Designing a Visit Schedule for Longitudinal Studies in Pediatric Research

Steven Hirschfeld*, Michael Dellarco, Cindy J. Nowinski, Jerry Slotkin

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Abstract

A challenge for longitudinal studies is combining individual assessments into visits that are scientifically logical, not burdensome for participants, well-choreographed, and operationally feasible. The visits then need to be sequenced and spaced to address the scientific goals and generate a data archive that is sufficiently robust and well-documented to support subsequent analyses. This paper summarizes comprehensive multi-disciplinary activities that were coordinated to design the content, format, and structure of the National Children's Study and concurrently serve as a model and resource for other studies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article number883994
JournalFrontiers in Pediatrics
Volume10
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 12 2022

Funding

Life Course Health Sciences (LHS) Working Group was supported by National Children's Study contracts to NORC at the University of Chicago (Contract Number: HHSN275201200004I; Task Order HHSN27500003) and Westat (Contract Number: HHSN275201200005I; Task Order HHSN27500003).

Keywords

  • birth cohort
  • child development
  • child health
  • developmental trajectory
  • longitudinal study
  • measurement
  • pediatric
  • visit schedule

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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