Research Questionnaire System

You need a questionnaire that collects usable data the first time.

A questionnaire written from a blank page looks finished until the data come back. Then the gaps show: questions that do not measure the construct, response options that cannot be analysed, skip patterns that lose respondents.

After fieldwork it is too late to fix them.

We adapt it to your study

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Who it is for

Researchers, doctoral candidates and study teams preparing a survey or a structured data collection.

What it aims to improve

A questionnaire derived from your study objectives and the literature, with every item traceable to its source, ready for data entry and analysis.

What changes for you

Every item can be defended: you can show where it comes from
Problems are found before fieldwork, when they can still be fixed
Your data arrive in a form that is ready for analysis

What it does

The work is evidence-based. We start from your research objectives and carry out a targeted literature review for the constructs you need to measure. Where validated instruments exist, we use them. Where they do not, items are designed from the literature and documented. You receive the questionnaire together with a codebook and a reference list showing where each item or scale comes from.

How the work proceeds

Your objectives
We agree what the study must measure, in which population and by which method.
Literature review
A targeted review for each construct, looking first for existing validated instruments.
Item design
Questions, response options and skip logic, each documented with its source.
Codebook
A data dictionary that prepares data entry and analysis.
Handover
The questionnaire, the codebook and the reference list.

Example: an excerpt from a codebook
Variable	Question	Response options	Source
age_group	Which age group are you in?	Five ordered categories	Standard demographic item
construct_01	First item of the scale	Five-point agreement scale	Existing validated scale, cited in the reference list
construct_02	Second item of the scale	Five-point agreement scale	Existing validated scale, cited in the reference list
exposure_any	Screening question	Yes / No, with skip to the next section	Designed from the reviewed literature, cited in the reference list

Illustrative layout only. Your codebook names the actual instruments and publications.

The right method depends on your research question, study design and data. We support your analysis; scientific responsibility for the results stays with you and your team.

What is included

A targeted literature review for the constructs to be measured
Use of existing validated instruments where they exist
Question and response-option design
Skip logic
A data dictionary and codebook
A reference list showing where each item or scale comes from
Preparation for data entry and analysis

What is not included

Translation and cultural validation by certified translators
Licence fees for copyrighted instruments
Your ethics submission
Running the fieldwork
Validation of a newly designed questionnaire: that needs a pilot and psychometric testing, and is a separate step

What you need to bring

Your target population
Your research objective and study design
The collection method (for example online, on paper, by interview)
Any draft you already have

Where this service stands

We adapt it to your study

We carry out this work for your study, based on your objectives and the literature.

Good to know before we start

“Evidence-based” describes the method. A newly designed questionnaire is not “validated” until it has been piloted and tested.
Some instruments are copyrighted. Their licence terms and fees are yours to arrange.
Please send no participant data. None is needed for this work.

Questions we hear

“Is the questionnaire validated?”

Where validated instruments exist, we use them and cite them. A newly designed questionnaire is evidence-based but not yet validated: that takes a pilot and psychometric testing, which is a separate step.

“I already have a draft. Can you work from it?”

Yes. We review it against your objectives and the literature, keep what holds up, and document the source of every item.

“What exactly do I receive?”

The questionnaire, a codebook with a data dictionary, and a reference list showing where each item or scale comes from.

“Can this be used for a thesis or a funded study?”

Yes. The documentation is written so that a supervisor, a reviewer or an ethics committee can follow how the instrument was built. Scientific responsibility for the study stays with you.

“What does it cost?”

That depends on your situation, so we publish no price list. We discuss the price with you during the first call, once we understand what you need.

The next step

Book a 30-minute introductory call. We talk through your objectives and tell you what the work would involve.

Read the preparation sheet

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