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PLOS ONE
卷 10, 期 7, 页码 -出版社
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0131521
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- Department of Health Policy Research Programme
- UK COSMOS Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health [PRST-0713-00003]
- UK Department of Health Policy Research Programme (PRP) [PRST-0713-00003]
- industry and government, via the independent Mobile Telecommunications & Health Research Programme (MTHR)
- Medical Research Council
- Public Health England
- NIHR Biomedical Research Centre at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Imperial College London
- MRC [MR/L01341X/1] Funding Source: UKRI
- Medical Research Council [MR/L01341X/1] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institute for Health Research [NF-SI-0611-10136] Funding Source: researchfish
Large-scale prospective cohort studies are invaluable in epidemiology, but they are increasingly difficult and costly to establish and follow-up. More efficient methods for recruitment, data collection and follow-up are essential if such studies are to remain feasible with limited public and research funds. Here, we discuss how these challenges were addressed in the UK COSMOS cohort study where fixed budget and limited time frame necessitated new approaches to consent and recruitment between 2009-2012. Web-based e-consent and data collection should be considered in large scale observational studies, as they offer a streamlined experience which benefits both participants and researchers and save costs. Commercial providers of register and marketing data, smartphones, apps, email, social media, and the internet offer innovative possibilities for identifying, recruiting and following up cohorts. Using examples from UK COSMOS, this article sets out the dos and don'ts for today's cohort studies and provides a guide on how best to take advantage of new technologies and innovative methods to simplify logistics and minimise costs. Thus a more streamlined experience to the benefit of both research participants and researchers becomes achievable.
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