Berlin Ageing Study

Berlin Ageing Study

A multidisciplinary investigation of older people age 70–100, living in former West Berlin. In the main study (1990–1993), a core sample of 516 individuals was closely examined in 14 sessions covering their mental and physical health, their psychological functioning, and their social and economic situation. The study has been continued as a longitudinal study, and surviving participants have been reexamined 4 times.