Panel on Health and Ageing of Singaporean Elderly (PHASE)
PHASE aims to understand the relationships between physical health, social support, and socioeconomic status in the Singaporean elderly population. The study recruited elderly citizens and permanent residents aged at least 60 years, living in public and private housing in Singapore. Participants aged at least 75 years and participants who self-identified as Malay or Indian were over sampled to ensure representation. At baseline, over 4,900 elderly Singaporeans were included in the cohort.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,990 (participants)
Age at first data collection
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
Community-dwelling elderly Singapore citizens and permanent residents in 2009.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
2009
Primary Institutions
Duke University
Duke–NUS Medical School (Duke–NUS)
National University of Singapore (NUS)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Duke-NUS Geriatric Research Fund
Ministry of Social and Family Development (Kementerian Pembangunan Sosial dan Keluarga, 社会及家庭发展部, சமுதாய, குடும்ப மேம்பாட்டு அமைச்சு, MSF)
National Medical Research Council (NMRC)
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)
- None
- None
- Medical birth registry
- Mortality data
Engagement
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