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Care for Elderly People at Home, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main aim of the Care for Elderly People at Home project was to explore new ways to help elderly people at risk of failing to cope, to remain in their own homes. An important assumption underlying the approach of the project was that for elderly people in particular, health problems are intimately...
Employment and Handicap, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to estimate the size and regional distribution of the British population of people registerable under the Disabled Persons (Employment) Act 1944; to estimate the numbers of people eligible for sheltered employment; and to provide information that would permit an assessment of...
Family Expenditure Survey Follow-up Survey of Disabled Adults, 1986-1987
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to analyse and compare the income and expenditure patterns of households containing a disabled adult with other households. To provide a comparative measure of the extra costs of disability to complement the subjective measures used in the OPCS Survey of Disabled Adults in...
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in the adult population (aged 16 and over). The first survey was conducted in 1993,...
OPCS Omnibus Survey, Euroqol II Health Module and Disability and Discrimination Module, January - March, 1996
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Opinions and Lifestyle Survey (formerly known as the ONS Opinions Survey or Omnibus) is an omnibus survey that began in 1990, collecting data on a range of subjects commissioned by both the ONS internally and external clients (limited to other government departments, charities, non-profit...
Cognitive Function and Ageing Study - Wales: Waves 1-2, 2011-2016
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Cognitive Function and Ageing Study - Wales (CFAS-Wales) is a longitudinal study looking at health and cognitive function in older people living in Wales, building on the design and infrastructure of the successful Cognitive Function and Ageing Study collaboration (CFAS).
Recruitment for CFAS Wales...
Severalls Hospital: Interviews for 'Madness in its Place', 1913-1997
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.This study is available via the UK Data Service Qualibank, an online tool for browsing, searching and citing the content of selected qualitative data collections held at the UK Data Service.
This is a qualitative collection. This research is based on the life stories of patients and workers at a large...
Mental Health of Children and Young People in Great Britain, 2004
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Mental Health of Children and Young People Surveys (MHCYP) series provides data about the mental health of young people living in Great Britain.The MHCYP was first carried out in 1999, capturing information on 5 to 15-year-olds. It was conducted by the Office for National Statistics...
Mental Health of Young People Looked After by Local Authorities in Great Britain, 2001-2003
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Mental Health of Children and Young People Surveys (MHCYP) series provides data about the mental health of young people living in Great Britain.The MHCYP was first carried out in 1999, capturing information on 5 to 15-year-olds. It was conducted by the Office for National Statistics...
PPRU Surveys of Disability, 1989-1990
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The surveys were commissioned to provide information about disability for use in planning policies and services.
The aims of the surveys were to:
estimate the prevalence of disability among adults and children in Northern Ireland;
assess the circumstances under which people with disabilities live;
provide...
Retirement Survey, 1994
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The 1994 Retirement Survey is the second wave of a panel survey designed to examine issues surrounding the transition to retirement. The panel nature of the Retirement Survey data provides a unique insight into the behaviour of this group of people at and around retirement age. The issues examined include...
Disability Follow-Up to the 1996/97 Family Resources Survey
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of the survey was to find out the size and characteristics of the disabled adult population of GB. The research is based on a follow-up survey of disabled respondents in Family Resources Survey, 1996-1997, held under SN 3957 - part of a continuous survey of household characteristics, incomes and...
TAPS Study of Long-term Non-demented Patients, 1985-1998
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.TAPS was established by the North East Thames Regional Health Authority (NETRHA) to evaluate their policy of closing two of the region's six psychiatric hospitals, Friern and Claybury, and replacing them with district-based services.
The main aim of the project was to determine whether the quality of life...
Component processes of human face perception in typical and atypical individuals
These are the behavioural data from the main experiments conducted in this research project, with participants with developmental prosopagnosia (DP) and age-matched control participants.
For most people, face perception is fast and effortless. However, some people without perceptual or intellectual impairments and without neurological damage find face recognition extremely...
Code for Exploring the Bidirectional Influence Between Awareness of Age-Related Change and Health Outcomes in the Second Half of Life, 2019-2022
The meta-data comprise five STATA do-file with the syntax used for the analyses for five publications.
The proportion of older people is rapidly increasing and with that also the number of people in poor health. Finding ways to promote active and health aging is therefore highly important. This project aims to provide evidence on people's perceptions of their own aging to...
MODEM: A Comprehensive Approach to Modelling Outcome and Costs Impacts of Interventions for Dementia, 2014-2018
In the MODEM cohort study, three-hundred and seven people with clinically diagnosed dementia and their carers were recruited on a quota basis to provide equal numbers of people with mild (standardised Mini-Mental State Examination (sMMSE), n = 110), moderate (sMMSE 10–19, n = 100), and severe (sMMSE 0–9, n = 97) cognitive impairment. Participants had a medical diagnosis of...
Retirement and Retirement Plans, 1988-1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The aim of this survey was to identify factors affecting age at retirement; to provide information on the financial provisions people make for their retirement and to give information which could be used in predicting the distribution of future pensioners' incomes.
Two-thirds of the respondents from this...
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Waves 8-10, 2016-2023, Primary Data: Special Licence Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) study is a longitudinal survey of ageing and quality of life among older people that explores the dynamic relationships between health and functioning, social networks and participation, and economic position as people plan for, move into and progress...
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Waves 8-10, 2016-2023, Primary Data: Secure Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) study is a longitudinal survey of ageing and quality of life among older people that explores the dynamic relationships between health and functioning, social networks and participation, and economic position as people plan for, move into and progress beyond...
Jewish Depression, 1991-1993
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.1. The first purpose of this study was to collect information of the types, severity and frequency of life-events and difficulties in orthodox Anglo-Jewish women and men.
2. Secondly, to study the relations between depression, anxiety and provoking agents (severe events and major difficulties), and to...
Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey, 2014: Special Licence Access
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in the adult population (aged 16 and over). The first survey was conducted in 1993,...
English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: Waves 0-10, 1998-2023
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) is a longitudinal survey of ageing and quality of life among older people that explores the dynamic relationships between health and functioning, social networks and participation, and economic position as people plan for, move into and progress beyond...
Survey of Disability among Adults in Communal Establishments, 1986
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.In response to a request from the DHSS, the OPCS undertook a programme of research to find out the numbers and circumstances of disabled people in Great Britain. This programme included surveys of disabled adults living in private households; disabled children living in private households; disabled...
Measurement and Valuation of Health, 1989
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.Comparison of health state valuation methods to establish which of the available valuation/scaling methods would be the best to use in the next major study. To establish which descriptive system should be used. To partially replicate Rosser's earlier work.Main Topics:Variables
Health state valuation;...
Psychiatric Morbidity among Adults Living in Private Households, 2000
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Surveys (APMS) (formerly known as the Surveys of Psychiatric Morbidity) are a series of surveys which provide data on the prevalence of both treated and untreated psychiatric disorders in the adult population (aged 16 and over). The first survey was conducted in 1993,...
UCL COVID-19 Social Study, 2020-2022
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The UCL COVID-19 Social Study at University College London (UCL) was launched on 21 March 2020. Led by Dr Daisy Fancourt and Professor Andrew Steptoe from the Department of Behavioural Science and Health, the team designed the study to track in real-time the psychological and social impact of the virus...
Northern Ireland Survey of Activity Limitations and Disability, 2006-2007
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.The main purpose of the research was to establish the prevalence rates of disability within the Northern Ireland household population. That is, the study aimed to provide us with estimates of the numbers of people with different types of disability.
The definition of disability for the purposes of the...
Harmonised English Longitudinal Study of Ageing: ELSA-HCAP, 2018
Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner. The Harmonised Cognitive Assessment Protocol (HCAP) is part of the Healthy Cognitive Aging Project, a study examining how people's memory and thinking change as they get older. In England, HCAP is a sub-study of ELSA, the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), a longitudinal survey of...