Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The purpose of this study was to measure the effects of different methods and instruments on reporting levels of morbidity in pre-employment health assessment, and to see how the findings might be applied to improved health assessment techniques.

Main Topics:

Variables Job groups, minor treatments record, other attendances, morbidity reporting levels, fitness, absence reasons, reporting of smoking, morbidity levels, differential between written, oral and physical examination.

No sampling (total universe)

Face-to-face interview

Clinical measurements

Self-completion