Theoretically-informed vs standard cover letter to improve participant response to mailed questionnaire: results of an embedded randomised retention trial
Abstract Background Participant non-response is a source of bias in all research, especially in randomised controlled trials. Participants followed up remotely can have high non-response rates. Four such trials have been conducted of a cover letter with content informed by behaviour change theory to...
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          | Main Authors: | Colin C. Everett, Sarah T. Brown, Joanna L. Dennett, Howard Collier, Claire L. Davies, Frances Game, E Andrea Nelson | 
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| Format: | Article | 
| Language: | English | 
| Published: | BMC
    
        2024-11-01 | 
| Series: | Trials | 
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-024-08565-0 | 
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