Cognitive Function and Ageing Study - Wales: Waves 1-2, 2011-2016

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The Cognitive Function and Ageing Study - Wales (CFAS-Wales) is a longitudinal study looking at health and cognitive function in older people living in Wales, building on the design and infrastructure of the successful Cognitive Function and Ageing Study collaboration (CFAS). Recruitment for CFAS Wales began in 2011 with the follow up wave (2 years after initial interview) being completed in early 2016.This study provides data complementing that from an earlier survey conducted in the mid 1990s (CFAS-I), and is closely linked to the MRC-CFAS II project based in three sites in England. MRC CFAS I (1989–2011) included six centres across England and Wales - Cambridgeshire, Gwynedd, Newcastle, Nottingham, Oxford and Liverpool. CFAS II (2008 onwards) included three centres in England - Cambridgeshire, Newcastle and Nottingham. Both studies are available from the Cognitive Function and Ageing Study website. Information about CFAS-Wales is available from the CFAS-Wales webpages and the CFAS-Wales Bangor University website Following on from CFAS-I, the present study established a new cohort of 3,500 older people (aged 65+) enabling an evaluation of changes that have occurred over the last 15 years in lifestyle, including exercise and activities, and people's expectations of ageing, services and families, to be conducted. At wave 2, 2,237 people were re-interviewed. The initial sample was drawn at random from GP lists in the participating areas, with equal numbers from those aged 65-75 and those over 75. People living in care homes were included in the sample. Participants were interviewed in English or Welsh, according to their preference. The aims of CFAS Wales were broad and include examinations of activity and participation, social networks and social resources, health and cognitive function, cognitive reserve and lifestyle factors, resilience and adaptation and environmental influences. The standard CFAS interview has been augmented for CFAS Wales with additional measures relating to loneliness, life satisfaction, resilience, use of Welsh (and other) language(s), and (at wave 2) personality, social cohesion, financial resources and access to services. The interview at each wave includes the CAMCOG cognitive tests, and allows the AGECAT diagnostic algorithms to be run, for dementia, depression and anxiety disorders.

Main Topics:

Ageing and: health; cognitive function; cognitive reserve; social networks; resilience; nutrition; physical activity; bilingualism.

Multi-stage stratified random sample

Face-to-face interview

Psychological measurements

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DOI https://doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-8281-1
Metadata Access https://datacatalogue.cessda.eu/oai-pmh/v0/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_ddi25&identifier=c365ca7ae1cac19f4e26482e8fd5bc3170d00b853c62939593d4922eed9abbc7
Provenance
Creator Woods, R., Bangor University, School of Health Sciences; Windle, G., Bangor University, School of Health Sciences; Burholt, V., Swansea University, School of Human Sciences, Centre for Innovative Ageing; Brayne, C., University of Cambridge, School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge Institute of Public Health; Bennett, K., University of Liverpool, School of Psychology; McCracken, C., University of Liverpool, Institute of Psychology, Health and Society; Clare, L., University of Exeter, School of Psychology. Centre for Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health (REACH); Matthews, F., University of Newcastle, Faculty of Medicine. Institute of Health and Society; Phillips, J., University of Stirling, Dementia Studies; Macleod, C., Bangor University, School of Health Sciences
Publisher UK Data Service
Publication Year 2017
Funding Reference Health and Care Research Wales; Higher Education Funding Council for Wales; Economic and Social Research Council
Rights Copyright R. Woods, G. Windle, V. Burholt, C. Brayne, K. Bennett, C. McCracken, L. Clare, F. Matthews, J. Phillips, C. Macleod; <p>The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the <a href="https://ukdataservice.ac.uk/app/uploads/cd137-enduserlicence.pdf" target="_blank">End User Licence Agreement</a>.</p><p>Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.</p>
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Resource Type Numeric
Discipline Social Sciences
Spatial Coverage Anglesey; Gwynedd; Neath and Port Talbot; Wales