The comments of dentists contributed in congresses in the field of dentistry on questionnaire-based researches, Tehran, Iran, ۲۰۱۵

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The questionnaire includes a category of questions that has been prepared based on some certain principles and dentists are requested to complete this form. The aim of this study was the investigation of dentists’ opinions about researches based on questionnaires. METHODS: The present investigation was a descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study. The questionnaire, which was designed by the researcher, was distributed among ۴۰۰ participants of congresses by the researchers as group-performance containing personal questions including age, year of graduation, educational degree, and etcetera, general questions, and questions related to dentists' comments about questionnaire researches. The results obtained from this research were analyzed using t-test and chi-square test in SPSS software. RESULTS: In this evaluation, ۴۰۰ questionnaires were distributed among ۴۰۰ dentists; of this number, ۳۰۵ questionnaires were returned (Response rate = ۷۶.۲۵). Of the participants, ۱۲۵ people were male (۴۰.۹%) and ۱۸۰ people were female (۵۹.۱%) (Ratio of male to female = ۰.۶۹). This research indicated that ۱۰۰% of the participants had previously participated in a research in which the data collection tool was a questionnaire. Moreover, ۲۹۰ dentists (۹۵.۰%) announced that the number of questions in the questionnaire affects their responsiveness. This research showed that there is a significant relation between questions of attitude and age (P = ۰.۰۱), gender (P = ۰.۰۲), and educational degree (P = ۰.۰۱). Furthermore, from the viewpoint of women (P = ۰.۰۲) and younger people (P = ۰.۰۱), the number of questions in the questionnaire and the person who provides the questionnaire affect their responsiveness. CONCLUSION: The present research revealed that more than half of the participants believed that using a questionnaire in research studies is a suitable method; however, ۷۲.۰% of participants had a contrary opinion. In addition, ۳۲.۷% of participants had very inclination toward participation in such investigations.

کلیدواژه ها:

dentists ، Questionnaires ، Research