Lc65+
Cohort type
General population-based cohort
Disease
Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Subjective memory complaints (SMC) or subjective cognitive decline (SCD)
Participant type
No diagnosis
Profile
The Lc65+ project is a longitudinal population-based study focusing on the development of frailty after the age of 65. The main methods in the Lc65+ study are:
ﾕ long term observation of subjects, beginning at 65 to 70 years, an age when frailty is still unusual, in order to study its initiation and development;
ﾕ prospective data collection on a large range of health dimensions, including psycho-social characteristics, in order to investigate the temporal sequence linking frailty, its risk factors, modulators, and outcomes:
ﾕ a population approach considering frailty as a central parameter of health in ageing populations that is useful not only for surveillance, but also for the evaluation of preventive interventions.
Follow-up is based on a yearly questionnaire sent by mail to the participant’s home. In addition, subjects are invited to the study center every three years for an interview and examination similar to those performed at baseline. The follow-up is unlimited in time and is not interrupted in the case of nursing home admission.
Last Update 21/09/2017
CHUV - Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine
Health Services Unit
Biopole 2, Route de la Corniche 10, SA-V
CH-1010 Lausanne
Public Health Department of the Vaud canton, Lausanne
Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV)
Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), CHUV, Lausanne
Community Medicine and Health Department (DUMSC), CHUV, Lausanne
Geriatrics and Geriatric Rehabilitation Service, CHUV, Lausanne
Ambulatory Medical Policlinic (PMU), Lausanne
Loterie Romande
Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne
Swiss National Foundation for Scientific Research (SNF)