Most countries have health promotion surveys containing lifestyle-related
items (e.g. tobacco use, substance use, exercise, nutrition) as well as
individual variables (e.g. health status, mental health,
demographics). I'd suggest starting there.
At 12:08 PM 10/13/2000 +1100, you wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lewis Jeanette
> > Sent: Tuesday, 10 October 2000 13:22
> > To: Alan Sutherland; Alison Pears; Ann Herbert; Anna Williams; Jacqui
> > Woolley; Lori Rubenstein; Michael Long; Phillip Patman; Rosie Hippel
> > Subject: Health Measurement instruments
> >
> > Hi folks
> >
> > I have a request by someone from Flinders Island, who wants to establish a
> > baseline for about 10 people (in 10 year age groups, e.g. 1 boy & 1 girl
> > 20-29, etc,) then put them through a health promotion exercise, remeasure
> > their vitals and lifestyle, time period 3 months. Changes are not confined
> > to loosing weight or the ability to run the marathon, but eat veggies
> > more, actually walk etc etc. I have the SF 36 and 12, but really I'm
> > after something that measures peoples health related lifestyle, eating,
> > exercising, playing, resting, etc. This is not for a statistical
> > analysis, just an instrument that enables the health/lifestyle of people
> > to be measured then remeasured so the nurse can gain some insights into
> > interventions that can be implemented at a community level to improve
> > health and health related lifestyle.
> >
> > Got any instruments or places where I can start looking?
> >
> > Jeanette Lewis
> >
> > Senior Advisor Information & Research
> > Strategic Analysis & Research Section, Strategic Development Unit
> > Department of Health & Human Services
> > Ph: 03-6233 4713, Fax 03-6233 2899
> > 5th Floor 99 Bathurst St
> > GPO Box 125, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001
> >
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