Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions Project (PREHCO Project)
The PREHCO Project aims to investigate the health and social conditions of elderly individuals in Puerto Rico. Initially, the study involved 4,291 participants aged 60 and over, along with 1,442 of their spouses, recruited from across the island. Follow-up of participants has occured two times since the first data collection between 2002 and 2003, with the second wave conducted between 2006 and 2007, with 3,891 participants and 1,260 of their spouses. The third wave took place from 2021 to 2022, innvolving 958 participants, either directly or through an informant proxy.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
4,291 (participants)
1,442 (spouses)
Age at first data collection
Varied (spouses)
≥ 60 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Varied (spouses)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The elderly population of Puerto Rico.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2002
Primary Institutions
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)
University of Puerto Rico (Universidad de Puerto Rico, UPR)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Links
icpsr.umich.edu/web/DSDR/studies/34596/versions/V1
Profile paper DOI
Not available
Funders
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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
- Geographic, spatial & environmental data
- Mortality data
Engagement
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