title: Management of an elderly, multi-center cohort: strategies for conducting longitudinal research.
abstract: This paper describes a longitudinal study in which a cohort of cardiac surgery elders from several hospital sites has been followed. Issues related to retention of the cohort over time are identified. Low-cost and reliable strategies for cohort management are suggested.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, CA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Harr
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Jaeger
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gortner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000191:economics / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D015400:Clinical Nursing Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009737:Nursing Records; D010352:Patient Dropouts; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013689:Telephone