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Survey Research Methodology

Surveys—from in-person to web-based, and discrete choice to stated preference—are an important means of collecting sociological, statistical, and demographic data. RAND has pioneered the use of surveys in several fields, including the development of the Delphi method of opinion gathering, and examined the statistical accuracy of various survey formats and web-based surveys.

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Collect Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Health Surveys

The Biden administration wants to promote programs and policies informed by science and to help lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans. For researchers to confidently answer that call, the first step is for the government to consistently collect sexual orientation and gender identity data.

Jun 25, 2021
Journal Article

Psychometric Evaluation of the Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plan Disenrollment Reasons Survey

To develop and assess the reliability and validity of composite measures of reasons for disenrollment from Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans.

Apr 9, 2021
Journal Article

Improving Care Experiences for Patients and Caregivers at End of Life: A Systematic Review

Previous reviews examined palliative care improvements or available measures but none explicitly on improving care experiences. We reviewed literature on improving patient and/or caregiver end-of-life care experiences.

Apr 7, 2021
Journal Article

Bereaved Family More Likely to Report "Too Little" Care Than "Too Much" Care at the End of Life

Interviews with family members about their loved one's end-of-life care found that a majority thought he or she received the right amount of care. One in six said their family member received too little care.

Mar 31, 2021
Journal Article

Gender Differences in Patient Experience Across Medicare Advantage Plans

We measured gender differences for six patient experience measures and how gender gaps differ across Medicare plans.

Mar 31, 2021
Journal Article

Heroin Use Cannot Be Measured Adequately with a General Population Survey

Here we explore the important case of using General Population Surveys to estimate frequent heroin use.

Mar 5, 2021
Journal Article

Teachers Are Not All Right: The Toll COVID-19 is Taking on the Nation's Teachers

Between working longer hours, learning new technologies, and trying to stay connected to their students, the COVID-19 pandemic has put unprecedented demands on teachers. What might teacher burnout and low morale mean for schools' abilities to support students effectively?

Jan 15, 2021
Journal Article

Nature and Predictors of Response Changes in Modified-Delphi Panels

This article describes the extent and direction of response changes between modified-Delphi rounds and identifies factors that affect participants' response changes.

Jan 7, 2021
Journal Article

Visualization of Electronic Health Record Data for Decision-Making in Diabetes and Congestive Heart Failure

The aim of this study is to study the impact of graphical representation of health record data on physician decision-making to inform the design of health information technology.

Dec 22, 2020
Report

Learn Together Surveys: 2020 Technical Documentation and Survey Results

This report provides additional information about the sample, survey instrument, and resultant data for the 2020 Learn Together Surveys that were administered to principals and teachers via the RAND Corporation's American Educator Panels.

Dec 10, 2020
Report

Study on foreign funding of religious institutions in the Netherlands

Study on foreign funding of religious institutions in the Netherlands and the extent to which funding is associated with undesirable influence from unfree countries.

Nov 20, 2020
Journal Article

Some Aspects of Patient Experience Assessed by Practices Undergoing Patient-Centered Medical Home Transformation Are Measured by CAHPS, Others Are Not

Overview of survey items used to assess patient experience and whether those items are on the CAHPS survey or not.

Oct 2, 2020
Journal Article

Response Changes in Delphi Processes: Why Is It Important to Provide High-Quality Feedback to Delphi Participants?

Participants in Delphi studies change some of their responses after group feedback and discussion. The results support previous findings that suggest that even modest changes between Delphi rounds may affect the final study findings.

Sep 24, 2020
Journal Article

Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, Associated Resource Loss, and Long-Term Mental and Behavioral Outcomes

The aim of this study was to assess the long-term mental and behavioral health outcomes of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill of residents in the Gulf Coast and to identify populations that may be particularly vulnerable to future disasters.

Sep 16, 2020
Journal Article

Fishing Households, Social Support, and Depression After the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge on mental health in the aftermath of disasters by examining depressive symptoms among residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast region six years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Sep 16, 2020
Journal Article

Persistent Risk-Related Worry as a Function of Recalled Exposure to the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Prior Trauma

This study examined the nature and predictors of worry about ongoing impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon (DH) oil spill reported by Gulf of Mexico coastal residents.

Sep 16, 2020
Journal Article

Private-Sector Attribution of Cyber Incidents: Benefits and Risks to the U.S. Government

This article addresses four questions on the relationship of private sector cyberintelligence companies with the U.S. Government.

Sep 1, 2020
Report

Practice Expense Methodology and Data Collection Research and Analysis: Interim Phase II Report

In this report, the authors address how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services can improve the methodology or update data used for setting practice expense payment rates under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule.

Aug 4, 2020
Report

2019 American Teacher Panel Civic Education Survey: Technical Documentation

As part of the RAND Corporation's Truth Decay initiative, researchers surveyed public-school social studies teachers about approaches to civic education. This report, one in a series of six, provides technical information about the survey.

Jun 29, 2020
Journal Article

Researching the Appropriateness of Care in the Complementary and Integrative Health Professions: Part 3: Designing Instruments With Patient Input

This article documents the challenges and the efforts involved in designing data collection tools to facilitate the inclusion of patient data into appropriateness decisions.

Jun 10, 2020

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