Advanced practice nurses and program evaluation: Can solicitation of an e-mail address lead to longitudinal selection bias?

Objectives: To identify if survey respondents providing an e-mail address for program evaluation represent a risk of longitudinal selection bias. Methods: A survey was administered to advanced practice nurses after a chronic disease self-management presentation. Chi-square statistics and logistic re...

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Published in:Contemporary nurse : a journal for the Australian nursing profession 2012-06, Vol.41 (2), p.169-176
Main Authors: Dickerson, Justin B, Lee Smith, Matthew, Mckinley, Ashley, Ory, Marcia G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Advanced practice nurses
advanced practice nursing
Bias
Chronic Disease
Chronic illnesses
Data collection
Electronic Mail
Health surveys
Humans
Internet
longitudinal research
Longitudinal Studies
Mail surveys
Nurse Practitioners
Nursing
Personal information
Practice
Privacy
Program Evaluation
Response rates
Selection Bias
Self Care
Self-directed work teams
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Summary:Objectives: To identify if survey respondents providing an e-mail address for program evaluation represent a risk of longitudinal selection bias. Methods: A survey was administered to advanced practice nurses after a chronic disease self-management presentation. Chi-square statistics and logistic regression were used to identify variables associated with successful solicitation of an e-mail address. Results: Relative to those 'not at all likely' to suggest someone in their practice train to become a certified chronic disease self-management facilitator, those stating they were 'very likely' or 'quite likely' to take this action were 10.20 and 13.60 times more likely, respectively, to provide an e-mail address. These differences were statistically significant (OR = 10.20, CI = 2.91-35.77, p < 0.001 and OR = 13.60, CI = 2.14-86.40, p = 0.006, respectively). Conclusion: Soliciting an e-mail address could pose a risk of selection bias when developing a longitudinal sample for further analysis.
ISSN:1037-6178
1839-3535
DOI:10.5172/conu.2012.41.2.169