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Schmidt CO, Krabbe CEM, Schössow J, Berger K, Enzenbach C, Kamtsiuris P, Schöne G, Houben R, Meisinger C, Bamberg F, Hendel T, Selder S, Nonnemacher M, Moebus S, Stausberg J. [Quality standards for epidemiologic cohort studies : An evaluated catalogue of requirements for the conduct and preparation of cohort studies]. Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 2019; 61:65-77. [PMID: 29147857 DOI: 10.1007/s00103-017-2658-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cohort studies are a longitudinal observational study type. They are firmly established within epidemiology to assess the course of diseases and risk factors. Yet, standards to describe and evaluate quality characteristics of cohort studies need further development. OBJECTIVE Within the TMF ("Technologie- und Methodenplattform für die vernetzte medizinische Forschung e. V.") project "Quality management standards in cohort studies", a catalogue of requirements was compiled and evaluated, focusing on the preparation and conduct of epidemiologic cohort studies. MATERIALS AND METHODS The catalogue of requirements was established based on a consensus process between representatives of seven German epidemiologic cohort studies. For this purpose, a set of expert meetings (telephone, face-to-face, web-based) was conducted and the importance of each element of the catalogue was assessed as well as its implementation. RESULTS A catalogue of requirements with 138 requirements was consented. It is structured into ten sections: 1. Study documentation; 2. Selection of instruments; 3. Study implementation, 4. Organizational structure; 5. Qualification and certification; 6. Participant recruitment; 7. Preparation, conduct and follow-up processing of examinations; 8. Study logistics and maintenance, 9. Data capture and data management; 10. Reporting and monitoring. In total, 41 elements were categorized as being essential, 91 as important, and 6 as less important. CONCLUSION The catalogue of requirements provides a guideline to improve the preparation and operation of cohort studies. The evaluation of the importance and degree of implementation of requirements depended on the study design. With adaptations, the catalogue might be transferable to other study types.
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- Carsten Oliver Schmidt
- Institut für Community Medicine - Abteilung SHIP-KEF, SHIP, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland.
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- Institut für Community Medicine - Abteilung SHIP-KEF, SHIP, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland
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- Institut für Community Medicine - Abteilung SHIP-KEF, SHIP, Universitätsmedizin Greifswald, Walther-Rathenau-Str. 48, 17475, Greifswald, Deutschland
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- Institut für Epidemiologie und Sozialmedizin, BiDirect, Universität Münster, Münster, Deutschland
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- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Statistik und Epidemiologie, LIFE-ADULT, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- KiGGS und DEGS, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
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- KiGGS und DEGS, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Institut für Epidemiologie II, KORA, Helmholtz Zentrum München, München, Deutschland
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- Universitätsklinikum Tübingen, NAKO - MRT, Klinikum der Universität München, München, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie - NAKO MRT, Universität München , München, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Radiologie - NAKO MRT, Universität München , München, Deutschland
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- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (IMIBE), Heinz-Nixdorf Recall Studie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (IMIBE), Heinz-Nixdorf Recall Studie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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- Institut für Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie (IMIBE), Heinz-Nixdorf Recall Studie, Universitätsklinikum Essen, Essen, Deutschland
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Mauz E, Gößwald A, Kamtsiuris P, Hoffmann R, Lange M, von Schenck U, Allen J, Butschalowsky H, Frank L, Hölling H, Houben R, Krause L, Kuhnert R, Lange C, Müters S, Neuhauser H, Poethko-Müller C, Richter A, Rosario AS, Schaarschmidt J, Schlack R, Schlaud M, Schmich P, Schöne G, Wetzstein M, Ziese T, Kurth BM. New data for action. Data collection for KiGGS Wave 2 has been completed. J Health Monit 2017; 2:2-27. [PMID: 37377941 PMCID: PMC10291840 DOI: 10.17886/rki-gbe-2017-105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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The fieldwork of the second follow-up to the German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) was completed in August 2017. KiGGS is part of the Robert Koch Institute's Federal Health Monitoring. The study consists of the KiGGS cross-sectional component (a nationally representative, periodic cross-sectional survey of children and adolescents aged between 0 and 17) and the KiGGS cohort (the follow-up into adulthood of participants who took part in the KiGGS baseline study). KiGGS collects data on health status, health-related behaviour, psychosocial risk and protective factors, health care and the living conditions of children and adolescents in Germany. The first interview and examination survey (the KiGGS baseline study; undertaken between 2003 and 2006; n=17,641; age range: 0-17) was carried out in a total of 167 sample points in Germany. Physical examinations, laboratory analyses of blood and urine samples and various physical tests were conducted with the participants and, in addition, all parents and participants aged 11 or above were interviewed. The first follow-up was conducted via telephone-based interviews (KiGGS Wave 1 2009-2012; n=11,992; age range: 6-24) and an additional sample was included (n=4,455; age range: 0-6). KiGGS Wave 2 (2014-2017) was conducted as an interview and examination survey and consisted of a new, nationwide, representative cross-sectional sample of 0- to 17-year-old children and adolescents in Germany, and the second KiGGS cohort follow-up. The completion of the cross-sectional component of KiGGS Wave 2 means that the health of children and adolescents in Germany can now be assessed using representative data gained from three study waves. Trends can therefore be analysed over a period stretching to over ten years now. As the data collected from participants of the KiGGS cohort can be individually linked across the various surveys, in-depth analyses can be conducted for a period ranging from childhood to young adulthood and developmental processes associated with physical and mental health and the associated risk and protective factors can be explored. As such, KiGGS Wave 2 expands the resources available to health reporting, as well as policy planning and research, with regard to assessing the health of children and adolescents in Germany.
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- Elvira Mauz
- Corresponding author Elvira Mauz, Robert Koch Institute, Department of Epidemiology and Health Monitoring, General-Pape-Str. 62–66, D-12101 Berlin, Germany, E-mail:
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