Version: 1.0.0 | Published: 8 Oct 2024 | Updated: 229 days ago
Health and Employment After Fifty (HEAF)
Dataset
Documentation
Description:
HEAF is a prospective cohort study of older people drawn from the patient registers of 24 English general practices which contribute data to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD).
The HEAF study aims to assess the health benefits and risks of remaining in work at older ages and their predictors, and thereby the potential health impact of policies to extend working life and maximise employment in later working life and to identify occupational, social and personal co-factors which modify this relationship, as possible targets for intervention.
Over 8,000 participants born between 1948 and 1962 were recruited and represent every decile of deprivation. Annual questionnaires are used to collect information concerning participants" mental and physical health, work status, thoughts about work and retirement, and other demographic factors (e.g. age, gender, ethnicity) and lifestyle choices (e.g. smoking and physical activity). Health information in the form of coded data is provided by the CPRD.
Coverage
Spatial:
United Kingdom,England
Typical Age Range:
50-68
Follow Up:
> 10 Years
Provenance
Origin
Purposes:
Study
Temporal
Accrual Periodicity:
Other
Start Date:
01 January 2013
Time Lag:
Variable
Accessibility
Access
Access Rights:
Delivery Lead Time:
Not applicable
Jurisdictions:
GB-ENG
Data Controller:
University of Southampton
Data Processor:
University of Southampton
Observations
Statistical Population
Population Description
Population Size
Measured Property
Observation Date
Persons
Number of participants at recruitment
8134
Count
01 January 2013