Background Health interview surveys are important data sources for empirical research in
public health. However, the diversity of methods applied, such as in the mode of data …

Background: While face-to-face interviews are considered the gold standard of survey
modes, self-administered questionnaires are often preferred for cost and convenience. This …

Abstract The “German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Adults”(DEGS) is part of
the health monitoring program of the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) and is designed as a …

Background Population-based surveys currently face the problem of decreasing response
rates. Mixed-mode designs are now being implemented more often to account for this, to …

Background This methodological paper describes the integration of the 'European Health
Interview Survey wave 2'(EHIS 2) into the 'German Health Update'2014/2015 (GEDA …

Abstract Objectives Using the European Health Interview Survey (EHIS) questionnaire, a
web-based survey was organized alongside a face-to-face (F2F) survey including a paper …

STUDY OBJECTIVE To study the effect of using a mail questionnaire or home interviews on
the size and the selectivity of response to national health surveys. DESIGN The interview …

Before organizing mixed-mode data collection for the self-administered questionnaire of the
Belgian Health Interview Survey, measurement effects between the paper-and-pencil and …

Aims: The Danish National Institute of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark has
carried out national representative health interview surveys among adult Danes in 1987 …

In order to study the value of national health interview surveys for national and international
research and policy activities, this paper examines the existence and content of recent and …