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| Joanna CollertonSummaryAffiliation: University of Newcastle Country: UK Publications
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Engaging the oldest old in research: lessons from the Newcastle 85+ studyKaren Davies
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5PL, UK
BMC Geriatr 10:64. 2010..This paper describes the methods employed for the successful recruitment, retention and evaluation of this cohort...
The Newcastle 85+ study: biological, clinical and psychosocial factors associated with healthy ageing: study protocolJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
BMC Geriatr 7:14. 2007....
Health and disease in 85 year olds: baseline findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort studyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL
BMJ 339:b4904. 2009....
Assessment of a large panel of candidate biomarkers of ageing in the Newcastle 85+ studyCarmen Martin-Ruiz
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PL, UK
Mech Ageing Dev 132:496-502. 2011..As future data accrues on health outcomes within the cohort, it will become possible also to evaluate the predictive value of these and others of the candidate biomarkers...
The personal and health service impact of falls in 85 year olds: cross-sectional findings from the Newcastle 85+ cohort studyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e33078. 2012..We investigated the prevalence and impact of falls, and the overlap between falls, dizziness and blackouts, in a population-based sample of 85 year olds...
Losing the ability in activities of daily living in the oldest old: a hierarchic disability scale from the Newcastle 85+ studyAndrew Kingston
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
PLoS ONE 7:e31665. 2012..To investigate the order in which 85 year olds develop difficulty in performing a wide range of daily activities covering basic personal care, household care and mobility...
A comparison of computerized and pencil-and-paper tasks in assessing cognitive function in community-dwelling older people in the Newcastle 85+ Pilot StudyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Newcastle General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
J Am Geriatr Soc 55:1630-5. 2007..To compare the acceptability and feasibility of computerized and pencil-and-paper tests of cognitive function in 85-year-old people...
Telomere length is associated with left ventricular function in the oldest old: the Newcastle 85+ studyJoanna Collerton
Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, and Department of Cardiology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Eur Heart J 28:172-6. 2007..We measured telomere length in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and carried out echocardiography in a group of 85-year old subjects recruited from the community as part of the Newcastle 85+ Study...
Nutrition in advanced age: dietary assessment in the Newcastle 85+ studyA J Adamson
Human Nutrition Research Centre, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Eur J Clin Nutr 63:S6-18. 2009..This paper describes a comparison of two different methods of dietary assessment within the Newcastle 85+ Study; a UK cohort study of health and ageing in the oldest old...
