Swedish National study on Aging and Care - Good Aging in Skåne
GÅS-SNAC-S is a longitudinal study on the influence of life-time environmental and biological factors on medical, psychological, and social health in late adulthood. It aims to increase the understanding of the aging process and to identify possible preventive strategies to improve the health and the care of older adults.
Overview
- Acronym
- GÅS-SNAC-S
- Website
- GÅS-SNAC-S
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2001 -
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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The participants are followed at ages 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90, 93, 96 and 99+ years. 60-78 years old are followed every 6 year and 81+ years old every 3 year from five municipalities including urban and rural areas from 2001.
- Recruitment Target
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- Individuals
- Number of Participants
- 5,804
- Supplementary Information
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To keep the number of active participants above 3000, new cohorts have been included every 6 years - meaning 3 new cohorts have been added until now (2007/09; 2013/15 and 2019/21) and always from the age cohorts 60 and 81 year of age.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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MRI brain scans
Marker Papers
Lagergren M, Fratiglioni L, Hallberg I R, Berglund J, Elmståhl S, Hagberg B, Holst G, Rennemark M, Sjölund B-M,Thorslund M, Wiberg, I, Winblad B, Wimo A. A longitudinal study, integrating population and care and social service data - The Swedish National study on Ageing and Care (SNAC). Aging Clin Exp Res 2004; 16: 158-168.
PUBMED 15195992Supplementary Information
Ekström H, Elmståhl S. Pain and fractures are independently related to lower walking speed and grip strength: results from the population study "Good Ageing in Skåne". Acta Orthopedica, 2006 Dec;77(6):902-11.
PUBMED 17260199
Timeline
Populations
GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1
The GÅS-SNAC-S population consists of a random sample individuals of all ages living both at home and in institutions, in five municipalities in Skåne county: Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad, covering urban and rural areas during a 3-year period (February 2001- June 2004).
Selection Criteria
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Area of the municipalities Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad in southern Sweden
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The random sample from the Population Register was chosen in the national project SNAC and it was stratified for age cohort and year of assessment with oversampling of age cohorts 60 and respectively > 81 years of age. Nine age cohorts were chosen with six year intervals for younger cohorts and three years for older cohorts (>78 years), 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90 and 93.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 6,023
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 3,800
- Supplementary information about number of participants
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Baseline: 2931 participants
Follow-up 1: 680 participants (81+ years old)
Follow-up 2: 1832 participants (all ages), 1523 participants (new 81, 60 years old)
Follow-up 3: 570 participants (only 81+ years old)
Follow-up 4: 2266 participants (all ages), 1350 participants (new 60, 81 years old)
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Baseline |
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2001 | 2004 |
| 1 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 1 |
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2005 | 2006 |
| 2 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 2 |
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2007 | 2011 |
| 3 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 3 |
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2011 | 2012 |
| 4 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 1 - Follow-up 4 |
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2013 | 2017 |
GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2
The GÅS-SNAC-S Cohort 2 consists of a random sample individual ages 60, 66, 81, and 84 living both at home and in institutions, in five municipalities in Skåne county: Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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60
- Maximum age
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84
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Area of the municipalities Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad in southern Sweden
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The random sample from the Population Register was chosen in the national project SNAC and it was stratified for age cohort and year of assessment with oversampling of age cohorts 60 and respectively > 81 years of age. Nine age cohorts were chosen with six year intervals for younger cohorts and three years for older cohorts (>78 years), 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90 and 93.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,523
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2 - Baseline |
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2006 | 2012 |
| 1 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2 - Follow-up 1 |
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2011 | 2012 |
| 2 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 2 - Follow-up 2 |
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2013 | 2017 |
GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 3
The GÅS-SNAC-S Cohort 3 consists of a random sample individual ages 60 and 81 living both at home and in institutions, in five municipalities in Skåne county: Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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60
- Maximum age
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81
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Territory
- Area of the municipalities Malmö, Eslöv, Hässleholm, Osby and Ystad in southern Sweden
Sources of Recruitment
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Supplementary Information
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The random sample from the Population Register was chosen in the national project SNAC and it was stratified for age cohort and year of assessment with oversampling of age cohorts 60 and respectively > 81 years of age. Nine age cohorts were chosen with six year intervals for younger cohorts and three years for older cohorts (>78 years), 60, 66, 72, 78, 81, 84, 87, 90 and 93.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 1,350
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | GÅS-SNAC-S - Cohort 3 - Baseline |
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2012 | 2016 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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