Design and methods of the Apple Women's Health Study: a digital longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Prospective longitudinal cohorts assessing women's health and gynecologic conditions have historically been limited.

Objective

The Apple Women's Health Study was designed to gain a deeper understanding of the relationship among menstrual cycles, health, and behavior. This paper describes the design and methods of the ongoing Apple Women's Health Study and provides the demographic characteristics of the first 10,000 participants.

Study design

This was a mobile-application-based longitudinal cohort study involving survey and sensor-based data. We collected the data from 10,000 participants who responded to the demographics survey on enrollment between November 14, 2019 and May 20, 2020. The participants were asked to complete a monthly follow-up through Novem

SUBMITTER: Mahalingaiah S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10518829 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature