Towards a Swiss health study with human biomonitoring: Learnings from the pilot phase about participation and design.

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Title
Towards a Swiss health study with human biomonitoring: Learnings from the pilot phase about participation and design.
Journal
PloS one
Author(s)
Morand Bourqui R., Gonseth Nusslé S, von Goetz N., Veys-Takeuchi C., Zuppinger C., Boulez Y., Bühler N., Chapatte L., Currat C., Dousse A., Faivre V., Franco O.H., Virzi J., Bourqui-Pittet M., Bochud M.
ISSN
1932-6203 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1932-6203
Publication state
Published
Issued date
07/2023
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
18
Number
7
Pages
e0289181
Language
english
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Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
A large-scale national cohort aiming at investigating the health status and determinants in the general population is essential for high-quality public health research and regulatory decision-making. We present the protocol and first results of the pilot phase to a Swiss national cohort aiming at establishing the study procedures, evaluating feasibility, and assessing participation and willingness to participate.
The pilot phase 2020/21 included 3 components recruited via different channels: a population-based cross-sectional study targeting the adult population (20-69 years) of the Vaud and Bern cantons via personal invitation, a sub-study on selenium in a convenience sample of vegans and vegetarians via non-personal invitation in vegan/vegetarian networks, and a self-selected sample via news promotion (restricted protocol). Along with a participatory approach and participation, we tested the study procedures including online questionnaires, onsite health examination, food intake, physical activity assessments and biosample collection following high-quality standards.
The population-based study and the selenium sub-study had 638 (participation rate: 14%) and 109 participants, respectively, both with an over-representation of women. Of altogether 1349 recruited participants over 90% expressed interest in participating to a national health study, over 75% to contribute to medicine progress and help improving others' health, whereas about one third expressed concerns over data protection and data misuse.
Publicly accessible high-quality public health data and human biomonitoring samples were collected. There is high interest of the general population in taking part in a national cohort on health. Challenges reside in achieving a higher participation rate and external validity. For project management clear governance is key.
Keywords
Adult, Humans, Female, Biological Monitoring, Switzerland, Cross-Sectional Studies, Selenium, Vegetarians
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Web of science
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Yes
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