| Cohort Name |
HealthWise Wales |
| Cohort Acronym |
HWW |
| DOI |
Paranjothy, S. (2017). HWW [Data set]. Dementias Platform UK. https://doi.org/10.48532/028000 |
| Study Overview |
HealthWise Wales aims to: a) create a register of participants that are ready to participate in research studies, b) actively engage the population in health and social care research, and c) develop a cohort to investigate the widest possible range of social, environment and biological determinants of health and wellbeing during the life-course, and evaluate interventions for effectiveness. |
| #Subjects at Baseline |
29,495 (May 2019) |
| Institution Name |
Cardiff University, Health and Care Research Wales |
| Department Name |
Division of Population Medicine |
| City |
Cardiff |
| Study/Database Website |
https://www.healthwisewales.gov.wales |
| Principal Investigator (PI) |
Prof. Shantini Paranjothy |
| Population Based Study? |
Yes |
| Family Based Study? |
No |
| Clinical based sample? |
No |
| Is there follow-up data available? |
Yes |
| Were participants included prior to development of dementia (may refer to controls only)? |
Yes |
| Were participants included prior to development of MCI (may refer to controls only)? |
Yes |
| How is data collected? |
Internet: Online |
| Who carries out data collection? |
Participants |
| Does this take place in participants' homes or at a central location? |
Home |
| Do participants take part individually or are families/partners involved? |
Individually |
| Dementia cases ascertained as part of study: |
No |
| Diagnosis based on review of existing clinical data |
No |
| Was diagnosis/primary outcomes made blind to exposure variables? |
No |
| How many times followed up? |
2 |
| How regular is follow-up? |
Every 6 months |
| Study start date |
01/05/2015 00:00:00 |
| Is study ongoing? |
Yes |
| Is study still recruiting? |
Yes |
| Inclusion criteria |
16+ years of age, living and accessing healthcare in Wales |
| Exclusion criteria |
Under 16 years of age, not living in Wales |