Survey field methods for expanded biospecimen and biomeasure collection in NSHAP Wave 2.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project is a nationally representative, longitudinal survey of older adults. A main component is the collection of biomeasures to objectively assess physiological status relevant to psychosocial variables, aging conditions, and disease. Wave 2 added novel biomeasures, refined those collected in Wave 1, and provides a reference for the collection protocols and strategy common to the biomeasures. The effects of aging, gender, and their interaction are presented in the specific biomeasure papers included in this Special Issue.

Method

A transdisciplinary working group expanded the biomeasures collected to include physiological, genetic, anthropometric, functional, neuropsychological, and sensory measures, yielding 37 more th

SUBMITTER: O'Doherty K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4303095 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature