Mobile diagnostics and consultation for the prevention of the metabolic syndrome and its secondary diseases in Brandenburg—study protocol of a regional prospective cohort study: the Mobile Brandenburg Cohort

• Published in: Pilot and feasibility studies Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 1 - 166
• Main Authors: Schraplau, Anne, Block, Andrea, Häusler, Andreas, Wippert, Pia-Maria, Rapp, Michael A, Völler, Heinz, Bonaventura, Klaus, Mayer, Frank
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 30.08.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Analysis; Cohort analysis; Diabetes; Disease prevention; Exercise; Family physicians; Health care; Health care industry; Heart attacks; Lifestyles; Longitudinal studies; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Metabolic syndrome; Mobile diagnostics; Mortality; Nutrition; Patients; Physical activity; Prevention; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Rural areas; Rural health; Study Protocol; Germany; United States > US

Background The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a risk cluster for a number of secondary diseases. The implementation of prevention programs requires early detection of individuals at risk. However, access to health care providers is limited in structurally weak regions. Brandenburg, a rural federal sta...