Data Collection
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Systematic gathering of data for a particular purpose from various sources, including questionnaires, interviews, observation, existing records, and electronic devices. The process is usually preliminary to statistical analysis of the data. |
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X ref SURVEYS is GEN or unspecified; prefer specific survey, as DIET SURVEYS; HEALTH SURVEYS; NUTRITION SURVEYS; etc. |
| Also Called: |
Baseline Survey,Community Surveys,Contraceptive Prevalence Surveys,Data Aggregation,Data Linkage,Data Sources,Dual Data Collection,Nonrespondents,Randomized Response Technique,Repeated Rounds of Survey,Respondents,Survey Methods,Surveys |
Data Collection Categories.
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Geriatric Assessment - Evaluation of the level of physical, physiological, or mental functioning in the older population group. |
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Health Care Surveys - Statistical measures of utilization and other aspects of the provision of health care services including hospitalization and ambulatory care. |
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Health Surveys - A systematic collection of factual data pertaining to health and disease in a human population within a given geographic area. |
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Interviews - Conversations with an individual or individuals held in order to obtain information about their background and other personal biographical data, their attitudes and opinions, etc. It includes school admission or job interviews. |
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Narration - The act, process, or an instance of narrating, i.e., telling a story. In the context of MEDICINE or ETHICS, narration includes relating the particular and the personal in the life story of an individual. |
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Nutrition Assessment - Evaluation and measurement of nutritional variables in order to assess the level of nutrition or the nutritional status of the individual. Nutrition surveys may be used in making the assessment. |
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Questionnaires - Predetermined sets of questions used to collect data - clinical data, social status, occupational group, etc. The term is often applied to a self-completed survey instrument. |
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Records - The commitment in writing, as authentic evidence, of something having legal importance. The concept includes certificates of birth, death, etc., as well as hospital, medical, and other institutional records. |
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Registries - The systems and processes involved in the establishment, support, management, and operation of registers, e.g., disease registers. |
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Vital Statistics - Used for general articles concerning statistics of births, deaths, marriages, etc. |
Data Collection Definitions and Terms
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