A practical guide for using a survey about attitudes and behaviors to inform health care decisions

OBJECTIVES: Surveys can provide important information about what people think or do. There is little guidance about how to use surveys in decision-making. This article provides guidance for how to appraise and use a survey to answer health care questions. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: A guidance article about the use a survey of a selected sample of people, who completed a self-report tool about their knowledge, beliefs and opinions, behaviors and …