Rationale for a Swedish cohort consortium. (2nd January 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sundström, Johan; Björkelund, Cecilia; Giedraitis, Vilmantas; Hansson, Per-Olof; Högman, Marieann; Janson, Christer; Koupil, Ilona; Kristenson, Margareta; Trolle Lagerros, Ylva; Leppert, Jerzy; Lind, Lars; Lissner, Lauren; Johansson, Ingegerd; Ludvigsson, Jonas F.; Nilsson, Peter M.; Olsson, Håkan; Pedersen, Nancy L.; Rosenblad, Andreas; Rosengren, Annika; Sandin, Sven; Snäckerström, Tomas; Stenbeck, Magnus; Söderberg, Stefan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Wanhainen, Anders; Wennberg, Patrik; Fortier, Isabel; Heller, Susanne; Storgärds, Maria; Svennblad, Bodil
• Is Part Of: Upsala journal of medical sciences. Volume 124:Number 1(2019)
• Page Start: 21
• Page End: 28
• Publication Date: 2019-01-02
• Subjects: Common infrastructure -- epidemiological research -- pilot study -- rare outcomes -- Swedish cohort consortium; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.5
• DOI: 10.1080/03009734.2018.1556754
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0300-9734

Abstract

Abstract: We herein outline the rationale for a Swedish cohort consortium, aiming to facilitate greater use of Swedish cohorts for world-class research. Coordination of all Swedish prospective population-based cohorts in a common infrastructure would enable more precise research findings and facilitate research on rare exposures and outcomes, leading to better utilization of study participants' data, better return of funders' investments, and higher benefit to patients and populations. We motivate the proposed infrastructure partly by lessons learned from a pilot study encompassing data from 21 cohorts. We envisage a standing Swedish cohort consortium that would drive development of epidemiological research methods and strengthen the Swedish as well as international epidemiological competence, community, and competitiveness.