FSD3010 Vitality 90+ Survey 2003
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Study title
Vitality 90+ Survey 2003
Dataset ID Number
FSD3010
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3010https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3010
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Hervonen, Antti (University of Tampere. Tampere School of Public Health)
- Jylhä, Marja (University of Tampere. Tampere School of Public Health)
Other Identification/Acknowledgements
- Other researchers working in the project.
Abstract
The survey studied longevity and the oldest-old by charting the care, everyday life, and physical activity and capability of people aged 90 and over living in Tampere.
The respondents who lived at home were asked who they lived with, whether someone helped them at home, who helped them the most with everyday tasks, whether a housekeeper or home helper visited them regularly, whether they spent most of the day on their feet, sitting down or in bed, and whether they thought it is a good thing for a person to live to be 100 years old.
The rest of the questions were asked from both those respondents who lived at home as well as the ones living in residential care. These questions surveyed when the respondents had last been out of the house/apartment/room, whether they used any mobility aids when moving about outside, how well the respondents were able to move and do everyday activities (e.g. walk 400 metres, use the stairs, dress and undress, and get in and out of bed), what their health status was like, and which illnesses diagnosed by a doctor they had. Finally, the respondents were asked when they had last met their children, when they had last talked on the phone with someone close to them as well as whether they thought old people were respected and whether the circumstances of old people were better or worse than before.
There were two background variables, which charted where the respondent had been at the time of responding (e.g. ordinary home, old people's home, hospital) and who had responded or aided in responding to the survey; the respondent him/herself, a family member, relative or acquaintance, or a home helper.
Keywords
ageing; care of dependants; care of the elderly; elderly; health; home help; old age; physical mobility; residential care; social interaction
Topic Classification
- Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Elderly (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Vitality 90+Distributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.
Data Collector
- University of Tampere. Tampere School of Public Health
Time Period Covered
2003
Collection Dates
summer 2003 ( 2003 )
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland, Tampere
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Elderly people aged 90 and over in Tampere
Time Method
Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based
Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section
Sampling Procedure
Total universe/Complete enumeration
The size of the population was 1,113 people, out of whom 961 participated in the survey.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Paper
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Response Rate
86
Data File Language
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The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.
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Data Version
1.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
Two separate questionnaires were used in data collection - one for the elderly people living at home and the other for those in residential care. Variables in the data marked with the letter K refer to questions asked only from people living at home while the rest of the questions were asked from both groups.
Due to privacy reasons, case IDs in the variable [koodi] were irreversibly changed at the Archive. The case IDs were randomised so that the same ID was assigned to the same respondent in each collection round he/she participated.
Weighting
There are no weight variables in the data.
Citation Requirement
The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.
Bibliographical Citation
Hervonen, Antti (University of Tampere) & Jylhä, Marja (University of Tampere): Vitality 90+ Survey 2003 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2015-12-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3010
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Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.
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The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.
Related Publications
Publications related to the data are not specified for each individual dataset. The list of publications covers publications based on all datasets in the Vitality 90+ project.
Lumme-Sandt, Kirsi & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti (2000). Interpretative repertoires of medication among the oldest-old. Soc Sci Med 50, 1843-1850.
Jolanki,Outi & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen Antti (2000). Old age as a necessity and as a free choice. Age talk in the life story interviews with nonagenarians. J Aging Stud 14, 359-372.
Wang, Xiu-Yun & Hurme, Mikko & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti (2001). Lack of association between human longevity and polymorphism of IL-1-cluster, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-alpha genes in Finnish nonagenarians. Mech Ageing Dev 123(1):29-38.
Tolvanen, Eija & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti (2001). Alcohol use and health in biographical interviews with people aged 90 or over. In Tester S, Archibald C, Rowlings C and Turner S (eds.) Quality in Later Life: Rights, Rhetoric and Reality, pp. 92-94. Proceedings of the British Society of Gerontology, 30th Annual Conference, Stirling.
Niemi, Anna-Kaisa & Hervonen, Antti & Hurme, Mikko & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Jylhä, Marja & Majamaa, Kari (2003). Mitochondrial DNA polymorphism associated with longevity in a Finnish population. Human Genetics 112:29-33.
Goebeler, Sirkka & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti (2003). Medical history, cognitive status and mobility at the age of 90. A population-based study in Tampere, Finland. Aging Clin Exp Res 15(2): 154-161.
Saarela, Marika S. & Lehtimaki, Terho & Rinne, Juha O. & Hervonen, Antti & Jylhä, Marja & Röytta, Matias & Ahonen, Jukka-Pekka & Mattila, Kari M. (2004). Interaction between matrix metalloproteinase 3 and the 4 allele of apolipoprotein E increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease in Finns.Neurosci Lett. 9;367(3):336-9.
Goebeler, Sirkka & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti (2004). Use of hospitals at age 90. A population-based study. Arch Gerontol Geriatr 39(1):93-102.
Hurme, Mikko & Lehtimäki, Terho & Jylhä, Marja & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Hervonen, Antti (2005). Interleukin-6-17G/C polymorphism and longevity: a follow-up study. Mech Ageing Dev 126:417-418.
Lehtimäki, Terho, Ojala Petri, Rontu Riikka, Goebeler, Sirkka, Karhunen, Pekka J. & Jylhä, Marja & Mattila, Kari & Metso, Saara & Jokela, Hannu & Nikkilä, Matti & Wuolijoki, Erkki & Hervonen, Antti & Hurme Mikko (2005). Interleukin-6 modulates plasma cholesterol and C-reactive protein concentrations in nonagenarians. J Am Geriatr Soc. 53:1552-1558.
Tolvanen, Eija & Jylhä, Marja (2005). Alcohol in life story interviews with people aged 90 or over in Finland: Stories of gendered morality. J Aging Stud 19:419-435.
Rontu, Riikka & Ojala, Petri & Hervonen, Antti & Goebeler, Sirkka & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Nikkilä, Matti & Kunnas, Tarja & Jylhä, Marja & Eklund, Carita & Hurme, Mikko & Lehtimäki, Terho (2006). Apolipoprotein E genotype is related to plasma levels of C-reactive protein and lipids and to longevity in nonagenarians. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf.) 64(3); 265-270.
Pertovaara, Marja & Raitala, Annika & Lehtimaki, Terho & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Oja, Simo S. & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti & Hurme, Mikko (2006). Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity in nonagenarians is markedly increased and predicts mortality. Mech Ageing Dev 127 (5): 497-499.
Jylhä Marja & Luukkaala, Tiina (2006). Social determinants of mortality in the oldest-old. In: The Human Longevity, Individual Life Duration, and the Growth of the Oldest-old Population. pp. 271-295. Eds. J-M Robine, EM Crimmins, S Horiuchi, Z Yi. Springer.
Lehtimaki, Terho & Hervonen, Antti & Rontu, Riikka & Karhunen, Pekka & Jylhä, Marja & Hurme, Mikko (2007). Survival related to plasma C-reactive protein in nonagenarians in modified by apolipropotein E genotype. Clin Chem 53(2): 365-7.
Goebeler, Sirkka & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti (2007). Self-reported medical history and self-rated health at age 90. Agreement with medical records. Aging Clinical Exp Res 19:213-219.
Jylhä, Marja & Paavilainen, Paula & Lehtimäki ,Terho & Goebeler, Sirkka & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Hervonen, Antti & Hurme, Mikko (2007). Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist, interleukin-6, and C-reactive protein as predictors of mortality in nonagenarians: The Vitality 90+ Study. J Gerontol Med Sci 62A(9): 1016-1021.
Hurme, Mikko & Korkki, S. & Lehtimäki, Terho & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti & Pertovaara, Marja (2007). Autoimmunity and longevity: Presence of antinuclear antibodies is not associated with the rate of inflammation or mortality in nonagenarians. Mech Ageing Dev 128:407-408.
Hurme, Mikko & Kivimäki, Mika & Pertovaara, Marja & Lehtimäki, Terho & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti & Eklund, C (2007). CRP gene is involved in the regulation of human longevity: a follow-up study in Finnish nonagenarians. Mech Ageing Dev. 2007 Oct;128(10):574-6.
Jylhävä, Juulia & Eklund, Carita & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti & Lehtimäki, Terho & Karhunen, Pekka & Hurme, Mikko (2008). Complement factor H 402His variant confers an increased mortality risk in Finnish nonagenarians: The Vitality 90+ study. Exp Gerontol. 44(4):297-292, 2009. Epub 26Oct.
Tiainen, Kristina & Hurme, Mikko & Hervonen, Antti & Luukkaala, Tiina & Jylhä, Marja (2010). Inflammatory markers and physical performance among nonagenarians. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 65(6):658-63.
Jylhävä, Juulia & Eklund, Carita & Jylhä, Marja & Hervonen, Antti & Hurme, Mikko (2010). Expression profiling of immune-associated genes in peripheral blood mononuclear cells reveal baseline differences in co-stimulatory signalling between nonagenarians and younger controls: Vitality 90+ Study. Biogerontology 11 (6): 671-677.
Kämppä, Niko & Mäkelä, Kari-Matti & Lyytikäinen, Leo-Pekka & Peltonen, Nina & Hautamäki, Jussi & Seppälä, Ilkka & Mononen, Nina & Goebeler, Sirkka & Karhunen, Pekka J. & Hervonen, Antti & Hurme, Mikko & Jylhä, Marja & Lehtimäki, Terho (2013). Vascular cell adhesion molecule 1, soluble FAS and hepatocyte growth factor as predictors of mortality in nonagenarians: The Vitality 90+ Study. Experimental Gerontology 48:1167-1177.
Jylhä, Marja & Pirttiniemi, Eija & Hervonen, Antti (1997). Vanhoista vanhimmat - tutkimuksen uusi haaste. Tervaskanto 90+ tutkimuksen peruskartoitus. Gerontologia 11(1): 43-52.
Juurinen, Päivi & Hervonen, Antti & Jylhä, Marja (1998). Kapina lapsen silmin. Kansalaissota vanhoista vanhimpien elämäkerroissa. Gerontologia 12(3): 119-125.
Junttila, Merja & Lintonen, Tomi & Jylhä, Marja (2002). Hyvin vanhojen vertailevat terveysarviot ja niiden selittäjät. Sos.lääket.Aikak.l. 39:42-50.
Jylhä, Marja & Vuorisalmi, Merja & Luukkaala, Tiina & Sarkeala, Tytti & Hervonen, Antti (2009). Elinikä pitenee nopeammin kuin toimintakyky paranee. 90-vuotiaiden ja sitä vanhempien toimintakyvyn muutokset vuosina 1996-2007. Suom Lääkäril. 64(25):2285-2290.
Tervaskannot: Kuinka selviytyä hengissä ensimmäiset 90 vuotta? (1996). Toim. Hervonen, Antti & Jylhä, Marja & Oinonen, Tuuli. Helsinki: Kirjayhtymä.
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