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Questionnaires
The Tomorrow Project - Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project Questionnaires, 2009 to present
CORE QUESTIONNAIRE
This questionnaire is a refined version of the Updated Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire combined with the Physical Activity and Nutrition Questionnaire. Small changes were made based on feedback from participants to make the questionnaire easier to complete. It includes sections on demographics, cancer screening tests, reproductive health, personal medical history, medication use, family health history, sleep, sun exposure, food consumed, alcohol, smoking, physical activity, work and body measurements. The cohorts in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project are using the same questions to ensure that the same information is collected across Canada.
Update: Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire (UHLQ) or Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire II (HLQ-II)
This questionnaire was based on our original Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire (HLQ) completed by all participants who joined the Tomorrow Project between 2001 and 2008. Questions included in this questionnaire have been used by other Provinces participating in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project, so that data may be compared easily between the 300,000 participating Canadians. Questions are asked about personal health, family health history, health check-ups, reproductive health, medication use, alcohol, smoking, sun exposure, sleep, work and demographics.
Physical Activity and Nutrition Survey (PANS)
This questionnaire asks about physical activity and diet habits. The physical activity section is the long form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), while the nutrition section asks about consumption of servings of food groups similar to those used in Canada's Food Guide.
Tomorrow Project Questionnaires, 2001-2008
Health and Lifestyle Questionnaire (HLQ)
This questionnaire contained sections about personal and family health history, cancer screening tests, reproductive health, smoking, sun exposure, spirituality, social support and stress, body measurements and demographics. More information about the sources of questions used in the HLQ can be found in our paper concerning the background and development of the Tomorrow Project. See Bryant et al, Chronic Diseases in Canada, 2006; 27(2), 51-59.
Diet History Questionnaire (DHQ)
This food frequency questionnaire was designed to assess food and nutrient intakes in the year prior to questionnaire completion. It was developed originally by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the USA. It has since been modified for use in Canada by Dr. Ilona Csizmadi of Alberta Health Services, in collaboration with colleagues at the US NCI. See Csizmadi et al, Public Health Nutrition, 2007; 10(1), 88-96.
Physical Activity Questionnaire (PAQ)
The PAQ was designed to obtain information about the types and amounts of physical activities undertaken by respondents in the year prior to questionnaire completion. It asks respondents to think about the types of activities that they do in their occupation and volunteer work, in their household, in their leisure time, and in getting to and from work. This questionnaire was developed by Dr. Christine Friedenreich of Alberta Health Services. See Friedenreich et al, American Journal of Epidemiology, 2006; 163(10), 959-970.
Follow-up questionnaires
Follow-up questionnaires are distributed to participants at varying intervals following enrolment in the study.
Survey 2004
Survey 2004 was distributed in 2004 to people who joined the study between 2001 and 2003. It had questions on personal health, cancer screening tests, sun exposure, smoking, body measurements, lifetime weight pattern, alcohol, sleep and shift work, health risk perception, quality of life, hormone replacement therapy in women and demographics.
Survey 2008
Survey 2008 was distributed in 2008 to people who joined the study between 2001 and 2007. This questionnaire included information on residential history, personal and family health, cancer screening tests, smoking, quality of life, fruit and vegetable intake, physical activity, sleep and shift work, environment, work history, body measurements and demographics.
Copies of all questionnaires are available upon request.
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