The Korean urban rural elderly cohort study: study design and protocol

BMC Geriatrics

Study Protocol

Kyoung Min Kim¹  Chang Oh Kim²  Yumie Rhee²  Eun Young Lee²  Ju Mi Lee³  Young Mi Yun³  Hyeon Chang Kim³  Dong Phil Choi³  Yoosik Youm⁴ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea;Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea;Department of Sociology, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, South Korea;

关键词: Aging;    Elderly;    Cohort;    Longitudinal study;    Health;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2318-14-33

 received in 2014-02-05, accepted in 2014-03-07,  发布年份 2014

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundKorea is one of the fastest aging countries and is expected to become a super-aged society within 12 years. The Korean Urban Rural Elderly (KURE) study was developed to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics and establish the prevention and management of major disorders of the elderly in Korea.Methods/DesignThe KURE study is a community-based prospective cohort study on health, aging, and common geriatric disorders of Korean elderly persons aged at least 65 years. To construct a cohort reflecting both urban and rural areas, we selected 2 representative communities in the country. To establish multidisciplinary approaches to geriatric health, this study was performed by researchers in the divisions of geriatrics, preventive medicine, endocrinology, and sociology. The baseline examinations began in 2012; the study will follow more than 4,000 elderly Koreans over 10 years. The first and second follow-up health examinations will be performed every 4 years. Every 2 years after each health examination, inter-assessment interview will be conducted to improve participant retention.DiscussionThe KURE study will provide longitudinal epidemiologic data on health, aging, and common geriatric disorders of the elderly in Korea. This is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary study of the elderly with respect to biological, physical, socio-economic, and environmental factors. The results of this study will contribute to improve public health and welfare policies for the aging society in Korea.

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