What makes us age well? Health care, food and activity in people over 50 (STEELN_U23FMH ) at University of East Anglia on FindAPhD.com

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Dr N Steel No more applications being accepted Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Norwich United Kingdom Applied Statistics Epidemiology Medicine Public Policy

About the Project

Background

As a country we’re getting older. By 2070, there’ll be an extra 8.6 million people aged 65 or over compared to today. How will this impact on our health and care system? And what can we do to support people to live a long and healthy life? The focus of this PhD project will be on the long term relationships between diet, physical and social activity, health and wealth. The resulting improved understanding will have clear potential to inform future health and social policy.

Research methodology

The methods will involve quantitative secondary analysis of ELSA (a large longitudinal dataset on health and ageing) and other data sources, including related international studies of ageing, where relevant. The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) collects data from people aged over 50 on education, wealth, social activities, diet, physical activity, physical and mental health, wellbeing, finances and attitudes around ageing and how these change over time, and so is a particularly rich dataset for studying the combined effects of multiple factors on health over time.

Training

Appropriate training will be provided depending on the skillset and needs of the successful candidate.

Person specification

Applicants should have an undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Computing, Health Sciences including clinical medicine and nursing, psychology, economics, statistics, or other relevant subject. A post-doctoral qualification (e.g Masters) would be advantageous.

To discuss this opportunity, contact Prof Nick Steel at [Email Address Removed]

Funding Notes

This PhD project is in a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences competition for funded studentships. These studentships are funded for 3 years and comprise UK fees, an annual stipend of £17,668 and £1,000 per annum for research training (RTSG). Overseas applicants (including EU) may apply but are required to fund the difference between Home and International tuition fees.

References

Steel N, Hardcastle AC, Clark A, Mounce LTA, Bachmann MO, Richards SH, Henley WW, Campbell JL, Melzer D. Self-reported quality of care for older adults from 2004 to 2011: a cohort study. Age and Ageing 2014;43:716–720; doi: 10.1093/ageing/afu091
Hardcastle AC, Mounce LTA, Richards SH, Bachmann MO, Clark A, Henley WE, Campbell JL, Melzer D, Steel N. The dynamics of quality: a national panel study of evidence-based standards. Health Services and Delivery Research 2015;3(11); doi: 10.3310/hsdr03110
Steel N, Hardcastle A, Bachmann MO, Richards S, Mounce L, Clark A, Lang I, Melzer D, Campbell J. Economic inequalities in burden of illness, diagnosis and treatment of five long-term conditions in England: panel study. BMJ Open 2014;4:e005530; doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005530
Atkin AJ, Carr S, Friedenreich CM, Biddle SJH, Milton K (2022) The behavioural epidemiology of physical activity in people with chronic conditions. British Journal of Sports Medicine. In press. DOI:10.1136/bjsports-2021-105171.
Enwo O, Player E, Steel N, Ford J. The Impact of Life Events on Later Life: A Latent Class Analysis of the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing. Journal of Public Health 2020. doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdaa002

Where will I study?

University of East Anglia

We’re one of the UK’s leading research institutions, ranked 10th in the UK for the quality of our research outputs and with more than 1,500 research students.