Telephone vs face-to-face interviewing in a community psychiatric survey.
Authors:
- I LevavILI Levav
- R KohnRKR Kohn
- N YelinNYN Yelin
- 1 June 1993
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 83 (6) , 896-898
Abstract
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.Keywords
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