The Coevorden Study aimed to identify clinically relevant clusters of pelvic floor symptoms (PFS) and the factors associated with their development, progression, and related health-seeking behaviours among both males and females. In 2019, the study recruited nearly 1,700 community-dwelling individuals aged 16 years or older, with and without PFS, living in the municipality of Coevorden, the Netherlands. Participants were assessed at baseline and were followed up after one and two years. Participants completed questionnaires, and a subset of participants participated in a physical examination sub-study (assessing the relationship between the pelvic floor muscles and PFS and an interview (assessing the barriers and facilitators for seeking help for PFS). Data was also extracted from medical files covering the four years before the baseline measurement to the end of the follow-up period.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,691 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2015 (medical records linkage)
2019 (baseline assessment)
Primary Institutions
University Medical Center Groningen (Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, UMCG)
University of Groningen (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, UG)
Links
research.rug.nl/en/datasets/coevorden-study
umcgresearchdatacatalogue.nl/UMCG/catalogue/all/cohorts/Coevorden%20Study
Profile paper DOI
Funders
The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development (ZonMw)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected



Engagement
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