Collaborative Research on Ageing in Europe
- The main aims of the project were:
- To develop assessment instruments;
- To show the reliability and validity of the assessment instruments;
- To show substantial innovations in ageing survey methodology; and
- To provide cross-population analysis and a baseline for longitudinal data collection.
- Start Year
- 2011
- Supplementary Information
Visit COURAGE in Europe
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Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Follow Up
- Second waves have been conducted only in Poland and Spain, four and three years after baseline, respectively.
- Supplementary Information
Marker Paper
Leonardi M, Chatterji S, Koskinen S et al (2014). Determinants of health and disability in ageing population: the COURAGE in Europe Project (collaborative research on ageing in Europe). Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 21(3): 193-198.
PUBMED 23881690
Recruitment
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 10,800
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- Supplementary Information
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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The following information will be made available to researchers upon submission of a data use agreement from a secure website maintained by the ATHLOS Consortium: 1) the information extracted and documented from each survey; 2) survey files with the original variables as well as transformed variables; 3) a compiled data set and the algorithms used to generate common variables with complete metadata that meet Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) standards; and 4) all syntax or algorithms used to perform the data analyses, with complete documentation of rationale, choice of models and procedures.
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Timeline
Populations
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Finland
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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A stratified two-stage cluster sampling design was used, and strata were created based on the largest towns and university hospital regions. A systematic sampling of people was conducted so that the sample size in each stratum was proportional to the corresponding population base.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 1,976
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Event
Information was collected with a face-to-face structured interview carried out at respondents' homes, via computer-assisted personal interviewing.
The information collected during the interview included socio-demographic characteristics, work history and benefits, health state descriptions, risk factors and preventive health behaviours, chronic conditions and health services coverage, health care utilization. Also, social cohesion social network questionnaire (csn), subjective well-being and quality of life (cqol), built environment data and a self-reported questionnaire (cbe-sr), among others related to the household and interviewer assessment.
Cognitive functions such as recall, short term memory, verbal functioning, cognitive impairment were also assessed.
Anthropometric data such as weight, height, waist circumference was also collected. Blood pressure tests, timed walks tests, vision tests and grip strength tests were carried out as well.
- Start Date
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2011-04
- End Date
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2012-05
- Data sources
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- Questionnaires
- Cognitive measures
- Physical measures
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Poland
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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A stratified multistage random sampling method was used and strata were created according to the geographical administrative regions and number of people living in the habitat. Age strata were used to select households according to the age structure of the population. The respondents were randomly selected among inhabitants of a household from a certain age group.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 4,071
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
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COURAGE-Poland-Baseline
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Information was collected with a face-to-face structured interview carried out at respondents' homes, via computer-assisted personal interviewing. The information collected during the ... |
2011-04 | 2012-05 |
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COURAGE-Poland-Follow-up 1
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A follow-up of the baseline wave was conducted with the same interview's content as in baseline. Information was collected with a face-to-face structured interview carried out at ... |
2015-10 | 2016-02 |
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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18
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Spain
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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A stratified multistage random sampling method was used and strata were created according to the geographical administrative regions and number of people living in the habitat. Age strata were used to select households according to the age structure of the population. The respondents were randomly selected among inhabitants of a household from a certain age group.
Number of Participants
- Number of Participants
- 4,753
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Data Collection Events
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COURAGE-Spain-Baseline
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Information was collected with a face-to-face structured interview carried out at respondents' homes, via computer-assisted personal interviewing. The information collected during the ... |
2011-04 | 2012-05 |
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COURAGE-Spain-Follow-up 1
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A follow-up of the baseline wave was conducted with the same interview's content as in baseline. Information was collected with a face-to-face structured interview carried out at ... |
2014-02 | 2015-06 |
Classifications
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Diseases
- Symptoms and signs
- Medication and supplements
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Health and community care services utilization
- Death
- Physical measures and assessments
- Laboratory measures
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Preschool, school and work life
- Social environment and relationships
- Physical environment
- Administrative information
- Cognitive functioning
- Personality
- Psychological distress and emotions
- Other psychological measures and assessments
- Life events
- Beliefs and values
- Perception of health
- Quality of life
- Life course development
- Functional limitations
- Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Drugs
- Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Physical activity
- Sleep
- Sexual behaviours and orientation
- Technological devices
- Misbehaviour and criminality
- Other and unspecified lifestyle information
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Death
Physical measures and assessments
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Social environment and relationships
Physical environment
Administrative information
Cognitive functioning
Psychological distress and emotions
Life events
Quality of life
Functional limitations
Physical activity