Title |
The longitudinal urban cohort ageing study (LUCAS): study protocol and participation in the first decade
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Published in |
BMC Geriatrics, July 2012
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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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Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 9% |
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Social Sciences | 4 | 5% |
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