Open AccessThe importance of selection bias in prospective birth cohort studies
Author(s) -
Larsson Henrik
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jcpp advances
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2692-9384
DOI - 10.1002/jcv2.12043
Subject(s) - attrition , prospective cohort study , selection bias , cohort , cohort study , psychology , mental health , scale (ratio) , medicine , psychiatry , geography , cartography , dentistry , pathology , surgery
Sophisticated statistical analyses of data from large‐scale prospective birth cohort studies combined with thoughtful study designs have advanced understanding about the causes, consequences and developmental course of child and adolescent mental health problems. Available large‐scale prospective cohort studies, such as ALSPAC, MoBA, and TEDS have many noteworthy strengths, but they all suffer from non‐random non‐participation and attrition over time. Recent findings have highlighted that prospective birth cohort studies need to carefully consider the importance of selection bias.