Respiratory problems (ELON)

The “Europees Luchtwegonderzoek Nederland III short questionnaire” (ELON III) is the Dutch version of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS).
The short survey, together with the long version, has been used since 1991 as the standard questionnaire for epidemiological studies on respiratory health.
In Lifelines, the ELON is part of the diseases & symptoms section.
Note that Lifelines also assessed respiratory diseases and respiratory problems (general).

The original ELON is a 16-item questionnaire with 4 aims.
Two of these original aims were covered independently from the ELON in Lifelines:

collect basic information regarding smoking status;
confirm length of time each person has lived at their current address.

The two other aims were reached using the ELON:

basic health information regarding respiratory status;
assessment of who is taking inhaled steroids or other medication related to respiratory diseases.

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Questions English	Questions Dutch	Code	Variable	Assessment	Age
Did you suffer from chest wheezing in the past twelve months?	Hebt u in de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens last gehad van piepen op de borst?	elon_wheeze_adu_q_01	ELON1A	2A NEXT	18+
Were you short of breath during this wheezing?	Was u kortademig tijdens dit piepen op de borst?	elon_wheeze_adu_q_01_a	ELON1B	2A NEXT	18+
Did you have this wheezing when you did not have a cold?	Hebt u dit piepen op de borst gehad wanneer u niet verkouden was?	elon_wheeze_adu_q_01_b	ELON1C	2A NEXT	18+
Did you ever wake up with a tight feeling in your chest in the past twelve months?	Bent u in de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens wakker geworden met een gevoel van beklemming op de borst?	elon_wakingup_adu_q_02	ELON2	2A NEXT	18+
Did you ever wake up feeling short of breath in the past twelve months?	Bent u in de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens wakker geworden door een aanval van kortademigheid?	elon_wakingup_adu_q_03	ELON3	2A NEXT	18+
Did you ever wake up with a coughing attack in the past twelve months?	Bent u in de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens wakker geworden door een hoestbui?	elon_wakingup_adu_q_04	ELON4	2A NEXT	18+
Did you ever have an asthma attack in the past twelve months?	Hebt u in de afgelopen 12 maanden een astma-aanval gehad?	elon_asthma_adu_q_05	ELON5	2A NEXT	18+
Are you using any medication for your asthma now (e.g. inhalers, aerosols, tablets)?	Gebruikt u momenteel geneesmiddelen (bv. inhalatoren, aerosols, tabletten) tegen astma?	elon_asthma_adu_q_06	ELON6	2A NEXT	18+
Do you have any form of nasal allergy, including hay fever?	Hebt u enige vorm van neusallergie, inclusief ‘hooikoorts’?	elon_nasalallergies_adu_q_07	ELON7A	2A NEXT	18+
How old were you when you had a nasal allergy or hay fever for the first time?	Hoe oud was u toen u voor het eerst een neusallergie of ‘hooikoorts’ had?	elon_nasalallergies_adu_q_07_a	ELON7B	2A NEXT	18+
Have you ever been short of breath during the day in the past twelve months?	Hebt u in de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens overdag in rust een aanval van kortademigheid gehad?	elon_dyspnea_adu_q_08	ELON8	2A NEXT	18+
Did you ever feel short of breath during the day in the past twelve months?	Hebt u in de afgelopen 12 maanden wel eens overdag na inspanning een aanval van kortademigheid gehad?	elon_dyspnea_adu_q_09	ELON9	2A NEXT	18+
Have you ever suffered from asthma?	Hebt u ooit astma gehad?	elon_asthma_adu_q_10	ELON10A	2A NEXT	18+
How old were you when you had your first asthma attack?	Hoe oud was u toen u uw eerste astma-aanval had?	elon_asthma_adu_q_10_a	ELON10B	2A NEXT	18+
Do you cough almost every day for a period of three months a year?	Hoest u vrijwel dagelijks, wel drie maanden per jaar?	elon_cough_adu_q_11	ELON11	2A NEXT	18+
Do you cough up mucus every day for a period of three months a year?	Geeft u vrijwel dagelijks slijm op, wel drie maanden per jaar?	elon_phlegm_adu_q_12	ELON12	2A NEXT	18+
Has a doctor ever told you that you have a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema?	Heeft een arts u ooit verteld dat u een chronische obstructieve longaandoening (COPD) of emfyseem hebt?	elon_copd_adu_q_13	ELON13A	2A NEXT	18+
How old were you when a doctor told you that you have a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or emphysema?	Hoe oud was u toen een arts u vertelde dat u een chronische obstructieve longaandoening (COPD) of emfyseem hebt?	elon_copd_adu_q_13_a	ELON13B	2A NEXT	18+
Did you regularly (almost daily) use budesonide, fluticasone, beclomethasone, ciclesonide or another corticosteroid inhaler in the past twelve months?	Hebt u in de afgelopen 12 maanden regelmatig (vrijwel dagelijks) budesonide, fluticason, beclomethason, ciclesonide of een andere corticosteroïd inhaler gebruikt?	elon_steroids_adu_q_14	ELON14	2A NEXT	18+

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