The Internet is an ideal way to collect self-report data
Collect self-report data via the Internet and eliminate:
- Photocopying and related expenses
- Time and expense required for “key punch”
- Data translation errors during transcription
- Time lag between data acquisition and the creation of the database
Collect self-report data via the Internet and gain:
- Easy access to the questionnaires anytime of day from any PC
- Time and date stamped entries that ensure that prospective sampling is indeed prospective
- The ability to provide standardized explanations for questions via mouse-overs
- Enhanced data validity via
- the ability to set ranges on question responses
- the ability to query the subject while he/she is making an out of range response (i.e., did you mean …)
- Enhanced subject compliance
- automatic queries re: skipped items during test administration
- automated email alerts reminds subjects to complete assigned tasks
- The ability to pre-program
- data conversion (e.g., standard time to time elapsed from standard anchors)
- data transformation (e.g., height and weight to BMI)
- data scoring (e.g., scoring of instruments by standard algorithms)
- An easy and safe way to download acquired data in spreadsheet formats
The Sleep Assessment Internet Data Portal collects self-report data
The Sleep Assessment Internet Data Portal, powered by VISTA Studies, provides the following:
- Quick deployment of study specific sites with customized pages and personalized URLs
- Easy subject registration via administrative utilities that allows for both single and group enrollments
- Suites of different questionnaires delivered at different schedules and administrative frequencies depending on the study protocol
- Easy access for Coordinators to
- review subject data (e.g., for eligibility assessments)
- generate printed copies of completed instruments (e.g., for study binders)
- hand enter (under their ID) subject data provided in a paper format
- Enhanced security
- password protection for all users
- password-controlled access to data
- data transmission via a secure website link
- data stored on professional servers
- Easy collaboration with programmers, web designers, and consulting scientists to ensure the quality and integrity of each study site