Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health
The two primary objectives of Atlantic PATH are:
* To develop a databank containing health and health-related measures, as well as biological samples; and
* To encourage and facilitate the use of the databank by researchers, with an emphasis on cancer aetiology and other chronic disease.
Overview
- Acronym
- Atlantic PATH
- Website
- Atlantic PATH
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2009 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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From baseline recruitment between 2009 and 2015, participants have consented to be followed over a 30-year period. Data will be collected actively and passively at regular intervals. The first online follow-up questionnaire was implemented in the fall of 2016.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 35,935
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 32,700
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Marker Papers
Sweeney E, Cui Y, DeClercq V, Devichand P, et al. Cohort Profile: The Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (Atlantic PATH) Study. Int J Epidemiol. 2017, 46(6):1762-1763i.
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Population
Atlantic PATH population
The Atlantic PATH cohort consists of men and women aged between 30 and 74 years old and residing in Canadian Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador).
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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30
- Maximum age
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74
- Countries
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- Canada
- Canadian Provinces
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- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Prince Edward Island
- Other Criteria
- Residence in one of the Atlantic Canada Provinces
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Supplementary Information
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Recruitment used a range of outreach activities, including invitations from the Provincial Health Insurance provider (Nova Scotia only), advertising, media coverage, community and workplace events, incentive programmes (e.g. Airmiles) and community champions who encouraged their friends and families to participate.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 35,935
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 32,700
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Baseline: 35,935 participants. Follow-up 1: 22,176 participants.
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | Atlantic PATH - Pilot phase |
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2009 (January) | 2009 (March) |
| 1 | Atlantic PATH - Baseline |
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2009 (March) | 2015 (December) |
| 2 | Atlantic PATH - Follow-up 1 |
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2016 (November) | 2019 | |
| 3 | Atlantic PATH - COVID-19 questionnaire |
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2020 (July) | 2020 (October) |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
| Name | Data Collection Events | Variables |
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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