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Personality and Total Health through life
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Personality and Total Health through life

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Start Year
1999
Supplementary Information

Access to data is via collaboration on a joint publication/manuscript,

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Investigators Contacts
  • Prof. Kaarin Anstey
    ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Prof. Peter Butterworth
    ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Dr. Nicolas Cherbuin
    ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment
  • Prof. Kaarin Anstey
    ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment

Design

Study design
Cohort
Follow Up

Four waves of data were collected for all three cohorts with 4-year intervals between interviews. Each cohort was interviewed over one year starting with the cohort aged 20-24 years old.

Supplementary Information

Marker Paper

Anstey KJ et al. (2011). Cohort profile: the PATH through life project. Int J Epidemiol. 2012 Aug;41(4):951-60. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyr025. Epub 2011 Feb 24.

PUBMED 21349904

Recruitment

Recruitment Target
  • Individuals

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
7,485
Number of Participants with Biological Samples

Access

Availability of data and biosamples

Possible Access to Data
Possible Access to Biosamples
Other
Yes
No
Not applicable
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Timeline

Populations

Selection Criteria
Minimum age
20
Maximum age
24
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Australia
Territory
Australian Capital Territory and the neighbouring town of Queanbeyan in the adjoining state of New South Wales
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Wave 1 :The participants were aged 20-24 years.

Wave 2 :The participants were aged 24-28 years.

Wave 3 :The participants were aged 28-32 years.

Wave 4 :The participants were aged 32-36 years.

Recruitment

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

The sample was drawn from the electoral rolls of the three federal electorates that make up the Australian Capital Territory and the electorate containing Queanbeyan.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
2,404
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Wave 1: 2404 participants 

Wave 2: 2139 participants 

Wave 3: 1978 participants 

Wave 4: 1286 participants 

Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 PATH - 20+ - Wave 1 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 1999 2000
1 PATH - 20+ - Wave 2 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2003 2004
2 PATH - 20+ - Wave 3 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2007 2008
3 PATH - 20+ - Wave 4 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2011 2012
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
40
Maximum age
44
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Australia
Territory
Australian Capital Territory and the neighbouring town of Queanbeyan in the adjoining state of New South Wales
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Wave 1 :The participants were aged 40-44 years.

Wave 2 :The participants were aged 44-48 years.

Wave 3 :The participants were aged 48-52 years.

Wave 4 :The participants were aged 52-56 years.

Recruitment

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

The sample was drawn from the electoral rolls of the three federal electorates that make up the Australian Capital Territory and the electorate containing Queanbeyan.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
2,530
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Wave 1: 2530 participants

Wave 2: 2354 participants

Wave 3: 2182 participants

Wave 4: 1806 participants

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) substudy:

Wave 2: 431 participants

Wave 3: 324 participants

Wave 4: 293 participants

Cardiovascular substudy:

Wave 3: 373 participants

Wave 4: 293 participants

Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 PATH - 40+ - Wave 1 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2000 2001
1 PATH - 40+ - Wave 2 Each cohort was interviewed over 1 year. A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, ... 2004 2005
2 PATH - 40+ - Wave 3 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2008 2009
3 PATH - 40+ - Wave 4 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2012 2013
Selection Criteria
Minimum age
60
Maximum age
64
Newborns
Twins
Countries
  • Australia
Territory
Australian Capital Territory and the neighbouring town of Queanbeyan in the adjoining state of New South Wales
Ethnic Origin
Health Status
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Wave 1 :The participants were aged 60-64 years.

Wave 2 :The participants were aged 64-68 years.

Wave 3 :The participants were aged 68-72 years.

Wave 4 :The participants were aged 72-762 years.

Recruitment

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

The sample was drawn from the electoral rolls of the three federal electorates that make up the Australian Capital Territory and the electorate containing Queanbeyan.

Number of Participants

Number of Participants
2,551
Number of Participants with Biological Samples
Supplementary Information about selection criteria

Wave 1: 2551 participants

Wave 2: 2222 participants

Wave 3: 1973 participants

Wave 4: 1645 participants

Magnetic Resonance substudy:

Wave 1: 544 participants

Wave 2: 421 participants

Wave 3: 321 participants

Wave 4: 274 participants

Health and Memory substudy:

Wave 1: 117 participants

Wave 2: 137 participants

Wave 3: 166 participants

Wave 4: 368 participants

Data Collection Events
# Name Description Start End
0 PATH - 60+ - Wave 1 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2001 2002
1 PATH - 60+ - Wave 2 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2005 2006
2 PATH - 60+ - Wave 3 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2009 2010
3 PATH - 60+ - Wave 4 A broad range of fixed and time-varying risk factors and moderators have been collected in the interviews. These include information on demographics, health, stressors, social aspects, ... 2013 2015

Classifications

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
Lifestyle and behaviours
Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
Diseases
Symptoms and signs
Medication and supplements
Non-pharmacological interventions
Health and community care services utilization
Death
Physical measures and assessments
Laboratory measures
Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
Preschool, school and work life
Social environment and relationships
Physical environment
Administrative information
Cognitive functioning
Personality
Psychological distress and emotions
Other psychological measures and assessments
Life events
Beliefs and values
Perception of health
Quality of life
Life course development
Functional limitations
Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information
Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Nutrition
Breastfeeding
Physical activity
Sleep
Sexual behaviours and orientation
Technological devices
Misbehaviour and criminality
Other and unspecified lifestyle information
Social network
Social participation
Social support
Parenting and familial environment
Other social environment characteristics

Socio-demographic and economic characteristics

Age/birthdate
Sex/gender
Marital/partner status
Family and household structure
Education
Residence
Birthplace
Ethnicity, race and religion
Language
Labour force and retirement
Income, possessions, and benefits
Other socio-demographic and economic characteristics

Lifestyle and behaviours

Tobacco
Alcohol
Drugs
Nutrition
Physical activity
Transportation
Sleep
Sexual behaviours and orientation
Leisure activities
Misbehaviour and criminality
Other and unspecified lifestyle information

Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history

Puberty, menstruation, menopause and andropause
Contraception
Pregnancy, delivery and birth
Fertility and sexual health

Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations

Perception of health
Quality of life
Life course development
Functional limitations
Use of assistive devices
Other perception of health, quality of life and functional limitation-related information

Diseases

Neoplasms (C00-D48)
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Mental and behavioural disorders (F00-F99)
Diseases of the nervous system (G00-G99)
Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00-H59)
Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60-H95)
Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)
Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J99)
Diseases of the digestive system (K00-K93)
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00-M99)
Diseases of the 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 falling into multiple categories

Symptoms and signs

Symptoms and signs involving the circulatory and respiratory systems (R00-R09)
Symptoms and signs involving cognition, perception, emotional state and behaviour (R40-R46)
General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)

Medication and supplements

Medication and supplement intake
Posology and protocol of administration

Non-pharmacological interventions

Surgical interventions
Radiological interventions
Cognitive, psychological and sensory interventions
Educational and health promotion interventions
Other and unspecified non-pharmacological interventions

Health and community care services utilization

Visits to health professionals
Hospitalizations
Community and social care
Other health and community care

Death

Vital status

Physical measures and assessments

Physical characteristics
Anthropometry
Circulation and respiration
Muscles, skeleton and mobility
Sensory and pain
Brain and nerves

Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments

Cognitive functioning
Personality
Psychological distress and emotions
Other psychological measures and assessments

Life events, life plans, beliefs and values

Life events
Beliefs and values

Preschool, school and work life

Preschool life
Work life

Social environment and relationships

Social participation
Social support
Other social environment characteristics

Physical environment

Housing characteristics
Chemical exposure

Administrative information

Identifiers
Date and time-related information
Questionnaire and interview-related information
Physical and cognitive measure and biosample-related information
Other administrative information

Cognitive functioning

Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (Zoo Map)
Benton Visual Retention Test
Backward Digit Span Task
Boston Naming Test
Controlled Oral Word Association Test
California Verbal Learning Test
Delayed Word Recall
Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test
Game of Dice Task
Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly
Immediate Free Word Recall Test
Memory Complaint Questionnaire
Mooney Face Test
Mini-Mental State Examination
Munn Face Recognition Task
Spot the Word Test
Stroop Color and Word Test
Symbol Digit Modalities Test
Trail Making Test
WAB Apraxia

Personality

Big Five Inventory
Behavioural Inhibition and Behavioural Activation System
Brief COPE
Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale
Dialectical Self Scale
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire
Pearlin Mastery Scale
RIASEC Scales

Psychological distress and emotions

Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale
Apathy Evaluation Scale
Brief Patient Health Questionnaire
Composite International Diagnostic Interview
Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scales (Anxiety)
Goldberg Anxiety and Depression Scales (Depression)
Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire
Positive and Negative Affect Schedule
Patient Health Questionnaire
Psychiatric Symptom Frequency Scale
Ruminative Responses Scale
Seasonal Pattern Assessment Questionnaire
Trauma Screening Questionnaire

Other psychological measures and assessments

Positive Reciprocity Norm

Life events

Life Events Checklist for DSM-5
List of Threatening Experiences Questionnaire
Negative Acts Questionnaire

Beliefs and values

Expectations Regarding Aging Scale
Future Time Perspective Scale

Quality of life

Short-Form 12 Health Survey
Satisfaction with Life Scale

Life course development

Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale
Wender Utah Rating Scale

Functional limitations

Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index
Health Assessment Questionnaire Pain Scale
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Tobacco

Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence

Alcohol

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

Nutrition

Food Frequency Questionnaire (different forms)

Physical activity

Active Australia Survey
Physical Activity Frequency Questionnaire

Sleep

Epworth Sleepiness Scale
Insomnia Severity Index
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index

Social support

Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Lubben Social Network Scale
Schuster Social Support Scale
UCLA Loneliness Scale