Newcastle 85+ Study
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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
- ↑ "85+ Study - Institute for Ageing - Newcastle University". Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150917070219/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/ageing/research/better-ageing/living-well/eightyfiveplus.htm. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ↑ "The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol". BMC Geriatr 7: 14. 2007. doi:10.1186/1471-2318-7-14. PMID 17594470.
- ↑ "Life begins at eighty". NZ Herald. 14 July 2014. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11292879. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Pope Retirement a Reality Check for Aging Business Lions". Bloomberg. 12 February 2013. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-02-11/pope-retirement-a-reality-check-for-aging-business-lions. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "We need a completely new approach to caring for older people". Independent. 20 October 2014. https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/we-need-a-completely-new-approach-to-caring-for-older-people-9806124.html. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
- ↑ "Over-90s 'defying mental decline'". BBC News. 11 July 2013. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-23252763. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
External links
- Newcastle 85+ Study - official site
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