B3487 - ALSPAC response to COVID-19 pandemic - 31/03/2020
B number:
B3487
Principal applicant name:
Nic Timpson | ALSPAC (United Kingdom)
Co-applicants:
Professor Deborah Lawlor, Professor George Davey Smith
Title of project:
ALSPAC response to COVID-19 pandemic
Proposal summary:
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic we plan to send two standalone questionnaires out to ALSPAC participants to determine potential transmission (through questions on travel and symptoms) before the peak that is starting in the UK now. Exact content of the questionnaires is to be agreed but will also likely include measures of other symptoms (not just COVID but e.g. seasonal flu, anxiety), mental health (depression, well being), patterns of response to the pandemic (e.g. self isolating, working at home etc) and what indivdual's concerns are (financial, health, etc). We will follow up with our standard annual questionnaire to determine long term impact.
Impact of research:
It may add to the evidence on the transmission of the virus. Will provide vital social information on how a well described and phenotyped population dealt with the unprecedented pandemic and the societal consequences.
Date proposal received:
Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
Date proposal approved:
Tuesday, 24 March, 2020
Keywords:
Epidemiology, Infection, Immunity