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The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) is a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study on ageing in Ireland, the overarching aim of which is to make Ireland the best place in the world to grow old.
TILDA collects information on all aspects of health, economic and social circumstances from people aged 50 and over in a series of data collection waves once every two years. TILDA is unique amongst longitudinal studies in the breadth of physical, mental health and cognitive measures collected. This data, together with the extensive social and economic data, makes TILDA one of the most comprehensive research studies of its kind both in Europe and internationally.
Last Update 21/09/2017
Types General population-based cohort
Participant Types No diagnosis
Countries Ireland
Genders Male and Female
Sample sizes 5,000 to 9,999
Ages 40 to 59|60 to 100
Brain related measures Cognitive function|Mental health|Neurological
Funtional rating Individual physiological|Individual psychological
Anthropometric Blood pressure|Height|Hip circumference|Waist circumference|Weight
Physical Cardiovascular|Hearing and Vision|Musculoskeletal|Respiratory
Biological samples Blood|Other
Genotyping
Brain imaging Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
Brain banking
Lifestyle Alcohol|Dietary habits|Physical activity|Smoking
Socio-economic Education|Ethnic group|Family circumstances|Housing and accommodation|Income and finances|Informal support|Marital status|Occupation and employment|Unpaid care
Health service utilisation Formal health and social care service utilisation including private care
Institute names Trinity College Dublin
Current Sample Sizes 5,000 to 9,999
age at recruitment >50
last updated
recruitment period 2009
estimated current sample size number value
cohort acronym TILDA
start date 2009
pi Professor Rose Anne Kenny
website http://tilda.tcd.ie/
contact details The Irish Longitudinal Study of Ageing (TILDA)
Lincoln Gate
Trinity College
Dublin 2
Republic of Ireland
abstract TILDA is a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study on ageing in Ireland. It began in 2009 and recruited 8,175 over 50 year olds.
funders Trinity College Dublin
contact email Email: [email protected]
contact phone number Phone contact: +353 1 896 2509
estimated current sample size
sample sizes 8175