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The longitudinal urban cohort ageing study (LUCAS): study protocol and participation in the first decade

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Geriatrics, July 2012
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Title
The longitudinal urban cohort ageing study (LUCAS): study protocol and participation in the first decade
Published in
BMC Geriatrics, July 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-12-35
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Authors

Ulrike Dapp, Jennifer Anders, Wolfgang von Renteln-Kruse, Stefan Golgert, Hans Peter Meier-Baumgartner, Christoph E Minder

Abstract

We present concept, study protocol and selected baseline data of the Longitudinal Urban Cohort Ageing Study (LUCAS) in Germany. LUCAS is a long-running cohort study of community-dwelling seniors complemented by specific studies of geriatric patients or diseases. Aims were to (1) Describe individual ageing trajectories in a metropolitan setting, documenting changes in functional status, the onset of frailty, disability and need of care; (2) Find determinants of healthy ageing; (3) Assess long-term effects of specific health promotion interventions; (4) Produce results for health care planning for fit, pre-frail, frail and disabled elderly persons; (5) Set up a framework for embedded studies to investigate various hypotheses in specific subgroups of elderly.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
United States 1 1%
Unknown 78 98%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 14 18%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 10%
Student > Ph. D. Student 7 9%
Student > Master 7 9%
Student > Bachelor 6 8%
Other 14 18%
Unknown 24 30%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 22 28%
Nursing and Health Professions 9 11%
Psychology 6 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Social Sciences 4 5%
Other 8 10%
Unknown 27 34%
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#14,729,713
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#2,220
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#101,906
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#17
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