Nightingale Study
The primary aim of the Nightingale Study is to examine the potential association between shift work and risk of breast cancer. The nationwide register for healthcare professionals in the Netherlands (BIG-register) provided permission to use the registry to contact all female (ex-)nurses in the Netherlands. Between October 6, 2011 and February 1, 2012, 31% of the 192,931 women who were invited to participate completed the questionnaire, yielding a sample size of nearly 60,000 cohort members. The mean age of the participants was 46.9 years at baseline.
Study design
Cohort - occupational
Number of participants at first data collection
59,947 (participants)
Age at first data collection
18 - 65 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
Female
Representative sample at baseline?
The total population of female nurses in the Netherlands.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2011
Primary Institutions
Netherlands Cancer Institute (Nederlands Kanker Instituut, NKI)
Utrecht University (Universiteit Utrecht, UU)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Netherlands Cancer Institute (Nederlands Kanker Instituut, NKI)
ZonMw Programme Electromagnetic Fields and Health
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-report questionnaire – online
- None
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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