Observational Data Collection Services
Pubrica collects observational data for health services, implementation and behavioural research. Trained observers record behaviour, practice and processes using structured instruments, time-motion methods or coding schemes, with inter-rater reliability assessed so that the observations are consistent and defensible.
- Structured observation instruments with definitions agreed before observation starts
- Observers trained to agreement, with inter-rater reliability measured and reported
- Time-motion methods with task categories and timing rules documented
- Observer effects considered through familiarisation periods and reporting of limitations
- Ethics and consent handled for staff and patients as the approval requires
Observation dataset with coding manualIncluded
Observation instruments and definitionsIncluded
Inter-rater reliability reportIncluded
Observer training recordsIncluded
Data-collection methods summaryIncluded
Service Scope
What Our Observational Data Collection Service Covers
Each project is scoped individually. The components below are combined according to your study and its requirements.
Applications
Studies That Use Observational Data
Process
How the Project Works
Methods, deliverables and fees are confirmed in writing before work begins.
Observers train on the instrument until they reach the agreed reliability level, and agreement is checked during data collection.
It can. We use familiarisation periods where possible and report the potential for observer effects as a limitation.
Yes, where participants have consented to recording, with secure storage and coding by trained coders.
Usually Cohen’s kappa for categorical codes and intraclass correlation for continuous measures, chosen to suit the data.
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Share your protocol or study outline. We confirm the setting, sample, measures, timeline and fee before fieldwork is planned.