Effect of different questionnaire formats on item nonresponse in older patients with cancer
In older patients, text-choice format survey questions elicited fewer item nonresponses compared to grid format questions. The text-choice format should preferably be used consistently throughout surveys targeting older persons.
Authors
- Takafumi Wakita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2293-5918)
- Yuichi Ichinose (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2474-785X)
- Tsutomu Toida
- Ryoko Rikitake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0232-8283)
- Tamaki Kakuwa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6238-2003)
- Takahiro Higashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9933-2106)
- Tomone Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8337-5005)
- Yoko Yamamoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4168-8351)
Institutions
- Dokkyo University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Department of Health (IE)
- Department of Health Services (NP)
- National Cancer Research Institute (GB)
- Kansai University (JP)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-025-05880-2
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Health and Wellbeing Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63