Monongahela Valley Independent Elders Survey (MoVIES)
The MoVIES project investigated various aspects of normal and abnormal ageing. It also studied the incidence, risk factors, and outcome in late-life dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. The study cohort was drawn from a rural community in the mid-Monongahela Valley of southwestern Pennsylvania, United States of America. Approximately 1,600 individuals aged 65 years and older were recruited between 1987 and 1989 and followed up every two years until 2002.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
1,681 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 65 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1987
Primary Institutions
University of Pittsburgh
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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
- None
- None
- Mortality data
Engagement
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