Annual follow-up of the cohort by telephone began in 1987, to maintain contact with our participants and to assess the health status of the cohort.
Since 2012, the cohort is contacted semi-annually. The first phone interview, labeled 'annual follow-up' is scheduled to occur around the anniversary of the participant's baseline examination. About six months later the second phone interview, labeled 'semi-annual follow-up' is scheduled with the participant. The most current documents used for follow-up are marked below.
What is covered in the Follow-Up calls:
Summary of Data Collected During Annual Follow-Up Interview from ARIC Cohort Members (View PDF)
Follow-Up Response Rates (View PDF)
Annual and Semi-Annual Follow Up
| Form Code | Title | Version | Current | Form | Follow Up | Date Sort ascending | QxQ | Code Book |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNJ | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Yes | Semi-Annual | 04/18/2024 | |||
| AFU & SAF Composite Dataset Codebook CY2-34 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 04/01/2024 | |||||
| SAF | Semi-Annual Follow-up Core Questions | 4.0 | Yes | Semi-Annual | 06/01/2023 | |||
| AFU | Annual Follow-up Form | 4.0 | Yes | Annual | 06/01/2023 | |||
| AFU data entry history | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 05/23/2023 | |||||
| sIRB Proxy/Participant Transition Scenarios | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 03/10/2023 | |||||
| LAR | LAR Contact Information Form | 1.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 06/28/2022 | |||
| ICTX | Informed Consent Tracking | 1.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 06/16/2022 | |||
| CIU | Contact Information Update | 1.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 06/16/2022 | |||
| GNI | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Yes | Semi-Annual | 01/01/2022 | |||
| FIR | Follow-up Interviewer Recertification | 2.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 02/11/2021 | |||
| GNH | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 01/01/2021 | ||||
| SISO | Six Item Screener for Odd Year | 1.0 | Yes | Annual | 01/01/2021 | |||
| AFU | Annual Follow-up Form | 3.0 | Yes | Annual | 05/21/2020 | |||
| GNG | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 01/01/2020 | ||||
| SISE | Six Item Screener for Even Year | 1.0 | Annual and Semi-Annual | 01/01/2020 | ||||
| SAF | Semi-Annual Follow-up Core Questions | 3.0 | Yes | Semi-Annual | 04/30/2018 | |||
| GNF | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 12/20/2017 | ||||
| PXY | Proxy Consent Tracking Form | 1.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 05/30/2017 | |||
| GNE | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 12/21/2015 | ||||
| ADS | AD8 Dementia Screening Interview | 1.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 04/29/2015 | |||
| SIS | Six Item Screener | 1.0 | Annual | 04/29/2015 | ||||
| DEC | Death Information | 1.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 01/05/2015 | |||
| GND | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 01/05/2015 | ||||
| MCU | Medical Conditions Update Form | 2.0 | Yes | Annual and Semi-Annual | 07/30/2014 | |||
| GNC | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 2.0 | Semi-Annual | 05/01/2014 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow-up Form | 2.0 | Annual | 01/22/2014 | ||||
| SAF | Semi-Annual Follow-up Core Questions | 2.0 | Semi-Annual | 01/22/2014 | ||||
| MCU | Medical Conditions Update Form | 1.0 | Annual and Semi-Annual | 01/22/2014 | ||||
| GNC | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 01/10/2014 | ||||
| FIR | Follow-up Interviewer Recertification | 1.0 | Annual and Semi-Annual | 09/18/2013 | ||||
| GNB | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 11/09/2012 | ||||
| SAF | Semi-Annual Follow-up Core Questions | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 12/15/2011 | ||||
| GEN | Semi-Annual Follow-up General Interview | 1.0 | Semi-Annual | 12/15/2011 | ||||
| PHF | Physician Heart Failure Survey | 1.0 | Yes | Clinic | 05/02/2011 | |||
| AFU | Annual Follow-up Form | 1.0 | Annual | 04/20/2011 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | M | Annual | 04/01/2010 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | L | Annual | 06/03/2007 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | K | Annual | 12/03/2004 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | J | Annual | 02/21/2002 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | I | Annual | 05/15/2001 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | H | Annual | 03/10/1999 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | G | Annual | 11/30/1998 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | F | Annual | 01/30/1996 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | E | Annual | 03/01/1994 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | D | Annual | 03/03/1993 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | B | Annual | 09/13/1989 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | A | Annual | 11/20/1987 | ||||
| AFU | Annual Follow Up Questionnaire | C | Annual | 05/08/1900 |