Cohort profile: the Saskatchewan Rural Health Study-adult component.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Less is known about the respiratory health of general farming and non-framing populations. A longitudinal Saskatchewan Rural Health Study (SRHS) was conducted to explore the association between individual and contextual factors with respiratory health outcomes in these populations. Hence, the objectives are to: (i) describe the updated methodology of longitudinal SRHS-an extension of baseline survey methodology published earlier; (ii) compare baseline characteristics and the prevalences of respiratory health outcomes between drops-outs and completers; and (iii) summarize key findings based on baseline survey data.

Results

The SRHS was a prospective cohort study conducted in two phases: baseline survey in 2010 and a follow-up in 2014. Each survey consisted of two c

SUBMITTER: Pahwa P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5725811 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature