Newcastle University

Newcastle 85+ Study

Supplementary Information and Protocols and Questionnaires used in the study

Further details of the Newcastle 85+ Study protocol can be found in Collerton J, Barrass K, Bond J, Eccles M, Jagger C, James O, et al. The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol. BMC Geriatrics 2007;7:14.

The questionnaires below are freely available for other researchers to use as part of a study or project; however the Newcastle 85+ Study Management Team kindly request that the Newcastle 85+ Study is acknowledged as the origin of any non-standard questionnaires and documents, using the following citation:
Collerton J, Barrass K, Bond J, Eccles M, Jagger C, James O, Martin-Ruiz C, Robinson L, von Zglinicki T and Kirkwood T., The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocol., BMC Geriatrics 2007, 7(1):14 which is freely available from BMC Geriatrics and linked above.

The Newcastle 85+ Study are happy to consider requests for access to the data sets. Please refer to the following document for more details and the application form: Newcastle 85+ Study Data Sharing Policy

Phase 1 Documents

• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 1 GP Record Review proforma
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 1 Weight, Body Comp and Bloods proforma
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 1 Interview1 questionnaire
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 1 Interview2 questionnaire
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 1 Interview3 questionnaire

Phase 2 Documents

• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 2 Weight, Body Comp and Bloods proforma
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 2 Interview 1
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 2 Interview 2

Phase 3 Documents

• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 3 Weight, Body Comp and Bloods proforma
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 3 Interview 1
• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 3 Interview 2

Phase 4 Documents

• Newcastle 85+ Study Phase 4 Questionnaire

All above are PDF documents

Supplementary PDF documents relating to the paper 'Engaging the Oldest Old in Research: Lessons from the Newcastle 85+ study' can be found below. These are again freely available, but we would ask that appropriate acknowledgment to the 85+ Study Team be given.

• 85+ care home recruitment protocol
• 85+ consultee approval form for continued use of data for loss of capcity
• 85+ consultee approval form for face to face interviews
• 85+ non-care home recruitment protocol
• 85+ participant consent form
• Baseline Recruitment Contact Protocol
• Consent checklist for investigators
• Consent pathway capacity questions combined with checklist
• Main85+ consent protocol version 3 (19th May 2008) MCA
• Phase 3 consultee information booklet, non-cardiac version (14th Oct 09)
• Safety and call back protocol
• Sample letters of invitation to potential participants
• Version 4 participant information booklet (10th May 2006 final)