Digital questionnaire platform in the Danish Blood Donor Study
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Digital questionnaire platform in the Danish Blood Donor Study. / Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten; Felsted, N; Mikkelsen, Susan; Nielsen, M H; Thørner, Lise Wegner; Pedersen, Oluf Borbye; Sørensen, E; Nielsen, K R; Bruun, Mie Topholm; Werge, Thomas; Erikstrup, C; Hansen, T; Ullum, Henrik.
I: Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, Bind 135, 12.07.2016, s. 101-104.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Digital questionnaire platform in the Danish Blood Donor Study
AU - Burgdorf, Kristoffer Sølvsten
AU - Felsted, N
AU - Mikkelsen, Susan
AU - Nielsen, M H
AU - Thørner, Lise Wegner
AU - Pedersen, Oluf Borbye
AU - Sørensen, E
AU - Nielsen, K R
AU - Bruun, Mie Topholm
AU - Werge, Thomas
AU - Erikstrup, C
AU - Hansen, T
AU - Ullum, Henrik
N1 - Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.. All rights reserved.
PY - 2016/7/12
Y1 - 2016/7/12
N2 - OBJECTIVES: The Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS) is a prospective, population-based study and biobank. Since 2010, 100,000 Danish blood donors have been included in the study. Prior to July 2015 all participating donors had to complete a paper-based questionnaire. Here we describe the establishment of a digital tablet-based questionnaire platform implemented in blood bank sites across Denmark.METHODS: The digital questionnaire was developed using the open source survey software tool LimeSurvey. The participants accesses the questionnaire online with a standard SSL encrypted HTTP connection using their personal civil registration numbers. The questionnaire is placed at a front-end web server and a collection server retrieves the completed questionnaires. Data from blood samples, register data, genetic data and verification of signed informed consent are then transferred to and merged with the questionnaire data in the DBDS database.RESULTS: The digital platform enables personalized questionnaires, presenting only questions relevant to the specific donor by hiding unneeded follow-up questions on screening question results. New versions of questionnaires are immediately available at all blood collection facilities when new projects are initiated.CONCLUSION: The digital platform is a faster, cost-effective and more flexible solution to collect valid data from participating donors compared to paper-based questionnaires. The overall system can be used around the world by the use of Internet connection, but the level of security depends on the sensitivity of the data to be collected.
AB - OBJECTIVES: The Danish Blood Donor Study (DBDS) is a prospective, population-based study and biobank. Since 2010, 100,000 Danish blood donors have been included in the study. Prior to July 2015 all participating donors had to complete a paper-based questionnaire. Here we describe the establishment of a digital tablet-based questionnaire platform implemented in blood bank sites across Denmark.METHODS: The digital questionnaire was developed using the open source survey software tool LimeSurvey. The participants accesses the questionnaire online with a standard SSL encrypted HTTP connection using their personal civil registration numbers. The questionnaire is placed at a front-end web server and a collection server retrieves the completed questionnaires. Data from blood samples, register data, genetic data and verification of signed informed consent are then transferred to and merged with the questionnaire data in the DBDS database.RESULTS: The digital platform enables personalized questionnaires, presenting only questions relevant to the specific donor by hiding unneeded follow-up questions on screening question results. New versions of questionnaires are immediately available at all blood collection facilities when new projects are initiated.CONCLUSION: The digital platform is a faster, cost-effective and more flexible solution to collect valid data from participating donors compared to paper-based questionnaires. The overall system can be used around the world by the use of Internet connection, but the level of security depends on the sensitivity of the data to be collected.
KW - Blood Donors
KW - Denmark
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Surveys and Questionnaires
KW - Journal Article
U2 - 10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.07.023
DO - 10.1016/j.cmpb.2016.07.023
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 27586483
VL - 135
SP - 101
EP - 104
JO - Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
JF - Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
SN - 0169-2607
ER -
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