the Health Status of the Oldest Old Clinical Trial
Official title:
Health Status of the Oldest-old Population: a Population-based, Cohort Study
This study aims to investigate the health status of the oldest-old population and to explore
the key factors associated with their quality of life The study will select all the elderly
aged 85 years and above from Lanqiying Community, Qinghuayuan Street, Haidian District,
Beijing, and enroll them after informed consent. Demographic, sociological, economic,
physiological information and disease-related records will be collected through questionnaire
interviews, scales, and examinations.
After the first survey, the participants will be followed for 2 years to collect information
about deaths or major health events. The baseline survey will be re-conducted two years
later.
This study is a population-based cohort study. Oldest-old people (aged 80 and over) will be
enrolled.
Data collection Social economics information include: name, gender, age, nationality, marital
status, personal habits, occupation, level of education, family living situation, monthly
income, way to go to a doctor and medical payment, etc The health status and disease will be
obtained by review the medical records as well as the narration of the subjects and their
family members. We will focus on diseases with high disability mortality, high social burden.
Multiple indicators or abilities will be evaluated through the scale, including life or
acting ability, nutritional status, cognitive ability, psychological status, social support,
quality of life self-assessment, etc., so as to comprehensively understand the comprehensive
information of the participants.
Basic physical examination and special clinical examination will be performed to obtain
multiple objective indicators reflecting the subject's physical function The basic health
examination includes; Blood pressure, respiration, heart rate, pulse; Height, weight, waist
circumference, hip circumference, arm circumference, calf circumference, grip strength, vital
capacity, tooth condition, hearing condition, visual acuity, ECG, etc.
Special examinations include the blood, urine, and stool specimens. Imageological examination
like MRI, fundus photography, and optical coherence tomography will also be conducted.
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