Accessing Lc65+ data

Accessing Lc65+ data

The active promotion of data utilization among external researchers aligns with the broader objective of fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange within the research community. The procedure is as follows:

1. Submission of a concise protocol to the email address research.lc65@unisante.ch using this template. To help researchers establish a list of variables, all questionnaires as well as a data dictionary are available here (only in French).
   
2. Evaluation of the protocol by the scientific committee based on ethical considerations, data protection, scientific quality, and potential overlap with ongoing or completed projects. A project with comments and/or requested modifications from the scientific committee may be resubmitted, accompanied by a point-by-point answer to all comments.
3. Signing of a data transfer agreement.
4. Transmission of a data extraction by the Lc65+ data manager.
5. Annual updates from the responsible applicant on the progress of the project, any difficulties encountered or changes to the schedule.

Authorship

External researchers have the discretion to choose whether:

• to conduct the project independently, without involvement from members of the Lc65+ steering committee or scientific committee.
• to collaborate with us, adhering to authorship rules such as the criteria from the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors.

Funding

All publications of the results shall acknowledge the role and contribution of the Lc65+ funders, available here.