Green Blue Spaces e-cohort (GBS)
The GBS e-cohort includes 2.8 million United Kingdom adults and 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 environment metrics collected annually for 1.4 million residences, which are linked to longitudinal electronic health records (updated quarterly). 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
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
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)
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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