Welcome to the TRAPHEAC project website

Bienvenue sur le site du projet TRAPHEAC

The TRAPHEAC team invites you to join the Swiss cohort of bus drivers. A cohort is a large group of people who regularly share their information in order to study health-related topics. We are focusing on drivers with at least one year of bus driving experience between 2000 and now at a Swiss public transport company.

The bus driver profession is essential to our country and makes a major contribution to sustainable development, both socially and ecologically. This profession is evolving, and we are interested in demographic changes, working conditions, possible occupational exposures and their impact on health and well-being of bus drivers.

TO PARTICIPATE, THERE are CONDITIONs TO MEET:

You must be resident in Switzerland and have worked for at least one year as a driver at a Swiss public transport company between January 2000 and the present.

Join us in this important research to better understand your profession and its impact.

Participation

To participate in TRAPHEAC, all you have to do is to fill in an electronic questionnaire every 6 to 12 months. The main questionnaire, called the inclusion questionnaire, is divided into three main parts: 1) your career path and working conditions, 2) your health, and 3) your life balance, including leisure activities, for example.

In the first phase, we will ask you to complete online the inclusion questionnaire. This questionnaire is very important for the study, as your answers will serve as a reference or baseline data to identify future changes. It will take between 50 and 60 minutes on average to complete the inclusion questionnaire and you will receive CHF 25 in compensation in the form of a voucher.

In subsequent phases of the TRAPHEAC project, you will receive much shorter follow-up questionnaires designed to bring your information up to date.

 

+ - What is the purpose of the study?
The main aim of the TRAPHEAC study is to gain a better understanding of your work experience, including the challenges you may face. We want to find out whether the working conditions and factors to which you are exposed have an impact on your health and well-being. The results of this study will enable us to make recommendations aimed at improving your working conditions and safeguarding your health.
+ - How can you participate?
To participate in this study, simply click on the "I would like to paticipate in this study" button above or on "participare" in the menu at the top of this page. You will be redirected to a page providing detailed information about the study, as well as the criteria required to participate.
+ - What does "TRAPHEAC" mean?
This is an acronym for "Transport Personnel Health Cohort Study".