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| Canadian Study of Health and Aging | | Author(s) | Kenneth Rockwood, Ian McDowell, Christina Wolfson |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 13, supplement 1, 2001 |
| Pages | 237 pp (whole issue) |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Mental ageing ; Health [elderly] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Methodology ; Canada. |
| Annotation | The Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA) is a multicentre population-based cohort study of dementia with a sample of 10,263 participants aged 65+. Fieldwork began in 1991, and a follow-up study was undertaken in 1996-97. Six introductory papers outline the study's origins and objectives, provide an overview, and provide information on sampling, the data collected, the study's organisation, and correlates of non-participation. Eleven articles in turn cover derived variables for the CSHA, including: age at onset of dementia; measuring psychological well-being; cognitive status at death; Parkinsonism; hypertension; and screening errors. Selected results from the study are presented in seven articles, covering issues such as disability and frailty, exercise, cognitive impairment, and self-reported health. A concluding article suggests what important features of the study would be repeated, and what future studies might include, given a longer funding period for analysis, and a more strategic approach to in-depth, supplementary studies. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-020416231 B |
| Classmark | EA: D6: CC: 3J: 3D: 7S |
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