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This study describes the feasibility and risk factors for participant dropout found when using this approach as part of the web-based Louisiana Aging Brain Study (web-LABrainS).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study used data from 402 participants in the web-LABrainS effort to determine the feasibility of using a self-guided, remote, and web-based platform as the basis for conducting longitudinal research in community-dwelling older adults. Additionally, we sought to determine the risk factors associated with participant dropout over a 12-month period in web-LABrainS and determine whether the same risk factors associated with dropout from in-clinic longitudinal studies were observed in web-LABrainS dropouts.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n Participants were enrolled in web-LABrainS on a rolling basis using word-of-mouth promotional efforts. Participants used the web-LABrainS platform to provide electronic consent, demographic and health information, answer questionnaires, and complete assessments as part of a self-guided and web-based effort off-site of the clinic (remote). Following completion of the baseline battery, participants were contacted by email every 6 months to complete another round of the web-LABrainS battery. The data in this study were collected from 402 participants, 217 (54.0%) of whom completed baseline, 6-month, and 12-month assessments (adherent participants) and 185 (46%) of whom participated in only the baseline and no subsequent web-LABrainS batteries (dropout participants).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Our study indicates that even with limited participant outreach and retention efforts, it is feasible to conduct longitudinal clinical research studies in community-dwelling OAs using a self-guided, remote, and web-based approach. In contrast to traditional in-clinic longitudinal studies, dropouts from web-LABrainS were not observed to be significantly different with respect to age, education, gender, marital status, or living alone (\n P=<\/jats:italic>\n .67, .16, .29, .051, .31). Similar to traditional longitudinal studies, dropouts from web-LABrainS had significantly higher use of depression medication, decreased self-reported mobility, and decreased delayed recall performance (\n P=<\/jats:italic>\n .007, .007, .004). Interestingly, no differences in technology use, comfort with technology, time of assessment, or consent to be contacted about future research were observed between adherents and dropouts (\n P=<\/jats:italic>\n .17, .36, .47, .40). Predictive binary logistic regression yielded a moderately accurate model and further supported a negative association between cognitive ability and dropout (OR 0.77, 95% CI 0.61-0.96).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Our study provides some of the first clinical evidence for the feasibility of conducting longitudinal human research using a self-guided, remote, and web-based approach. Additionally, these data highlight the similarities and differences in key factors associated with participant dropout using this type of approach compared to traditional longitudinal study formats. 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