Use of interactive voice response (IVR) technology in health research with children
Document Type
Journal Article
Publisher
Springer
Faculty
Faculty of Computing, Health and Science
School
School of Psychology and Social Science
RAS ID
8290
Abstract
This article reports on the feasibility of using interactive voice response (IVR) technology to obtain daily reports of attitudes toward alcohol and tobacco use among children 9–13 years of age. Two studies were conducted. The first was an investigation of the use of IVR technology to obtain daily data from a sample of primary school children over a period of 8 weeks. The second was an extension of the research to a large sample of primary and secondary school children in urban and rural areas who provided daily data over a 4-week period. Retention and compliance rates comparable to those obtained with adults were evident in both studies, supporting the feasibility of this technology with children. The results are discussed in relation to the benefits of this methodology for health research, particularly for studies of sensitive topics conducted with children and adolescents.
DOI
10.3758/BF03206405
Comments
Stritzke, W. G., Dandy, J., Durkin, K., & Houghton, S. (2005). Use of interactive voice response (IVR) technology in health research with children. Behavior research methods, 37(1), 119-126.