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. 2021 Nov:65:102850.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102850. Epub 2021 Sep 9.

A critical look at online survey or questionnaire-based research studies during COVID-19

Swarndeep Singh  1 , Rajesh Sagar  2
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A critical look at online survey or questionnaire-based research studies during COVID-19

Swarndeep Singh et al. Asian J Psychiatr. 2021 Nov.

Abstract

In view of restrictions imposed to control COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in online survey-based studies because of its ability to collect data with greater ease and faster speed compared to traditional methods. However, there are important concerns about the validity and generalizability of findings obtained using the online survey methodology. Further, there are data privacy concerns and ethical issues unique to these studies due to the electronic and online nature of survey data. Here, we describe some of the important issues associated with poor scientific quality of online survey findings, and provide suggestions to address them in future studies going ahead.

Keywords: Internet survey; Limitations; Methodology; Survey fraud.

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