scottish health survey : an update health surveys user meeting july 2009
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Scottish Health Survey : an update
Health surveys user meeting
July 2009
Key features of SHeS The 2009 survey (including the Scottish Sodium Study2008-11 Reporting commitmentsCommunication and marketing strategy 2008 annual report Keeping yourself informed of SHeS developments
Scottish Health Survey
An update on….
Key Features
Scottish Health Survey
About the Scottish Health Survey
Sponsors: • Scottish Government and NHS Health Scotland
Our collaborators: • University College London (Joint Health Surveys Unit)• Medical Research Council Social and Public Health
Sciences Unit at Glasgow University.
Previous surveys: 1995, 1998, 2003
Scottish Government review: switch to continuous format
2008-2011: ScotCen & collaborators awarded contract to carry out the 2008-2011 surveys
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SHeS 2009What’s different?
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SHeS 2009 – questionnaire content
What’s in
•Accidents (0+)•Dental services (16+)•Stress at work (16+ - in paid employment)•Social capital•Discrimination and harassment
What’s out
•Respiratory & CVD symptoms (16+)•Eating habits (16+)•Physical activity at work•Asthma (0+)•TV viewing & outdoor activity adults(2+)
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Version A Version B
Household composition (head of household)
General health including caring (0+)
General CVD (16+) and use of services (0+)
Accidents (0+) -
Physical activity adults (16+) and children (2-15)
Eating habits children (2-15)
Fruit and veg consumption (2+)
Smoking and Drinking (16+) [16-19 in a self completion]
Dental health (16+)
Dental services (16+) -
Social capital (16+) -
Discrimination & harassment (16+) -
Economic activity and education (16+)
Stress at work (16+ - in paid employment) -
Ethnicity (0+), national identity (16+) and religion (16+)
Family health background
Self-completions (13+ & parents of 4-12 yr olds)
Height (2+) and Weight (0+)
Data linkage and follow-up research consents (0+)
- Attitudes to Health (16+) - 1 adult per household
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Scottish Dietary Sodium study 2009
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The Scottish Government nurse visitCapi questions:
Prescribed medicines
Vitamin supplements
Nicotine replacement therapies
Food poisoning
Depression, anxiety & self-harm
Measurements:
Blood pressure
Waist and hip circumference
Demi-span (arm length)
Lung function
Blood sample
Saliva sample
Urine sample
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2009: Two types of nurse visit
CORE SG nurse visit:• c1000 households: all adults aged 16+ years who
have taken part in Stage 1 interview eligible• Aiming for c1100 completing a nurse visit
SODIUM STUDY nurse visit:• c1300 households: Two adults aged 19-64 years who
have taken part in Stage 1 interview eligible• Aiming for achieved sample size of c800 adults (c650
useable samples)
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Scottish Sodium Study
Client Food Standards Agency Scotland
Purpose Monitor progress towards target to reduce salt intake by 2010. Previously carried
out in 2006
Target daily average of 7g for men and 5g for women
Eligibility Two adults age 19-64 in selected households
Reporting Spring 2010
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Sodium Nurse Visit - Eligibility
• Interviewers will check that respondents are of the eligible age range (19 to 64 years)
• Eligibility to take part in the study will be decided by the nurse
• Exclusion criteria:
• Pregnant women
• Those allergic to hair dye, sunscreen and vitamins
• Those taking sulphonamides
• Those refusing to take PABA
• (Women asked to collect sample on non-period days)
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Sodium Nurse Visit – Typical Scenario
Day 1: e.g. Tuesday - First Nurse Visit:
Agree a day and time for the respondent to carry out the 24 hour collection (if they can avoid weekends then that would be ideal).
Day 2: e.g. Wednesday
The 24-hour collection should start with the morning’s second urine pass and continue through the day and night.
Day 3: e.g. Thursday - Second Nurse Visit:
The 24 hour collection will end with the morning’s first urine pass.
You will need to collect the samples and collection diary, and prepare the samples for despatch.
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SHeSReporting
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2008-11 reporting commitments
• An annual technical report• An annual report setting out the principal findings
from the survey at Scotland level (of around 200-250 pages)
• A maximum of three thematic reports over the period 2008-2011
• An annual report of the principal findings from the Knowledge, Attitudes and Motivations module
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Topics in the 2008 report
1. General Health2. Dental Health3. Alcohol4. Smoking5. Fruit & Veg6. Physical Activity7. Obesity8. CVD
Publication date 29th September 2009
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Ongoing developments
• National statistics status for the survey and results;• Ongoing development of website• Web tables of results not included in the annual report• Brief topic-specific factsheets• Accessible versions of questionnaires and information about
variables (including derived variables)• Technical user guidance and documentation (including, for
example, SPSS syntax)• A simplified dataset (“SHeS Lite”)• User days (with training on how to analyse the data);• Targeted road shows / seminars
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Communication Strategy
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Aims of the strategy
• Raise awareness of the Scottish Health Survey
• Ensure results are accessible to users; • Provide appropriate technical information and
support• Encourage and support analysis of the data
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Outcome of User’s Survey
• Positive views of the SHeS website and email updates
• Ability to access electronic, searchable and user-friendly versions of reports, results and other information about the survey (such as questionnaires and variable lookups)
• Less interest in technical information than in results• Relatively few users had analysed past SHeS data
themselves, but about half said that they would like training to analyse future data
• a simplified dataset of up-to-date data
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SHeS Newsletter
Survey email newsletter will keep you up to date on the latest news including publication of the 2008 report
Sign up at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey
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Register for the Scotstat Newsletter
Why register?
• notification of statistics releases for those areas which you express an interest in
• be notified about wider developments/events relating to Scottish Government statistics
• the register may also be used to contact other registered users about statistical issues that you may be interested in consulting others about
Register here:http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/scotstat/Intro
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Contact details
Scottish Government
Julie Ramsay [email protected]
Scottish Centre for Social Research
Lisa Given [email protected]
Catherine Bromley [email protected]
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