Swedish Cohort Consortium
Sweden is a country with unique opportunities for epidemiological research. It has a large number of carefully collected population-based cohorts that have been followed for decades, and ongoing recruitment into several world-leading cohorts. Sweden also has a large variety of high-quality mandatory national sociodemographic and medical registries, covering the whole population since many decades. These provide a basis for harmonized collection of a multitude of important outcomes with minimal loss to follow-up in all Swedish cohorts. Hence, also uncommon events and exposures are accessible for study in Sweden today using collaborative strategies.
The Swedish Cohort Consortium (Cohorts.se) aims to coordinate all Swedish prospective population-based cohorts in a national infrastructure, thereby improving the reliability, quality and accessibility of valuable cohorts, for better-powered research with higher value to patients and populations.
Overview
- Acronym
- COHORTS.SE
- Website
- COHORTS.SE Website
- Contacts
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Relevant Papers
Sundström J, Björkelund C, Giedraitis V, Hansson P-O, Högman M, Janson C, Koupil I, Kristenson M, Trolle Lagerros Y, Leppert J, Lind L, Lissner L, Johansson I, Ludvigsson JF, Nilsson PM, Olsson H, Pedersen NL, Rosenblad A, Rosengren A, Sandin S, Snäckerström T, Stenbeck M, Söderberg S, Weiderpass E, Wanhainen A, Wennberg P, Fortier I, Heller S, Storgärds M, Svennblad B. Rationale for a Swedish cohort consortium. Ups J Med Sci. 2019;124(1):21-28. PUBMED 30618330
Harmonization Initiatives
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Individual Studies
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Participating Networks
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics 32
- Death 18
- Lifestyle and behaviours 31
- Physical measures and assessments 32
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history 17
- Laboratory measures 24
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations 13
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments 17
- Diseases 31
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values 6
- Symptoms and signs 11
- Preschool, school and work life 7
- Medication and supplements 19
- Social environment and relationships 11
- Non-pharmacological interventions 17
- Physical environment 11
- Health and community care services utilization 13
- Administrative information 32