Vitality 90+
The Vitality 90+ Study was initiated in 1995 and is a prospective multidisciplinary population-based study of people aged 90 years or older living in the area of Tampere, Finland. In 1995, 1996, and 1998, a mailed questionnaire was sent to all community-dwelling individuals who were 90 years or older in the study year. In 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2018, the questionnaire was mailed to all individuals in Tampere, regardless of their living arrangements. National register data on health and social service use, mortality, and medication have been linked with the survey data. Around 80% of the participants have been women, and the participants’ age range has been between 90 and 107 years.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
366 (participants)
Age at first data collection
90 - 107 years (participants)
Participant year of birth
≤ 1905 (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of Finland aged 90 years and above.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1995
Primary Institutions
Gerontology Research Center
Tampere University (Tampereen yliopisto, TAU)
University of Jyväskylä (Jyväskylän yliopisto)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Academy of Finland
Finnish Cultural Foundation (Suomen Kulttuurirahasto)
Juho Vainio Foudation
Pirkanmaa Hospital District
Ongoing?
Yes
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-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Interviews or focus groups
- None
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Mortality data
- Social care data
Engagement
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