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Morton SMB, Napier C, Morar M, Waldie K, Peterson E, Atatoa Carr P, Meissel K, Paine SJ, Grant CC, Bullen P, Fenaughty J, Bird A, Underwood L, Wall C, Exeter D, Prickett K, Kingi TK, Liang R, Fa’alili-Fidow J, Gerritsen S, Marks E, Walker C, Langridge F, Evans R, Neumann D, Grant M, Lai H, Taufa S, Smith A, Cha J. Mind the gap – unequal from the start: evidence from the early years of the Growing Up in New Zealand longitudinal study. J R Soc N Z 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/03036758.2022.2058026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Susan M. B. Morton
- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Psychology and the Centre for Brain Research, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Paediatrics, Child and Youth Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- COMPASS, Faculty of Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Nutrition, School of Medical Science, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Roy McKenzie Centre for Study of Families and Children School of Government, Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Māori Health, Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, Whakatāne, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Moana Research, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Moana Research, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Centre for Longitudinal Research – He Ara ki Mua, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
- Growing Up in New Zealand, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Ghebreab L, Kool B, Lee A, Morton S. Prospective longitudinal study investigating predictors of childhood injuries from Growing Up in New Zealand cohort: study protocol. Inj Prev 2021; 28:197-202. [PMID: 34949707 DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2021-044414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Injury is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity worldwide and yet preventable and predictable. In New Zealand (NZ), unintentional injury is the leading cause of emergency department visits, hospitalisations and death among children, making it a significant public health concern. OBJECTIVE To identify the factors that place young children in NZ at an increased risk of unintentional injury. METHODS This study will investigate injuries among children from the prospective Growing Up in NZ birth cohort of 6853 children and their families. The primary outcome of interest is injury events where medical treatment was sought. The data sources include parental reports of child injury and Accident Compensation Corporation-NZ's no-fault injury compensation system-injury claims. The linked datasets will be utilised to examine the distribution of life course exposures and outcome data using descriptive statistics. A temporal multilevel model will then be developed to examine relationships between neighbourhood, child and family characteristics and injury from birth to 5 years of age for all children for whom parental consent to link data were obtained. DISCUSSION The findings of this research will help to identify how the multiplicity of influences between children, family and their broader societal context acting across time affect their risk of experiencing a preschool injury. This information will provide an evidence base to inform context-relevant strategies to reduce and prevent childhood injuries.
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- Luam Ghebreab
- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Population Health, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Population Health, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of Population Health, Section of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, School of population health, Department of Social and Community Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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Daly D, Carroll M, Barros M, Begley C. Stop, think, reflect, realize-first-time mothers' views on taking part in longitudinal maternal health research. Health Expect 2019; 22:415-425. [PMID: 30793449 PMCID: PMC6543136 DOI: 10.1111/hex.12861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 11/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Longitudinal cohort studies gather large amounts of data over time, often without direct benefit to participants. A positive experience may encourage retention in the study, and participants may benefit in unanticipated ways. Objective To explore first‐time mothers’ experiences of taking part in a longitudinal cohort study and completing self‐administered surveys during pregnancy and at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months’ postpartum. Design Content analysis of comments written by participants in the Maternal health And Maternal Morbidity in Ireland study's five self‐completion surveys, a multisite cohort study exploring women's health and health problems during and after pregnancy. This paper focuses on what women wrote about taking part in the research. Ethical approval was granted by the site hospitals and university. Setting and participants A total of 2174 women were recruited from two maternity hospitals in Ireland between 2012 and 2015. Findings A total of 1000 comments were made in the five surveys. Antenatally, barriers related to surveys being long and questions being intimate. Postpartum, barriers related to being busy with life as first‐time mothers. Benefits gained included gaining access to information, taking time to reflect, stopping to think and being prompted to seek help. Survey questions alone were described as valuable sources of information. Discussion and conclusions Findings suggest that survey research can “give back” to women by being a source of information and a trigger to seek professional help, even while asking sensitive questions. Understanding this can help researchers construct surveys to maximize benefits, real and potential, for participants.
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- Deirdre Daly
- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Departamento de Ciencias Naturais, Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia, Vitoria Da Conquista, BA, Brazil
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.,Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Health and Care Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Thurber KA, Olsen A, Guthrie J, McCormick R, Hunter A, Jones R, Maher B, Banwell C, Jones R, Calabria B, Lovett R. 'Telling our story... Creating our own history': caregivers' reasons for participating in an Australian longitudinal study of Indigenous children. Int J Equity Health 2018; 17:143. [PMID: 30219069 PMCID: PMC6138915 DOI: 10.1186/s12939-018-0858-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 09/03/2018] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Improving the wellbeing of Indigenous populations is an international priority. Robust research conducted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is key to developing programs and policies to improve health and wellbeing. This paper aims to quantify the extent of participation in a national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous Australian) children, and to understand the reasons why caregivers participate in the study. METHODS This mixed methods study uses data from Wave 6 of Footprints in Time, the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children. We conducted descriptive analysis of quantitative variables to characterise the sample and retention rates. We applied conventional content analysis to 160 caregivers' open-ended responses to the question, 'Why do you stay in the study?', identifying themes and overarching meta-themes. RESULTS The study has maintained a high retention rate, with 70.4% (n = 1239/1671) of the baseline sample participating in the study's 6th wave. We identified seven themes related to why participants stay in the study: telling our story, community benefit, satisfaction, tracking Study Child's progress, study processes, receiving study gifts, and valuing what the study stands for. These related to two meta-themes: reciprocity, and trust and connection. Caregivers reported that participation was associated with benefits for their family and community as well as for the study. They identified specific features of the Footprints in Time study design that built and maintained trust and connection between participants and the study. CONCLUSIONS Our findings support the assertion that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people want to be involved in research when it is done 'the right way'. Footprints in Time has successfully recruited and retained the current-largest cohort of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in Australia through the use of participatory research methodologies, suggesting effective study implementation and processes. Participants indicated ongoing commitment to the study resulting from perceptions of reciprocity and development of trust in the study. Footprints in Time can serve as a successful model of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research, to promote good research practice and provides lessons for research with other Indigenous populations.
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- Katherine Ann Thurber
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- Medical School, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- Medical School, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, The Australian National University, Acton, ACT 2601 Australia
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Park CH, Winglee M, Kwan J, Andrews L, Hudak ML. Comparison of Recruitment Strategy Outcomes in the National Children's Study. Pediatrics 2017; 140:peds.2016-2822. [PMID: 28724571 PMCID: PMC5527671 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2016-2822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/17/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In 2000, the US Congress authorized the National Institutes of Health to conduct a prospective national longitudinal study of environmental influences on children's health and development from birth through 21 years. Several recruitment methodologies were piloted to determine the optimal strategy for a main National Children's Study. METHODS After an initial pilot recruitment that used a household enumeration strategy performed poorly, the National Children's Study Vanguard Study developed and evaluated the feasibility, acceptability, and cost of 4 alternate strategies to recruit a large prospective national probability sample of pregnant women and their newborn children. We compare household-based recruitment, provider-based recruitment, direct outreach, and provider-based sampling (PBS) strategies with respect to overall recruitment success, efficiency, cost, and fulfillment of scientific requirements. RESULTS Although all 5 strategies achieved similar enrollment rates (63%-81%) among eligible women, PBS achieved the highest recruitment success as measured by the ratio of observed-to-expected newborn enrollees per year of 0.99, exceeding those of the other strategies (range: 0.35-0.48). Because PBS could reach the enrollment target through sampling of high volume obstetric provider offices and birth hospitals, it achieved the lowest ratio of women screened to women enrolled and was also the least costly strategy. With the exception of direct outreach, all strategies enrolled a cohort of women whose demographics were similar to county natality data. CONCLUSIONS PBS demonstrated the optimal combination of recruitment success, efficiency, cost, and population representativeness and serves as a model for the assembly of future prospective probability-based birth cohorts.
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- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland
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- Social & Scientific Systems Inc, Silver Spring, Maryland; and
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida College of Medicine – Jacksonville, Jacksonville, Florida
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Gubhaju L, Banks E, Macniven R, Joshy G, McNamara BJ, Bauman A, Eades SJ. Factors relating to participation in follow-up to the 45 and up study in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal individuals. BMC Med Res Methodol 2016; 16:53. [PMID: 27169779 PMCID: PMC4865025 DOI: 10.1186/s12874-016-0155-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background This study aimed to characterise the factors relating to participation in a postal follow-up study in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal individuals, given the need to quantify potential biases from loss to follow-up and the lack of evidence regarding postal surveys among Aboriginal people. Methods The first 100,000 participants from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study, a large scale cohort study, were posted a follow-up questionnaire gathering general demographic, health and risk factor data, emphasising Social, Economic and Environmental Factors (“The SEEF Study”). For each variable of interest, percentages of those invited who went on to participate in follow-up were tabulated separately for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal participants and age- and sex-adjusted participation rate ratios (aPRR) were calculated. Results Of the 692 Aboriginal and 97,178 non-Aboriginal invitees to the study, 314 Aboriginal (45 %) and 59,175 non-Aboriginal (61 %) individuals responded. While Aboriginal people were less likely to respond than non-Aboriginal people (aPRR 0.72, 95 % CI 0.66–0.78), factors related to response were similar. Follow-up study participants were more likely than non-participants to have university versus no educational qualifications (1.6, 1.3–2.0 [Aboriginal]; 1.5, 1.5–1.5 [non-Aboriginal]) and an annual income of ≥70,000 versus < $20,000 (1.6, 1.3–2.0; 1.2, 1.2–1.3 [χ2 = 7.7; p = 0.001]). Current smokers (0.55, 0.42–0.72; 0.76, 0.74–0.77 [χ2 = 7.14; p = 0.03]), those reporting poor self-rated health (0.68, 0.47–0.99; 0.65, 0.61–0.69), poor quality of life (0.63, 0.41–0.97; 0.61, 0.57–0.66) and very high psychological distress (0.71, 0.68–0.75 [non-Aboriginal]) were less likely than other cohort members to respond. Conclusions Relatively large numbers of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal individuals participated in the first 45 and Up Study follow-up suggesting that postal surveys can be used to follow Aboriginal participants in cohort studies. Despite somewhat greater loss to follow-up in Aboriginal people (after considering socio-demographic and health characteristics), factors related to follow-up participation were similar in both groups: greater loss was observed in those experiencing disadvantage, ill-health and health risk, with implications for interpretation of future findings. Aboriginal low income earners and current regular smokers had a particularly elevated likelihood of non-participation compared to non-Aboriginal people. These findings highlight the importance of identifying and addressing barriers to participation among hard-to-reach population groups. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12874-016-0155-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lina Gubhaju
- Aboriginal Health, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004, Victoria, Australia.
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Acton, 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6 The Hub, The Charles Perkins Centre (D17), Sydney, 2006, New South Wales, Australia
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- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Research School of Population Health, Australian National University, Acton, 2601, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- Aboriginal Health, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004, Victoria, Australia
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- Prevention Research Collaboration, Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Level 6 The Hub, The Charles Perkins Centre (D17), Sydney, 2006, New South Wales, Australia
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- Aboriginal Health, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, 99 Commercial Road, Melbourne, 3004, Victoria, Australia
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Townsend ML, Riepsamen A, Georgiou C, Flood VM, Caputi P, Wright IM, Davis WS, Jones A, Larkin TA, Williamson MJ, Grenyer BFS. Longitudinal Intergenerational Birth Cohort Designs: A Systematic Review of Australian and New Zealand Studies. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0150491. [PMID: 26991330 PMCID: PMC4798594 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0150491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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Background The longitudinal birth cohort design has yielded a substantial contribution to knowledge of child health and development. The last full review in New Zealand and Australia in 2004 identified 13 studies. Since then, birth cohort designs continue to be an important tool in understanding how intrauterine, infant and childhood development affect long-term health and well-being. This updated review in a defined geographical area was conducted to better understand the factors associated with successful quality and productivity, and greater scientific and policy contribution and scope. Methods We adopted the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) approach, searching PubMed, Scopus, Cinahl, Medline, Science Direct and ProQuest between 1963 and 2013. Experts were consulted regarding further studies. Five inclusion criteria were used: (1) have longitudinally tracked a birth cohort, (2) have collected data on the child and at least one parent or caregiver (3) be based in Australia or New Zealand, (4) be empirical in design, and (5) have been published in English. Results 10665 records were initially retrieved from which 23 birth cohort studies met the selection criteria. Together these studies recruited 91,196 participants, with 38,600 mothers, 14,206 fathers and 38,390 live births. Seventeen studies were located in Australia and six in New Zealand. Research questions initially focused on the perinatal period, but as studies matured, longer-term effects and outcomes were examined. Conclusions This review demonstrates the significant yield from this effort both in terms of scientific discovery and social policy impact. Further opportunities have been recognised with cross-study collaboration and pooling of data between established and newer studies and international studies to investigate global health determinants.
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- Michelle L. Townsend
- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- School of Women's and Children's Health, Discipline of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- Eastern Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Monash University, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Services, Eastern Health Clinical School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, NSW Health, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- Graduate School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Central Queensland University, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
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- Illawarra Health and Medical Research Institute, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
- School of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
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David MC, Bensink M, Higashi H, Boyd R, Williams L, Ware RS. Systematic review of the cost-effectiveness of sample size maintenance programs in studies involving postal questionnaires reveals insufficient economic information. J Clin Epidemiol 2012; 65:1031-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 03/29/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Morton SMB, Atatoa Carr PE, Grant CC, Robinson EM, Bandara DK, Bird A, Ivory VC, Kingi TKR, Liang R, Marks EJ, Perese LM, Peterson ER, Pryor JE, Reese E, Schmidt JM, Waldie KE, Wall C. Cohort Profile: Growing Up in New Zealand. Int J Epidemiol 2012; 42:65-75. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyr206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Booker CL, Harding S, Benzeval M. A systematic review of the effect of retention methods in population-based cohort studies. BMC Public Health 2011; 11:249. [PMID: 21504610 PMCID: PMC3103452 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2010] [Accepted: 04/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Longitudinal studies are of aetiological and public health relevance but can be undermined by attrition. The aim of this paper was to identify effective retention strategies to increase participation in population-based cohort studies. Methods Systematic review of the literature to identify prospective population-based cohort studies with health outcomes in which retention strategies had been evaluated. Results Twenty-eight studies published up to January 2011 were included. Eleven of which were randomized controlled trials of retention strategies (RCT). Fifty-seven percent of the studies were postal, 21% in-person, 14% telephone and 7% had mixed data collection methods. A total of 45 different retention strategies were used, categorised as 1) incentives, 2) reminder methods, repeat visits or repeat questionnaires, alternative modes of data collection or 3) other methods. Incentives were associated with an increase in retention rates, which improved with greater incentive value. Whether cash was the most effective incentive was not clear from studies that compared cash and gifts of similar value. The average increase in retention rate was 12% for reminder letters, 5% for reminder calls and 12% for repeat questionnaires. Ten studies used alternative data collection methods, mainly as a last resort. All postal studies offered telephone interviews to non-responders, which increased retention rates by 3%. Studies that used face-to-face interviews increased their retention rates by 24% by offering alternative locations and modes of data collection. Conclusions Incentives boosted retention rates in prospective cohort studies. Other methods appeared to have a beneficial effect but there was a general lack of a systematic approach to their evaluation.
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- Cara L Booker
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, Glasgow, UK.
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What have birth cohort studies asked about genetic, pre- and perinatal exposures and child and adolescent onset mental health outcomes? A systematic review. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 2010; 19:1-15. [PMID: 19636604 DOI: 10.1007/s00787-009-0045-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2008] [Accepted: 06/25/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Increased understanding of early neurobehavioural development is needed to prevent, identify, and treat childhood psychopathology most effectively at the earliest possible stage. Prospective birth cohorts can elucidate the association of genes, environment, and their interactions with neurobehavioural development. We conducted a systematic review of the birth cohort literature. On the basis of internet searches and 6,248 peer-reviewed references, 105 longitudinal epidemiological studies were identified. Twenty studies met inclusion criteria (prospectively recruited, population-based cohort studies, including at least one assessment before the end of the perinatal period and at least one assessment of behaviour, temperament/personality, neuropsychiatric or psychiatric status before 19 years of age), and their methodologies were reviewed in full. Whilst the birth cohort studies did examine some aspects of behaviour and neurodevelopment, observations in the early months and years were rare. Furthermore, aspects of sampling method, sample size, data collection, design, and breadth and depth of measurement in some studies made research questions about neurodevelopment difficult to answer. Existing birth cohort studies have yielded limited information on how pre- and perinatal factors and early neurodevelopment relate to child psychopathology. Further epidemiological research is required with a specific focus on early neurodevelopment. Studies are needed which include the measures of early childhood psychopathology and involve long-term follow-up.
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Karriker-Jaffe KJ, Foshee VA, Ennett ST, Suchindran C. Sex differences in the effects of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and social organization on rural adolescents' aggression trajectories. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2009; 43:189-203. [PMID: 19347576 PMCID: PMC2782965 DOI: 10.1007/s10464-009-9236-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We determined whether effects of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage on trajectories of aggression were moderated or mediated by neighborhood social organization and examined sex differences in neighborhood effects for rural adolescents. We used five waves of survey data collected over 2.5 years linked with neighborhood data from interviews with parents and the US Census. The sample (N = 5,118) was 50.1% female, 52.0% white and 38.3% African-American; average age at baseline was 13.1 years. Multilevel growth curve models for both girls and boys showed no significant interactions between neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and indicators of social organization. Neither sample showed evidence of mediated effects. In main effects models, neighborhood disadvantage was associated with the average aggression trajectory for girls. For boys, the effects of neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and social disorganization appeared to be confounded with each other. Neighborhood disadvantage is detrimental for rural girls regardless of the level of social organization.
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- Katherine J Karriker-Jaffe
- Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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