Individual Study / CLS

Canberra Longitudinal Study

Canberra Longitudinal Study

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Start Year
1990
End Year
2002
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Investigators Contacts
  • Andrew MacKinnon
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Helen Christensen
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Scott Henderson
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Anthony Jorm
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Colleen Doyle
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Ruth Scott
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Ailsa Korten
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University
  • Phil Batterham
    Centre for Mental Health Research, Australian National University

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up

The study commenced in 1990, with subsequent waves in 1994, 1998 and 2002.

Marker Paper

Christensen, H., Mackinnon, A., Jorm, A. F., et al., (2004). The Canberra Longitudinal Study: Design, aims, methodology, outcomes, and recent empirical investigations. Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition, 11, 169‑195.

Recruitment

Sources of Recruitment
  • Individuals

Number of participants

Number of participants
1,045
Number of participants with biosamples
0

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Data
Biosamples
Other

Timeline

Populations

Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Australia
Territory

Canberra/Queanbeyan region

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • General population
General Population
  • Selected sample
Supplementary Information

Number of participants

Number of participants
896
Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 CLS wave 1 1990-07 1990-09
0 CLS wave 2 1994-06 1995-01
0 CLS wave 3 1998-07 1998-12
0 CLS wave 4 2002 2002
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
70
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Australia
Territory

Canberra/Queanbeyan region

Recruitment

Sources of recruitment
  • Specific population
Specific Population
  • Other specific population :

    Living in nursing homes

Number of participants

Number of participants
100
Number of participants with biosamples
Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 CLS wave 1 1990-07 1990-09
0 CLS wave 2 1994-06 1995-01
0 CLS wave 3 1998-07 1998-12
0 CLS wave 4 2002 2002

Classifications

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and health behaviours
Health status and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care utilization
Reproduction
Birth, infancy and childhood
End of life
Physical measures
Cognition, personality and other psychological measures
Laboratory measures
Social environment
Physical environment
Administrative information

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics

Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Marital/partner status
Education
Birth place
Citizenship and immigrant status
Language
Residence
Family and household structure
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits

Lifestyle and health behaviours

Tobacco
Alcohol
Physical activity
Sleep
Leisure activities
Other information on lifestyle

Health status and functional limitations

Perception of health
Functional activities
Use of assistive devices

Diseases

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50-D89)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Nervous system (G00-G99)
Eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Circulatory system (I00-I99)
Respiratory system (J00-J99)
Digestive system (K00-K93)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00-L99)
Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)
External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01-Y98)
Diseases without precise specification or related to multiple categories

Symptoms and signs

Circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Digestive system and abdomen (R10-R19)
Nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25-R29)
Urinary system (R30-R39)
Cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour (R40-R46)
Speech and voice (R47-R49)
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
Symptoms related to multiple categories

Medication and supplements

Medication and supplements

Non-pharmacological interventions

Physical therapy interventions
Cognitive, psychological and sensory interventions
Other information on non-pharmacological interventions

Health and community care utilization

Visits to health professionals
Hospitalizations
Community care

End of life

Vital status
Cause of death
Palliative care

Physical measures

Anthropometry
Circulation and respiration
Muscles, skeleton and mobility
Sensory and pain

Cognition, personality and other psychological measures

Cognitive functioning
Psychological distress and emotions
Personality
Other psychological measures

Social environment

Social network
Social participation
Social support
Life events and plans
Other social environment characteristics

Physical environment

Housing characteristics

Administrative information

Identifiers
Date and time
Questionnaire / Interview related information
Physical and cognitive measures and biosample related information
Data and sample collection center characteristics
Other administrative information