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Free
Authors / citation
Population-based coordinated analysis using ELSA (n=3,392) and ELSI-Brazil (n=3,580). J Gerontol A. 2026.
Country
United Kingdom; Brazil
DOI / article link
Date identified
August 29, 2026
Evidence ID
3
Evidence confidence
Moderate
Evidence impact
Practice relevant
Key finding
Harmonised intrinsic-capacity measurement across nationally representative UK and Brazilian cohorts and examined associations with sociodemographic characteristics and health outcomes.
Language
English
Last reviewed
August 29, 2026
Limitations
Observational analysis; harmonisation improves comparability but cannot remove all cross-country measurement and contextual differences.
Open access
Population
Community-dwelling adults aged ≥60 from ELSA (UK) and ELSI-Brazil
Portugal relevance
Moderate
Public
Publication date
January 1, 2026
Retraction/correction checked
Sample size
6972
So what?
Particularly valuable to Healthy Ageing Education because it tests a healthy-ageing framework across two different national and socioeconomic contexts, including direct UK relevance and Lusophone relevance through Brazil.
Status
Done
Study design
Prospective cohort
Topic
Healthy ageingPreventionInequalities
UK relevance
High
Use for
Clinical practiceHealthy Ageing EducationTeachingHealthy Ageing appAcademic writingFuture research
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