Longitudinelle analyser av aldring og funksjonsnivå
First we will investigate trends in function and health among the old. Secondly, we will investigate modifiable determinants of healthy ageing at older ages.
About the project
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Project period: 01.06.2016 - 01.02.2032 (Active)
- Coordinating Institution: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Manager:
- Bjørn Heine Strand, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
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Project Participants:
- Elena Kamycheva, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- Ieva Martinaityte, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- Bente Johnsen, UiT The Arctic University of Norway
- Henrik Schirmer, Division of Internal Medicine
- Astrid Bergland, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Lone Jørgensen, Division of Surgery, Tromsø
- Nina Emaus, Instituttledelse IHO
- Vegard Fykse Skirbekk, Centre for Fertility and Health
- Ellen Melbye Langballe, The Norwegian National Centre for Ageing and Health
- Anette Hylen Ranhoff, Physical Health and Ageing
- Annette Vogt Flatby, Faculty of Health Sciences
- Anne-Johanne Søgaard, Physical Health and Ageing
Summary
The world population is ageing rapidly, but are older people of today in better health and function than the preceding generations? Surprisingly little is known about trends in health and function among the older populations, as well as determinants of healthy ageing. We will combine register-based data with a population-based longitudinal cohort study; the Tromsø Study. Information about dementia status for the study participants will be collected from hospital and nursing home records, we will follow individuals from young adulthood with measures of skills and health into midlife where biomarkers such as cholesterol level, blood glucose, lung function and self-reported life style habits have been collected, and into later life where health and functional capacity have been assessed. Two major topics will be investigated: First we will investigate trends in function and health among the old. Secondly, we will investigate modifiable determinants of healthy ageing at older ages.