Unit 23: Health Monitoring Studies and Survey Methods
Date: 04/05/2023
- Leader:
- N. N.
- Deputy:
- Michael Lange
Tasks
Survey metrics/Survey methods
- Study planning, concept creation and design development
- Random sampling, obtaining participants and incentive concepts
- Conceptual design and conducting of process checks to identify sources of errors and optimise processes
- Analyses of response, non-response and representativeness
- Development and systematic testing of new data collection methods
- Preparation of publications describing the study and methods
- Conceptual design and establishment of an RKI health panel
Monitoring office
- Planning and management of operational business for conducting surveys (e.g. obtaining addresses and telephone numbers, invitation procedures and field inspections, sending of questionnaires and collection of missing documents, supporting participants)
- Conceptual design and carrying out of measures to increase the re-participation of cohort- participants
- Implementation of measures to increase participation of migrants
- Design and performance of study-related press and public relations
- Conceptual design of the necessary database applications, documentation and staff trainingMonitoring survey field work
Monitoring survey field work
- Conducting examination surveys
- Selection of survey methods
- Scientific field management
- Organisation of field work, field team training, field logistics
- Examination and interviewing of participants
- Systematic quality assurance of data collection process
Laboratory for health surveys (LfG)
- Conducting interview surveys by means of various survey methods (telephone-, web- and paper-based) and ensuring their technical and logistical reliability
- Developing the necessary database applications, as well as programming and operationalisation of data collection tools
- Field organisation and staff training
- Data recording and quality assurance of the data collection process
- Internal RKI platform for online data collection
- Support of other units in pandemic/outbreak situations