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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
3103.0: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 11:25 AM

Abstract #120775

Human Subjects Considerations for Collecting Biophysical Markers in Population-based Research

Sara A. Leitsch, PhD, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland, MC 2050, Chicago, IL 60637, 773-834-8875, sleitsch@babies.bsd.uchicago.edu

The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP) will examine the biophysical mechanisms linking social relationships to health at older ages. A nationally-representative sample of 3000 men and women ages 58-85 will participate in in-home, face-to-face interviews and biophysical marker collection. In order to accomplish safe and efficient collection of a broad and diverse set of biophysical measures in the home with non-medical field staff, innovative methods for collection, transfer, laboratory analysis and training have been developed. NSHAP prioritizes minimally-invasive and self-administered collection techniques in combination with cutting-edge technology, typically not available via commercial clinical vendors or laboratories. Dissemination and translation of these advances from the population “laboratory” may facilitate data collection in the clinical setting or, perhaps, advances in dissemination of diagnostic and therapeutic technology to developing and remote regions.

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Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

Integrating Collection of Biophysical Measures with Questionnaire- Based Health Research in the Population setting: Experiences from the National Social Life, Health and Aging Project

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