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Showing 1 to 20 of 78 for “"postal survey"”.
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Energy utilization in the domestic sectors.
… is representative of the sector as a whole. A postal survey was used to gather information from a representative sector of the White community. This method was unsuitable for the Black sector but information on Black household energy usage was obtained from a Department of Health report. With …
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Living with lymphoedema in Ireland: a mixed methods exploration of patient and service provider perspectives
… patients’ quality of life. Phase one involved a postal survey of 108 practitioners. Phase two involved five focus groups conducted throughout the country with a total of 33 patients. Phase three involved administering a postal survey and World Health Organisation (WHO) quality of life measure to …
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Profile of Risk Factors in the Development of Urinary Incontinence in Females
Objectives: This study surveyed a sample of 39 women to identify risk factors and prevalence of urinary incontinence. Respondents were divided into groups based on continence status to see how they differ in terms of risk factors. Methods: The 28-item questionnaire was developed from a review of …
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Farmworker families : towards equitable and adequate energy provision
… framework. Primary data included a national postal survey of farmers (3000 questionnaires were sent, 575 returned) and interviews with worker families in the West Cape.
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Psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis : the role and impact of psychosocial factors
… followed by a quantitative, cross-sectional postal survey. In the qualitative study, interviews were conducted with ten people living with psoriatic arthritis. Analysis of the data, using Interpretative Phenomenological Approach (JPA; Smith, 2003) resulted in five emerging themes; pain, …
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A CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK FOR PROJECT’S TEMPORARY RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CONSTRUCTION ORGANISATIONS
… in the dominant quantitative second stage used a postal survey of 107 professionals working for contracting organisations in the United Kingdom in February 2013. The resultant data set was analysed using descriptive statistics. A multi variable general linear model and principal component analysis …
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Autism spectrum disorders, family life and short breaks: an investigation into the experience of family life and short breaks of families that have children with autism spectrum disorders in an English county
… care’). The research comprised three phases: a postal survey of 256 families, a survey of 27 social workers, and semi-structured interviews carried out with mothers, fathers, siblings and children with ASD from 14 families. The research identified the significant impact of ASD on family life. …
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Complementary therapies and general practitioners: a survey investigating the referral patterns of general practitioners in regional Victoria
A survey of regional Victoria's general practitioners was undertaken to determine their referral patterns and attitudes towards Chiropractors, Osteopaths and Physiotherapists. The objective was to determine whether there is a need for greater numbers of manual therapists in regional Victoria and …
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Implementation strategies for integrated office information systems.
… and include fifteen case studies and a postal survey. A review of the literature and the case study research indicated that organizations are taking advantage of the integrative capacity of new technology in order to implement integrated office systems, but generally with little …
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THE IMPACT OF TAXATION ON THE CAPITAL BUDGETING DECISION OF CORPORATE GROUPS
… the procedures and assumptions of groups in the surveys, with those of the simulation model. It is shown that both understatements and overstatements occur through incorrectly allowing for taxation. The results of two empirical surveys are presented. The first, a postal survey, discusses the …
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UK Military Personnel and their Romantic Relationships: The Impact of the Recent Conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
… study of UK military personnel, collected via a postal survey questionnaire (n= 9984). The sample for the qualitative study was drawn from this cohort study and included in-depth interviews with six male married Army personnel purposively selected for the study.<br/>Key findings from this thesis …
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The industrial consequences of deficiencies of colour vision
… industries involved with coloured products were surveyed to assess the role of visual colour judgement in the processes and determine the industrial handicap of defective colour vision. The colour vision testing policies of the individual companies were investigated and an attempt was made to …
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The health of informal carers
… population of informal carers. Initially, a postal survey was carried out using the UK version of the Short-Form 36 (SF-36) health status questionnaire. The study population, which was composed of 578 participants, was drawn from the carer mailing lists of voluntary sector organisations in …
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Involving clinicians in commissioning: a case study of policy and process
… Directors of Public Health were followed by a postal survey of 325 clinical directors and similar lead clinicians. The postal survey achieved a 75% response rate. Interviews with health authority Chief Executives and Directors of Public Health found overwhelming support for involving local …
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Anxiety and it's management during awake procedures in operating theatres. A survey and randomised controlled trial.
… of two distinct stages. The first stage was a postal survey of patients (n=213) who had undergone awake plastic, renal access or carotid surgery up to two weeks previously, in order to determine retrospectively the prevalence of peri-operative anxiety. The second stage of the study was a …
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Market orientation in production agriculture: measurement, relationships, and implications
… study uses existing measurement scales and a postal survey to empirically assess the level of market orientation, innovation, entrepreneurship and organizational learning among Illinois beef producers, and measures the relationship these unobservable resources have on firm performance. This …
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Caregiver wellbeing and the role of resilience in seeking support when caring for an individual with dementia
… was used. In Phase I participants completed a postal survey (n=45), including demographic information, a healthrelated quality of life measure and a psychological resilience scale. Results were used to inform and direct Phase II, in which semi-structured interviews were conducted (n=11), …
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Promoting cellular adhesion to glass polyalkenoate cement by biopolymer addition
… comprises two inter related strands;<br/>a) A postal survey of UK and Libyan dentists to ascertain their management strategies on root surface caries.<br/>b) An investigation into the biocompatibility of two currently available glass polyalkenoates (GC Fuji VIII, ChemFil Superior) in …
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Understanding the influences on participation in a National Diabetes Prevention Programme and developing an implementation strategy to improve referral
… a behaviour change strategy. A quantitative postal survey of characteristics of people who attended the NDPP pilot, facilitated recruitment to remote qualitative interviews or focus groups with attenders and educators, analysed using the Theoretical Domains Framework (TDF). A mixed methods …
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Appropriate practice? : a study of the role and co-ordination of volunteer appropriate adults for young suspects
… appropriate adult service and a national survey of YOT managers. The case study included participant observation, documentary analysis and a self-administered questionnaire survey at the YES volunteer appropriate adult service. The national study of YOT managers was based on a postal …
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