Survey as Research Design for Medical and Allied Health Care Professionals

Abstract

Formally speaking, survey means encapsulating information from respondents by direct or indirect
means (person to person, telephonic, post and electronic communication). Survey as method of extracting
information form population (small or large) to study various health issues and its associated factors play an
important mode in healthcare clinical practice and research domain. Nearly, all fields under the umbrella of
healthcare are making use of surveys as their study design to extract the desired information via optimum
method of performing a survey to their best for analyzing, devising and implementing associated health care
policies.Surveys are being used in increasing number as they provide benefits to researchers, in contrast, it
also posses certain setbacks which are greatly impactful if a less potential method of survey is chosen for
a specific arena if its associated pit falls are ignored. Surveys when used in medical fraternity are generally
classified as Epidemiological, Health delivery service and Questionnaire surveys.