Project:

Newcastle 85+ study


Project Leader(s): Professor Tom Kirkwood
Contact: Joanna Collerton - j.c.collerton@ncl.ac.uk
Sponsors: Medical Research Council

The Newcastle 85+ Study, funded by the UK Medical Research Council, has recruited a birth cohort of more than one thousand 85 year olds from Newcastle and North Tyneside.
The study aims to:

  1. Assess, in great detail, the spectrum of health in the oldest old.
  2. Examine the associations of health trajectories and outcomes with biological, clinical and social factors as the cohort ages.
  3. Identify factors which contribute to the maintenance of health and independence.
  4. Advance understanding of the biological nature of human ageing.


Participants are visited in their own home to complete a multi-dimensional health assessment at baseline, 18 months and 36 months; their GP records are also reviewed. This is a groundbreaking study as little is known about the health and needs of this age group, even though demographically it is the fastest growing in the UK and other high income countries.

 

Staff

Professor John Bond
Strategic Research Advisor

Professor Martin Eccles
Professor of Clinical Effectiveness

Professor Carol Jagger
AXA Prof of Epidemiology of Ageing

Professor Louise Robinson
Professor of Primary Care and Ageing