2021
DOI: 10.4235/agmr.21.0100
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The Aging Study of Pyeongchang Rural Area (ASPRA): Findings and Perspectives for Human Aging, Frailty, and Disability

Abstract: The Aging Study of Pyeongchang Rural Area (ASPRA) is a population-based, prospective cohort study of older adults in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Since the initial enrollment of 382 participants, the ASPRA has been maintained and has conducted comprehensive geriatric assessments annually, gradually expanding its population and coverage area. As a cohort study of aging-related conditions and their functional consequences, the ASPRA leveraged Pyeongchang’s relatively low annual population movement rate and its heal… Show more

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“… 28 The ASPRA was initially designed to study the natural course and clinical impact of frailty and geriatric syndromes in community-dwelling adults, and to develop geriatric multicomponent intervention schemes that are feasible in rural, resource-limited settings in Korea, the details of the ASPRA study have been published elsewhere. 19 …”
Section: Participants and Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 28 The ASPRA was initially designed to study the natural course and clinical impact of frailty and geriatric syndromes in community-dwelling adults, and to develop geriatric multicomponent intervention schemes that are feasible in rural, resource-limited settings in Korea, the details of the ASPRA study have been published elsewhere. 19 …”
Section: Participants and Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We used the records of the Aging Study of the Pyeongchang Rural Area (ASPRA), a population-based prospective cohort study on frailty, sarcopenia, and geriatric syndromes in communitydwelling older Korean adults. Details of the study characteristics, evolutions in the designs, and summary of study findings have been described previously (22). Briefly, the ASPRA was established in 2014 in Pyeongchang county, Gangwon Province, Korea, using the Community Health Post network of the National Healthcare Service (NHS), a health system operated by the Korean government.…”
Section: Study Design and Populationmentioning
confidence: 99%