How create unique ID numbers?
Posted: June 4th, 2018, 7:50 am
Hi,
what do you recommend as the best method to create ID numbers for each participant?
I am doing a survey in different sites and with various tablets. Most questionnaires will be administered on tablets, but some will have to be done on paper (where the interviewers will have to write the ID number on the paper themselves).
Also, for each participant answering the questionnaire on tablet, the interviewers will collect some clinical data on paper, so they will have to use the same ID number as the tablet entry for the paper clinical data form.
How can I ensure that each participant will have a UNIQUE identification number, which can work for tablets and paper questionnaires? Can CsPro create a unique identifier that can easily be retrieved for the clinical form (on paper)? If yes, what is the simplest method to do so?
Many thanks,
Claudia
what do you recommend as the best method to create ID numbers for each participant?
I am doing a survey in different sites and with various tablets. Most questionnaires will be administered on tablets, but some will have to be done on paper (where the interviewers will have to write the ID number on the paper themselves).
Also, for each participant answering the questionnaire on tablet, the interviewers will collect some clinical data on paper, so they will have to use the same ID number as the tablet entry for the paper clinical data form.
How can I ensure that each participant will have a UNIQUE identification number, which can work for tablets and paper questionnaires? Can CsPro create a unique identifier that can easily be retrieved for the clinical form (on paper)? If yes, what is the simplest method to do so?
Many thanks,
Claudia