Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA Study), 1996-2008: Semi-Annual Phone Call Data

The Sacramento Area Latino Study on Aging (SALSA Study) was a longitudinal cohort study of 1,789 community-dwelling Mexican Americans residing in California's Sacramento Valley who were aged 60-101 years at baseline in 1998-1999. Participants were followed every 12-15 months via home visits that included clinical and cognitive assessments. A semiannual phone call was made to obtain updates on medications, health events, and some sociodemographic risk factors. This study, Semi-Annual Phone Call Data, contains data from the six-month follow-up calls of the SALSA project. The SALSA project tracked the incidence of physical and cognitive impairment as well as dementia and cardiovascular diseases in elderly Latinos in the Sacramento, California region. The SALSA project aimed to assess cognitive, physical, and social functions, which include the ability to follow instructions, to perform certain movements, and to interact with others. The project explored the effects that cultural, nutritional, social, and cardiovascular risk factors have on overall health and dementia, and examined the association between diabetes and functional status. Demographic information collected in these data includes language and age given at follow-up visits.

萨克拉门托地区拉丁美洲老年人衰老研究（SALSA 研究）是一项关于加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托山谷内居住的 1,789 名墨西哥裔美国老年人的纵向队列研究。这些受试者在 1998-1999 年基线时的年龄范围为 60-101 岁。参与者每 12-15 个月通过家庭访问接受临床和认知评估的追踪。为获取药物、健康事件及某些社会人口学风险因素的更新信息，研究人员会进行半年度的电话回访。本研究之半年度电话回访数据包含了 SALSA 项目六个月追踪回访的电话数据。SALSA 项目旨在追踪萨克拉门托地区加利福尼亚州老年拉丁美洲人的身体和认知障碍、痴呆症及心血管疾病的发生率。项目目标在于评估认知、身体和社会功能，包括遵循指令、执行特定运动以及与他人互动的能力。项目探讨了文化、营养、社会和心血管风险因素对整体健康及痴呆症的影响，并研究了糖尿病与功能状态之间的关联。收集的统计数据包括在追踪访问中提供的语言和年龄信息。