Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Torbjörn Svensson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine
Björn Slaug - Lund University
Description
Lund 80 + cohort is a longitudinal population based cohort with sequential design that started in 1988. All residents of Lund, born in 1908 and then 80 years, were invited for a first examination. The baseline population consisted of 315 individuals, of whom 212 agreed to be examined (146 females and 66 males). In the en, 165 participants (113 women and 52 men) were analyzed, after exclusion of 47 individuals due to imparied cognition, denied participation and incomplete data. Each survey, which included a general medical examination and psychological tests, took about 3 to 4 hours and was done by a doctor and a psychologist. The subjects were asked to answer questions if they felt depressed, how satisfied they were with life, trouble sleeping, irritability, nervousness, problems of the stomach and headache among other things. Additional information such as education and family relationships were collected by a nurse. Five years later, in 1993, the same individuals were invited for re-examination number 1. At the same time also individuals born in 1913, and then 80 years of age 1993, were invi
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Unit of analysis
Population
The population consists of all residents in Lund which fills eighty years, at the times that examinations are carried out.
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1988 – ongoing
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Lund Municipality
Research area
HEALTH
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Psychiatry, Geriatrics, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Stålbrand IS, Svensson T, Elmståhl S, Horstmann V, Hagberg B, Dehlin O, Samuelsson G. Subjective health and illness, coping and life satisfaction in an 80-year-old Swedish population-implications for mortality. Int J Behav Med. 2007;14(3):173-80
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Description
Every five year, participants are invited to a follow up and new individuals (aged 80 years) are invited to participate in the study.Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Torbjörn Svensson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine
Björn Slaug - Lund University
Response rate/participation rate
ca 50-70 %