| Variable | Response |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions study |
| CRS Continent(s) | North America |
| CRS ID | 117 |
| Acronym | PREHCO |
| Low-Middle Income Country | No |
| Data Available Through DPAU | No |
| Follow-Up Data Available | Yes |
| CRS Overview | The Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions (PREHCO) study investigates issues affecting the elderly (individuals over 60 years of age) population in Puerto Rico: health status, housing arrangements, functional status, transfers, labor history, migration, income, childhood characteristics, health insurance, use of health services, marital history, mistreat, sexuality, etc. It is an island-wide, longitudinal sample survey of target individuals and their spouses with the first two waves of data collection in 2002-2003 and 2006-2007. Another follow-up is in progress in 2021. |
| No. of Subjects at Baseline | 3516 |
| Institution | The University of Alabama at Birmingham, University of Puerto Rico, and University of Wisconsin |
| Department Name | UAB Department of Psychology; UPR School of Public Health |
| City | Island-wide |
| Country | Puerto Rico |
| Study/Database Website | https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/web/DSDR/studies/34596/summary |
| Principal Investigator (PI) | Alberto Palloni (Wave 1 & 2), Michael Crowe (Wave 3) |
| PI email | mgcrowe@uab.edu |
| Key Study References | Palloni, Alberto, Luisa Davila, Ana, and Sanchez-Ayendez, Melba. Puerto Rican Elderly: Health Conditions (PREHCO) Project, 2002-2003, 2006-2007. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2013-09-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR34596.v1 |
| Population Based Study? | Yes |
| Family Based Study? | No |
| Clinical Based Sample? | No |
| Were participants included prior to development of dementia (may refer to controls only)? | Yes |
| Were participants included prior to development of MCI (may refer to controls only)? | Yes |
| How is data collected? | Face-to-face in-home interview |
| Who carries out data collection? | Trained technicians |
| Does this take place in participants' homes or at a central location? | Home |
| Do participants take part individually or are families/partners involved? | spouses were interviewed in the first two waves |
| Dementia cases ascertained as part of study | No |
| Diagnosis based on review of existing clinical data | No |
| Were diagnosis/primary outcomes made blind to exposure variables? | Not Applicable |
| How many times followed up? | 2 |
| Sample Size at Follow-Up | 2724 |
| Study start date | 2002 |
| Study end date | 0 |
| Study Timeline | w1: 2002-2003 w2: 2006-2007 |
| Is data collection still ongoing? | Yes |
| Is study still recruiting? | No |
| Inclusion criteria | Individuals over 60 years of age and their spouses in Puerto Rico, community-dwelling |
| Exclusion criteria | Individuals residing in long-term care facilities and resident populations outside the main island (municipalities of Culebra and Vieques). |
| Minimum Age | 60 |
| Sex Included in Study | Male and Female |
| Are there likely to be updates or revisions to the data after its release? | No |
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| Data Availability | Data not available on DPAU |
| Data Access Process | Direct application to CRS |
| Data Distribution Rule | Not distributed via DPAU |
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