García Martínez, MontserratSchiaffino, AnnaFernández Muñoz, EsteveMarti, MercèSaltó i Cerezuela, EstevePérez, GloriaPeris, MercèBorrell i Thió, CarmeNieto, F. JavierBorràs Andrés, Josep Maria2019-04-092019-04-092003-03-071471-2458https://hdl.handle.net/2445/131906Background: 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. Methods: 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. Results: 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. Conclusion: 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.8 p.application/pdfengcc-by (c) García Martínez, Montserrat et al., 2003http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/esTractament del tabaquismeAlcoholCàncerFactors de risc en les malaltiesMalalties cardiovascularsDissenyMetodologiaSmoking cessationAlcoholCancerRisk factors in diseasesCardiovascular diseasesDesignMethodologyinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article5476212019-04-09info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess12665430