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The Newcastle 85+ Study aimed to examine the associations of health trajectories and outcomes with biological, clinical and social factors as the cohort ages. The cohort comprised all people born in 1921 who were permanently registered with a participating general practice in Newcastle upon Tyne or North Tyneside primary care trusts in the United Kingdom. Those with end-stage terminal illness and those who might pose a safety risk to a nurse visiting alone were excluded. The sample is generally comparable to general population of England and Wales.

Study design
Cohort - birth

Number of participants at first data collection

1,042 (participants)

Age at first data collection

85 years (participants)

Participant year of birth

1921 (participants)

Participant sex
All

Representative sample at baseline?
No

Sample features

Older and elderly people
Dataset details
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Countries

England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Year of first data collection

2006

Primary Institutions

Newcastle University

Links

research.ncl.ac.uk/85plus/

cataloguementalhealth.ac.uk/

doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-7-14

Profile paper DOI

doi.org/10.1136/bmj.b4904

Funders

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

British Heart Foundation

Dunhill Medical Trust

Medical Research Council (MRC)

National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)

Ongoing?
No

Data types collected

mentalHealthData
dataLinkage
Quantitative data collection
  • 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)
Qualitative data collection
  • None
Neuroimaging data collection
  • None
Linked or secondary data
  • Healthcare data
Features

Engagement

  • None
  • Keywords

    Ageing
    Biological samples/biospecimens
    Biopsychosocial factors
    Disease
    Geriatric mental health
    Health and wellbeing
    Longstanding illness and disability

    Consortia and dataset groups

    Catalogue of Mental Health Measures
    Integrative Analysis of Longitudinal Studies of Aging and Dementia (IALSA)
    Towards Understanding Longitudinal International Older People Studies (TULIPS) Consortium
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