Green Blue Spaces e-cohort (GBS)
The GBS e-cohort was established to quantify the impact of natural environments on mental health and wellbeing in Wales, United Kingdom. It is an e-cohort with national, household-level longitudinal environmental metrics collected annually for 1.4 million residences, linked to longitudinal electronic health records (updated quarterly) from over 2.8 million adults as of 2019. A subgroup of 5,312 survey responses on visits to outdoor spaces and wellbeing is also linked. The dynamic cohort design allows new people to enter the cohort each quarter as they reach the age of 16 or move into Wales.
Study design
Cohort - open, Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,801,483 (participants as of 2019)
Recruitment is ongoing
Age at first data collection
≥ 16 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of Wales in 2016 - 2017 (only a subgroup that responded to Natural Resources Wales questionnaire).
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2008
Primary Institutions
Swansea University (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) (Government, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Secondary data
- None
- None
- Census data
- Existing research data
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Other government data
Engagement
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