Maelstrom Research Staging | CSHA_MCS1

CSHA_MCS1_Institution

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Population

CSHA - Institution

The population consists of a representative sample of people aged 65 and over on Oct. 1, 1990. Subjects were living in nursing homes, chronic care facilities or collective dwellings such as convents.

Selection Criteria

Minimum age

Newborns

Twins

Countries

Canada

Territory

Ethnic Origin

Health Status

Exclusion of participants with a life-threatening illness (e.g., a condition necessitating life support or terminal cancer)

Other Criteria

Individuals were excluded if they were from the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, Indian reserves and military units.

Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Fluency in either English or French required.

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment

Specific population

Specific Population

Other specific population :
Participants were randomly selected from residents in random samples of institutions, stratified by size, in each region.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants: 1,255
Number of Participants with Biological Samples

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Data Collection Event

CSHA - Institution - Maintaining contact study

Telephone interview to update address records, to ask questions on current health and to record information on those who had died.

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Collected Dataset / CSHA_MCS1_Institution

CSHA_MCS1_Institution

Population

CSHA - Institution

Data Collection Event

CSHA - Institution - Maintaining contact study

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