Lifetime residential history collection and processing for environmental data linkages in the ABCD study

Area of Science:

• Environmental epidemiology
• Neuroscience
• Geospatial health

Background:

• Geospatial information and environmental exposures are vital for studying brain-behavior health.
• Accurate collection of residential history is challenging but essential for cohort enrichment.
• Existing methods may lead to data gaps and misclassification errors in exposure assessment.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop and detail a protocol for improving the collection of lifetime residential address information.
• To enhance data quality for the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
• To minimize gaps and reduce misclassification error in environmental exposure estimates.

Main Methods:

• Protocol development for collecting lifetime residential address data.
• Implementation of quality control steps during data collection.
• Workflow generation for data processing and validation.

Main Results:

• A standardized protocol for collecting residential history was established.
• The protocol aims to minimize missing data and improve accuracy.
• Reduced misclassification error in environmental exposure estimates is anticipated.

Conclusions:

• Improved residential data collection protocols are necessary for robust environmental health research.
• This protocol enhances the utility of cohort data for investigating environment-brain-behavior relationships.
• The developed workflow supports more accurate exposure assessment in large-scale studies.