The model measures the relationship between Total Mood Disturbance (TMD), heart rate of worker and workplace parameters using Kansei Engineering approach.However, the rapid measurement of TMD is difficult and full of bias since using the paper-based questionnaire of Profile of Mood States (POMS).
Patients were given the option of completing the questionnaire using the paper version at any time.
Both methods captured more contacts than a pre-study questionnaire, but ascertainment using the paper diary was superior to the PDA (mean difference: 4.52 (95% CI 0.28, 8.77).
Social marketing activities in the schools targeting children will be evaluated using the paper-and-pencil survey questionnaires that include physical activity and knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavior (described above).
All telephone interviews including the first contact followed standardised interview guidelines, and used the same wording as the paper questionnaire items wherever possible.
The training covered interviewing skills, types of questions in the DHS, administration of the paper questionnaire, and proper use and handling of tablet PCs, Bluetooth, and IFSS.
Following a careful review of international literature, we decided to conduct the interview using a paper questionnaire administered and compiled by medical doctors, who were trained in an ad hoc manner, by contributing to its formulation and by participating to a training day for the correct compilation of the questionnaire particularly with attention for differences according to age.
Interviewers visited selected addresses to carry out the household interview (using a paper questionnaire), and recruit household members.
A range of demographic and health questions were collected from all respondents using a paper questionnaire (that was appended to the EQ-5D-5L for the paper arm, and completed as a separate questionnaire following the EQ-5D-5L for the mobile arm).
This was a survey study using a paper questionnaire.
