Description & Citation--Study No. 4248 | |
Bibliographic Description | |
| ICPSR Study No.: | 4248 |
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| Persistent URL: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR04248 |
| Title: | ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly), 1999-2001 [United States] |
| Alternate Title: | ACTIVE, 1999-2001 |
| Principal Investigator(s): | Sharon Tennstedt, New England Research Institutes |
| John Morris, Hebrew Senior Life, Boston | |
| Frederick Unverzagt, Indiana University | |
| George Rebok, Johns Hopkins University | |
| Sherry Willis, Pennsylvania State University | |
| Karlene Ball, University of Alabama at Birmingham | |
| Michael Marsiske, University of Florida | |
| Funding Agency: | United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Aging |
| National Institute of Nursing Research | |
| Bibliographic Citation: | Tennstedt, Sharon, John Morris, Frederick Unverzagt, George Rebok, Sherry Willis, Karlene Ball, and Michael Marsiske. ACTIVE (ADVANCED COGNITIVE TRAINING FOR INDEPENDENT AND VITAL ELDERLY), 1999-2001 [UNITED STATES] [Computer file]. ICPSR04248-v1. Watertown, MA: New England Research Institutes [producer], 2001. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2006-05-02. |
Scope of Study | |
| Summary: | ACTIVE (Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly), 1999-2001 [United States] was a multisite randomized controlled trial conducted at six field sites with New England Research Institutes (NERI) as the coordinating center. The field sites included the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged in Boston, Indiana University, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Pennsylvania State University, and the University of Florida/Wayne State University (Detroit). The primary aim of the trial was to test the effects of three distinct cognitive interventions -- previously found to be successful in improving elders' performance on basic measures of cognition under laboratory or small-scale field conditions -- on measures of cognitively demanding daily activities. Trainings consisted of an initial series of 10 group sessions followed by four-session booster trainings at one and three years. The three cognitive interventions focused on memory, executive reasoning, and speed of processing. The design included a no-contact control group. Participants were assessed at baseline, immediately after training, and annually thereafter. A total of 2,832 older adults were enrolled in the trial, and 2,802 were included in the analytical sample. Twenty-six percent of the participants were African American. |
| Subject Term(s): | Activities of Daily Living, aging, aging population, cognitive functioning, cognitive processes, everyday life, independent living, living conditions, mental health, older adults, quality of life |
| Geographic Coverage: | United States |
| Time Period: | 1999 - 2001 |
| Date(s) of Collection: | 1999 - 2001 |
| Unit of Observation: | individual |
| Universe: | Persons 65 and older who were noninstitutionalized, but were at risk of loss of functional independence. |
| Data Type: | survey data, observational data, and clinical data |
| Data Collection Notes: | (1) The following is a list of acronyms used in the titles of many of the 28 data parts in this collection:
(2) The Rey AVLT used in this data collection is a subset of the full Rey test. (3) Only a particular subset of the Rivermead Behavioral Memory Test was used for ACTIVE. |
Methodology | |
| Sample: | The sample consisted of 2,832 persons aged 65 to 94 recruited from six metropolitan areas in the United States. The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) recruited participants from residents of Jefferson County, AL, who were licensed to drive or who possessed nondriver ID cards issued through the Alabama Department of Public Safety, and they recruited from UAB eye clinics. The Hebrew Rehabilitation Center for the Aged (HRCA) in Boston recruited from congregate and senior housing sites, senior centers, and a registry of volunteers for aging research at the Harvard Cooperative Program on Aging. Indiana University recruited clients of the Community Centers of Indianapolis and through local churches and senior organizations. Johns Hopkins University recruited from senior centers, churches, senior housing, and senior organizations in the Baltimore metropolitan area and in Cumberland, MD. Pennsylvania State University recruited from the enrollment files of a state-funded pharmaceutical assistance program for low-income elders, called PACE. And Wayne State University recruited from community organizations, churches, and senior housing in metropolitan Detroit, as well as from state driver registration lists. The study design also included a no-contact control group. |
| Mode of Data Collection: | cognitive assessment test |
Access and Availability | |
| Note: | A list of the data formats available for this study can be found in the summary of holdings. Detailed file-level information (such as record length, case count, and variable count) is listed in the file manifest. |
| Original ICPSR Release: | 2005-10-11 |
| Version History: | The last update of this study occurred on 2006-05-02. |
| 2006-05-02 - Additional Principal Investigators were added. No other changes were made. | |
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