Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Laura Fratiglioni - Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för Neurobiologi, Vårdvetenskap och Samhälle
Description
Kungsholmen Project was conducted between 1987 and 2000. There was a population study on aging by about 2500 people participating. The project, run by the Stockholm Gerontology Research Center in collaboration with the Karolinska Institute, is now completed, but data from the Kungsholmen Project is still used in research. Those who were invited to participate in the project were residents of Kungsholmen parish in 1987 and born in 1912 or earlier, hence the project name.
Survey every three years
On each examination, five times with at least three years, the participants got to meet a nurse, a doctor and psychologist. The nurse collected social data and measured the functional capacity, blood pressure and took blood samples. A relative or other close person got involved in a so-called kin interview. The medical examination consisted of a major medical and neurological examination. The psychologist did including various memory tests.
Purpose:
To identify risk factors for various diseases has been one of the primary goals of Kungsholmen Project. Another has been to identify factors that lead to
Research principal
Responsible department/unit
Stockholm Gerontology Research Center FoundationEthics Review
Stockholm - Ref. 87:148
Unit of analysis
Population
Persons born 1912 or earlier
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
1987-10-31–2000-12-31
Biobank is connected to the study
Yes
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Sweden, Stockholm County
Research area
HEALTH, Specific diseases, disorders and medical conditions, General health and well-being
(CESSDA Topic Classification)
Medical and Health Sciences, Neurology, Geriatrics, Health Sciences, Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology, Other Medical and Health Sciences, Gerontology, specialising in Medical and Health Sciences
(The Swedish standard of fields of research 2011)
Keywords
medicinal drugs, social environment, public health, activities of daily living, blood pressure, blood specimen collection, data collection, dementia, nursing care, memory, longitudinal studies, population surveillance, risk factors, mortality, marital status, cause of death, epidemiology, cognition, retention, psychology, disease, health services for the aged, cognitive dysfunction, well-being, near - towards a national e-infrastructure for aging research in sweden
Description
At the baseline examination, conducted 1987-89, 1810 participants born in 1912 or earlier attended. These were then followed up every three years; 1991-93, 1994-96, 1997-98 and 1999-2000.Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Laura Fratiglioni - Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för Neurobiologi, Vårdvetenskap och Samhälle
Time period(s) investigated
1987–2000
Number of individuals/objects
1810
Description
At the follow-up 1991-93 a new cohort born 1915 was examined. The participants were followed untill 2000.Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Laura Fratiglioni - Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för Neurobiologi, Vårdvetenskap och Samhälle
Time period(s) investigated
1991–2000
Number of individuals/objects
123
Description
At the follow-up 1991-93 a new cohort born 1902 or erlier was examined. The participants were followed untill 2000.Data format / data structure
Numeric
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Laura Fratiglioni - Karolinska Institutet, Institutionen för Neurobiologi, Vårdvetenskap och Samhälle
Time period(s) investigated
1991–2000
Number of individuals/objects
323