Original scientific paper

The Croatian Adult Health Cohort Study (CroHort) – Background, Methodology & Perspectives

Ana Ivičević Uhernik
Silvije Vuletić
Josipa Kern
Vlasta Dečković-Vukres
Sandra Mihel
Marijan Erceg
Ivan Pristaš

Abstract

Health interview surveys are important source of health information. All previous adult population-based health interview surveys in Croatia until CroHort, were one-off projects with very limited possibility of data comparison. CroHort enabled repeated survey of CAHS 2003 respondents with almost identical questionnaire, thus providing comparable data on trends of different risk factors as well as their relation to the specific outcomes. Next follow-up survey of the CroHort cohort is foreseen for 2013. Health interview survey according to Eurostat methodology (EHIS) on the new representative
sample of adult Croatian population is planned for 2014. As the data from health interview surveys are valuable in health policy, efforts should be made to increase their use by policymakers in Croatia.

Keywords

Croatian Adult Health Cohort Study; survey methodology; cohort; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

75578

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/75578

Publication date:

2.1.2012.

Visits: 1.886 *