Participants were recruited from the general population, data was collected regarding health history (cardiac, metabolic, cancer, mental health) and health behaviours
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: randomly selected people aged 70-85 years old with a primary residence in the districts of Tübingen and Reutlingen.
Observation period: 2022-2023, survey duration per participant: approx. 45
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 85 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Primary residence in the district of Tübingen or Reutlingen - Age 70-85 years or persons older than 18 years (children and grandchildren) - Sufficient knowledge of the German language to understand the content of the questionnaires - If consent is given, the partners in the same household are informed about the study and asked whether they would like to take part in the study. After consent has been given interview, telephone interview or web-based interview will be arranged. This can take place after the interview or at a later date. - If consent is given, participants are asked to provide us with contact addresses of their adult children and grandchildren (name, address and/or e-mail). These will be contacted by us in writing, informed about the study and invited to participate. The children and grandchildren will be interviewed by telephone or web-based, depending on their preference. In the case of a web-based survey, consent to participate in the study is given online (e-consent). In the case of a telephone interview, consent to participate in the study is given in writing or online (e-consent).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Persons who are not capable of conscious and voluntary participation - History of intellectual impairment, severe mental or cognitive illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Once data collection is complete, the participation rates of the first and further generations will be compared in order to evaluate the feasibility of this type of multigenerational study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the investigation of relationships between chronic diseases, behavioural factors and psychosocial characteristics over several generations; and the determination of the relationship between stress, behavioural factors and biological markers in people. between stress, behavioural factors and biological markers in people aged 70-85 years. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactNorbert Schmitz
Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
Outcome results
None listed