ELES is a longitudinal study, based on the monitoring of population cohorts for 20 years. This study will collect data on five areas (demography, health, psycho-social health, economic resources, and family and social networks), through self -reported questionnaires, bio-markers, anthropometric measures and tests. The intention of this effectiveness is to carry out a pilot study with a sample of 1,319 people to verify the design of this investigation, before starting with the first ELES wafe with a total sample of 12,000 individuals assigned proportionally.
• Opportunities offered by the study:
- To analyze the process of collective and individual aging.
- To analyze tendencies.
- To understand the differences between the processes displayed by different groups of population.
- To explore causalities
- To predict the implications in politicy or services reforms.
• Main features of the study:
- Transdisciplinary.
- Collaborative: coordinated by two consolidated groups in social-demographic and gerontology research with a vocation to create a reference network groups in different environments.
- Multiplier effect: The complexity and amplitude of information that it provides opens an immense range of potentialities for development of complementary studies.
