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Design a questionnaire using a word processing package to gather information about a particular disease

BP210P Computer Applications in Pharmacy Practical

Experiment No-1

Design a questionnaire using a word processing package to gather information about a particular database.

What is a questionnaire?

A questionnaire is a research instrument consisting of a series of questions for the purpose of gathering information from respondents

Question sequence

In general, questions should flow logically from one to the next. To achieve the best response rates, questions should flow from the least sensitive to the most sensitive, from the more general to the more specific. There typically is a flow that should be followed when constructing a questionnaire in regards to the order that the questions are asked. The order is as follows

  • Screens
  • Warm-ups
  • Transitions
  • Skips
  • Difficult
  • Classification

Screen:

Screens are used as a screening method to find out early whether or not someone should complete the questionnaire.

Warm-ups:

Warm-ups are simple to answer, help capture interest in the survey, and may not even pertain to research objectives.

Transition:

Transition questions are used to make different areas flow well together.

Skips:

Skips include questions similar to “if yes, then answer question 3. If no, then continue

to question 5.”

Difficult:

Difficult questions are towards the end because the respondent is in “response mode” also when completing an online questionnaire, the progress bars lets the respondent know that they are almost done so they are more willing to answer more complex questions.

Classification:

Classification or demographic questions should be at the end because they can typically feel like personal questions that will make respondents uncomfortable and unwilling to finish the survey.

Basic rules for questionnaire

  • Use statements which are interpreted in the same way by members of different subpopulations of the population of interest.
  • Use statements where persons that have different opinions or traits will give different answers.
  • Think of having an “open” answer category after a list of possible answers.
  • Use only one aspect of the construct you are interested in per item.
  • Use positive statements and avoid negatives or double negatives.
  • Do not make assumptions about the respondent.
  • Use clear  and comprehensible wording,  easily understandable  for  all educational levels
  • Use correct spelling, grammar and punctuation.
  • Avoid items that contain more than one question per item (e.g. Do you like strawberries and potatoes?).
  • The question should not be biased or even lead the participant toward an answer

Basic Background Questions

Ethnic origin (check only one)

  • White not Hispanic
  • Black not Hispanic
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Filipino
  • American Indian/ Alaskan Native
  • Other:  

What category of age do you belong to?

  • Less than 12 years old
  • 12 to 18 years
  • 18 to 60 years
  • 60 and above

Are you currently (check only one):

  • Single
  • Married
  • Divorced
  • Widowed

Clinical Investigation Questions (Diabetes)

Do you know the kind of diabetes you have?

  • Yes
  • No

What kind of diabetes do you have?

  • Type I(juvenile diabetes-by birth)
  • Type II(as adult-onset diabetes)
  • Other (other than during pregnancy)

How old were you when you were first diagnosed with diabetes?

  • Less than 12 years old
  • 12 to 18 years
  • 18 to 60 years
  • 60 and above

Did you take any measures to control your glucose level within limits after your increased blood glucose level?

  • Yes
  • No

Clinical Investigation Questions (Cancer)

Are you aware of various types of cancer?

  • Yes
  • No

Are you aware of various types of treatments available for cancer?

  • Yes
  • No

Are you aware of the side effects this treatment has?

  • Yes
  • No

Are you experiencing any common symptoms of cancer?

  1. Lump or swelling
  2. A sore that doesn’t heal
  3. A recent change in a wart/mole
  4. Unusual bleeding or discharge
  5. Changes in bladder or bowel habits
  6. Nagging cough or hoarseness
  7. Difficulty in swallowing or dyspepsia

(Students can design a similar type of questions for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, Food poisoning, Viral hepatitis etc)

Result:

Thus we studied to design a questionnaire using a word processing package

BP210P Computer Applications in Pharmacy Practical

  1. Design a questionnaire using a word processing package to gather information about a particular disease.
  2. Create an HTML web page to show personal information.
  3. Retrieve the information of a drug and its adverse effects using online tools
  4. Creating mailing labels Using Label Wizard, generating labels in MS WORD
  5. Create a database in MS Access to store the patient information with the required fields Using access
  6. Design a form in MS Access to view, add, delete and modify the patient record in the database
  7. Generating report and printing the report from the patient database
  8. Creating invoice table using MS Access
  9. Drug information storage and retrieval using MS Access
  10. Creating and working with queries in MS Access
  11. Exporting Tables, Queries, Forms and Reports to web pages
  12. Exporting Tables, Queries, Forms and Reports to XML pages

First Year B Pharm Notes, Syllabus, Books, PDF Subjectwise/Topicwise

F Y B Pharm Sem-IF Y B Pharm Sem-II
BP101T Human Anatomy and Physiology I TheoryBP201T Human Anatomy and Physiology II – Theory
BP102T Pharmaceutical Analysis I TheoryBP202T Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I Theory
BP103T Pharmaceutics I TheoryBP203T Biochemistry – Theory
BP104T Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry TheoryBP204T Pathophysiology – Theory
BP105T Communication skills TheoryBP205T Computer Applications in Pharmacy Theory
BP106RBT Remedial BiologyBP206T Environmental sciences – Theory
BP106RMT Remedial Mathematics TheoryBP207P Human Anatomy and Physiology II Practical
BP107P Human Anatomy and Physiology PracticalBP208P Pharmaceutical Organic Chemistry I Practical
BP108P Pharmaceutical Analysis I PracticalBP209P Biochemistry Practical
BP109P Pharmaceutics I PracticalBP210P Computer Applications in Pharmacy Practical
BP110P Pharmaceutical Inorganic Chemistry Practical
BP111P Communication skills Practical
BP112RBP Remedial Biology Practical

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