Cohort profile: Oxford Pain, Activity and Lifestyle (OPAL) Study, a prospective cohort study of older adults in England.
Maria T Sanchez-SantosEsther WilliamsonJulie BruceLesley WardChristian D MallenAngela GarrettAlana MorrisSarah E Lambnull nullPublished in: BMJ open (2020)
Postal follow-up of the cohort is being undertaken at annual intervals, with data collection ongoing. Linkage to NHS hospital admission data is planned. This English prospective cohort offers a large and rich resource for research on the longitudinal associations between demographic, clinical, and social factors and health trajectories and outcomes in community-dwelling older people.
Keyphrases
- community dwelling
- healthcare
- electronic health record
- physical activity
- mental health
- big data
- public health
- emergency department
- metabolic syndrome
- cardiovascular disease
- depressive symptoms
- patient safety
- pain management
- weight loss
- cross sectional
- data analysis
- machine learning
- adipose tissue
- gene expression
- human immunodeficiency virus
- dna methylation
- glycemic control
- quality improvement
- antiretroviral therapy