August 13, 2024
NDWS is seeking input from subject matter experts for new questionnaire content to be included in 2025 data collection.
We hope to enhance the existing survey questionnaires through the addition of:
- Additional questions and topics focused on specific themes or areas of interest related to training, compensation, payment models, care practices, and other areas salient to improving the quality of care provided by doctors, nurses, nursing homes, and home health care for people living with dementia.
- Questions and topics that support studies aligned with the National Institute on Aging's AD and ADRD Research Implementation Milestones, particularly milestones 13.J, 13.K, 13.O, and 13.P.
- Vignettes to assess health care workers' judgment and decision-making processes.
- Questions/modules related to respondents who are part of the longitudinal subset of this survey and will receive surveys for more than one year. These questions can focus on changes in their work environment, training, and employment, as well as reasons for changes.
New proposed content should describe the theoretical basis, full question wording, and response options when appropriate. Please keep questions to under one page in length.
Thank you for helping us build this new resource for the scientific community.
Submit your ideas here by 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 16.