Datasets for PhD thesis: Improving the Diets of Older People

This dataset supports the thesis "Improving the Diets of Older People" by Ilse Bloom.The dataset is derived from the GENIE Study dataset, part of the GENIE Study, a randomised controlled pilot study of a social network intervention in older COPD patients. This study had ethical approval from the Health Research Authority – NRES South Central – Hampshire Research Ethics Committee.In addition, other datasets were used in the thesis which cannot be made available here. These datasets were from the Hertfordshire Cohort Study and are held by the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit (MRC LEU), University of Southampton. The study had ethical approval from the Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Local Research Ethics Committee and the West Hertfordshire Local Research Ethics Committee. Due to the confidential nature of the data, access is restricted to researchers affiliated with the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton who have signed the MRC LEU confidentiality agreements. Contact Vanessa Cox, IT manager, [e-mail] for futher information. Datasets are stored within the MRCLEU.