Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Johan Sanmartin Berglund - Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Health
Description
The national study SNAC - The Swedish National Study on Aging and Care, includes four participating areas: SNAC-Blekinge, SNAC Kungsholmen, SNAC Nordanstig and SNAC Skåne (GÅS). In all four areas, a research centre conducts a population study and a health care system study. (Metadata related to the main study SNAC and the other participating areas can be found under the Related studies tab).
SNAC- Blekinge is headed by a steering group of researchers with Professor Johan Sanmartin Berglund as principal investigator. The project is supported by the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Kristianstad University and Linnaeus University in Växjö. Blekinge County Council is cooperating with the municipality of Karlskrona.
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In addition to the national design and objectives a number of separate research questions have been of special interest to the research team in Blekinge. These are as follows:
- Dental health and care - a general assessment of elderly between 60 and 96 years of age with a particular focus on identifying osteoporosis using dental X-ray examinat
Language
Swedish
Research principal
Principal's reference number
BTH-6.2.1-0053-2021
Responsible department/unit
Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of HealthData contains personal data
Yes
Sensitive personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
Pseudonymised data
Code key exists
Yes
Ethics Review
Lund - Ref. LU 604-00
Unit of analysis
Population
Individuals aged 60 or over, residing in Karlskrona Municipality.
Study design
Observational study
Cohort study
Cohort study: Prospective
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2001 – ongoing
Biobank is connected to the study
Yes
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden, Karlskrona Municipality
Research area
Medical and Health Sciences, Geriatrics, Health Care Service and Management, Health Policy and Services and Health Economy, Nursing, Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
care of the elderly, aged, ageing, housing for the elderly, pensions, living conditions, mental health, age groups, health services, therapeutics, activities of daily living, physical examination, blood pressure, aged, 80 and over, blood specimen collection, epidemiologic studies, cohort studies, dental care for aged, data collection, health surveys, dementia, population characteristics, frail elderly, hearing, geriatric psychiatry, life style, interview, medicine, heart function tests, electrocardiography, follow-up studies, nursing care, geriatric nursing, memory, longitudinal studies, prospective studies, exercise, population surveillance, vision tests, social sciences, socioeconomic factors, risk factors, middle aged, mortality, marital status, cause of death, surveys and questionnaires, epidemiology, public health, health, health services research, economics, medical, health status, body weight, culture, drug utilization, retention, psychology, oral health, organizational innovation, retirement, interpersonal relations, registries, disease, hospitalization, morbidity, delivery of health care, social environment, social conditions, social problems, social support, vision, ocular, quality of life, housing conditions, leisure time activities, height (physiology), weight (physiology), walking test, balance, assistance needs, concentrations capacity, blood count, respiratory function
Lagergren, M., Fratiglioni, L., Hallberg, I. R., Berglund, J., Elmståhl, S., Hagberg, B., Holst, G., Rennemark, M., Sjölund, B.-M., & Thorslund, M. (2004). A longitudinal study integrating population, care and social services data. The Swedish National study on Aging and Care (SNAC). In Aging Clinical and Experimental Research (Vol. 16, Issue 2, pp. 158–168). http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-8643
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urn:nbn:se:bth-8643
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Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Johan Sanmartin Berglund - Blekinge Institute of Technology, Department of Health
Keywords
care of the elderly, aged, ageing, housing for the elderly, pensions, living conditions, mental health, age groups, health services, therapeutics, activities of daily living, physical examination, blood pressure, aged, 80 and over, blood specimen collection, epidemiologic studies, cohort studies, dental care for aged, data collection, health surveys, dementia, population characteristics, frail elderly, hearing, geriatric psychiatry, life style, interview, medicine, heart function tests, electrocardiography, follow-up studies, nursing care, geriatric nursing, memory, longitudinal studies, prospective studies, exercise, population surveillance, vision tests, social sciences, socioeconomic factors, risk factors, middle aged, mortality, marital status, cause of death, surveys and questionnaires, epidemiology, public health, health, health services research, economics, medical, health status, body weight, culture, drug utilization, retention, psychology, oral health, organizational innovation, retirement, interpersonal relations, registries, disease, hospitalization, morbidity, delivery of health care, social environment, social conditions, social problems, social support, vision, ocular, quality of life, housing conditions, leisure time activities, height (physiology), weight (physiology), blood count, balance, assistance needs, concentrations capacity, respiratory function, walking test
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