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This paper outlines a scoping review protocol to map and classify empirical evidence on objective survey data quality issues and survey errors in older adults using the Total Survey Error framework. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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Establish a scoping review protocol to systematically map empirical evidence on objective survey data quality and errors in adults aged 60 years and older using the Total Survey Error framework.

August 23, 2026Open Access

Survey Data Quality in Older Respondents: a scoping review protocol using the Total Survey Error framework

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Establish a scoping review protocol to systematically map empirical evidence on objective survey data quality and errors in adults aged 60 years and older using the Total Survey Error framework.
Search eight multidisciplinary databases and selected grey literature across English, German, Italian, and Dutch languages.
Include empirical studies evaluating objective indicators such as nonresponse, response styles, mode effects, proxy-self discrepancies, and recall errors in standardized surveys of adults aged 60 and older.
Execute independent screening and data extraction by two reviewers for descriptive, tabular, and narrative evidence synthesis.
Protocol specification defining synthesis methods; empirical findings are not yet reported.
Planned classification of measurable survey errors across survey modes, interviewer interactions, and cognitive recall parameters using the Total Survey Error framework.

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Scoping review protocol outlines methods to evaluate survey data quality and error sources in adults aged 60 and older, highlighting frameworks to improve research reliability.

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Kutschar et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aae407677a34114447152 https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/up2q6

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Scoping review protocol outlines methods to evaluate survey data quality and error sources in adults aged 60 and older, highlighting frameworks to improve research reliability.

Survey Data Quality in Older Respondents: a scoping review protocol using the Total Survey Error framework

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Survey Data Quality in Older Respondents: a scoping review protocol using the Total Survey Error framework

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