Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Surveys FMC, FMCF and MFS
In the early 1960s, the morbidity of chronic diseases was very high in Finland. For this reason, the Social Insurance Institution, Finland, created a mobile examination and research unit, the Finnish Mobile Clinic, to carry out health examinations in different parts of Finland. The action of the unit was performed in two phases: the Finnish Mobile Clinic Health Examination Survey (FMC) from 1966 to 1977 and the Mini Finland Health Survey (MFS) from 1978 to 2012. The aims of FMC and its follow-up stage (the Finnish Mobile Clinic Follow-up Survey; FMCF) were to search tools for prevention and early detection of chronic diseases.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
51,522 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 15 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The Finnish population (Mini Finland Health Survey (MFS) only).
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1966
Primary Institutions
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos, THL)
Social Insurance Institution (Kansaneläkelaitos, Kela)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Social Insurance Institution (Kansaneläkelaitos, Kela)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- None
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Tax, income & benefit data
Engagement
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