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Risk Factor Questionnaire (RFQ-U) - Smoking and Tobacco
Availability
Please email the author for information about obtaining the instrument: Dr. Caroline Tanner, Caroline.tanner@ucsf.edu
Classification
Supplemental: Huntington's Disease (HD) and Parkinson's Disease (PD).
Short Description of Instrument
The Risk Factor Questionnaire was developed by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences PD-RFQ Epidemiology Working Group of the Collaborative Centers for Parkinson's Disease Environmental Research. This validated questionnaire was developed to provide a standard assessment tool for general use in epidemiologic studies of Parkinson's disease. It has been validated for self-report and interview. It is available in 13 languages. The PD RFQ English versions have been programmed in REDCap.
 
The PD-RFQ assesses exposures in the following domains: caffeine, tobacco, alcohol, physical activity, head injury, residential and occupational histories, NSAID and hormonal medications, body habitus and pesticide exposure.
Rationale/Justification
Strengths: Available in multiple languages, long track record of use for data harmonization, ability to convert data into multiple aggregate measures
 
Weaknesses: Difficult to measure secondhand smoke exposure, not consideration of cohort effects due to changes in relevant toxicants in commonly used tobacco products over time
References
No references provided
 
Document last updated August 2022