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)