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Table 1 Survey visits and survey components.

From: The Survey of the Health of Wisconsin (SHOW), a novel infrastructure for population health research: rationale and methods

SHOW Visit

Topics Covered

Time 1: Interviews (most computer-assisted) conducted in households following eligibility determination and informed consent

• Tracking information

• Sensory health (hearing, vision)

 

• Demographics and occupational history

• Dental health

 

• Housing characteristics

• EuroQol questionnaire (health-related quality of life)

 

• Health history (Part 1)

• Health insurance, health care access & utilization

 

• Prescription & over the counter medications

• Physical activity, exercise habits

 

• Health screening & immunization history

 

Time 2: Self-administered questionnaire left with participants

• Prevention & safety habits

• Sleep habits and problems

 

• Dietary habits

• SF-12 (health-related quality of life)

 

• Stress, discrimination, life events inventory

• Military experience

Time 3: Interviews, questionnaires, physical exam & biological sampling conducted at one of four exam centers--2 MECs and 2 fixed-sites (Milwaukee, Middleton)

• Health history (Part 2)

• Cognitive function

 

• Weight history

• Health literacy

 

• Women's reproductive health history, contraceptive use

• Weight; height; waist, hip & arm circumference

 

• Mental health screener; depression, post-traumatic stress disorder inventories

• Bioimpedance analysis

 

• Smoking and alcohol habits

• Sitting blood pressure and pulse

 

• Food security

• Peak flow meter (respiratory function)

  

• Phlebotomy and urine collection