Using the CodeWarrior™ Development Studio (Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Austin, TX) for PalmOS™, we developed a "C" program (the "missing data" application) to audit forms and alert the investigator to collect any required data that had not already been entered.
Therefore, if patients were audited twice, an interval of at least 1 week would separate each audit form, unless their acute admission/inpatient/discharge prescriptions were audited on the same day.
Therapist adherence to the protocol will be ensured by holding training sessions and regular therapist team meetings, providing a comprehensive treatment manual and DVD, having structured recording forms, auditing the recording forms, observing treatment sessions and interviewing participants.
But researchers sent an audit form to customers of an auto insurer, asking for their signatures at the top, like a swearing-in before court testimony.
Trained staff collected information using a standard audit form.
An audit form was developed from NICE guidelines and piloted with 10 patients, feedback on the audit form from the staff was then collected and the audit form amended as necessary.
Data was collected from antenatal records and discharge summaries using a standard audit form.
A descriptive study design was used with data collected on a contact tracing/monitoring audit form.
The audit form and protocol are available at: < http://www.abcdproject.org.au >.
Data were collected using an audit form, a computerised ICU patient database (CIMS) and clinical notes.
The audit of intern reports was carried out in June and July 2009 (Audit form available as Additional file 1).
