Soliciting diaries for "real-time" insights into the COVID-19 pandemic: methodological reflections on using digital technologies to engage the public (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To discuss the opportunities and challenges of the qualitative solicited diary approach using digital technologies as an innovative way to access insights into people's lives and their uni
A novel barcoded nanopore sequencing workflow of high-quality, full-length bacterial 16S amplicons for taxonomic annotation of bacterial isolates and... (Publications)
Due to recent improvements, Nanopore sequencing has become a promising method for experiments relying on amplicon sequencing. We describe a flexible workflow to generate and annotate high-quality, ful
Characteristics, consent patterns, and challenges of randomized trials using the Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) design: a scoping review (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Trials within Cohorts (TwiCs) is a pragmatic design approach that may overcome frequent challenges of traditional randomized trials such as slow recruitment, burdensome consent procedures,
Does growing up in a physical activity-friendly neighborhood increase the likelihood of remaining active during adolescence and early adulthood? (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The SOPHYA-cohort-study investigated whether the objectively characterized and perceived residential neighborhood of Swiss youth predict accelerometer-measured physical activity and activi
Patient's willingness to pay for improved community health insurance in Tanzania (Publications)
Globally, achieving universal health coverage remains significant challenge. Health insurance coverage in low- and middle-income countries is still low with only a few African countries managed to rea
Follow-up of patients with chronic conditions within primary care practices during COVID-19: results from 7 central and eastern-European countries... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic posed severe challenges to delivery of services at Primary Care level and for achieving follow-up of patients with chronic diseases. OBJECTIVES: We analysed data from