Participants were timed completing the draft English EDAQ and asked about: ease of completion; length; clarity of instructions; layout; how important they considered it to include each item on a scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (extremely); whether any important activities were omitted; and if the EDAQ would give an OT sufficient insight into their daily activity problems.
We pilot tested the survey using a convenience sample of seven people to gather further feedback on ease of completion and clarity of questions.
Fifteen RNs from four nursing homes reviewed the questionnaire's form and content, the time needed for completion, and the clarity of the accompanying information letter.
They were asked to judge the questions for appropriateness, clarity, completeness, question sequence, completion time and overall appearance.
Detailed feedback about the format, clarity and completion time was collected and used to make minor changes.
Minor corrections were made to the wording of questions where these were unclear and to the layout to improve clarity during completion by the collectors.
Qualitative analysis of the interview transcripts and online open questions revealed appreciation of the clarity, short completion time and simplicity of the questions.
Enhanced career development earlier in training could help alleviate the so-called glut of postdocs (Davis, 2005; Kaplan, 2012), better equipping trainees to start their careers with greater clarity after PhD completion.
The questionnaire was pretested for clarity, comprehension and completion time among eight paediatricians in different public and private hospital settings in Nigeria as well as one US-based neonatologist with extensive experience with the local practice since 1994.
This initial format was subjected to two review stages in which experts assessed the instrument for its overall appropriateness, clarity and completeness and other issues such as appearance, question sequence and completion time.
