Abstract
The objective of the KORA-Age research consortium is to assess the determinants and consequences of multimorbidity in the elderly and to look into reasons for successful aging in the general public. In the KORA-Age cohort study 9,197 persons were included who where born in the year 1943 or before and participants of previous KORA cohort studies conducted between 1984 and 2001 (KORA: Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg). The randomized intervention study KORINNA (Coronary infarct follow-up treatment in the elderly) tested a nurse-based case management program with 338 patients with myocardial infarct and included an evaluation in health economics. A total of 2,734 deaths were registered, 4,565 participants submitted a postal health status questionnaire and 4,127 participants were interviewed by telephone (response 76.2% and 68.9% respectively). A gender and age-stratified random sample of the cohort consisting of 1,079 persons took part in a physical examination (response 53.8%). The KORA-Age consortium was able to collect data in a large population-based sample and is contributing to the understanding of multimorbidity and successful aging.
Translated title of the contribution | [Multimorbidity and successful aging: the population-based KORA-Age study]. |
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Original language | German |
Pages (from-to) | 41-54 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie |
Volume | 44 Suppl 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2011 |