Page 77 - Development of Questionnaires for Quantitative Medical Research

● To understand who are the prospective

respondents and their level of prior knowledge

and understanding of the subject matter

First of all, researchers should not overestimate

the respondents’ capability and capacity to

provide appropriate responses to the questions

in a questionnaire. Do not pose any questions

that are beyond the respondent’s ability to

comprehend and also do not over-estimate the

knowledge level of a study respondent.

Secondly, it is also necessary to refrain from

making unfounded assumption(s). For instance,

an elderly patient with type II diabetes may not