title: [Feasibility of following up a representative sample of the adult population in Barcelona (Spain)].
abstract: The objective of this work was to study the feasibility of following up a representative sample of the adult population of Barcelona 8 years after the baseline study. We selected a random sample (n=100) of the 1161 participants who consented to be re-contacted. We contacted 66 participants: 52 (78.8%) agreed to participate in the follow-up, three (4.5%) had died, four (6.1%) had moved, and seven (10.6%) declined to participate in the follow-up. The participation rate in the feasibility study was 52%. In conclusion, the results of our study show a good feasibility of conducting a follow-up study 8 years after the baseline study.
authors.affiliation: Unitat de Control del Tabaquisme, Programa de Prevenció i Control del Càncer, Institut Català d'Oncologia - ICO, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España. jmmartinez@iconcologia.net
authors.forename: Jose M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Martínez-Sánchez
authors.forename: Marcela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Xisca
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sureda
authors.forename: Montse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ballbè
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Riccobene
authors.forename: Esteve
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fernández
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013030:Spain; D055815:Young Adult