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With this feature you can:

• Build, preview, and test surveys directly inside of WTH 
• Include PHI related questions in your surveys because the survey and the responses are securing stored in Way to health directly
• Allow multiple users on the same study to seamlessly add new and edit existing surveys 
• Protect against accidental survey deletion and ensure data integrity - once a participant has completed a survey, a survey cannot be deleted or edited in way.  Instead WTH will automatically create a new version for you! 
• Create new versions of the survey with the 'Duplicate' survey button 

How can I build a new survey? 

1. Navigate to the 'Data Sources' drop-down under Manage Study. 
   
   
2. Click 'New Data Source'.
   
   
3. Select 'New Survey'. 
   
   
4. Name your survey and select 'Internal Survey' as the type. 
   
   
5. Once the internal survey is selected, the survey builder will appear.  
   1. Toolbox - this is where you select your question type.  All that you have to do is click on the new question type and it will be added to your survey. 
   2. Undo and Redo - accidentally delete a question? you can revert back with these buttons. 
   3. Add a new page - includes page breaks in your survey 
   4. Test Survey - preview survey questions and answers and practice completing a survey like a real participant 
      
      
      
6. Click to add a new question.  Once the question is added to the survey, click the 'Edit' button to edit the question name and choices. 
   
   
   
   
7. The edit screen will appear.  From here you can update the 'Question ID' and 'Question Text'. 
   
   
   
   
8. You can either stop there and move on to the 'Choices' tab, or add more customization. 
   1. 'Add Option for Other' - include an 'other' choice selection 
   2. Select the choices order that the response options display - ascending, descending or random.
      1. Leave the default of none? The choices will display as indicated on the choices tab. 
   3. Column count - reformats the display of the choices 
   4. Required- participant cannot complete the survey without answering this question.  This is great for screening eligbility surveys! 
      
      
      
      
9. Click the 'Choices' tab to add your question's response options. 
   
   
   
   
10. You can now add your choices! This includes adding new choices and removing outdated options. 
    
    
    
    
11. You can also manually reorder the choices. Just use the arrows on the left. 
    
    
    
    
12. Once you have updated the choices, click 'Ok' to save. Your new question will be added to the survey. 
    
    
    
    
13. To add additional questions, repeat this process by clicking on a new question type on the left. 
    
    
14. You also have the ability to copy, delete, or edit the question by clicking the 3 dots ... on the upper right hand corner of the question. 
    
    
    
    
15. Want to reorder your questions? You can drag and drop the questions to move them around.  Simply click on the question and drag it into the order place. 
    
    
    
    
16. View the questions, choices and test the survey by going to the 'Test Survey' tab. 
    
    
    
    
17. Once you are done creating, editing, and testing your survey.  Click 'Add'.  The survey is now ready to be added to enrollment steps or arm events! 

 Help! I need more details on the different question types. 

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1. Inside the Edit screen, type the label for the question in the Question ID and 'Question Text'. 
   
   
   
   
2. Navigate to the Columns tab to add new and update the columns. 
   
   
   
   
3. Navigate to the Rows tab to add new and update the rows. 
   
   
   
   
4. Once you have completed editing the question, click 'Add'. The Matrix - Radio Buttons question will now display in your survey overview. 
   

Setting Up Skip Logic

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You also have the ability to calculate values in surveys and conversations. Calculating values in surveys will allow you “score” or aggregate specific responses as needed. Under survey settings at the top of the edit page, you can create a variable from within the survey by calculating values using an expression. On the survey settings page, navigate to the calculated values section and name the variable un the Question ID field, and enter the expression to calculate the score in the field below. Calculating values in surveys will allow you “score” or aggregate specific responses as needed. This would be helpful in many clinical scoring tools, like the PHQ-9, in which a total number based on participant responses is relevant to their care or outcomes.

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Now that I am an expert on question types and survey building, what's the next step? 

Once you have finished building your survey and tested it out in the Test Survey tab, you are ready to add it into enrollment and study arms. 

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For adding the new survey to a study arm, see the 'Administer a Survey' Event page for adding this into an arm. 

What happens if I need to update a survey after study launch? 

There are 2 scenarios after study launch,

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