Northern Ireland Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NICOLA)
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Measures describe a question asked to a participant during a survey or an item of information requested from a manager when they fill out a data return. For example, ‘Who do you live with?’ is a measure and the possible responses might be, mother, father, brother, sister etc.
Need/provision/receipt | Description of measure | Start Year | Age range | Age from | Age to | Informant | Multiple rater | Reporting term | Sweep title | Standard instrument | Question/Data item | Response scale | Notes | Physical health measures | Dataset | |
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Provision; | Detail about person cared for | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Current | SELF-COMPLETION QUESTIONNAIREWAVE 2 | No | Please provide detail of the person you care for in the space below, for example their relationship to you, their age(s), the disability / disabilities they have in the space below. |
Open text response |
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Provision; | Reason stopped work during COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Pre COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Why did you stop working between the start of the coronavirus outbreak and now? |
I was advised to self-isolate |
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Provision; | Caring responsibilities pre-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Pre COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Just before the coronavirus outbreak began at the end of February 2020, did you look after anyone once a week or more? This could be your partner or other people in your household or someone in another household. |
Yes |
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Provision; | Care recipient in household pre-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Pre COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | If yes, did the person (or people) you cared for before the coronavirus outbreak live with you or in another household? |
Lived in my household |
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Provision; | Change in amount of caring post-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | If yes, has the amount of care you provide for this person/people in your household changed since the coronavirus outbreak? |
It has increased |
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Provision; | Change in caring outside of household post-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Has the amount of care you provide for people outside your household changed since the coronavirus outbreak? |
It has increased |
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Provision; | New caring role post-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Do you provide help for someone outside of your household who you hadn’t previously due to the coronavirus outbreak? |
Yes |
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Provision; | Caring due to COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | How often have you looked after someone in the past week due to the coronavirus outbreak? |
Every day |
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Receipt; | Receipt of care at home | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Past month | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Over the past month have you received care at home? |
Yes, formal (paid, provided from an agency) |
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Receipt; | Amount of care received post-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Since the coronavirus outbreak started is the amount of care you receive….. |
Less than it was |
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Receipt; | Care needs met post-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Since the coronavirus outbreak started have your care needs been met… |
All of the time |
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Receipt; | Receipt of carers allowance post-COVID-19 pandemic | 2020 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Post COVID-19 pandemic | NICOLA Wave 2 COVID-19 Questionnaire | No | Have you made a new claim for any of the following benefits since the start of the coronavirus outbreak (whether or not you have started receiving payments yet)? |
Universal Credit |
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Provision; | Whether care for someone with disability | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | No | Current | SELF-COMPLETION QUESTIONNAIREWAVE 2 | No | Do you care for someone with a disability? |
Yes |
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Receipt; | How many paid carers help | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past two years | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | How many different paid helpers in total – have been involved in taking care of you in the last two years? (If all helpers are unpaid relatives or friends code 0) |
0-10 |
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Receipt; | Details of payment for carer | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does HELPER’s NAME receive regular payment from you , your family or from an agency or organisation to help care for you? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Who carer works for | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Is this person [helper’s name]: |
1 From a private agency |
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Receipt; | Percentage of carer costs covered by government | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past month | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Thinking now about the cost of this paid help in the past month, about what percentage of this cost does the government cover? |
Numerical answer |
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Receipt; | Payments to carer by person receiving care | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past month | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Not counting costs paid by the government, about how much did you (and your [husband/wife/partner]) pay HELPER’s NAME in the last month? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Who helps with paying for care | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does any other person help you (and your [husband/wife/partner]) pay for this cost? Is that a (child or other) relative of yours (and your [husband/wife/partner]), or is that someone else? Which child is that? Any other child? What is her/his name? |
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with getting out of bed | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with getting into or out of bed? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help using toilet | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with using the toilet, including getting on and off to the toilet? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Who helps with IADLs/ADLs | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Who most often helps you with (getting across a room / dressing / bathing / eating / getting in / out of bed / using the toilet)? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Who helps with IADLs/ADLs - gender | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Is male or female? |
1 Male |
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Receipt; | Who helps with IADLs/ADLs - relationship to person cared for | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | What is that person’s relationship to you? |
1 Husband |
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Receipt; | Details of secondary carer | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone else help you with this activity/these activities? What is her/his first name? Is male or female? What is that person’s relationship to you? |
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: |
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Need; | Difficulty completing IADLs | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past three months | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Because of a health or memory problem, do you have difficulty doing any of the activities on this card? Again exclude any difficulties you expect to last less than three months. |
1 Preparing a hot meal |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - hot meal | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone help you with preparing a hot meal? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - chores | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone help you with doing household chores? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - shopping | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone help you with shopping for groceries? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - phone calls | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone help you make phone calls? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - medication | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone help you take your medications? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - managing money | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone help you with managing your own money? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - who helps | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Who most often helps you with (preparing meals/doing household chores/shopping for groceries/making telephone calls/your medications)? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - gender of helper | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Is male or female? |
1 Male |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - relationship to care receiver | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | What is that person’s relationship to you? |
1 Husband |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - details of secondary carer | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone else help you with this activity/these [caring] activities? What is her/his first name? Is male or female? What is that person’s relationship to you? |
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: |
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Receipt; | Number of days care received | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past month | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Let’s think for a moment about the help you receive with the difficulties that we just talked about. During the last month, on about how many days did HELPER’s NAME help you? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Number of hours of caring | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | On the days when HELPER’s NAME helps you, about how many hours per day do they spend helping you? |
Numerical answer |
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Receipt; | Receipt of carer's allowance by carer | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does HELPER’s NAME receive Carer’s Allowance? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with eating | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with eating? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of health help bathing & showering | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with bathing or showering? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - gender of helper | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Is male or female? |
1 Male |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - relationship to care receiver | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | What is that person’s relationship to you? |
1 Husband |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - details of secondary carer | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone else help you with this activity/these [caring] activities? What is her/his first name? Is male or female? What is that person’s relationship to you? |
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: |
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Receipt; | Number of days care received | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past month | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Let’s think for a moment about the help you receive with the difficulties that we just talked about. During the last month, on about how many days did HELPER’s NAME help you? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Number of hours of caring | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | On the days when HELPER’s NAME helps you, about how many hours per day do they spend helping you? |
Numerical answer |
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Receipt; | Receipt of carer's allowance by carer | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does HELPER’s NAME receive Carer’s Allowance? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Details of payment for carer | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does HELPER’s NAME receive regular payment from you , your family or from an agency or organisation to help care for you? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Who carer works for | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Is this person [helper’s name]: |
1 From a private agency |
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Receipt; | Percentage of carer costs covered by government | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past month | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Thinking now about the cost of this paid help in the past month, about what percentage of this cost does the government cover? |
Numerical answer |
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Receipt; | Who helps with paying for care | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does any other person help you (and your [husband/wife/partner]) pay for this cost? Is that a (child or other) relative of yours (and your [husband/wife/partner]), or is that someone else? Which child is that? Any other child? What is her/his name? |
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: Part 5: |
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Receipt; | Payments to carer by person receiving care | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past month | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Not counting costs paid by the government, about how much did you (and your [husband/wife/partner]) pay HELPER’s NAME in the last month? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help walking across room | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with walking across a room? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help putting on shoes and socks | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with dressing including putting on shoes and socks? |
1 Yes |
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Need; | ADL abilities | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Because of a health or memory problem, do you have difficulty doing any of the activities on this card? Again exclude any difficulties you expect to last less than three months. SHOW CARD FL2 |
1 Dressing, including putting on shoes and socks |
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Need; | IADL abilities | 2017 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2017 | Yes | Because of a physical or mental health problem, do you have difficulty doing any of the activities on this card? SHOW CARD FL1 Exclude any difficulties that you expect to last less than three months. |
1 Walking 100 meters (100 yards) |
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Receipt; | Benefits - how much | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | How much did you / your [husband / wife / partner]] [usually] receive from [Incapacity benefit previously named invalidity benefit /Employment and Support Allowance /Severe Disablement Allowance SDA /Statutory sickpay SSP /Attendance Allowance /Disability Living Allowance /Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit /War Disablement Pension or War Widow’s Pension or Armed Forces Compensation Scheme /Carer’s Allowance.] [last time]? |
01 One week |
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Receipt; | Receipt of benefits including carer's allowance | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Which of these health or disability benefits are you personally receiving at the moment? |
01 Incapacity Benefit previously Invalidity Benefit |
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Receipt; | How many paid carers help | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past two years | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | How many different paid helpers in total – have been involved in taking care of you in the last two years? (If all helpers are unpaid relatives or friends code 0) |
0-10 |
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Need; | ADL abilities | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Because of a health or memory problem, do you have difficulty doing any of the activities on this card? Again exclude any difficulties you expect to last less than three months. SHOW CARD FL2 |
1 Dressing, including putting on shoes and socks |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help putting on shoes and socks | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with dressing including putting on shoes and socks? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help walking across room | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with walking across a room? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of health help bathing & showering | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with bathing or showering? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with eating | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with eating? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with getting out of bed | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with getting into or out of bed? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help using toilet | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone ever help you with using the toilet, including getting on and off to the toilet? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Who helps with IADLs/ADLs | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Who most often helps you with (getting across a room / dressing / bathing / eating / getting in / out of bed / using the toilet)? |
String answer |
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Receipt; | Who helps with IADLs/ADLs - gender | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Is male or female? |
1 Male |
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Receipt; | Who helps with IADLs/ADLs - relationship to person cared for | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | What is that person’s relationship to you? |
1 Husband |
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Receipt; | Details of secondary carer | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone else help you with this activity/these activities? What is her/his first name? Is male or female? What is that person’s relationship to you? |
Part 1: Part 2: Part 3: Part 4: |
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Need; | Difficulty completing IADLs | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Past three months | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Because of a health or memory problem, do you have difficulty doing any of the activities on this card? Again exclude any difficulties you expect to last less than three months. |
1 Preparing a hot meal |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - hot meal | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone help you with preparing a hot meal? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - chores | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone help you with doing household chores? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - shopping | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone help you with shopping for groceries? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - phone calls | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone help you make phone calls? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - medication | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone help you take your medications? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - managing money | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Does anyone help you with managing your own money? |
1 Yes |
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Receipt; | Receipt of help with IADLs - who helps | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Who most often helps you with (preparing meals/doing household chores/shopping for groceries/making telephone calls/your medications)? |
String answer |
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Need; | IADL abilities | 2014 | 50-120 | 50 | 120 | Participant | Yes | Current | NICOLA 2014 | Yes | Because of a physical or mental health problem, do you have difficulty doing any of the activities on this card? SHOW CARD FL1 Exclude any difficulties that you expect to last less than three months. |
1 Walking 100 meters (100 yards) |
NICOLA |
Overview
Aims
As the first large scale longitudinal study of ageing in Northern Ireland, NICOLA aims to help gain a better understanding of the factors that affect social and health outcomes in the older Northern Ireland population. Over time, it will inform new prevention strategies, new interventions, new models of health and social care delivery, and ultimately contribute to how society should change to ensure a better quality of life for all.
Institution
Queen's University Belfast
Geographic coverage - Nations
Northern Ireland;
Start date
2014
Minimum age at recruitment
50
Sample Size
8,504
Sample
Study design
Cohort study
Sample details
NICOLA recruited a random sample of 8,309 people aged 50 years and over who were living in their own homes in Northern Ireland. Spouses or partners of participants, who shared their residency, were also invited to participate, to provide household information on family and finances. Householders received an introductory letter, followed by contact from fieldworkers who obtained the name and informed consent from eligible participants. Individuals who were institutionalised or who lacked the capacity to provide informed consent were excluded from participating in the NICOLA study. Spouses or partners of eligible participants who wished to take part in the study did not have to have been born on or before September 30th 1962, but had to be living at the same address as the selected age-eligible participant. A total of 195 who were aged less than 50 chose to participate, resulting in a total of 8,504 participants in NICOLA Wave 1.
Sex
All
Sample Characteristics
Older adults cohort
Sample size at most recent sweep
8,504 (Wave 1)
Data
Data Access
Proposal qub.ac.uk/sites/NICOLA/InformationforResearchers
https://www.qub.ac.uk/sites/NICOLA/InformationforResearchers
Complementary Data
Genetic/genomic data
Linked administrative data
Genetic Data Collected
Yes
Linked Data
Mortality data
HDR UK Innovation Gateway
Additional information
Website
www.qub.ac.uk/sites/NICOLA/">qub.ac.uk/sites/NICOLA
Notes
NICOLA has been designed to maximise comparability with other well-established international longitudinal studies, in particular the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) and the Health and Retirement Survey (HRS) in the United States. Also known as the Northern Ireland Cohort for the Longitudinal Study of Ageing.
Related Measures
Biomarkers, Cognitive decline, Cognitive measures, Covid-19 data collection, Diet and nutrition, Education, Faith/religion, Household composition, Housing, Loneliness and social isolation, Mental health measures, Neighbourhood and community, Pensions, Physical health assessment, Quality of life/wellbeing, Sleep problems, Social support, Socioeconomic status and deprivation, Technology - Assistive/Digital, Wealth (non-housing), Work and employment,
Study Code
NICOLA
Reference paper(s)
Cruise, S & Kee, F (2017). Early key findings from a study of older people in Northern Ireland: The NICOLA Study. Queens University Belfast.
www.qub.ac.uk/sites/NICOLA/FileStore/Filetoupload,783215,en.pdf
Funders
AtlPhil ESRC UKCRC_NI CARDI OFMDFM_NI HSC_RD Wellcome Wolfson QUB