Swedish Panel Study of Living Conditions of the Oldest Old
The study's aim is to describe and analyze the living conditions of older people in Sweden, including health, care and social services, financial situation, housing, occupational activities, family situation, leisure activities, and engagement in society in general.
- Start Year
- 1992
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Design
- Study design
- Cross-sectional
- Follow Up
- Supplementary Information
- The SWEOLD sample was initially designed based on an existing nationally representative sample of the total adult population in Sweden – the Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU). SWEOLD comprises those persons previously included in the LNU sample who have passed the LNU’s upper age limit of 75 years (in 1992, 2002, and 2011) or 69 years old (in 2004 and 2014), and are still living in Sweden at the time of the survey waves, with the exception of the first survey wave that was restricted to persons who had previously been interviewed at least once in any of the previous LNU surveys. The data waves represent sequential, repeated, cross-sectional surveys.
Marker Paper
Lennartsson, C., Agahi, N., Hols-Salén, L., Kelfve, S., Kåreholt, I., Lundberg, O., Parker, M., & Thorslund, M. (2014). Data resource profile: the Swedish Panel Study of living conditions of the oldest old (SWEOLD). International Journal of Epidemiology, 43(3), 731-738.
PUBMED 24651397
Recruitment
- Sources of Recruitment
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- Individuals
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- No Limit
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
- The number of participants are dependent on how many persons from the LNU sample has survived to old age. In 2011, the SWEOLD sample was complemented by an additional representative sample of the Swedish population aged 85–99. This additional sample allows for more detailed analyses in smaller age and sex subgroups for those over 85 years of age.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Timeline
SWEOLD - Population
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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69
- Newborns
- Twins
- Countries
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- Sweden
- Ethnic Origin
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- Health Status
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Recruitment
- Sources of recruitment
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- General population
- Participants from existing studies
- General Population
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- Selected sample
- Participants from existing studies
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- Swedish Level of Living Surveys (LNU)
Number of participants
- Number of participants
- No Limit
- Number of participants with biosamples
- Supplementary Information
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Survey 1992: 537 participants
Survey 2002: 621 participants
Survey 2004: 1180 partcipants
Survey 2011: 931 participants
Survey 2014: 1297 participants
Data Collection Events
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SWEOLD - Survey 1992
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The interviews were carried out in the participants’ homes or institutions where they lived and were based on a structured questionnaire. If necessary, a proxy (close relative or caretaker) ... |
1992-01 | 1992-04 |
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SWEOLD - Survey 2002
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The interviews were carried out in the participants’ homes or institutions where they lived and were based on a structured questionnaire. Telephone interviews were conducted when the participant ... | 2002-08 | 2003-03 |
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SWEOLD - Survey 2004
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The interviews were carried out in the participants’ homes or institutions where they lived and were based on a structured questionnaire. Computer-assisted telephone interviewing (CATI) was ... |
2004-11 | 2005-04 |
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SWEOLD - Survey 2011
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The interviews were carried out in the participants’ homes or institutions where they lived and were based on a structured questionnaire. In 2011 the interviewers used computer-assisted ... |
2010-10 | 2011-09 |
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SWEOLD - Survey 2014
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The interviews were carried out in the participants’ homes or institutions where they lived and were based on a structured questionnaire. The interviewers used Computer-assisted telephone ... |
2014-09 | 2015-08 |