Journal article
Who is our cohort: Recruitment, representativeness, baseline risk and retention in the "Watch Me Grow" study?
S Woolfenden, V Eapen, E Axelsson, A Hendry, B Jalaludin, C Dissanayake, B Overs, J Descallar, J Eastwood, S Einfeld, N Silove, K Short, D Beasley, R Črnčec, E Murphy, K Williams, S Harvey, A Walter, S Matthey, T Shine Show all
BMC Pediatrics | Published : 2016
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Abstract
Background: The "Watch Me Grow" (WMG) study examines the current developmental surveillance system in South West Sydney. This paper describes the establishment of the study birth cohort, including the recruitment processes, representativeness, follow-up and participants' baseline risk for future developmental risk. Methods: Newborn infants and their parents were recruited from two public hospital postnatal wards and through child health nurses during the years 2011-2013. Data was obtained through a detailed participant questionnaire and linked with the participant's electronic medical record (EMR). Representativeness was determined by Chi-square analyses of the available clinical, psychosoci..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This study (APP 1013690) was funded by the NH&MRC in Australia, through a partnership grant with the New South Wales Department of Health, Kids and Families and in-kind support from University of New South Wales, La Trobe University, South Western Sydney Local Health District and Sydney Children's Hospital Network.