Cambridge City over-75s Cohort Study (CC75C)
CC75C aims to understand the experiences and needs of older adults in Cambridge, the United Kingdom. Participants were more than 2,100 people aged 75 years and above who were registered with general practices in Cambridge, United Kingdom. Baseline assessment began in 1985, and participants have been followed up with 10 surveys over 28 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
2,166 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 75 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Over 75 year olds in Cambridge city.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
1985
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge (Academic, United Kingdom)
Links
neurodegenerationresearch.eu/cohort/the-cambridge-city-over-75s-cohort-study/
cph.cam.ac.uk/research/life-course-and-ageing/oldest-old-towards-end-life
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Allen Family Foundation (Third Sector, United States of America)
Alzheimer's Research UK (Third Sector, United Kingdom)
Anglia and Oxford Regional Health Authority (Government, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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