Subject: Re: flu interviews
From: Julie Downs <[email-masked]>
To: Mandy B Holbrook <[email-masked]>
Cc: Wändi Bruine de Bruin <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 15:52:45 -0500

Oh, good catch. Yes we should ask whether they have been diagnosed  
with influenza (and make sure that this is separate from other things  
people call flu, like the "stomach flu" which is really  
gastroenteritis). Probably should ask if "ever" and if so, what year  
was the most recent. And demographics: sex, race, hispanic or not, age.

Wändi, agree? Or any changes? Or exact language to use?

jd

On Nov 7, 2007, at 3:49 PM, Mandy B Holbrook wrote:

> I also noticed in our IRB application we state,
> "At the end of the interview, participants will be asked basic  
> demographics and questions about their history of the flu and flu- 
> related behaviors. "
>
> In the final version, it looks like we don't ask anything about the  
> participant's personal flu history.  It may come up as they are  
> answering other questions, but we might want to just add a question  
> at the end if it doesn't...just something general about how many  
> times they have had the flu?
>
> Mandy
>