Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health
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The two primary objectives of Atlantic PATH are:
* To develop a databank containing health and health-related measures, as well as biological samples; and
* To encourage and facilitate the use of the databank by researchers, with an emphasis on cancer aetiology and other chronic disease.
- Start Year
- 2009
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
- From baseline recruitment between 2009 and 2015, participants have consented to be followed over a 30-year period. Data will be collected actively and passively at regular intervals. The first online follow-up questionnaire was implemented in the fall of 2016.
- Supplementary Information
Marker Paper
Sweeney E, Cui Y, DeClercq V, Devichand P, et al. Cohort Profile: The Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (Atlantic PATH) Study. Int J Epidemiol. 2017, 46(6):1762-1763i.
PUBMED 29025120
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 35,935
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 32,700
- Supplementary Information
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
Atlantic PATH population
The Atlantic PATH cohort consists of men and women aged between 30 and 74 years old and residing in Canadian Atlantic provinces (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador).
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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30
- Maximum age
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74
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Canada
- Territory
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other Criteria
- Residence in one of the Atlantic Canada Provinces
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Volunteer enrolment
- Supplementary Information
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Recruitment used a range of outreach activities, including invitations from the Provincial Health Insurance provider (Nova Scotia only), advertising, media coverage, community and workplace events, incentive programmes (e.g. Airmiles) and community champions who encouraged their friends and families to participate.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 35,935
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 32,700
- Supplementary Information about selection criteria
- Baseline: 35,935 participants. Follow-up 1: 22,176 participants.
Data Collection Events
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Atlantic PATH - Pilot phase
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The pilot phase consisted of the completion of a health and lifestyle questionnaire and physical assessment, and most of the participants also gave biological samples. Participants provided data ... | 2009-01 | 2009-03 |
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Atlantic PATH - Baseline
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The baseline recruitment phase consisted of the completion of a health and lifestyle questionnaire and physical assessment, and most of the participants also gave biological samples. Participants ... | 2009-03 | 2015-12 |
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Atlantic PATH - Follow-up 1
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Participants provided data via online questionnaires or by mail. The follow-up questionnaire collected information about demographics, mental health, health status, family health history, medical ... | 2016-11 | 2019 |
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Atlantic PATH - COVID-19 questionnaire
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Information on COVID-19 test results/suspected infection, symptoms experienced (if any), hospitalizations or received medical care, current health status and risk factors, potential source of ... | 2020-07 | 2020-10 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
- Cognitive functioning
- Personality
- Psychological distress and emotions
- Other psychological measures and assessments
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Physical activity
- Sleep
- Sexual behaviours and orientation
- Technological devices
- Misbehaviour and criminality
- Other and unspecified lifestyle information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Twin
Marital/partner status
Family and household structure
Education
Residence
Birthplace
Citizenship and immigrant status
Ethnicity, race and religion
Language
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits
Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Nutrition
Breastfeeding
Physical activity
Personal hygiene
Sleep
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Puberty, menstruation, menopause and andropause
Contraception
Pregnancy, delivery and birth
Fertility and sexual health
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Perception of health
Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
Diseases
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
Diseases without precise specification or falling into multiple categories
Medication and supplements
Medication and supplement intake
Posology and protocol of administration
Non-pharmacological interventions
Surgical interventions
Radiological interventions
Laboratory diagnosis interventions
Other and unspecified non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Visits to health professionals
Physical measures and assessments
Physical characteristics
Anthropometry
Circulation and respiration
Muscles, skeleton and mobility
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Psychological distress and emotions
Preschool, school and work life
Work life
Social environment and relationships
Other social environment characteristics
Physical environment
Housing characteristics
Workplace characteristics
Radiation exposure
Chemical exposure
Other physical environment characteristics
Administrative information
Identifiers
Date and time-related information
Questionnaire and interview-related information
Physical and cognitive measure and biosample-related information
Other administrative information
Psychological distress and emotions
Brief Patient Health Questionnaire
Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale
Physical activity
International Physical Activity Questionnaire