Design, implementation and initial findings of COVID-19 research in the Rotterdam Study: leveraging existing infrastructure for population-based investigations on an emerging disease.


Journal

European journal of epidemiology
ISSN: 1573-7284
Titre abrégé: Eur J Epidemiol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 8508062

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Historique:
received: 18 06 2021
accepted: 09 07 2021
pubmed: 19 7 2021
medline: 14 8 2021
entrez: 18 7 2021
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

The Rotterdam Study is an ongoing prospective, population-based cohort study that started in 1989 in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The study aims to unravel etiology, preclinical course, natural history and potential targets for intervention for chronic diseases in mid-life and late-life. It focuses on cardiovascular, endocrine, hepatic, neurological, ophthalmic, psychiatric, dermatological, otolaryngological, locomotor, and respiratory diseases. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a substudy was designed and embedded within the Rotterdam Study. On the 20th of April, 2020, all living non-institutionalized participants of the Rotterdam Study (n = 8732) were invited to participate in this sub-study by filling out a series of questionnaires administered over a period of 8 months. These questionnaires included questions on COVID-19 related symptoms and risk factors, characterization of lifestyle and mental health changes, and determination of health care seeking and health care avoiding behavior during the pandemic. As of May 2021, the questionnaire had been sent out repeatedly for a total of six times with an overall response rate of 76%. This article provides an overview of the rationale, design, and implementation of this sub-study nested within the Rotterdam Study. Finally, initial results on participant characteristics and prevalence of COVID-19 in this community-dwelling population are shown.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34275020
doi: 10.1007/s10654-021-00789-7
pii: 10.1007/s10654-021-00789-7
pmc: PMC8286166
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

649-654

Subventions

Organisme : ZonMw
ID : 10430022010016
Pays : Netherlands
Organisme : ZonMw
ID : 10430022010016
Pays : Netherlands

Informations de copyright

© 2021. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Silvan Licher (S)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Natalie Terzikhan (N)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Marije J Splinter (MJ)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Premysl Velek (P)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Frank J A van Rooij (FJA)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Jolande Verkroost-van Heemst (JV)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Annechien E G Haarman (AEG)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Eric F Thee (EF)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of Ophthalmology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Sven Geurts (S)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Michelle M J Mens (MMJ)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Niels van der Schaft (N)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Maud de Feijter (M)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Luba M Pardo (LM)

Department of Dermatology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Brenda C T Kieboom (BCT)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Department of General Practice, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

M Arfan Ikram (MA)

Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. m.a.ikram@erasmusmc.nl.

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