Epocrates QuickSurvey™ Question and Logic Types
Single Select
Use a single-select question when you want to force a respondent into one answer.
There can be few choices or many, as in the examples below.
Are you board-certified or board-eligible? [Single Select] a. Yes [Continue] b. No [End Survey]
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Which of the following best describes your practice setting? [Single Select] a. Private practice/small clinic b. Multi-specialty clinic/small hospital c. Large Hospital d. Other (Please specify)___________________________ [One Line Answer]
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Multi-Select
Use a multi-select question when you want to allow respondents multiple answers.
Which of the following brands have you prescribed in the past 60 days? Please select all that apply. [Multi Select] [Rotate Answers] a. Allegra [Skip to Question 6] b. Benadryl [Skip to Question 6] c. Claritin [Skip to Question 6] d. Tavist [Skip to Question 6] e. Zyrtec [Skip to Question 6]
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One Line Answer
Use a one-line answer when you want to receive an absolute answer, rather than a range or multiple-choice response.
What pharmacy chain or location do most of your patients go to?
___________________________________________________ [One Line Answer]
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Multiple Line Answer
Use a multi-line answer question when you want to receive free-form input from your respondents.
What are the most common allergy symptoms of your patients?
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
[Multiple Line Answer]
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Numeric-Rating, from # to #
Use a numeric-rating question when you want to have respondents rate a series of items on the same scale. The scale can consist of numbers or percentages.
Numeric ratings can be combined with multi-select questions, or used standalone, as in the two examples below.
How many years have you been practicing as an allergist? [Numeric Rating, from 0 to
50]
[IF <2 years or >30 years End Survey]
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For allergy medication prescriptions, what percentage of the time do you prescribe each of the following? [Numeric Rating, from 0 to 100] a. Antihistamines b. Decongestants c. Mast cell stabilizers d. Leukotriene antangonist e. Intranasal Steroids f. Systemic Steroids
[Sum to 100]
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Single Select Grid
Use a single select grid when you want to have respondents pick just one choice on each row.
Please indicate your level of agreement with each of the following statements. [Single
Select Grid]
Strongly
Agree
Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly
Disagree
Prefer not to answer
My patients frequently request specific brands
Overall, my patients are well informed about choices of allergy medication
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Numeric Rating Grid, from # to #
Use a numeric rating grid when you want to have respondents enter a response in each cell of your table. Usually you specify a range for the answers (i.e. from 1 to 5) and specify what each rating represents, as in the example below.
Please rate how frequently you prescribe the following medications to various types of patients (1=Never, 2=Occasionally, 3=Consistently, 4=Frequently, 5=Very Frequently)
[Numeric Rating Grid, from 1 to 5]
Allegra
Benadryl
Tavist
Zyrtec
Infants Children Adolescents Adults
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Seniors
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Following are the logic types allowed in your QuickSurvey, followed by a brief explanation of each. Some of these logic types were used in the prior question examples.
[Continue] Continues to the next question
[End Survey] Ends the survey.
[If answer selected, End Survey] End the survey based on a specific answer to a question.
[If answers selected, Skip to Question number] Jumps to a question based on a set of answers. Only applies to [Choose All that Apply] multi-select questions.
This will 'skip' the intervening questions.
[Multiple Line Answer] Use a multi-line answer question within another question type, when you want to receive free-form input from your respondents.
[One Line Answer] Use a one-line answer within another question type, when you want to receive an absolute answer, rather than a range or multiple-choice response.
[Rotate Answers] Rotate answers if you want to eliminate order bias by having the multiple-choice order rotate. Each responder to your survey will see a different order of the possible answers.
[Skip to Question number] Jump to a specific question based on an answer
[Sum to number] If question is a numeric rating, one can specify that all answers add up to a specific sum -- e.g. [Sum to 100].
[Image: myimage.jpg] You may include up to 3 images in the survey. You can attach the images during your survey submission. Images files must be .jpg or
.gif format and no larger than 200K.
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