(Group interview) To make improvements, the case managers regularly went through questionnaires with the older persons during their home visits or by telephone.
Baseline data was cleaned first by going through all questionnaires, dietary records, measurements and notes from the consultations, and comparing information from the paper forms with information in the database.
Training was given to the data collectors and supervisors before the actual data collection regarding the aim of study, and data collection tool and procedures going through the questionnaires question by question.
The answers given indicated that participants took great care when going through the questionnaire.
Doctors are reimbursed $50 for going through the questionnaire with patients at their first prenatal appointment ― an incentive that results in about an 80percentt screening rate, said Menard. .
By going through the questionnaire they also gained access to the older person's home and life situation.
Accuracy of the data was checked in 100% of the cases by the second author after going through each questionnaire and checking all the completed data input.
Before the actual work, data collectors and supervisors were given intensive training for two days about the aim of the study, procedures and data collection techniques by going through the questionnaire question by question.
Respondents were prepared for the cognitive interviews using the following script with practice think-aloud exercises: "While we are going through the questionnaire, I'm going to ask you to think aloud so that I can understand if there are problems with the questionnaire.
The other ones left you kind of frustrated" (FG1); " It took longer but I don't think it's the length of time that really bothers us… I think more of it is going through the questionnaire feeling that you've adequately expressed yourself" (FG1).
The plan is to drive to a village meeting, where we will go through a questionnaire on the subject of problems with predators.
