follow-up studies
Research checking back
Follow-up studies are research conducted after an initial study to track outcomes over time or verify earlier findings.
In medicine, they monitor patients after treatment: The follow-up study tracked participants for ten years after surgery.
In science generally, they test whether original results hold up under new conditions or with different populations.
- longitudinalAlong the longer dimension
- long termLasting extended duration
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- cohortGroup sharing circumstances
- control groupUntreated subjects for comparison
outcomes · patient outcomes · revisit · surveillance · monitoring · recurrence · prognosis · trial · patients · relapse · remission · baseline · endpoints · data collection · attrition · retention · dropout · years