Management of an elderly, multi-center cohort: strategies for conducting longitudinal research.
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.
Harr
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School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, CA.
Jaeger
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Gortner
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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