The Newcastle 85+ Study is a longitudinal study of health and aging of people over 85 years old. It began in 2006, led by Professor Tom Kirkwood at Newcastle University, and included over 1,000 85-year-olds born in 1921 and registered with GPs in Newcastle and North Tyneside, England.[1][2]
11% of those studied said their health was excellent when compared with others of the same age.[3] About 37% of the men and about 70% of the women reported they could still manage cooking, bathing and their personal finances.[4] Their average number of diseases was four for men and five for women. Most of the subjects were cared for by their female children who were generally around 60.[5]
There will be a further study of people born in 1931.[6]
References
edit- ^ "85+ Study - Institute for Ageing - Newcastle University". Ncl.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ Collerton J, Barrass K, Bond J, Eccles M, Jagger C, James O, Martin-Ruiz C, Robinson L, von Zglinicki T, Kirkwood T (2007). "The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol". BMC Geriatr. 7: 14. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-7-14. PMC 1924857. PMID 17594470.
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External links
edit- Newcastle 85+ Study - official site
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