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Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology 1/2020

Open Access 01-01-2020 | COHORT UPDATE

The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam: cohort update 2019 and additional data collections

Authors: Emiel O. Hoogendijk, Dorly J. H. Deeg, Sascha de Breij, Silvia S. Klokgieters, Almar A. L. Kok, Najada Stringa, Erik J. Timmermans, Natasja M. van Schoor, Elisabeth M. van Zutphen, Marleen van der Horst, Jan Poppelaars, Priyanta Malhoe, Martijn Huisman

Published in: European Journal of Epidemiology | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) is a prospective cohort study of older adults in the Netherlands, initially based on a nationally representative sample of people aged 55–84 years. The study has been ongoing since 1992, and focuses on the determinants, trajectories and consequences of physical, cognitive, emotional and social functioning. Strengths of the LASA study include its multidisciplinary character, the availability of over 25 years of follow-up, and the cohort-sequential design that allows investigations of longitudinal changes, cohort differences and time trends in functioning. The findings from LASA have been reported in over 600 publications so far (see www.​lasa-vu.​nl). This article provides an update of the design of the LASA study and its methods, on the basis of recent developments. We describe additional data collections, such as additional nine-monthly measurements in-between the regular three-yearly waves that have been conducted among the oldest old during 2016–2019, and the inclusion of a cohort of older Turkish and Moroccan migrants.
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Metadata
Title
The Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam: cohort update 2019 and additional data collections
Authors
Emiel O. Hoogendijk
Dorly J. H. Deeg
Sascha de Breij
Silvia S. Klokgieters
Almar A. L. Kok
Najada Stringa
Erik J. Timmermans
Natasja M. van Schoor
Elisabeth M. van Zutphen
Marleen van der Horst
Jan Poppelaars
Priyanta Malhoe
Martijn Huisman
Publication date
01-01-2020
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
European Journal of Epidemiology / Issue 1/2020
Print ISSN: 0393-2990
Electronic ISSN: 1573-7284
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-019-00541-2

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