Study retention and attrition in a longitudinal cohort study including patient-reported outcomes, fieldwork and biobank samples: results of the Netherlands quality of life and Biomedical cohort study (NET-QUBIC) among 739 head and neck cancer patients and 262 informal caregivers

Study retention and attrition in a longitudinal cohort study including patient-reported outcomes, fieldwork and biobank samples: results of the Netherlands quality of life and Biomedical cohort study (NET-QUBIC) among 739 head and neck cancer patients and 262 informal caregivers

Abstract Background Longitudinal observational cohort studies in cancer patients are important to move research and clinical practice forward. Continued study participation (study retention) is of importance to maintain the statistical power of research and facilitate representativeness of study fin...

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Main Authors: Femke Jansen, Ruud H. Brakenhoff, Rob J. Baatenburg de Jong, Johannes A. Langendijk, C. René Leemans, Robert P. Takes, Chris H. J. Terhaard, Jan H. Smit, Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
Cohort study
Representativeness
Attrition
Retention
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01514-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01514-y

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