Conducting a national representative cross-sectional study with limited resources : lessons learned from a study in the small European state of Malta /

A cross-sectional study collects information at one point in time (in a defined population) and can provide both descriptive and analytic information. Repeating cross-sectional randomized studies at population level every couple of years provides valuable health information on trends in exposures an...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Cuschieri, Sarah (Author), Mamo, Julian (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : SAGE Publications Ltd, 2020.
Series:	SAGE Research Methods Cases : Medicine and Health.
Subjects:	Diabetes in old age > Malta > Case studies. Population aging > Malta > Case studies. Medical care > Malta > Case studies. Diabète chez la personne âgée > Malte > Études de cas. Vieillissement de la population > Malte > Études de cas. Diabetes in old age. Medical care. Population aging. Malta. Case studies.
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Summary:	A cross-sectional study collects information at one point in time (in a defined population) and can provide both descriptive and analytic information. Repeating cross-sectional randomized studies at population level every couple of years provides valuable health information on trends in exposures and outcomes. This case study focuses on the process of conducting, with limited resources, a cross-sectional study that is representative of the adult population of Malta, with the aim to determine the burden of type 2 diabetes and dysglycemia within the adult population. It discusses challenges faced and lessons learned, including establishing better response rates, limiting information bias, and working with a small group of trained fieldworkers.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781529730548 1529730546