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The Canadian Community Health Survey as a Potential Recruitment Vehicle for the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 September 2009

Christina Wolfson*
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Allan Memorial Institute Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics and Occupational Health, and Department of Medicine, McGill University
Parminder S. Raina
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Susan A. Kirkland
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University
Amélie Pelletier
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Allan Memorial Institute
Jennifer Uniat
Affiliation:
Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Allan Memorial Institute
Linda Furlini
Affiliation:
Research Ethics Office, McGill University Health Centre
Camille L. Angus
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University
Geoff Strople
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health & Epidemiology, Dalhousie University
Homa Keshavarz
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
Karen Szala-Meneok
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University
*
Correspondence should be sent to / La correspondance doit être adressées à : Christina Wolfson, PhD 1025 Pine Avenue West, Suite P2.028 Montreal, Qc H3A 1A1 christina.wolfson@mcgill.ca

Abstract

The goal of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) is to recruit 50,000 participants aged 45 to 85 years of age and follow them for at least 20 years. The sampling and recruitment processes for a study of this scope and magnitude present important challenges. Statistics Canada was approached to collaborate with the CLSA with the goal of determining whether the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) could be used as a recruitment vehicle for the CLSA. In this pilot study conducted in 2004, it was determined that 63.8 per cent and 75.8 per cent of the respondents agreed to share their contact information and their survey responses with the CLSA, respectively. The most commonly reported concerns were confidentiality/privacy issues, lack of interest, and commitment issues. This pilot study identified some challenges to the use of the CCHS as a recruitment vehicle for the CLSA.

Résumé

Le but de l’Étude longitudinale canadienne sur le vieillissement (ÉLCV) est de recruter 50 000 participants âgés de 45 à 85 ans et de les suivre pendant 20 ans. Les processus d’échantillonnage et de recrutement pour une étude de cette envergure représentent d’importants défis. Statistique Canada a été approché pour collaborer avec l’ÉLCV dans le but de déterminer si l’Enquête sur la santé dans les collectivités canadiennes (ESCC) pourrait être utilisée comme véhicule de recrutement pour l’ÉLCV. Dans cette étude pilote réalisée en 2004, il a été déterminé que 63,8 pour cent et 75,8 pour cent des répondants accepteraient de partager leurs coordonnées et leurs réponses à l’ESCC avec l’ÉLCV, respectivement. Les réticences les plus souvent rapportées étaient reliées à la confidentialité, le manque d’intérêt et le niveau d’engagement demandé. Cette étude pilote a permis d’identifier quelques défis reliés à l’utilisation de l’ESCC comme véhicule de recrutement pour l’ÉLCV.

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Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2009

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Footnotes

*

Funding for the development of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and le Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec – Réseau québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement.

Parminder Raina holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator award, an Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence award, and a Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging.

References

* Funding for the development of the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and le Fonds de la recherche en santé du Québec – Réseau québécois de recherche sur le vieillissement.

Parminder Raina holds a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Investigator award, an Ontario Premier’s Research Excellence award, and a Labarge Chair in Research and Knowledge Application for Optimal Aging.