GENERAL
Year
2011
Country
Sweden
STUDY DETAILS
Waves
Sample size
274
Sample population
100+
Sample residence
100+
Survey mode
Quantitative
Longitudinal or cross-section study
Cross-sectional
Data sources
Questionnaire survey, proxy data
Main topics
Living conditions, health, care utilization
Goals
Current status review of centenarian’s living conditions, health, and care utilization
Scientific domain
Medicine, Social Science
Age studies subcategories
Centenarian Study (100+)
INSTITUTION
Institution
Contact
Prof. Mats Thorslund
mats.thorslund@ki.se
LINKS / PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Samuelsson SM, Alfredson BB, Hagberg B, Samuelsson G, Nordbeck B, Brun A, Gustafson L, Risberg J. The Swedish Centenarian Study: a multidisciplinary study of five consecutive cohorts at the age of 100. Int J Aging Hum Dev. 1997;45(3):223-53. doi: 10.2190/XKG9-YP7Y-QJTK-BGPG. PMID: 9438877.