their practice currently included pediatric and adult NF1, NF2, and schwannomatosis patients.] The research team identified six relevant NF guideline publications3-8 via literature review to include in the survey (as French guidelines from Xxxxxxxxx et al. (2020) were published after this survey was administered). All respondents were asked to identify whether they were previously aware, unaware, or unsure about each publication [which were identified by first author, title, journal, publication year, PubMed ID and primary topic area (i.e. pediatric NF1)]. Respondents were asked about their awareness of all six NF guideline publications, even if their practice did not currently include the specific NF patient population addressed by the publication, under the assumption that clinicians should have broad knowledge of these resources to remain current with the field, to be prepared to coordinate care for new patients, and to help pediatric patients transition to adult care. One author (JTJ) extracted 40 individual guidelines from five guideline publications4-8 for assessment of guideline agreement (as pediatric NF1 guidelines from Xxxxxx et al. (2019) were published after this section of the survey was finalized). Guidelines were largely extracted verbatim, with minor changes in wording to combine nearly identical guidelines from multiple publications or to improve grammar (see Table 1 for full list of guidelines). All guidelines were assessed by two authors (JTJ and VLM) to determine the relevant patient population addressed (i.e. pediatric or adult; NF1, NF2, or schwannomatosis). Respondents were asked to rate their agreement with each individual guideline relevant to their practice population using a 5-point Likert scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree, with neutral as the midpoint). Respondents could also optionally provide free-text comments about any guideline. The study size was determined by the number of eligible respondents who completed at least one guideline agreement rating. Des...
Survey Design. As part of this task, the ETC Institute team will conduct an assessment of the survey design in the context of the data requirements for the project. The reliability of the principal travel model statistics (e.g., trip generation rates) is a key project data requirement. The assessment of different sampling plans will also take into account the needs of data being collected to support other regional planning needs. ETC Institute will work with WAMPO staff in assessing the anticipated impact that different designs will have on the accuracy of the data collected and the response rate. The household survey questionnaire and travel diary will be structured and worded to allow participants to answer the questions easily. The survey will be formatted in a manner that allows for coding, checking, and data entry functions to be performed easily. Survey procedures and materials will be crafted to "fit" the local context. The survey will be designed to meet the following specifications: Survey Type: The survey will be designed to collect trip data from a representative sample of households in the WAMPO region and in any defined sub-area. This will include data on the number, mode, length, duration, and purpose, for all trips taken by all members of participating households. Basic household information, as well as demographic and socioeconomic data will also be collected for each household that participates in the survey. The survey will be conducted for one 24-hour period on an average, non-holiday weekday when local K-12 schools and colleges are in session. The survey will not be conducted on a day with unseasonable weather that affects normal driving habits of residents.
Survey Design. By the last day of February during each calendar year of the contract period, the Contractor shall perform the following tasks:
i. The Contractor shall update a combined single version of Connecticut’s Part C English and Spanish Family Surveys (Impact on Families Scale only - English Front/Spanish Back).
ii. The Contractor shall ensure that unique serial numbers provided by OEC/B23 are overprinted onto the bottom left of both the front and back pages of the outgoing surveys.
Survey Design. A questionnaire, primarily prepared in the context of T1.1 ‘Value Chain Definition and Stakehold- ers Identification’ with specific additions pertaining to tool-specific requirements by T1.2 Usage Scenarios, User, Functional & Technical Requirements, was used in order to identify user expec- tations and user group specific interactions with the tool to be produced in the context of BOUNCE project. The interview was conducted based on open-ended questions allowing inter- viewees to include more information, such as feelings, attitudes and understanding of the sub- ject and thus enabling the researchers to receive more useful, contextual feedback. From the user scenarios and requirements perspective, the aim of this survey was twofold: first, to identify what is needed from a new decision-support tool, enabling healthcare personnel to assess the resilience levels of the patient and the potential need for psychosocial interventions by monitoring the patients adaptation to illness (e.g., treatment adherence, physical functioning, quality of life, emotional well-being); second, to explore the potential use of a specific version of this tool by the patients. The structure of the questionnaires was the following with each subsection representing a major topic. The questionnaires can be found in D1.1 entitled ‘BOUNCE Value Chain’. During the treat- ment/illness - Questions re- lated to the re- search project Resilience - To better define the concept of resilience - To identify potential gaps in resilience assessment -To identify how good/poor resilince is expressed Benefits - To explore the value and to clarify the aims of the tool to be produced. Activities - Same as above - To explore the patients’willingness to answer questionnaires during the treatments Closing - To bring to light potential topics evading the questionnaire NHG and the clinical partners outside Finland conducted the interviews. More specifically, a total of twelve (12) interviews were conducted in Finland and Italy from various representatives of the end user categories. More specifically five (5) of the participants were patients or their family members, while seven (7) of them were current or former healthcare professionals (oncologists, psychologists and nurses). An overview of the interviewees is presented in Table 3. Finland (8) Health and social service providers Oncologist Female - Specialist in oncology HUS Cancer Centre Health and social service providers BC nurse Female - BC nurse HUS...
Survey Design. The work to be performed by the consultant includes a review of the needs of the WAMPO travel demand model and its data requirements to determine adequate parameters and develop a preliminary survey design. The survey should be designed to collect all the necessary data to support the existing WAMPO trip‐based travel demand model. The survey design should include the sample size, the sampling technique, the design of the survey questionnaires, and the method used for conducting the survey. The survey design should also take into consideration the issue of surveying commercial vehicles and developing key questions pertinent to commercial vehicles. Once the survey type and site plans are determined, the consultant shall develop necessary survey procedures and staffing plans to administer the survey. The survey procedure shall be reviewed and approved by WAMPO.
Survey Design. Stakeholder Interviews Facilitation of stakeholder interview to gather strategic input on employee feedback program and survey content Delivery Team Responsibilities Design and facilitate up to five onsite/virtual 30 to 60 minutes stakeholder interviews for additional input and content to support overall program or survey design. One interview protocol will be designed, interview notes will be summarized and used as input into survey design and other applicable program needs.
Survey Design. The User Satisfaction Surveys and ASB Satisfaction Surveys will be made up primarily of ACPO mandated and standardised questions with a number of additional requirements for each user group and specific to individual Force requirements (to be discussed with Forces on an individual basis). For 2011-12 each force would use pre-existing surveys. Appendices 1 and 2 shows the standard User Satisfaction and ASB Satisfaction scripts, however individual forces scripts are included in Appendix 6. The four forces would look to combine their individual surveys for 2012-13 and therefore run with only one user satisfaction survey. Forces may seek to collaborate on the ASB survey in future years Approximate timings for the current surveys are:
Survey Design. An uncompleted pro-forma of the survey can be seen in Annex 1, showing how each question was presented to participants, with full details of the categories and scales used for responses. Questions are ordered to facilitate ease of use of the survey, and to allow for the possibility of early exit. Questions 1-11 are straightforward demographic questions, and are positioned at the beginning of the survey to quickly settle participants into the response process. Q11 is about internet experience and transitions to the next set, Questions 12-20, which ask about the use of cultural heritage collections online. Several of these questions are presented in a matrix format, requesting either differentiated responses by work, study and leisure activities or an appropriate 5-point Likert Scale for attitudinal responses. Questions 21-24 then probe deeper, and are somewhat more complex, requiring some free text qualitative responses or a degree of judgment relating to the participant‟s experience of more complex information tasks. Questions 25-29 are more straightforward again, and transition to less critical information (for the PATHS project) relating to engagement with cultural heritage institutions in the physical real world context, along with additional information about personal knowledge and engagement with relevant leisure activities. Questions 30-31 round-up the survey by requesting contact information for future participation in PATHS user research. The table that follows provides a full list of the survey questions, grouped by the four main areas of data collected: Personal and lifestyle characteristics Cultural participation and knowledge Information behaviour in cultural heritage Complex information task It should be noted that questions are not entirely sequential through the four categories; rather they have been grouped as they have been used for analysis purposes. Information is given about the style and format of each question, and the purpose of the questions in the user requirements work, and the PATHS project as a whole. Personal & Lifestyle Characteristics Q1 Gender Nominal, select one To collect demographic information and other descriptive information about potential PATHS users Q2 Age Group Ordinal, select one Q3 Which country do you live in currently? Nominal, select one, mandatory To contribute to user profiles To identify differences in activity by domain and role Q4 What is your current student status? Nominal, select one Q5 W...
Survey Design. This study was a survey-based descriptive analysis that was approved by the Institutional Review Board of our hospital. Thirty cervical myeloradiculopathy patients in- cluding cases of spondylosis and OPLL that required sur- xxxx were recruited from the same institute for the survey which included basic demographic data, descriptions of symptoms, physical examinations, and radiographic data. The cases showing more than 10 degrees of cervical ky- phosis or considerable neck pain (visual analog scale ≥3) were excluded in this survey. Plain radiographs contained cervical spine anteroposterior, lateral views, and dynamic lateral views. Sagittal and axial images of each level from C2 to T1 were captured using computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The first survey included questions about (1) the most preferable surgical method and (2) the suitable decompression levels. The
1. The concept of “acceptable agreement” was introduced to assess the degree of agreement in the level selection for LP [8]. If the difference was a half level or less, the degree of agreement was considered acceptable. An example for the acceptable agreement is described in Fig. 2. The dome LP was considered as a half level. Three experienced spine surgeons who had their own practice for more than 10 years conducted the first survey. Given that all of the surgeons worked at other institutes, the participants were blind to the objectives of the survey. The second survey was conducted 6 months after the initial survey but its fo- cus was slightly different to the first survey. The surgeons were queried on the acceptability for LP as a treatment option and suitable decompression levels.
Survey Design. This investigation is designed to fill data gaps remaining from previous investigations and to complete the information required to perform radiological risk assessments to derive site cleanup guidelines. This full Survey Design is detailed in SAP Section 5. During planning for this survey, it was noted that previous investigations did not include several tasks necessary to gain a comprehensive understanding of the nature, extent, and distribution of site radiological contaminants. These include: Systematic sample locations: previous radiological data points appear to have been either random or biased, as there was no discernable systematic pattern to their locations. Survey of the site pond: no data points from previous investigations were found in the site pond (at the north end of the site), or in any of the lands to the north of the pond. Data from the lowest extents of the landfill: no documentation was discovered that provided evidence that previous investigation fully penetrated the landfill. Because comprehensive data is needed to accurately assess radiological risk, and subsequently make decisions as to future actions at the site, this survey was designed to fill the data gaps listed above, as well as to supplement and update existing data. Each task included in this project is discussed in Section 4.1. GWS activities will be conducted in accordance with applicable sections of the document entitled Gamma Walkover and Civil Survey Work Plan, Shpack Landfill Superfund Site (XXXXXXX 1999). No laboratory analyses will be carried out in performance of this task. The soil-sampling portion of this survey will provide the majority of the data required to fill the data gaps. Soil samples, as well as shallow groundwater samples from the monitoring xxxxx, will be analyzed for concentration of U-234, U-235, and U-238 at Paragon as described below. SOPs and methods used by Paragon for these analyses are included in Appendix B to the SAP.
6.1 Ra-226 Analysis
6.2 U-238 Analysis
6.3 U-234 Analysis
6.4 U-235 Analysis
