‘Bern, get ready’, BEready, a household-based cohort study for pandemic preparedness research in Switzerland: pilot study
The response rate to the pilot study shows that obtaining high levels of participant enrolment in a pandemic preparedness cohort study is challenging. Data collection without face-to-face contact with a study team is feasible for household members and will be needed in BEready if control measures during a pandemic prevent in-person studies.
Authors
- Karin Grimm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0433-6583)
- Simone Schüller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7316-4423)
- Gilles Wandeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5278-8763)
- Emily Lim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6359-6409)
- Laura Di Domenico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0676-0401)
- Eva Maria Hodel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5821-1685)
- Nicola Low (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4817-8986)
- L. Gasser
- Selina Wegmüller
- Franziska Iff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2738-0869)
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (CH)
- Hasselt University (BE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109555
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of Bern
- Ministerul Cercetării, Inovării şi Digitalizării