# PRESERVING COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OLDEST-OLD

> **NIH NIH R01** · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · 1992 · $282,847

## Abstract

The Iowa 65+ Rural Health Study (RHS) began in 1982 with a baseline survey
of 3673 persons 65 years of age and older, geographically-defined from two
rural Iowa counties, under contract to the National Institute on Aging's
Established Populations for Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly.  The cohort
subsequently underwent seven annual follow-up interviews, but since 1989
has been subject to passive surveillance only.  While the RHS has been
quite productive scientifically, contract funds do not allow further direct
contact, and funds are being sought here for a ten-year in-person follow-up
interview.  This cohort now numbers over 2300 persons averaging 80 years of
age with no loss to follow-up.  This new interview would first offer
substantial clinical and population information on physical, mental and
social function in this age group from multiple observations over a ten
year period, not otherwise generally available.  More specifically, among
the special studies that this encounter would allow in this age group are:
a) repeat in-home physical performance testing and determination of the
natural history and correlates of these measures as well as selfreported
information, b) testing of several environmental and clinical hypotheses
relating to the trajectory of selected tests of cognitive function and
their functional correlates, c) the relation of blood lipid and lipoprotein
levels to cardiovascular outcomes, and d) the continued assessment of
autodriving patterns, determinants and risk factors for accidents.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 3122083
- **Project number:** 1R01AG010127-01
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
- **SAM.gov UEI:** Z1H9VJS8NG16
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert Bruce Wallace
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 1992
- **Award amount:** $282,847
- **Award type:** 1
- **Project period:** 1992-05-20 → 1994-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3122083

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 3122083, PRESERVING COGNITIVE AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION IN OLDEST-OLD (1R01AG010127-01). Retrieved via MORVS 2026-10-25 from https://api.morvs.ai/grant/nih/3122083. Licensed CC0.

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