Transport Personnel Health Cohort (TRAPHEAC): study protocol and methodological considerations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Only prospective cohort studies can capture changes in work conditions and their effects on health. Such studies are rare in bus drivers, despite their high rates of injuries and diseases. The three existing cohorts have limited exposure data, collected at baseline and thus uninformative on exposure and exposure-effect dynamics. Therefore, we aimed to develop the Swiss Transport Personnel Health Cohort (TRAPHEAC) and to anticipate and prevent potential bias.

Methods

To set up the study protocol, we first organized the stakeholder consultation and available data inventory. Second, we mapped the exposure-outcomes pairs to list the most prevalent occupational hazards, and conducted exposure measurement campaigns. Third, we built the Swiss Bus-Exposure Matrix for phys

SUBMITTER: Guseva Canu I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12301074 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature