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| A comprehensive strategy for developing closed-ended survey items for use in studies of older adults | | Author(s) | Neal Krause |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series B, Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, vol 57B, no 5, September 2002 |
| Pages | pp S263-S276 |
| Keywords | Religion ; Questionnaires ; Qualitative Studies ; Quantitative studies ; Methodology. |
| Annotation | The development and implementation of a 9-step strategy for devising closed-ended survey questions that assess religion in late life is described. The intention is to illustrate one way in which qualitative and quantitative methods could be combined in the same study. The methods and procedures developed to create closed-ended questions were focus groups, in-depth interviews, input from ongoing quantitative studies, input from an expert panel, cognitive interviews, a quantitative pre-test, a nationwide random probability sample of older people, and rigorous empirical psychometric testing. 390 older people took part in the first seven steps, and 1,500 participated in the nationwide survey. Approximately 175 closed-ended survey items were developed assessing 14 different major dimensions of religion. In the process, practical solutions to a number of problems encountered in implementing the 9-step strategy are discussed. The item development strategy may serve as a template that can be used to improve the quality of closed-ended survey items that assess a wide range of topics in social gerontology. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021107212 A |
| Classmark | TR: 3DA: 3DP: 3DQ: 3D |
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