Funded by: The Shepherd Foundation
Workplace hazard exposures and their effects on health are commonly investigated in epidemiological studies. In these studies it is important to collect job history and workplace exposure information. This is difficult to do using paper-based questionnaires because of the hierarchical and branching nature of these data. Computer-based questionnaires have been developed for use in many overseas countries.
In this methodological study, we liaised with the National Cancer Institute in the USA to use their job specific computer modules to develop computer-based work histories for use in epidemiological studies in Australia. This study also aimed to collate available workplace exposure information from Victorian workplaces to assist expert occupational hygiene panels to better assess work history data when deciding on workplace exposures in community-based case-control studies.
