Feasibility of Hair Collection for Cortisol Measurement in Population Research on Adolescent Health
Initiatives
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The aim of the study was to investigate participation in hair collection for cortisol analyses in a probability sample of racially and socioeconomically diverse adolescents, including the extent to which sociodemographic factors and adverse exposures were associated with participation.
Note: All published information has been collected from the article referenced in the Marker Paper box below. Therefore, there may be variations with more advanced versions of the study.
- Start Year
- 2016
- Funding
- The authors acknowledge that this study was funded by National Institutes of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R21DA034960 and 1R01DA032371), and National Institute of Child Health and Development (2P2CHD058484).
Design
- Study design
- Population cohort
Marker Paper
Ford JL, Boch SJ, McCarthy DO. Feasibility of Hair Collection for Cortisol Measurement in Population Research on Adolescent Health. Nurs Res. 2016;65(3):249‐255. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000154
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Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Families
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 516
- Number of participants with biosamples
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
US adolescents
The study included a probability sample of 516 adolescents conducted in conjunction with a prospective cohort study on adolescent health. Data were collected over one week via in-home interviews, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), global positioning system (GPS) methods, and in-home hair collection at the end of the week.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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11
- Maximum age
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17
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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- Other criteria
- randomly selected youth aged 11–17 years and one primary caregiver (both English speaking)
Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- 516
- Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Event
Data were collected over one week via in-home interviews, ecological momentary assessment (EMA), global positioning system (GPS) methods, and in-home hair collection at the end of the week.
- Start Date
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2016
- End Date
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2016
- Data sources
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Geospatial technology
- Global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) (e.g. GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, etc.)
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Geospatial technology