Barry University Cohort Studies Worksheet

Cohort studies can tell us several things that other studies can’t. They can tell about causality between variables, enable a wide range of exposure-disease association to be studied, and allow researchers to better understand rare disease or conditions. For this discussion, you will need to find a cohort study other than the ones listed on Table 7-6 of your book and review it. Your review should include the following:

• A summary of the study
• The year it began and ended (if applicable)
• Population based or exposure based
• Retrospective or prospective
• The focus
• The study population
• The sample
• Baseline exposure instruments
• Follow-up exposure instruments
• Frequency of exposure follow-up
• Statistical test used to analysis the data
• Advantages of using the cohort design
• Limitations of the study