Answer to Business question: Research Methods
Provide a critique of the following questionnaire. Be sure to address how the information might be used, is it useful, or could the information be obtained through another source?
Questionnaire:
INSTRUCTIONS: This questionnaire should be answered by a person involved in the decision process of choosing a nursing home for the person being admitted. It should only take a few minutes to mark. Please be as truthful as possible. DO NOT put any names or personal information on this questionnaire. Your answers will remain totally confidential.
CIRCLE YOUR BEST ANSWER:
Did the physician of the patient entering the nursing home make a recommendation about which nursing home would be best for the patient?
YES NO I DON'T REMEMBER
Did a nurse or discharge planner from the hospital make a recommendation about which nursing home would be best for the patient?
YES NO I DON'T REMEMBER
Did the nursing home location influence you in the nursing home decision?
YES NO I DON'T REMEMBER
Please circle which was most influential in choosing a nursing home
PHYSICIAN
NURSING HOME COMPARE WEBSITE
NURSE or DISCHARGE PLANNER
LOCATION OF THE NURSING HOME
OTHER
Please circle which was the second most influential in choosing a nursing home
PHYSICIAN
NURSING HOME COMPARE WEBSITE
NURSE or DISCHARGE PLANNER
LOCATION OF THE NURSING HOME
OTHER
The response addresses the queries posted in 500 words with references.