The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this report is to describe the main characteristics of the design, including response rates, of the Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The original cohort consis...
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| author | Perez Gloria Salto Esteve Marti Merce Fernandez Esteve Schiaffino Anna Garcia Montse Peris Merce Borrell Carme Nieto F Javier Borras Josep Maria |
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this report is to describe the main characteristics of the design, including response rates, of the Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The original cohort consisted of 2,500 subjects (1,263 women and 1,237 men) interviewed as part of the 1994 Cornella Health Interview Study. A record linkage to update the address and vital status of the cohort members was carried out using, first a deterministic method, and secondly a probabilistic one, based on each subject's first name and surnames. Subsequently, we attempted to locate the cohort members to conduct the phone follow-up interviews. A pilot study was carried out to test the overall feasibility and to modify some procedures before the field work began.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>After record linkage, 2,468 (98.7%) subjects were successfully traced. Of these, 91 (3.6%) were deceased, 259 (10.3%) had moved to other towns, and 50 (2.0%) had neither renewed their last municipal census documents nor declared having moved. After using different strategies to track and to retain cohort members, we traced 92% of the CHIS participants. From them, 1,605 subjects answered the follow-up questionnaire.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The computerized record linkage maximized the success of the follow-up that was carried out 7 years after the baseline interview. The pilot study was useful to increase the efficiency in tracing and interviewing the respondents.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15f395cbfacb4fdaa03e0b4ceaec39332022-12-22T01:39:23ZengBMCBMC Public Health1471-24582003-03-01311210.1186/1471-2458-3-12The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response ratePerez GloriaSalto EsteveMarti MerceFernandez EsteveSchiaffino AnnaGarcia MontsePeris MerceBorrell CarmeNieto F JavierBorras Josep Maria<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aim of this report is to describe the main characteristics of the design, including response rates, of the Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-up Study.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>The original cohort consisted of 2,500 subjects (1,263 women and 1,237 men) interviewed as part of the 1994 Cornella Health Interview Study. A record linkage to update the address and vital status of the cohort members was carried out using, first a deterministic method, and secondly a probabilistic one, based on each subject's first name and surnames. Subsequently, we attempted to locate the cohort members to conduct the phone follow-up interviews. A pilot study was carried out to test the overall feasibility and to modify some procedures before the field work began.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>After record linkage, 2,468 (98.7%) subjects were successfully traced. Of these, 91 (3.6%) were deceased, 259 (10.3%) had moved to other towns, and 50 (2.0%) had neither renewed their last municipal census documents nor declared having moved. After using different strategies to track and to retain cohort members, we traced 92% of the CHIS participants. From them, 1,605 subjects answered the follow-up questionnaire.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The computerized record linkage maximized the success of the follow-up that was carried out 7 years after the baseline interview. The pilot study was useful to increase the efficiency in tracing and interviewing the respondents.</p>http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/3/12record linkagecohort studyrisk factorssmokingalcoholcancercardiovascular diseasesmethods |
| spellingShingle | Perez Gloria Salto Esteve Marti Merce Fernandez Esteve Schiaffino Anna Garcia Montse Peris Merce Borrell Carme Nieto F Javier Borras Josep Maria The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate BMC Public Health record linkage cohort study risk factors smoking alcohol cancer cardiovascular diseases methods |
| title | The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate |
| title_full | The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate |
| title_fullStr | The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate |
| title_short | The Cornella Health Interview Survey Follow-Up (CHIS.FU) Study: design, methods, and response rate |
| title_sort | cornella health interview survey follow up chis fu study design methods and response rate |
| topic | record linkage cohort study risk factors smoking alcohol cancer cardiovascular diseases methods |
| url | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/3/12 |
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