National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP): Wave 1

The health of older adults is influenced by many factors. One of the least understood is the role that social support and personal relationships may play in healthy aging. The National Social Life, Health and Aging Project (NSHAP) is the first population-based study of health and social factors on a national scale, aiming to understand the well-being of older, community-dwelling Americans by examining the interactions among physical health, illness, medication use, cognitive function, emotional health, sensory function, health behaviors, and social connectedness. It is designed to provide health providers, policy makers, and individuals with useful information and insights into these factors, particularly on social and intimate relationships. The National Opinion Research Center (NORC), along with Principal Investigators at the University of Chicago, conducted more than 3,000 interviews during 2005 and 2006 with a nationally representative sample of adults aged 57 to 85. Face-to-face interviews and biomeasure collection took place in respondents' homes. The following files constitute Wave 1: Core Data, Marital/Cohabiting History Data, Social Networks Data, Medications Data, and Sexual Partners Data. Included in the Core file (Dataset 1) are demographic characteristics, such as gender, age, education, race, and ethnicity. Other topics covered respondents' social networks, social and cultural activity, physical and mental health including cognition, well-being, illness, medications and alternative therapies, history of sexual and intimate partnerships and patient-physician communication, in addition to bereavement items. In addition data was collected from respondents on the following items and modules: social activity items, physical contact module, sexual interest module, get up and go assessment of physical function and a panel of biomeasures including, weight, waist circumference, height, blood pressure, smell, saliva collection, taste, and a self-administered vaginal swab for female respondents. The Core file also contains a count of the total number of drugs taken, and a variable for each observed therapeutic category, indicating whether the respondent reported taking one or more medications in that category. These variables are derived from the information in the medications file, and thus are guaranteed to be consistent with it. The Marital/Cohabiting History file (Dataset 2) contains one record for each marriage or cohabitation identified in Section 3A of the questionnaire. The Social Networks file (Dataset 3) contains one record for each person identified on the network roster. Respondents who refused to participate in the roster or who did not identify anyone are not represented in this file. The Medications file (Dataset 4) contains one record for each item listed in the medications log (including alternative medicines and nutritional products). Respondents who did not report taking any medications or who refused to participate in this module are not represented in this file. Lastly, the Sexual Partners file (Dataset 5) contains one record for each sexual partner identified in Section 3A of the questionnaire.

老年成年人的健康状况受多种因素影响。其中，社会支持和人际关系在健康老龄化过程中所扮演的角色，尚属理解最少之范畴。国家社会生活、健康与老龄化项目（NSHAP）是首个针对全国范围的基于人口的健康与社会因素研究，旨在通过审视生理健康、疾病、用药情况、认知功能、心理健康、感官功能、健康行为以及社会联系等方面的交互作用，来理解居住社区的老年美国人的福祉。该项目旨在为卫生保健提供者、政策制定者以及个人提供关于这些因素的有用信息和洞见，尤其是关于社会及亲密关系方面的。国家民意研究中心（NORC）与芝加哥大学的资深研究员合作，于2005年至2006年间对全国代表性的57至85岁成年人群进行了超过3000次访谈。面对面访谈及生物测量数据的收集均在受访者家中进行。以下文件构成了第一波次：核心数据、婚姻/同居历史数据、社会网络数据、用药数据以及性伴侣数据。核心文件（数据集1）包含了人口统计学特征，如性别、年龄、教育、种族和民族等。其他主题涵盖了受访者的社会网络、社会与文化活动、生理与心理健康（包括认知、福祉、疾病、用药及替代疗法）、性及亲密伙伴关系的历史以及医患沟通，此外还包括丧亲相关条目。此外，还对受访者进行了以下项目和模块的数据收集：社会活动条目、身体接触模块、性兴趣模块、身体功能“起床走动”评估以及一系列生物测量指标，包括体重、腰围、身高、血压、嗅觉、唾液收集、味觉以及女性受访者的自取阴道拭子。核心文件还包括了受访者所用药物总数，以及每个观察到的治疗类别的变量，指示受访者是否报告了该类别中的一种或多种药物。这些变量源自用药文件中的信息，因此与用药文件保持一致性。婚姻/同居历史文件（数据集2）包含问卷第3A节中识别出的每项婚姻或同居记录。社会网络文件（数据集3）包含网络名单中每人的记录。拒绝参与名单或未识别出任何人的受访者未在此文件中体现。用药文件（数据集4）包含用药日志中每项条目的记录（包括替代药物和营养产品）。未报告用药或拒绝参与该模块的受访者未在此文件中体现。最后，性伴侣文件（数据集5）包含问卷第3A节中识别出的每个性伴侣的记录。