Factors associated with nonparticipation and loss to follow-up in bereavement research using data from a cohort of parents with a loss in pregnancy or the neonatal period.

Factors shaping participation in longitudinal cohorts may introduce bias, but there is a lack of research concerning participation patterns in cohorts of bereaved. Our aim was to study this in a longitudinal cohort of parents with a loss in pregnancy or during the neonatal period. Using data from th...

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Publicado en:Death Studies Vol. 50; no. 7; pp. 1079 - 1090
Autores principales: Mørk, Sofie, Möller, Sören, O'Connor, Maja, Henriksen, Tine Brink, Hvidtjørn, Dorte
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd 2026
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          Mørk, Sofie
          Möller, Sören
          O'Connor, Maja
          Henriksen, Tine Brink
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          Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
          Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
          Open Patient Data Explorative Network, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
          Department of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences, Unit for Bereavement Research, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
          Department of Clinical Medicine, Perinatal Epidemiology Research Unit, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
          Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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        Post-traumatic stress disorder
        Human research subjects
        Mental illness
        Perinatal death
        Infant death
        Age distribution
        Bereavement
        Medical research
        Psychology of parents
        Educational attainment
        Secondary analysis
        Complicated grief
        Descriptive statistics
        Longitudinal method
        Data analysis software
        Confidence intervals
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          Post-traumatic stress disorder
          Human research subjects
          Mental illness
          Perinatal death
          Infant death
          Age distribution
          Bereavement
          Medical research
          Psychology of parents
          Educational attainment
          Denmark
          Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)
          Secondary analysis
          Complicated grief
          Descriptive statistics
          Longitudinal method
          Data analysis software
          Confidence intervals
      ab: Factors shaping participation in longitudinal cohorts may introduce bias, but there is a lack of research concerning participation patterns in cohorts of bereaved. Our aim was to study this in a longitudinal cohort of parents with a loss in pregnancy or during the neonatal period. Using data from the Danish national registers we identified all parents who experienced a pregnancy or neonatal loss in 2016–2018 and linked that with data on participants from the Life After the Loss cohort. Analyzing 725 parents, baseline participation was 25.7%, with 72.6% and 59.7% continuing at the seven- and 13-month follow-up. Partners and parents with lower education were underrepresented at baseline and at follow-up. Although not statistically significant, substantial underrepresentation of parents with mental health conditions and of parents who lived alone was observed at baseline. Although initial participation was low, after enrollment, most parents engaged in follow-up, minimizing the risk of attrition bias.
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