Lund 80+

SND-ID: ext0120-1.

Is part of collection at SND: Scania Metadatabase for Epidemiology (SME)

Access to data via

Contact

Torbjörn Svensson

torbjorn.svensson@med.lu.se

Creator/Principal investigator(s)

Torbjörn Svensson - Lund University, Faculty of Medicine

Björn Slaug - Lund University

Research principal

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 invited for a first examination. This procedure has since then continued every five years, ie 1998 there were three Groups: re-examination nr 2 for individuals born in 1908, re-examination number 1 for individuals born in 1913 and the first examination for individuals born in 1918.

Purpose:

To investigate the health in the older population and explore whether helping them cope with problems can make them feel better.

Every five year, participants are invited to a follow up and new individuals (aged 80 years) are invited to participate in the study. Show less..

Method and outcome

Unit of analysis

Individual

Population

The population consists of all residents in Lund which fills eighty years, at the times that examinations are carried out.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based

Sampling procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

Vid första insamlingstillfället (1988) bjöds alla invånare i Lund födda 1908 in för en första undersökning, vilket motsvarade alla individer som vid tillfället var 80 år.

Time period(s) investigated

1988 – Ongoing

Response rate/participation rate

ca 50-70 %

Data format / data structure

Numeric

Data collection

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1988 – 1988
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1988 – 1988
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 3

Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1988 – 1988
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 1

Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1988 – 1988
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 2

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1988 – 1988
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 3

Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1988 – 1988
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 4

Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1993 – 1993
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 5

Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1993 – 1993
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 6

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1993 – 1993
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 7

Mode of collection: Physical measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1998 – 1998
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 8

Mode of collection: Face-to-face interview
Time period(s) for data collection: 1998 – 1998
Source of the data: Population group

Data collection 9

Mode of collection: Psychological measurements and tests
Time period(s) for data collection: 1998 – 1998
Source of the data: Population group

Show less..

Geographic coverage

Geographic spread

Geographic location: Lund Municipality

Geographic description: Lunds kommun

Administrative information

Funding

Funding agency: Swedish Research Council

Topic and keywords

Research area

Psychiatry (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Geriatrics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Public health, global health, social medicine and epidemiology (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)

Health (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Keywords

Headaches, Education, Public health, Geriatrics, Longitudinal studies, Population surveillance, Health status, Depression, Gastrointestinal disorders, Scania, Epihealth, Epihealth_skåne, Sequential study

Publications

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

If you have published anything based on these data, please notify us with a reference to your publication(s). If you are responsible for the catalogue entry, you can update the metadata/data description in DORIS.