The Manual of Field Center Procedures details the study design, data collection and management, quality control, and publication policies.

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Chapters	# Pages	Size (KB)

Manual Table of Contents	8	68

1. Description of Parent Cohorts
Table of Contents	1	25
1.1-1.7 ARIC, CHS, FHS, New York/Cornell, SHS, &  Tucson Cohorts Summary of Information Collected	34	171
1.7.1 (continued) Outcome Variables Collected by Parent Cohorts	6	68
1.7.3 (continued) Sleep Variables Collected by Parent Cohorts	2	30

2. Study Design and Sampling Plan
Table of Contents	1	25
2.1 - 2.2.8.1 Overview, Sampling and Recruitment	36	432
2.2.8.2 - 2.2.8.5 Sampling Fraction tables	6	79
2.2.9 Summary of Sampling and Recruitment Methods	3	28
2.3 Sampling Size and Power Considerations	13	175

3. Parent Cohort Data
Table of Contents	1	25
3.1 - 3.6 Overview, Parent/Site Databases, Covariate Information, Methods of Evaluation, Comparability of A-Variables, References	12	68

4. Pre-enrollment Data Collection
Table of Contents	1	25
4.1 - 4.3 Sleep Habits Evaluation Recruitment Forms & Reports Alt. Sites for PSGs	24	165

5. Home Visit Implementation and Conduct
Table of Contents	1	25
5.1 - 5.6 Overview, Preparation, Home Visit, Morning Visit, Follow-up, Summary Report	14	165

6. Home Visit Data Collection
Table of Contents	1	26
6.1 - 6.11 Overview, Seated BP, Weight, Neck Circumference, Health Interview, Medications, Morning Survey, SF36, PSG Study, Medical Alerts, Questions	110	541

7. PSG Studies Processing and Equipment Maintenance
Table of Contents	1	25
7.1 - 7.6 Overview, Data Retrieval, Protocol for Repeat Studies, Troubleshooting, Care and Maintenance, SHHS Calibration	18	107
7.6 (continued) Calibration Procedure Checklist	2	43
7.6 (continued) Calibration Example (.gif file)	1	44

8.Outcomes Data Collection
Table of Contents	1	25
8.1 - 8.7	11	78

9. Study Administration and Data Management
Table of Contents	1	25
9.1 - 9.6 Study Administration, Data Management, Data Management with CC, Reading Center Procedures, Data Management with RC	46	228

10. Publication and Presentation Policies and Procedures
Table of Contents	1	26
10.1 - 10.11 Administrative Structure, Objectives, Definitions, Submission, Writing Groups, Schedule, Priority, Local Papers, Summary	14	51

11. Quality Assurance and Control
Table of Contents	1	25
11.1 - 11.9 Assurance, Control, Subcommittee, Data/Reports, Distribution, PSG, Seated BP/Anthropometry, Interviews, Certification	42	157

Appendices	# Pages	Size (KB)

Appendices Table of Contents	1	25

A.1 - A.4	34	175
Comparability Study documents referenced in Appendix A.1
Alcohol	3	37
Caffeine Consumption	2	24
Education	2	23
Family History of CVD	2	28
History of Diabetes	1	23
History of Hypertension	1	25
Income	2	25
Marital Status	1	21
Occupation	2	31
Prevalent CVD	4	40
Race	1	22
Smoking	3	40
Rose Angina	2	29

A.5. Informed Consent Forms
Framingham	2	190
Hagerstown	3	274
Minnesota	5	520
New York	4	460
Pittsburgh	5	409
Sacramento	2	187
Tucson	6	679

Last Updated:

12 Oct 2007