Evaluation of the Dartmouth COOP charts in a large-scale community survey in the United Kingdom.

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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to gain population norms for the COOP Charts in a large community sample, and to explore the construct validity, and whether the inclusion of the illustrations influences response rates. METHODS: A postal survey was carried out using a questionnaire booklet, containing the COOP Charts and a number of other items concerned with lifestyles and illness, sent to 6007 randomly selected subjects over the age of 18 years. Respondents were randomized to receivin...

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Authors: Jenkinson, C; Mayou, R; Day, A; Garratt, A; Juszczak, E

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Journal of public health medicine
• Volume: 24
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 106-111
• Publication date: 2002-06-01
• DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/24.2.106
• EISSN: 1464-3782
• ISSN: 0957-4832
• Language: English
• Keywords: Community Health Planning; Adult; Data Collection; Male; Self Concept; Medical Illustration; Reproducibility of Results; Primary Health Care; Great Britain; Female; Middle Aged; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Questionnaires