Rationale, Design, and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Health@NUS mHealth Augmented Cohort Study Examining Student-to-Work Life Transition: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Integration of mobile health data collection methods into cohort studies enables the collection of intensive longitudinal information, which gives deeper insights into individuals' health and lifestyle behavioral patterns over time, as compared to traditional cohort methods with less frequent data collection. These findings can then fill the gaps that remain in understanding how various lifestyle behaviors interact as students graduate from university and seek employment (student-to-work life transition), where the inability to adapt quickly to a changing environment greatly affects the mental well-being of young adults.

Objective

This paper aims to provide an overview of the study methodology and baseline characteristics of participants in Health@NUS, a longitudi

SUBMITTER: Chua XH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11292158 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature