Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
  • Anxiety
  • Dementia
  • Dementia Alzheimers
  • Depression
  • Risk Factor
  • Social Isolation
Type
Observational
Design
Observational Model: CohortTime Perspective: Prospective

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 70 years and 125 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

The Health Study in Nord-Trondelag (HUNT) fulfils most of the key requirements of a population-representative cohort study by meeting the following elements: firm knowledge about the population denominator, knowledge about reasons for refusal (in line with previous methods in HUNT), options for leve...

The Health Study in Nord-Trondelag (HUNT) fulfils most of the key requirements of a population-representative cohort study by meeting the following elements: firm knowledge about the population denominator, knowledge about reasons for refusal (in line with previous methods in HUNT), options for levels and localisation of participation (at test station, at home, at nursing homes), coverage of sociodemographic features by the comprehensive HUNT4-protocol and register linkage, inclusion of institutionalized individuals and individuals with reduced capacity to consent, measurement of risk and compensatory factors across the life course by merging with previous results in HUNT surveys and linkage to registries, core elements and assessment methods can be compared with other European populations studies including elderly people, and finally, the ability to include biobank results in the data analysis. The HUNT data supplemented by register linkage include all established and suspected risk factors of dementia. A particular focus on primary health care is appropriate because it is in this part of the health care system that the need for extra resources due to the substantial increase in dementia prevalence is most pronounced. Furthermore, preventive measures in a life-course perspective will mainly have to be implemented in the primary health care setting.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT04786561
Collaborators
  • Norwegian Health Association
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology
  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • University College, London
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Geir Selbæk, Phd Norwegian National Advisory Unit on Ageing and Health