Computer-Assisted Telephone Interview Questionnaires
The following sections are provided in a single PDF.
COMPUTER-ASSISTED
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW (CATI)
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INTRODUCTORY AND CLOSING STATEMENTS –
This section verifies participant identity and eligibility and reviews the contents of the Sister Study Kit and general study requirements.
PART 1 –
- Personal History of Cancer – questions about previous cancer diagnoses, BRCA1/2 testing
- Sister History – questions about all biological sisters, their vital status, histories of cancer, including breast cancer
- General Health and Breast Conditions – questions about overall health, dental health, cancer screenings, breast exams, breast conditions and surgeries
- Environmental Exposures/ Residential History – questions about some of the participant’s residences, including detailed questions about the household and the neighborhood where it is located; includes questions about current residence(s), residence at which participant lived the longest since the age of 20, and the residence where she lived the longest before age 14
- Physical Activity, Sun Exposure, and Hobbies - questions about physical activities including sports, exercises, and chores around the home or garden, time spent outdoors in daylight and hobbies or crafts done on a regular basis that may involve environmental exposures
- Smoking – history of smoking and exposure to cigarette smoke from other people
- Alcohol - history and current use of alcohol including beer and other malt beverages, wine, wine coolers, and liquor
- Sleep Patterns – questions about usual and recent sleep patterns, light conditions during sleep, napping, and sleep medications
- Socioeconomic Characteristics –questions on country of birth, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, marital status, education, income; early life factors including the education levels of parents or guardians , general economic status and food security of the family; and experiences with stress and coping in the past 30 days
PART 2
- Occupation – questions about current employment status and history of all jobs, military service, and volunteer work that took at least 10 hours per week since the age of 18, including questions on work conditions, exposures, schedule, industry, usual activities, specific chemicals and other materials ever used in any of the jobs held, and exposure to computer screens and video displays; in addition, detailed questions were asked in separate modules for 20 occupations:
- Building Construction
- Cleaning And Housekeeping
- Cosmetics And Perfumes
- Dentists, Dental Hygienists, Dental Assistants, And Dental Lab Workers
- Doctor Or Physician
- Dry Cleaner
- Factory Worker
- Farming
- Hairdresser, Barber, Assistant In Beauty Salon
- Laboratory Technician
- Manicurist/Pedicurist
- Microchip Manufacturing
- Mine Or Quarry
- Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Student Nurse, Physician Assistant
- Nursery, Greenhouse, Lawn Care
- Painter
- Radiology Technician
- Residential Farm Exposures Module
- Road Construction
- Teacher
- Menarche, Pregnancy and Infertility – questions about reproductive history, menstrual cycles, pregnancies, use of birth control, and infertility treatment
- Hormones – questions about use of hormonal birth control, hormone replacement therapy, medical procedures that may stop menstrual periods, current menstrual status and date of last menstrual period, symptoms of menopause, and use of other hormones.
- Medical Conditions – questions about medical conditions and medications taken for these conditions.
- Other Medications – questions about all other current medications not previously reported; additional questions on prior use of pain and inflammation medications and antibiotics.
- Anthropometry and Growth and Development – questions about current height and weight and during her 30s, teen years, and around the age of 10.
Thank you for your interest in the Sister Study.
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