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Survey Requests

Three types of survey services are available: 1) Sending an Electronic Survey to AANA Members, 2) Renting an AANA Member Mailing List for a Survey, and 3) E-mail Solicitation for Research Participants at AANA Meetings.
 

Electronic Research Survey to AANA Members

 
AANA offers a service to deliver and manage email surveys for individuals interested in collecting data from AANA members.  Results of the survey will be provided in an Excel file. A fee structure and policy/procedures are listed below for approved researchers to purchase the services.
 
Fee Schedule:
A researcher must meet established requirements to be approved. A maximum of 10,000 email addresses can be surveyed.  For best results, the survey instrument should contain no more than 25 questions.
 
Required Fees:
  1. Member Fees – must be a current AANA member.
  2. $500 Setup Fee includes: application, instrument input, two emails (one invitation and one reminder), and aggregated data results.
  3. Fees for number of questions:
    • 1-25 questions $250
    • 26-50 questions $500
    • 50-75 questions $750
  4. Fees for number of addresses:  

    • 0-2,500 addresses = $1,000
    • 2,501-5,000 addresses = $1,500
    • 5,001-7,500 addresses = $2,000
    • 7,501-10,000 addresses = $2,500

     

Additional Fees:
The additional fees that may apply are:
  • Additional email reminder messages $100/per message (maximum two), i.e. response reminder.
  • $500 for a complicated instrument format (i.e. more than two branching (skip logic) or matrix questions) and its instrument development and testing.
  • Additional fee for complicated sample selections.
  • External Entity Fees – for the non AANA member, the member fees apply plus an additional charge of 25 percent of the total fee.
The additional fees will be informed and agreed by the researcher before deploying the survey.
 
 
Required Documents:
To be considered for the use of the AANA email survey services you are required to submit the following materials:
  • An endorsement letter/email from the research advisor/dean/college/company is required to indicate that an instrument and study have been reviewed and approved.
  • Completed Email Survey Order Form.
  • Copy of official notice of your approved IRB.
  • Documentation of Research Methodology to include: purpose, hypothesis, methods, anticipated analysis plan and plan for dissemination of the results.
  • Copy of the survey instrument.
  • Copy of the survey cover letter with a subject line.
  • If you are an AANA member, provide your membership number on the application.
 
Click the following link for: AANA E-Mail Survey Application and Policy.pdfAANA Electronic Survey Policy and Application
 
Cover letter sample: cover letter example.docCover letter example.doc
 
 Data sample (endproduct): Sample data.xlsSample data.xls
 
Code book of the sample data: Code book for the sample data.xls
 
 

Rent a Mailing List for a Survey

 
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists makes available a rental list of member names and addresses to those interested in mailing research surveys to AANA members. Membership mailing list rental is available only for AANA-approved mailings.
 
To qualify for mailing list rental, the following documents must be submitted with your order for approval: 
  • An endorsement letter or email from the research advisor/director/dean of your institute is required to indicate that an instrument and study have been reviewed and approved.
  • Completed Research Mail List Order Form.
  • Copy of official notice of your approved IRB.
  • Copy of the survey instrument.
  • Copy of the cover letter that will be sent to the recipients.
  • Documentation of Research Methodology to include: purpose, hypothesis, analysis methods, and plan for dissemination of the results.
  • If you are an AANA member, provide your membership number on the application.
Click the following link for: AANA E-Mail Survey Policy and Fee Structure-v2011Nov.pdfResearch Mailing List Order Form
  
   

E-mail Solicitation for Research Participants
 at AANA Meetings

 
The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) will consider requests to conduct email notifications for approved research activities that is not for commercial purposes at AANA meetings. Soliciting individuals to participate in research activities at AANA meetings requires prior approval from the AANA.  The AANA must approve the message and will send the message to seek volunteers on behalf of the researcher. AANA reserves the right to refuse fulfillment of any request. 
 
At no time will the researcher have access to AANA members’ email addresses. AANA will send the appropriate group a message for you by your name attached to the request. The approved email message for research participants does NOT imply any AANA endorsement or recommendation for your research.
 
To qualify for Email Solicitation for Research Participants, the following documents must be submitted with your order for approval: 
 
Requirements
First: You must receive approval from the AANA Senior Director of Research.  To gain approval the following information must be submitted:
• An endorsement letter or email from the research advisor/dean/college/company is required to indicate that an instrument and study have been reviewed and approved.
• Copy of official notice of your approved IRB.
• Abstract of 200 words or less containing: purpose, hypothesis, methods, anticipated analysis plan and plan for dissemination of the results.
• Copy of the survey or questionnaire.
 
Second:  You must receive approval from the AANA Senior Director of Education and Professional Development:
The AANA Senior Director of Research will forward the approved research to the Senior Director of Education and Professional Development.  Upon approval and availability of space, the AANA Program Convention and Meeting Planning Department staff will work with you to secure a location for you to conduct your study at the meeting.  All costs for this will be your responsibility.

Third: Complete the Order Form and Sign the Agreement. 
 
Click the following link for the application:
 
E-mail Solicitation for Research Participants at AANA Meetings.pdfE-mail Solicitation for Research Participants at AANA Meetings.pdf
  
 
Disclaimer:
AANA reserves the right to refuse fulfillment of any survey service order if the AANA does not approve of the purpose and/or the research materials. Service requests will be processed in order received. Because several requests may occur in a short period of time, it may take up to 30 days for your electronic survey to be launched after your survey is approved. (Three weeks for a mailing list or email solicitation of research to be delivered after an approval).
 
The approved survey services does NOT imply any AANA endorsement or recommendation for your research.
 

 Contact Information

 

If you have any questions regarding AANA survey requests such as the application, fees, policies, the ways of complying with HIPAA, survey security or protocols, ...etc., please send these questions to researchsurvey@aana.com
 
Our research staff will answer your questions in a timely manner.