Titre :
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Randomised controlled trial of paper, online and SMS diaries for collecting sexual behaviour information from young people. (2010)
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Auteurs :
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Megan-Sc LIM ;
Campbell-K AITKEN ;
Margaret-E HELLARD ;
HOCKING (Jane-S) : AUS. Key Centre for Women's Health. University of Melbourne. Parkville. ;
Rachel SACKS-DAVIS ;
Centre for Population Health. Burnet Institute. Melbourne. AUS
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Type de document :
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Article
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Dans :
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Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 64, n° 10, 2010)
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Pagination :
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885-889
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Langues:
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Anglais
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Mots-clés :
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Essai thérapeutique
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Comportement sexuel
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Information
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Adolescent
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Jeune adulte
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Homme
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Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS oC9ER0x7. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Background Diaries are used in sexual behaviour research to reduce recall bias. Diary collection via mobile phone text messaging (SMS) has not been trialled previously in sexual behaviour research. This randomised controlled trial compared SMS, paper and online diaries on response rate, timeliness, completeness of data and acceptability. The correlation between behaviour reported in all three types of diaries and data collected in a retrospective questionnaire was also determined. Methods Participants were recruited by telephone and randomised into one of three groups. They completed weekly sexual behaviour diaries for 3 months by SMS, online or paper (by post). An online survey was conducted at the end of 3 months to compare retrospective reports to the diaries and assess opinions on the diary collection method. Results 72 participants were enrolled in the study, 24 in each group. Online diaries were more likely to be submitted late than SMS diaries (p
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