Implementing the PHMRC shortened questionnaire: Survey duration of open and closed questions in three sites.
Abraham D FlaxmanAndrea StewartJonathan C JosephNurul AlamSaidul AlamHafizur ChowdhurySaman GamageHebe GoudaRohina JoshiMarilla LuceroMeghan D MooneyDevarsetty PraveenRasika RampatigeHazel RemoladorDiozele SanvictoresPeter T SerinaPeter Kim StreatfieldVeronica TalloNandalal WijesekeraChristopher J L MurrayBernardo HernandezAlan D LopezIan Douglas RileyPublished in: PloS one (2017)
The length of time required to complete the interview was short enough for large-scale routine use. The open-response section did not add a substantial amount of time and provided useful information which can be used to increase the accuracy of the predictions of the cause of death. The novel checklist approach further reduces the burden of transcribing and translating a large amount of free text. This makes the PHMRC instrument ideal for national mortality surveillance.