Nicola A Spiers

Summary

Affiliation: University of Leicester
Country: UK

Publications

  1. ncbi Are gender differences in the relationship between self-rated health and mortality enduring? Results from three birth cohorts in Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom
    Nicola Spiers
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leicester, UK
    Gerontologist 43:406-11; discussion 372-5. 2003
  2. ncbi Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: findings from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study
    Nicola A Spiers
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22 28 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:248-54. 2005
  3. ncbi Standard of living in the retirement survey: a predictor of six-year functional limitation onset and mortality in women, but not in men from ages 55 - 69 years
    Nicola A Spiers
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22 28 Princess Rd West, Leicester, UK
    Disabil Rehabil 27:1415-23. 2005
  4. ncbi Age and birth cohort differences in the prevalence of common mental disorder in England: National Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys 1993-2007
    Nicola Spiers
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
    Br J Psychiatry 198:479-84. 2011
  5. ncbi Cohort differences in disease and disability in the young-old: findings from the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC-CFAS)
    Carol Jagger
    Leicester Nuffield Research Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, UK
    BMC Public Health 7:156. 2007
  6. ncbi Socioeconomic factors associated with the onset of disability in older age: a longitudinal study of people aged 75 years and over
    Ruth J Matthews
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22 28 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP, UK
    Soc Sci Med 61:1567-75. 2005

Detail Information

Publications6

  1. ncbi Are gender differences in the relationship between self-rated health and mortality enduring? Results from three birth cohorts in Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom
    Nicola Spiers
    Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Leicester, UK
    Gerontologist 43:406-11; discussion 372-5. 2003
    ..The purpose of this study was to assess whether there is an enduring gender difference in the ability of self-rated health to predict mortality and investigate whether self-reported physical health problems account for this difference...
  2. ncbi Diseases and impairments as risk factors for onset of disability in the older population in England and Wales: findings from the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study
    Nicola A Spiers
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22 28 Princess Road West, Leicester, LE1 6TP, UK
    J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 60:248-54. 2005
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  3. ncbi Standard of living in the retirement survey: a predictor of six-year functional limitation onset and mortality in women, but not in men from ages 55 - 69 years
    Nicola A Spiers
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22 28 Princess Rd West, Leicester, UK
    Disabil Rehabil 27:1415-23. 2005
    ..To investigate the predictive validity for health decline of a standard of living, a measure that combines basic necessities and consumer durables...
  4. ncbi Age and birth cohort differences in the prevalence of common mental disorder in England: National Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys 1993-2007
    Nicola Spiers
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK
    Br J Psychiatry 198:479-84. 2011
    ..There are concerns that the prevalence of mental disorder is increasing...
  5. ncbi Cohort differences in disease and disability in the young-old: findings from the MRC Cognitive Function and Ageing Study (MRC-CFAS)
    Carol Jagger
    Leicester Nuffield Research Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, UK
    BMC Public Health 7:156. 2007
    ..We use a repeated population-based cross-sectional study from the Cambridgeshire centre of the UK Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study to investigate trends in the health of the young-old UK population..
  6. ncbi Socioeconomic factors associated with the onset of disability in older age: a longitudinal study of people aged 75 years and over
    Ruth J Matthews
    Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, 22 28 Princess Road West, Leicester LE1 6TP, UK
    Soc Sci Med 61:1567-75. 2005
    ..Further work is needed to explore what causes older people to experience difficulty in managing their money and to understand the mechanisms behind its impact on their physical health...