Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events
Rapid health outcome data acquisition using existing questionnaires can accelerate time-sensitive wildfire research. We intended to create a health questionnaire library that contains readily deployable questionnaires for researchers, public health agencies, and other groups interested in rapid data...
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| description | Rapid health outcome data acquisition using existing questionnaires can accelerate time-sensitive wildfire research. We intended to create a health questionnaire library that contains readily deployable questionnaires for researchers, public health agencies, and other groups interested in rapid data collection during wildfire events. In this paper, we describe the methodology used to identify relevant self-reported health questionnaires and develop the structured questionnaire library, which serves as a centralized platform for wildfire researchers seeking to quickly design health assessment instruments. This method can also facilitate rapid questionnaire-based data collection following other disasters. To do so we performed the following tasks: • A systematic literature review of wildfire exposure and health studies to 1) identify health outcome categories associated with wildfire and smoke exposure and 2) extract questionnaires used for health outcomes related to wildfire exposure. • A secondary search of existing questionnaire repositories to identify additional relevant health instruments. • A structured organization of questionnaires (n = 100) by eight health outcome categories (mental health = 60, respiratory health = 19, overall health = 17, sleep = 10, cardiovascular health = 4, allergy = 1, irritation (eye, throat, skin) = 2, and metabolic health = 1) into a wildfire health questionnaire library. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-fb619396c5dd464f8b8925bd5eabc05f2025-08-20T02:35:36ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612025-06-011410339610.1016/j.mex.2025.103396Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire eventsLilian Liu0Christine Loftus1Diana Rohlman2Edmund Seto3Elena Austin4Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USA; Corresponding author.Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USADepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USADepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USADepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98105, USARapid health outcome data acquisition using existing questionnaires can accelerate time-sensitive wildfire research. We intended to create a health questionnaire library that contains readily deployable questionnaires for researchers, public health agencies, and other groups interested in rapid data collection during wildfire events. In this paper, we describe the methodology used to identify relevant self-reported health questionnaires and develop the structured questionnaire library, which serves as a centralized platform for wildfire researchers seeking to quickly design health assessment instruments. This method can also facilitate rapid questionnaire-based data collection following other disasters. To do so we performed the following tasks: • A systematic literature review of wildfire exposure and health studies to 1) identify health outcome categories associated with wildfire and smoke exposure and 2) extract questionnaires used for health outcomes related to wildfire exposure. • A secondary search of existing questionnaire repositories to identify additional relevant health instruments. • A structured organization of questionnaires (n = 100) by eight health outcome categories (mental health = 60, respiratory health = 19, overall health = 17, sleep = 10, cardiovascular health = 4, allergy = 1, irritation (eye, throat, skin) = 2, and metabolic health = 1) into a wildfire health questionnaire library.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016125002420Resource collection for health-based rapid wildfire questionnaire development |
| spellingShingle | Lilian Liu Christine Loftus Diana Rohlman Edmund Seto Elena Austin Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events MethodsX Resource collection for health-based rapid wildfire questionnaire development |
| title | Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events |
| title_full | Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events |
| title_fullStr | Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events |
| title_full_unstemmed | Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events |
| title_short | Development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events |
| title_sort | development of a questionnaire library for rapid health data acquisition during wildfire events |
| topic | Resource collection for health-based rapid wildfire questionnaire development |
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