The following is a list of past and present analyses being conducted with Women's Health Australia data:

Analyses

2013
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A465. Physical activity and optimism across the adult life-span Physical activity has previously been shown to have a positive association with mental health. Most of this work has focussed on reducing the risk of poor mental health, such as depression. Much less work has focussed on promoting positive wellbeing. The association between physical activity and mental health may also differ by age; earlier ALSWH study data indicated that the strength of the positive association between leisure time activity and mental health differed among the young, mid and older cohorts. The aim of this prospective study is to assess the association between physical activity and a specific aspect of positive wellbeing – optimism. This study will also assess whether this relationship differs between young, mid-aged and older women (cross-sectionally), and young and mid-aged women longitudinally.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Toby Pavey Dr Nicola Burton Prof Wendy Brown

A463. Longitudinal changes in sitting time in younger and mid-aged Australian women. There is evidence that time spent sitting is detrimentally associated with several health outcomes including type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. While studies have reported prevalence and demographic correlates of sitting time, very little is known about longitudinal changes in sitting and whether various life events or changes in health status influence the amount of time people spend sitting. This study examines women’s reported sitting time over a nine year period in the younger and mid-aged cohorts from ALSWH and the influence of health status and life events on how long they sit for.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Bronwyn Clark Dr Geeske Peeters Dr Toby Pavey

A461. Longitudinal patterns of multimorbidity clusters in mid-aged women in ALSWH

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Caroline Jackson Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Libby Holden

A460. Lifestyle, anthropometric and health predictors of primary and revision joint replacement surgery.

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Geeske Peeters Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Prof Stephen Graves Dr David Davidson

A455. Social patterning in weight trajectories in relation to pregnancy event A steady pattern of weight gain over the life course is reported for women. High BMI increases individual’s disease risk, with pregnancy introducing additional short/long term risks; including high gestational weight gain, which can influence later life BMI in the mother and affect the offspring through developmental/metabolic programming in utero.An inverse association exists between socioeconomic status (SES) and long term obesity. While women with children are reported with higher 10yr weight gain than those without, the impact of age at birth and/or inter-birth intervals on socioeconomic inequalities in BMI has not been explored. Better understanding of social inequalities in BMI (with particular attention to social mobility) will be the focus of this longitudinal analysis of the influence of pregnancy characteristics on long term weight trajectories among the ALSWH young women cohort (1973-1978). Brief outline of what you are interested in. Include:- Hypothesis/research questions-

Professor Gita Mishra Ms Natalie Holowko Prof Ilona Koupil Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Mark Jones

A454. Heterogeneity in selected health symptoms and menopause transition The menopausal transition is a normal but complex physiological and psychosocial process. This transition develops over a period of 4 to 7 years, and starts on average at around age 47. It ends with the menopause (final menstrual period) at around age 51 years, and by age 55 nearly all Australian women are postmenopausal. Symptoms typically associated with the menopausal transition include shorter cycles, irregular bleeding, vasomotor symptoms (hot flushes and night sweats), sleep disturbances, vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, decreased libido, urinary symptoms, muscle and joint pains, and changes in mood, particularly depression and anxiety. The aim of this project is to extend our work (Mishra & Dobson, 2012) by examining the relationships between menopausal transition (status), age at menopause and profiles of:1) sleep problems 2) physical functioning 3) joint pain/stiffness 4) symptoms of depression (CESD, self reported doctor diagnosed, MHI), 5) health care utilisationThe propos

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Geeske Peeters

A452. The interaction of social support and physical activity on obesity over 12-years in mid-aged and younger women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Toby Pavey Dr Nicola Burton Prof Wendy Brown

A451. Profiles of vasomotor menopausal symptoms and risk of diabetes Vasomotor menopausal symptoms (VMS), i.e. hot flushes and night sweats, are experienced by up to 70% of women around menopause. Previous cross-sectional studies have found that women with VMS have unfavourable cardiovascular disease risk profiles. However, there is little research on whether profiles or trajectories of VMS through menopause are associated with long-term health outcomes. This study will elucidate the associations between VMS profiles and risk of diabetes – one of the most powerful markers of cardiovascular health. Findings will lead to a better understanding of the consequences of VMS.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast

A450. Dietary patterns and incidence of stroke among mid-age women Lifestyle plays an important role in the development of stroke. The increase in obesity and high caloric intake in many high and low-income countries threatens to impact on the global burden of stroke. Although diet has been reasonably well studied in relation to mortality and cardiovascular disease in general, few studies have prospectively examined the influence of dietary patterns on risk of stroke specifically. In this study we aim to investigate the relationship between dietary patterns (cooked vegetables; fruit; Mediterranean-style; processed meat, meat and takeaway; reduced fat dairy; and high fat and sugar foods) and stroke among middle-aged women over a period of six years follow-up.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Caroline Jackson

A449. Effect of diagnosis of heart disease on physical activity behaviour of middle-aged women. Physical activity has many health benefits for healthy adults, but also for patients with heart disease, because it reduces the risk for another heart attack or other chronic diseases. However, after being diagnosed with heart disease, physical activity behaviour may change. Some patients may decrease their physical activity, whereas other may increase it or may remain at the same level. Which factors are associated with this change remains unclear. With this study we want to examine the changes in physical activity after being diagnosed with a heart disease in middle-aged women (47-64 years) and identify determinants associated with this change.

Prof Wendy Brown Ms Manon Dontje Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Cees van der Schans Dr Mathieu de Greef Prof Ronald Stolk Dr Wim Krijnen

A448. Is statin use associated with symptomatic arthritis? Statins are a common drug used to lower cholesterol levels in people with or at risk of heart conditions. In addition to cholesterol-lowering effects, statins also seem capable of targeting mechanisms underlying osteoarthritis, including the inflammation often associated with osteoarthritis and its pain. Evidence from recent studies suggests that statin use may protect against osteoarthritis radiologic structural progression, particularly in the knee. The current study investigates whether statin use protects against symptoms of arthritis including joint pain and mobility limitations.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Geeske Peeters Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Prof Susan Tett Prof Phil Conaghan

A447. The role of physical activity in the onset of joint pain in mid-age women Chronic joint pain and stiffness, the cardinal symptoms of osteoarthritis, are a major cause of disability and reduced quality of life. Physical activity is believed to play a protective role in the onset of joint pain, however, little is known about the cumulative effects of physical activity over time on the development of joint pain. The aim of this study is to examine the cumulative effects of physical activity on the risk of developing joint pain and stiffness in mid-age women.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Wendy Brown Professor Gita Mishra Dr Martijn Pisters

A445. Applying computational stylistics to the words women use This project builds on the work of EoI 382A in examining the free-text comments in ALSWH to determine changes and patterns in the respondents' writing in relation to their life courses but applies different methods. We aim to detect trends and clusters in the styles of the respondents by statistical methods. We seek, for instance, to determine whether there are marked and consistent changes in the way respondents write which correspond with their age at the time of writing. This will help in the understanding of the shared stages these women as a group have passed through in attitudes and in world view. Do these women, who wrote comments without reference to each other, and from an individual perspective, in fact share many themes and ways of looking at the world at a particular age and stage?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Hugh Craig Prof Julie Byles Mr Kim Colyvas A/Prof Alison Ferguson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mr Bill Pascoe Ms Jane Rich Dr Elizabeth Spencer Ms Megan Valentine

A444. Hospital use of women 85+ More women than ever are living past the age of 85 in Australia, but little is known about the nature of their hospital service use, hospital experience and hospital outcomes. Increasing age alone is a risk factor for hospitalisation and less optimal outcomes, but other factors such as demographics and comorbidities also contribute to these experiences. As the aging population places increased demand on health services and resources, the importance of understanding the details of their hospital use is paramount. This project will investigate reasons for hospital admission and how age, demographics and comorbidities may influence the risks of hospitalisation, hospital use and hospital outcomes among older women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Mrs Catherine Chojenta Dr Lyn Francis Ms Isobel Hubbard Dr Andrew Searles

A312A. Assessing alcohol use in pregnant women using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) The project aims to provide a better understanding of why Australian women are drinking during pregnancy. The project is focussed on the ALSWH 1973-78 cohort. Previous phases of this project examined pregnant women’s compliance with alcohol guidelines and identified predictors of prenatal alcohol consumption. A large proportion of Australian women reported drinking alcohol during pregnancy, despite guidelines promoting abstinence. Patterns of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption (i.e. binge drinking and weekly consumption) were identified as strong predictors of alcohol use during pregnancy. Further work will explore these behaviours in more detail to determine the risk of having an alcohol-exposed pregnancy. Qualitative interviews with participants have been conducted to provide insight into women’s perceptions of the information they received about alcohol use during pregnancy. It is hoped that this project will identify the components that need to be addressed in order to reduce the hi

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Amy Anderson Ms Jennifer Powers Mrs Peta Forder Dr Frances Kay-Lambkin Dr Alexis Hure

A297A. Uptake of permanent or long-acting methods of contraception among Australian women.

A/Prof Jayne Lucke A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Ms Suzanne Dixon

A293A. Association of fresh meat with vegetable intake Inadequate vegetable intake is an ongoing problem. A traditional Australian family meal of ‘meat and 3 veg’ possibly results in greater vegetable consumption than common meals based around rice, pasta or bread. We wish to examine whether there is an association between higher fresh meat, fish and poultry intake, and vegetable consumption. If higher fresh meat consumption is associated with higher vegetable intakes, we have the basis for further research to look at developing interventions which may help increase vegetable intakes.

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Amanda Patterson Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Ms Carmen Yee

2012
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A443. A history of abuse: Impact on physical and mental health outcomes in mid-aged women carers. Currently no research has examined the impact of an abuse history on the capacity of women to take on a caring role. Research suggests that the poorer mental health and depleted personal resources of women who have experienced abuse might make them particularly vulnerable to poorer outcomes in terms of stress and mental health (and potentially physical health) than women without such a history. This project will investigate whether women with a history of abuse are more likely to become carers and what happens to carers in terms of health and wellbeing if they have a history of abuse.

Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mr Pablo Ferreira Valenzuela Mr Richard Hockey Professor Gita Mishra

A442. Validation and Correlates of MOS Social Support 6 Item Short Form Measure, and associations with mental health

Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Libby Holden Prof Christina Lee Mr Richard Hockey Prof Annette Dobson

A441. Exploration of dietary/nutritional predictors associated with bone health.

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Dr Amanda Patterson Mr Mark McEvoy Mrs Lindy Gallagher

A440. Exploring the dietary patterns of Australian women: Estimated dietary patterns for Sydney using a geodemographic classification.

Professor Gita Mishra Ms Michelle Morris Dr Caroline Jackson Prof Annette Dobson

A438. Hypertension: What are the self-care and Health seeking behaviours in women over time?

Professor David Sibbritt Prof Patricia Davidson Dr Louise Hickman

A437. The characteristics of Australian women who consult with a midwife

Professor David Sibbritt Prof Caroline Homer Christine Catling-Paull Professor David Sibbritt

A436. Longitudinal analysis of time stress in younger and mid-aged Australian women. Time is an important issue for most people. How often have we tried to ‘save time’, wished for ‘more time’, and feel we ‘never have enough time’. Increasing work pressures and family demands means that people can feel that they are ‘running out of time’ more and more. Framed against productive ageing and role theory, this work will compare women from the younger and mid-aged cohorts across five survey points, involving: (1) latent class analysis and structural equation modelling to identify the social and health related determinants of time stress, and (2) analysis of qualitative data to help interpret differences in the younger and mid-aged women over time.

Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Meredith Tavener A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Peta Forder Dr Tamara Blakemore A/Prof Alison Wicks Prof Julie Byles

A435. Longitudinal analysis of the predictors and antecedents of antenatal depression Depression is the most commonly treated mental illness in Australia and is more common among women than men across all ages. In particular, high rates of depression are experienced by women aged 18 to 24 years, with up to 1 in 10 experiencing an episode of depression in the previous 12 months. The recently established National Action Plan for Perinatal Mental Health and the National Perinatal Depression Initiative have highlighted the importance of understanding the factors related to good and poor mental health for women of childbearing age. Previous research using ALSWH data has explored the predictors of postnatal depression and found a strong association between antenatal depression and postnatal depression. This project will explore the relationship between a range of psychological, health and social factors and antenatal depression. In particular, both proximal and distal measures of factors will be used in order to explore the associations between these factors.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jayne Lucke Mrs Peta Forder

A434. Validity of self-reported stroke among mid- and old-age women in ALSWH The ALSWH surveys collect data on self-reported stroke. However, we do not know how accurate this report of stroke is. In order to determine whether it is appropriate to include self-reported stroke data in analyses that address questions on the causes and consequences of stroke, we must first assess the validity of this measure. In this project we will determine the validity of self-reported stroke by ascertaining the level of agreement between this and hospital-recorded stroke among women who were included in ALSWH and resident in New South Wales.

Prof Julie Byles Dr Caroline Jackson Dr Leigh Tooth Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson

A433. Lifestyle clusters and cardiovascular disease The relationship between lifestyle and disease has largely been explored by investigating the effect of single risk behaviours on disease outcomes. Many people are actually exposed to the combined effects of some or all of: an unhealthy diet (low intake of vegetables, fruits, nuts, whole grains, legumes, fish and high intake of red and processed meat), being overweight or obese; physical inactivity and smoking. However, few studies have examined the relationship between lifestyle clusters and outcomes, including cardiovascular disease. This project aims to identify clusters of lifestyle behaviour in mid-age women included in ALSWH, and relate these patterns to cardiovascular disease.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Dr Caroline Jackson Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown

A432. Vasomotor menopausal symptoms and risk of cardiovascular disease Limited evidence suggests associations between vasomotor menopausal symptoms (VMS), that is hot flushes and night sweats, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in later life, but the causal pathway is unclear. For instance, it is not clear if pre-existing risk factors, that is prior to VMS, explain these findings. We will elucidate the associations between VMS and subsequent CVD outcomes, while adjusting for prior CVD risk factors. We will use data of the mid-age ALSWH cohort. A sub-study will be conducted to ascertain the incident CVD cases with validated instruments and detailed questions. Findings will have implications for preventive healthcare in women.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A431. ALSWH – Chronic disease and workforce participation patterns in young and middle age women This project will identify the patterns of workforce participation for the young and middle-aged women. It will examine the factors associated with not being employed at different time points, with particular focus on the impact of chronic disease on workforce participation. Since reasons for workforce participation will change and evolve over time, we hope to identify the different associations for the young and mid-age cohorts and investigate what other activities impact workforce participation (eg. studying, family care, etc).

Professor Gita Mishra Prof Julie Byles Ms Tazeen Majeed Mrs Peta Forder Professor Gita Mishra

A430. Fish intakes in younger Australian women There is good evidence that long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCn3PUFA) are beneficial for maternal and infant health. Fish is a good source of LCn3PUFA and other nutrients but its consumption within Australian women is overall less than optimal based on data from the last national nutrition survey conducted in 1995. This project will provide more updated information on fish consumption in younger Australian women by examining the dietary questionnaire data collected in the 2003 and 2009 ALSWH surveys.

Professor Gita Mishra Linda Cobiac Associate Professor Michelle Miller Ms Lily Chan Prof Campbell Thompson Pawel Skuza

A429. Disordered eating in adolescence and young adulthood and its consequences for BMI trajectory in midlife Disordered eating (binge eating) and dieting is common among young women. It has been shown that clinically diagnosed eating disorders often have very serious health complications but it is not known what the long term consequences of the more prevalent, milder forms of disordered eating are. We will study how disordered eating in childhood, adolescence and young adult age is related to women’s later body size, underweight, overweight, obesity and body satisfaction.

Dr Leigh Tooth Professor Gita Mishra Prof Ilona Koupil Dr Leigh Tooth Ms Natalie Holowko

A428. Social patterning of disordered eating from childhood to young adult age Disordered eating (binge eating) and severe dieting is increasingly common among young women. Earlier research from the ALSWH showed that risk factors for eating disorders are present across a range of ethnic groups with Australian-born women being at a slightly higher risk than foreign born. We will study how disordered eating and dieting in childhood, adolescence and young adult age is influenced by women’s social background, place of residence (urban or rural), education and income. If disordered eating is more common or more persistent in certain social groups, it is important to take this into account when planning interventions.

Professor Gita Mishra Prof Ilona Koupil Professor Gita Mishra Dr Leigh Tooth Ms Amy Heshmati Dr Jennie Ahren

A427. Epidemiology of menstrual symptoms and their impact on healthcare use and QoL Menstrual symptoms, including premenstrual tension (PMT), heavy bleeding, severe period pain and irregular periods, are a major cause of morbidity for women of reproductive age. They can significantly impact on women’s health-related quality of life, interfering with employment, inter-person relationships and family and social life.We propose to conduct a longitudinal analysis, using ALSWH data, to determine the prevalence of menstrual symptoms, to identify predictors/risk factors for women who develop menstrual symptoms and to study patterns of change of menstrual symptoms throughout women’s reproductive life. In addition, we aim to determine the degree to which these symptoms affect women’s health status (health-related quality of life – SF-36), healthcare utilisation, and work impairment.

Dr Leigh Tooth Professor Gita Mishra Ms Hong Ju Dr Mark Jones

A426. Is a simple happiness question a reliable indicator of successful ageing? Happiness is an indicator of overall subjective well-being which has variously been described as increasing over the lifespan1,2 or declining with advancing age3. Happiness may be a reliable and simple indicator of what is variously described as successful, healthy, active or productive ageing. In late adulthood, happiness has been associated with a range of demographic, health related and psychosocial factors, but with conflicting results. We aim to explore factors associated with happiness in older women both cross-sectionally and longitudinally.

Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Mr Richard Hockey Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Janni Leung

A425. Longitudinal changes in maternal diet

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Ellie Gresham Prof Julie Byles Dr Alexis Hure Professor Gita Mishra Prof Clare Collins Ms Jennifer Powers

A424. Dose response relationships between physical activity, walking and health-related quality of life in clinically depressed mid-aged and older women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Nicola Burton Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum

A422. Predictors of stroke among mid-age and old-age women

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Caroline Jackson Prof Julie Byles Dr Leigh Tooth Ms Isobel Hubbard Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson

A421. The role of sleeping difficulties in the subsequent development of depression and anxiety in young women

Prof Julie Byles Dr Melinda Jackson Prof Dorothy Bruck Assoc.Prof. Neil Diamond Dr Ewa Sztendur Prof Julie Byles

A420. Patterns of general practice chronic disease management health service use among women with chronic disease

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Caroline Jackson Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles

A419. What is the role of nurses in Primary Health Care?

Prof Julie Byles Dr Jane Maguire Ms Rebecca Gaston Dr Patrick McElduff

A418. Iron deficiency, general and mental health and fatigue in young women from the ALSWH

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Amanda Patterson Ms Alecia Greig Ms Jennifer Powers Prof Clare Collins Dr Kerry Chalmers A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Wendy Brown

A417. Changes in use of osteoporosis medication over the past decade: influences of guidelines, availability and policy

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Annette Dobson Prof Susan Tett Dr Emma Duncan

A416. A life-course perspective on physical functioning

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Annette Dobson Prof Gavin Turrell Prof Dorly Deeg

A415. Proton pump inhibitor use and subsequent prescribing of anti-osteoporosis medication Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are commonly used in Australia to prevent and treat a range of gastrointestinal disorders, including peptic ulcer and gastro-oesophageal reflux. Use of PPIs, especially at higher doses or for long periods of time has been reported to lead to increased risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures. We plan to investigate whether women in the older age cohort of ALSWH receiving PPIs have a higher rate of subsequent prescribing of anti-osteoporosis medications. Australia has a higher use of PPIs than other countries, therefore evidence of increased osteoporosis possibly attributed to this would be of concern and could lead to reappraisal of the risk/benefit analysis for clinical use of PPIs.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Annette Dobson Prof Susan Tett Ms Marielle Van der Hoorn

A414. InterLACE: International collaboration for a life course approach to reproductive health and chronic disease events. InterLACE provides a unique opportunity to conduct world-leading research in collaboration with key national and international investigators on women’s health studies from six nations. We will undertake cross-cohort research by combining data at the individual level from more than 150 000 participants in eleven existing longitudinal studies (including ALSWH) to investigate the role of reproductive health across life on subsequent CVD events and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). While this poses cross-cohort and cross-cultural research challenges, InterLACE has the capability to address research questions and generate robust evidence that is not possible from any single cohort study.

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Professor Debra Anderson Prof Annette Dobson Ms Jemma Rowlands Ms Danielle Schoenaker Ms Lee Jones

A413. Oestrogen exposure index (OEI) for post-menopausal women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Dr Danielle Herbert Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Julie Byles Prof Annette Dobson

A412. Waist circumference, body mass index and health risk

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Dr Alexis Hure

A411. Rurality, vulnerability and intimate partner violence

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Rafat Hussain DR Saifur Rahman Gina Dillon Dr Eva Kibele

A410. Vasomotor menopausal symptoms and risk of breast cancer

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Prof Yvonne Van der Schouw Prof Annette Dobson Ms Johanneke van den Berg

A409. The relationship between physical activity intensity and health in mid-aged women.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Toby Pavey Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Adrian Bauman

A408. The relationship between sitting time and mortality in mid-aged and older women.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Toby Pavey Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Wendy Brown

A407. Meta-analysis to quantify both the combined and independent association of physical activity and BMI with diabetes type II incidence.

Prof Wendy Brown Laura Cloostermans Dr Wanda Wendel-Vos Dr Wanda Bemelmans

A406. The relationships between waist circumference and health service costs: are the current waist circumference cut-points appropriate?

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Alexis Hure Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Prof Julie Byles

A405. Difference in dietary patterns amongst cancer survivors in rural versus metropolitan regions

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Clare Collins Dr Alexis Hure Dr Leanne Brown Ms Jennifer Potter

A404. Sitting, physical activity and direct health care and pharmaceutical costs in mid-age and older women.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson

A403. Exploring the antecedents and predictors of termination of pregnancy (TOP) in the 1973-78 cohort of ALSWH As part of a suite of studies addressing the reduction of unwanted pregnancy, the aim of this study is to examine what factors are associated longitudinally with termination of pregnancy (TOP) among women. We are interested in how antecedents and predictors of TOP might change over time. We propose to examine this among all women who have reported one or more TOPs in the five surveys of the Young (1973-1978) cohort. We anticipate factors may include socio-economic status, contraceptive practice, health service use , abuse status, number of partners, alcohol and other drug use and aspirations by the age of 35.

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Angela Taft A/Prof Jayne Lucke Prof Danielle Mazza Mr Paul Agius Ms Melissa Hobbs Dr Safeera Hussainy A/Prof Kay Stewart Dr Kathleen McNamee

A402. Number of ALSWH participants who have had joint replacement surgery.

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Annette Dobson

A401. Medication use and mental health in older Australian women.

Prof Julie Byles Mrs Maha Alsalami Prof Julie Byles Dr Milton Hasnat Mr Mark McEvoy Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore A/Prof David Newby Mr Thomas Lo

A400. Partnering & parenting: Effects on changes on physical activity and changes in BMI

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Mr Richard Hockey

A398. Impact of persistent constipation on health related quality of life and mortality in older community dwelling women.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Dr Natasha Koloski Prof Nicholas Talley A/Prof Mike Jones Dr Ronald Wai Dr Gill Raghubinder Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Professor David Sibbritt

A397. Differential contribution of fruit and vegetable intake to general health in the ALSWH

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Seema Mihrshahi Prof Annette Dobson Ms Ariel Lackoff

A396. What are the determinants of sedentary behaviour over a 10 year period in young Australian women?

Prof Wendy Brown Ms Leonie Uijtdewilligen Dr Amika Singh Prof Jos Twisk A/Prof Mai China A Paw Prof Willem van Mechelen Prof Wendy Brown

A395. The development of iron deficiency in Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Amanda Patterson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Ms Angela Reeves

A394. Bidirectional association between smoking and depressive symptoms. Observational longitudinal data used to emulate randomized clinical trial.

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Liliana Orellana Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra

A392. Risk factors for self-harm

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Mike Jones A/Prof Jennifer Hudson Ms Sarah Stanford

A391. Diet and risk of vasomotor menopausal symptoms

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Prof Annette Dobson

A390. Stress as a mediator of socioeconomic inequalities in weight gain and obesity risk

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Kylie Ball

A389. Stroke impact in Older Australian Women: A cohort study using self-reported longitudinal data

Prof Julie Byles Ms Isobel Hubbard Prof Julie Byles Prof Christopher Levi Ms Jenni White Ms Claire Grennall Dr Lyn Francis Amanda Thijsen Dr Meredith Tavener

A388. Adherence to screening guidelines for mid-age women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Ms Lucy Leigh A/Prof Deborah Loxton

A387. What best explains Australian women's demand for health services: age, disease or risk factors?

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Erika Langham Dr Lennert Veerman Prof Peter Brooks Dr Maria Donald

A378. Oestrogen exposure index (OEI) for reproductive-aged women and their health-related quality of life Lifetime exposure to reproductive hormones may protect women against their future risk of a poor health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) including reproductive, physical and mental health. During their peak reproductive years, many women are exposed to natural oestrogen during pregnancy, and synthetic oestrogen in the form of oral contraception. The aim of this project is to develop an oestrogen exposure index (OEI) for reproductive-aged women (i.e., the 1973-78 cohort), of whom 71% have had at least one pregnancy. Among the reproductive-aged women, associations between their OEI and higher HRQOL will be examined.

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson Prof Christina Lee

A359. Late life decline in mental health: patterns, predictors and perspectives from older Australian women.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Professor Nancy Pachana A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Mr Richard Gibson Ms Lucy Leigh

A333A. How can women's adherence to cardiovascular medications be improved?

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Samantha McKenzie Dr Susan Jordan Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Susan Tett Linda Cobiac Dr Lennert Veerman

A331A. Emerging Adulthood, Life Transitions, and Wellbeing

Prof Christina Lee Dr Libby Holden

A267A. Neighbourhood, geographic location & health.

Dr Leigh Tooth Ms Sue Conrad Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A254B. Predicting health system costs in relation to adverse birth outcomes.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Michael Martin A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jananie Theiveyanathan Dr Jim Butler

A183A. Overweight, obesity, and urinary incontinence: the effects of modest weight change: Results from The ALSWH

Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Ms Jemma Rowlands

A158B. Incident Osteoarthritis in a cohort of baby boomer women: Management and outcomes in the Australian community As the population ages, the availability of a combination cardio-protective “polypill” has the potential to increase chemoprophylaxis coverage for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and substantially reduce costs to both governments and consumers. This study identifies the likely change in CVD medication costs for mid- and older-aged Australian women, if a simple fixed low-dose low-cost polypill were to be given to everyone older than 55 years, regardless of their CVD risk profile.

Prof Julie Byles Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Prof Chris Doran Dr Chris Wallick Dr Andrew Searles Dr Paul Kowal Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Ms Healther Hestekin Mr Tristan O'Driscoll

A133D. Incident Osteoarthritis in a cohort of baby boomer women: Management and outcomes in the Australian community Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading contributor to disability in Australia. As OA is the most common chronic disease reported by older women, there is a critical need to understand the factors that enable women with OA to remain active and independent in the community as they age. The NHMRC endorsed RACGP guidelines for non-surgical management of OA in the Australian health care context emphasise the importance of self management to prevent acute OA episodes, and delay functional limitations and disability. However, we do not know how OA is being managed in the commuty. This project will examine the extent to which RACGP guidelines are being applied among baby boomer women with OA by examining onset of OA, immediate and ongoing management, and related health outcomes.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Professor David Sibbritt Prof Julie Byles Dr Gillian Caughey Dr Geeske Peeters Dr Michelle Cunich Prof Dimity Pond Dr Fiona Blyth Dr Parker Magin A/Prof Satvinder Dhaliwal A/Prof Rachael Moorin

2011
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A386. Causes of vasomotor menopausal symptoms in midlife

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Dr Danielle Herbert Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A385. Vasomotor menopausal symptoms and risk of cardiovascular disease

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Gerrie-Cor Gast Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Dr Danielle Herbert Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A384. Salutogenesis and trajectories of ageing.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Ms Cassie Curryer Mr Richard Gibson Dr Meredith Tavener Ms Lucy Leigh

A383. Achieving Health Ageing: The Impact of Lifestyle Factors on Longevity and Health in Later Life.

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Ms Lucy Leigh Mrs Peta Forder

A382. A descriptive analysis of those that write free text comments collected by the ALSWH

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jane Rich Mrs Catherine Chojenta

A381. Omega 3 intake in a representative sample of Australian women, and its relationship to key indicators of mental health and wellbeing.

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Dr Amanda Patterson Mr Mark McEvoy Ms Clare Daley Lee Ting Yeo

A380. A qualitative analysis of unplanned pregnancy and access to contraception among the 1973-78 cohort. This project examines factors contributing to contraception use and unplanned pregnancy, particularly barriers to service access. Qualitative comments provided by women from the 1973-78 cohort across surveys 1-5 will be examined. Relevant comments will be identified by reading through the comments as well as searching for specific keywords relating to use of contraception, unplanned pregnancy, and access to contraception services. Once relevant comments have been identified, they will be analysed using thematic content analysis. The aims of the analysis are i) to examine factors women identify as contributing to their contraception use (or non-use), particularly barriers to service access, and ii) to examine how women describe and explain the reasons for their unplanned pregnancies, and iii) how the pregnancies were resolved.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Ms Suzanne Dixon

A379. Exploring the relationships between sitting time and symptoms in mid-age women.

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Dr Nicola Burton

A377. Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in women providing unpaid care

Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer Prof Wendy Moyle Dr Susan Barrett

A376. Healthcare resources use in older Australian women with Arthritis

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Mr Thomas Lo Prof Julie Byles Dr Michelle Cunich Prof Glenn Salkeld Prof Lyn March Dr Geeske Peeters Mrs Peta Forder

A374. The use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine for back pain by women across Australia.

Professor David Sibbritt Professor David Sibbritt Prof Jon Adams A/Prof Alexander Broom Mr Vijayendra Murthy

A373. A qualitative analysis of the use of Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) in relation to health status and health service utilisation by women who are pregnant or have recently given birth. This project will analyse the comments written on the back page of all six surveys completed by women from the 1973-78 cohort. A qualitative analysis will be undertaken to examine those comments that mention use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) by women who were pregnant/recently given birth and its relationship to health status and health service utilisation. This work will be undertaken as part of a PhD.

Professor David Sibbritt Professor David Sibbritt Prof Jon Adams A/Prof Alexander Broom Mrs Jane Frawley

A372. Patterns of (a) physical activity (b) BMI, weight and waist circumference and (c) sitting time in the young, mid and older cohorts from 1996 to 2010.

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Wendy Brown Mr Richard Hockey Prof Annette Dobson

A371. What is the optimal approach for physical activity and sitting interventions aiming to reduce incidence rates of major health conditions?

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Annette Dobson Mr Richard Hockey

A370. Complementary and alternative medicine use in the Australian baby boomer and older adult populations

Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Emma Poulsen Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Jon Adams Professor David Sibbritt

A369. Arthritis indicators for women: A comparison of Canada and Australia.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Prof Arlene Bierman Prof Gillian Hawker Prof Julie Byles Ms Lucy Leigh

A368. Does diet quality before and during pregnancy predict pregnancy and birth outcomes?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Alexis Hure Prof Julie Byles Prof Clare Collins Professor Gita Mishra Ms Ellie Gresham

A367. Adherence to dietary guidelines in young Australian women over a six-year period.

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Ms Liset Elstgeest Ms Danielle Schoenaker Ms Johanna Rienks

A366. Change in dietary guideline compliance in Australian middle-aged women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Ms Danielle Schoenaker Ms Johanna Rienks Ms Liset Elstgeest Prof Annette Dobson Dr Seema Mihrshahi

A364B. Do young women adhere to behaviour guidelines?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jennifer Powers Dr Alexis Hure Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown

A364A. Do pregnant women adhere to behaviour guidelines?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jennifer Powers Dr Alexis Hure Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown

A363. The relationship between maternal health behaviours and perinatal mental health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Dr Alexis Hure Mrs Peta Forder Ms Nicole Reilly Prof Marie-Paule Austin Ms Sheree Harris

A362B. Do women adhere to breastfeeding guidelines?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jennifer Powers Dr Alexis Hure

A362A. Do breastfeeding women adhere to guidelines?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jennifer Powers Dr Alexis Hure Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown

A361. The health effects of sexual violence for Australian women: A pilot study

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jan Coles Prof Danielle Mazza Dr Angela Taft Dr Kay Jones Ms Adeline Lee Ms Amy Anderson

A360. Predictors of mental health services utilisation and costs for Australian women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Prof Catherine D'Este

A358. Gastrointestinal problems in older adults

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Derrick Lopez Prof Leon Flicker A/Prof Kieran McCaul

A357. Validation of self-reported assessment of osteoporosis

Professor Gita Mishra Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Annette Dobson Mr Richard Hockey Prof Susan Tett

A356. Trajectories of dietary patterns in young and middle-aged women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Ms Liset Elstgeest Ms Danielle Schoenaker Ms Johanna Rienks

A355. Characterisation of a normal reproductive history for Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Alexis Hure Prof Julie Byles Mrs Catherine Chojenta Prof Annette Dobson Dr Danielle Herbert Professor Gita Mishra Ms Jennifer Powers

A354. Binge drinking patterns among women aged 18 to 64

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers A/Prof Deborah Loxton

A353. Long term risk from alcohol consumption across generations

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Ms Amy Anderson Professor Gita Mishra

A352. Relationship between diet stability, diet quality, body mass index and health utilisation over time.

Professor David Sibbritt Prof Clare Collins Dr Amanda Patterson Mrs Haya Mohammedali Al-Jadani

A351. Urban rural differences in health care for women with colorectal, breast and lung cancer

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Janni Leung Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Annette Dobson Dr Samantha McKenzie Prof Jennifer Martin

A350. The impact of pharmaceutical characteristics on the choice of treatments for osteoporosis

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Bonny Parkinson A/Prof Rosalie Viney Prof Marion Haas Dr Stephen Goodall Prof Denzil Fiebig

A349. Cancer rates and risk factors among lesbian and bisexual women: an overlooked health disparity This study compares rates of cancer and cancer risk factors among among Australian middle age women of varying sexual identity. In particular it examines the prevalence and incidence of cancer, cancer screenings and related risk factors including physical activity, BMI, smoking, alcohol use and dietary practices. Findings from this study will contribute to a better understanding of lesbian and bisexual women's cancer risk status.

Prof Christina Lee Dr Rhonda Brown Dr Patricia Livingston A/Prof Ruth McNair Prof Tonda Hughes

A348. What are the determinants of physical activity patterns over a 13 year period in young Australian women?

Prof Wendy Brown Ms Leonie Uijtdewilligen Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Geeske Peeters Prof Wendy Brown Prof Jos Twisk Dr Amika Singh

A347. Prosposective risk and persistence factors for weight-related problems in young women

Professor Gita Mishra Amy Lampard

A346. Factors affecting survival among older women with asthma

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Ms Tazeen Majeed Mrs Peta Forder

A344. Occupational and social impacts of leaking urine in younger women

Prof Julie Byles Ms Katherine Walker A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli

A343. Social support and physical activity in older Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Nicola Burton Prof Wendy Brown Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum

A342. Predictors of later life decline in mental health among older Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Ashleigh O'Mara Dr Kerry Chalmers Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Prof Julie Byles

A338. Diet and the incidence of diabetes in mid-aged women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Ms Danielle Schoenaker Prof Annette Dobson Dr Sabita Soedamah-Muthu

A337. Diet and depression in mid-aged women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Ms Johanna Rienks Prof Annette Dobson Dr Sabita Soedamah-Muthu

A336. Change in dietary patterns in young women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Ms Liset Elstgeest Prof Annette Dobson Dr Sabita Soedamah-Muthu

A334. The role of chronic inflammation in the development and progress of arthritis and comorbidities.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Lisa Wood Prof Julie Byles Prof John Attia Prof Wendy Brown Dr Lyn Francis

A333. How can women's adherence to cardiovascular medications be improved?

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Samantha McKenzie Prof Annette Dobson Dr Susan Jordan Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Susan Tett

A332. Mortality among the 1946-51 cohort

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Julie Byles Mr David Fitzgerald Mr Richard Hockey Professor Gita Mishra Miss Hanh Tran

A331. Emerging Adulthood, Life Transitions, and Wellbeing

Prof Christina Lee Prof Christina Lee Dr Melissa Johnstone

A330. For women with chronic disease, how and in what ways does utilisation of allied health services change over time with different life stages and what is the relationship to health insurance coverage?

Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Michele Foster A/Prof Michele Haynes A/Prof Terry Haines Prof Geoffrey Mitchell Mr Martin O'Flaherty

A327. Use of Pap tests and mammography screening by women in urban, and remote areas.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Ms Lucy Leigh Mrs Catherine Chojenta

A317. The effect of food in the development of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus in mid-age Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Mrs Amani Hamad Alhazmi Prof Lauren Williams Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Amanda Patterson Prof Manohar Garg Dr Elizabeth Stojanovski

A315A. Regional differences in chronic disease

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Mr Richard Hockey Prof Julie Byles Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A310A. Has access to health services changed for women in rural Australia?

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Jessica Greene Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Annette Dobson Mr Richard Hockey Mr Kees Van Gool A/Prof Elizabeth Savage Prof Jane Hall

A303A. Influence of socio-economic position on transitions in caring over 15 years for women born 1946-1951 and 1973-1978

Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Leigh Tooth Mr Richard Hockey Prof Christina Lee Professor Gita Mishra

A271B. Zinc supplement use, incident type-2 diabetes and depression in Australian women This project compares data for women in ALSWH (mid and older cohorts) and women in indonesia to explore:• How does physical function change over time among older women in Indonesia and Australia?• What are the predictors of the changes in physical function?

Prof Julie Byles Professor David Sibbritt Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Zumin Shi Dr Milton Hasnat Professor David Sibbritt Dr Amanda Patterson Prof John Attia Dr Patrick McElduff A/Prof Deborah Loxton Khanrin Vashum Dr Rafiqul Islam

A268B. Contribution of fish intake to the nutritional quality of young women's diets and implications for mercury intakes

Prof Julie Byles Prof Clare Collins Dr Alexis Hure Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Ms Michelle Blumfield Dr Amanda Patterson Ms Aimee McLeod

A261A. The Australian Diabetes and Cancer Collaboration

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Dianna Magliano A/Prof Jonathan Shaw A/Prof Rachel Huxley Dr Beverley Balkau A/Prof Wendy Davis A/Prof Kieran McCaul Prof Graham Giles Prof Paul Mitchell A/Prof Leon Simons Dr Patrick Phillips Prof Andrew Tonkin A/Prof Chris Reid Prof Mary Luszcz Prof Kaarin Anstey Julie Pasco Prof Mark Woodward Ms Jessica Harding

A256C. Agreement between self-reported Cardiovascular Disease and hospital admission records: What factors influence agreement and what are the differences in estimated prevalence?

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Miss Tina Navin Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson

A256B. Policy pathways to reduce the burden of illness and costs of diabetes and hypertension in Australian women

Prof Julie Byles Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Prof Chris Doran Professor David Sibbritt Dr Dominique Cadilhac Dr Michelle Cunich Dr Kerry Inder Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Prof Christopher Levi Dr Dennis Petrie A/Prof Philip Clarke Miss Tina Navin Dr Rodney Ling Dr Andrew Searles

A248A. Words women use: An exploration of the effects of ageing on language in Australian women We aim to investigate change in language related to ageing in Australian women. We ask, In the process of healthy ageing, can we expect individuals' language use to change? If so, are there general patterns in this change? Our interdisciplinary research team will pioneer the application of new methods of computerised corpus-based linguistic analysis to the language of older Australians, constructing a reference set of typical language and thus contributing to knowledge about this group and helping to meet the demands of the increasing ageing population in Australia over the next 10-20 years.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Elizabeth Spencer Prof Hugh Craig A/Prof Alison Ferguson Mr Kim Colyvas Mr Bill Pascoe Megan Vile Ms Megan Valentine

A231A. Exploring self report of osteoporosis in relation to urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

Professor David Sibbritt A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli

A178B. Tracking the impact of drug regulatory actions: consumer health outcomes, risk-benefit issues and policy framework - women's comments on Vioxx and medicine safety The aim of this study will be to explore the qualitative comments provided by older women on their experience of using the COX-2 and other relevant arthritis medicines and switching to alternate medicines, and medicine safety concerns over time. The research questions are:1. What do older women say about arthritis medicines use and safety?2. What do older women say about the withdrawal of vioxx?3. What are the issues and concerns of older women in relation to arthritis medicines?

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Prof Julie Byles Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Dr Evan Doran Dr Jane Robertson Mr Richard Gibson Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Dr Paul Kowal Ms Cassandra Jean Lindsey

A158A. Use of the polypill among Australian women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Dr Chris Wallick Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Prof Chris Doran Prof Lynne Parkinson

2010
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A329. Mental health and alcohol

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Lucy Burns

A328. Can we recognise women's experiences of caregiving as a 'community practice'?

Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Meredith Tavener Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Samantha McKenzie

A326. Should household activities be included when measuring physical activity and health outcomes?

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Prof Wendy Brown Dr Nicola Burton

A325. Estimates of gynecological disorders for the Global Burden of Disease Study, 2005.

Professor Gita Mishra A/Prof Theo Vos Dr Rosana Norman Miss Eva Curley Miss Katherine Jeffress

A324. The association between sedentary behaviour, physical activity and depression in Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Nicola Burton Dr Geeske Peeters Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh

A323. The relationships between activity patterns (physical activity and sitting time) and musculoskeletal health in mid-age and older women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Nicola Burton Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown

A321. Does physical activity contribute to better memory? Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health?

Professor Nancy Pachana Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Yirui Wang Prof Wendy Brown

A316. Pap screening in the 1973-78 cohort

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Elizabeth Crowe Prof Annette Dobson Prof Steve Kisely A/Prof David Whiteman

A315. Regional differences in chronic disease

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Gita Mishra Mr Richard Hockey Prof Julie Byles Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A314. Changes in SF 36 among the 1945-51 cohort

Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Julie Byles Mr David Fitzgerald Mr Richard Hockey Dr Graciela Muniz-Terrera

A313. Prevalence, risk factors and impact of faecal incontinence in older women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Nicholas Talley Dr Natasha Koloski A/Prof Mike Jones Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli Mrs Peta Forder Dr Magnus Halland

A312. Assessing alcohol use in pregnant women using data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH)

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Amy Anderson Dr Frances Kay-Lambkin Dr Alexis Hure

A311. Health and social experiences; a comparison of comments made by women born in the UK and those born in Australia.

Prof Julie Byles Ms Georgina Ramsay Dr Ann Taylor

A310. Has access to health services changed for women in rural Australia?

Prof Julie Byles Prof Julie Byles Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Annette Dobson Mr Richard Hockey

A308. Life Control Scale

Prof Christina Lee Prof Christina Lee

A307. Risk factors for constipation

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Prof Nicholas Talley Dr Natasha Koloski A/Prof Mike Jones Mrs Peta Forder Dr Gill Raghubinder Dr Ronald Wai

A306. The role of sitting time in the development of osteoporosis

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Geeske Peeters Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum Prof Paul Lips

A305. Implications of anti-cholinergic effects of medicines in older women

Prof Julie Byles Dr Parker Magin Prof Dimity Pond Ms Susan Goode Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Dr Colin McCowan Dr Jane Robertson Dr Allison Thomsen

A304. Development of diabetes in mid-age women: Do previous GDM and sitting make a difference?

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Wendy Brown A/Prof Julia Lowe Dr Geeske Peeters Professor Gita Mishra Dr Jannique Van Uffelen

A303. Transitions in caring over 10 years for women born 1946-1951

Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Leigh Tooth Mr Richard Hockey Prof Christina Lee

A302. Chocolate consumption and depressive symptoms in young and mid aged Australian women

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Mr Richard Hockey Dr Samantha McKenzie Ms Janni Leung A/Prof Geoff Marks

A301. Sexual health and health-seeking behaviour amongst overseas born women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Jon Adams Professor David Sibbritt Prof Eleanor Holroyd A/Prof William Wong

A300. Needs of spouse carers of WWII veterans before and after widowhood

Dr Leigh Tooth Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Sue Treloar Dr Christine McClintock Mr Richard Hockey

A299. Coping with motherhood and work: Predicting positive wellbeing among young Australian women

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Melissa Johnstone Prof Christina Lee

A298. Agreement between self-reported use of in vitro fertilisation or ovulation induction, and medical insurance claims in Australian women aged 28-36 years

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson

A297. Uptake of permanent or long-acting methods of contraceptive among Australian women

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson Ms Suzanne Dixon

A296. Birth outcomes after spontaneous or assisted conception among infertile women aged 28-36 years.

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson

A295. An exploratory study. Using qualitative data to better understand the economics of personal health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Meredith Tavener Prof Julie Byles

A294. Possible casual pathways to explain educational mortality differentials (ie why do the more educated people have lower mortality rates, as found in previous studies)

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Xin Yin Ooi A/Prof Leonie Tickle

A293. Association of fresh meat with vegetable intake

Professor David Sibbritt Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Amanda Patterson Ms Laura Jenkins

A292. Quality of life trajectories

Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Dr Graciela Muniz-Terrera Dr Leigh Tooth Ms Jessica Prasser Ms Franca Kirchberg

A291. Australian women's experiences of violence and abuse

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jan Coles Ms Ruby Biezen Ms Adeline Lee

A290. The impact of social support on the long-term health effects of mid aged women who have previously experienced intimate partner violence

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Nicole Buchannan A/Prof Graham Tyson

A288. Incontinence in older women: Impact on QOL and social functioning

Prof Julie Byles Mrs Peta Forder A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli Ms Janet Sansoni Mr Nick Marosszeky A/Prof Graeme Hawthorne Ms Tazeen Majeed

A287. Patterns of antihypertensive medication use in Australian women

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Christine Lu Prof John Lynch Prof Kerin O'Dea Mr Richard Hockey

A286. Diabetes and mental health and wellbeing: An exploratory analysis

Prof Julie Byles Lany Trinh Anna Reynolds

A282. Experience of pain and analgesic use by Australian women: What do older women say?

Prof Julie Byles Prof Isabel Higgins Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Jane Robertson Dr Helen Bellchambers Dr Sarah Jeong Dr Sharyn Hunter Dr Pamela Vanderiet Dr Terry Joyce

A280. The impact of disordered eating on young women

Prof Christina Lee Prof Tracey Wade Dr Simon Wilksch

A279A. Measuring, decomposing and tracking socioeconomic inequalities in women's health in Australia

Prof Julie Byles Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Dr Michelle Cunich

A271A. Dietary zinc intake, incident type-2 diabetes and depression in Australian women The primary aim of this project was to analyse measures of dietary zinc intake and dietary zinc to iron ratio in a random community based sample of women aged 45 to 50 years and determine if low zinc intake is associated with self-report incident type-2 diabetes and incident CESD depression. The project analysis and results for the type-2 diabetes componet of the project are complete. A total of 333 incident cases of diabetes were identified over 6 years of follow-up. After adjustment for dietary and non-dietary factors, the highest quintile of dietary zinc intake had almost half the odds of developing type-2 diabetes (OR=0.55, 95% C.I. 0.36 – 0.86) compared with the lowest quintile. Similar findings were observed for the zinc/iron ratio; the highest quintile had half the odds of developing T2D (OR=0.49, 95% C.I 0.29-0.80) after multivariate adjustment of covariates. A manuscript has been prepared and is currently under review in Diabetiologia. The analysis for the depression component

Prof Julie Byles Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Zumin Shi Dr Milton Hasnat Professor David Sibbritt Dr Amanda Patterson Prof John Attia Dr Patrick McElduff A/Prof Deborah Loxton Khanrin Vashum Dr Rafiqul Islam

A268A. Can women adhering to dietary recommendations related to listeria and mercury poisoning obtain a nutritionally adequate diet?

Prof Julie Byles Prof Clare Collins Dr Alexis Hure Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Ms Michelle Blumfield Dr Amanda Patterson Ms Kristine Pezdirc

A266A. Women's attitudes to, and experiences of use of prescription and non-prescription medicines

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Jane Robertson Dr Emily Walkom Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mrs Joanne Knight

A265A. An interdisciplinary investigation into the relationship between drought and mental health in Australia

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jane Rich Dr Sarah Wright

A263A. Participation in the arts and its relation to healthy ageing: A pilot study with older women

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Jeannine Liddle Prof Lynne Parkinson

A256A. Identifying the predictors of hospitalisation for women with single and multiple comorbid chronic conditions

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Prof Lynne Parkinson Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Alison Gibberd Dr Michelle Cunich Miss Tina Navin Mr Thomas Lo Ms Nicole Mirjanich Prof Chris Doran Dr Rodney Ling Dr Andrew Searles Dr Lyn Francis

A254A. A life course perspective in the identification of risk factors for adverse birth outcomes

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Prof Ian Symonds Prof Andrew Bisits Prof Roger Smith Dr Alexis Hure Professor David Sibbritt Prof Jon Adams A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Ms Ellie Gresham

A240A. PCOS in Australian women: A chronic illness with psychological, reproductive and metabolic features

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Helena Teede Dr Cheryce Harrison Dr Amanda Deeks Mr Eldho Paul A/Prof Damien Jolley Dr Lisa Moran Ms Melanie Gibson-Helm Dr Sarah McNaughton Mr Sanjeeva Ranasinha Dr Anju Joham

A174B. Contraceptive changes after reproductive events among Australian women aged from 18 to 36 years

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson

A159B. Developing a composite measure for intimate partner violence

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Lyndsey Watson Dr Angela Taft Mr Paul Agius

A126A. Miscarriage and Mental Health - do other gynaecological events affect the relationship?

Prof Christina Lee Dr Ingrid Rowlands

2009
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
W067. Coping with motherhood and work: Predicting positive wellbeing among young Australian women

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Melissa Johnstone Prof Christina Lee

A285. Salinity and health

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Philip Weinstein A/Prof Peter Speldewinde Dr Emily Fearnley A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Anna Graves Ms Jennifer Powers Mr Richard Hockey Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Archie Clements Mr Ricardo Soares

A284. Health service use among women living in exceptional circumstance areas

Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Mrs Anna Graves Ms Jeanine Baker Prof Philip Weinstein Dr Emily Fearnley Dr Archie Clements A/Prof Peter Speldewinde Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Mr Ricardo Soares Ms Jane Rich

A283. Cancer, distress and complementary and alternative medicine: How are they related

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Lisa Beatty Prof Jon Adams Prof Tracey Wade

A281. Precipitation over time and associated changes in women's health

Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Mrs Anna Graves Mr Richard Hockey Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Helen Berry

A279. Measuring, decomposing and tracking socioeconomic inequalities in women's health in Australia

Prof Julie Byles Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Dr Michelle Cunich

A278. Modelling diet, physical activity and weight change with respect to demographic characteristics

Prof Wendy Brown A/Prof Jonathan Karnon Prof Philip Ryan A/Prof Gary Glonek Prof Nigel Bean Mr Adam Rosenow

A277. Opioid Use by Australian women: Patterns of use over time and association with physical and mental health and health care use

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Jane Robertson Prof Isabel Higgins Mr Richard Gibson Dr Fiona Blyth Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Ms Yushi Li Dr Paul Kowal Ms Amanda McGovern Mr Sam Brilleman Ms Aimee Heili Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams

A276. Perinatal mental health: Psychosocial assessment, service utilisation and maternal outcomes.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Marie-Paule Austin Ms Nicole Reilly Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Carol Purtell Prof Jeanette Milgrom Mrs Peta Forder Ms Sheree Harris

A275. Smoking and uptake of screening services

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Janneke Berecki Dr Jannique Van Uffelen

A274. Exploring qualitative comments about positive and negative factors impacting on wellbeing: Religious practices and beliefs, relationship with pets, car accidents to self and loved ones and feelings about current events

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Ann Taylor

A273. Exploring the ongoing relationships of women to the ALSWH longitudinal survey

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Ann Taylor

A272. Changes in older women's physical function in Indonesia and Australia

Prof Julie Byles Nawi Ng Dr Paul Kowal A/Prof Deborah Loxton

A271. Zinc intake and incident of type-2 diabetes in Australian women

Prof Julie Byles Professor David Sibbritt Mr Mark McEvoy Dr Zumin Shi Dr Milton Hasnat Dr Amanda Patterson Prof John Attia Dr Patrick McElduff

A269A. Abuse and older Australian women

Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Lyn Adamson Ms Jennifer Powers

A269. Elder abuse

Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Lyn Adamson Ms Jennifer Powers Prof Margot Schofield

A268. Comparison of Australian women's dietary intake and food choices during pregnancy

Prof Julie Byles Prof Clare Collins Dr Alexis Hure Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Ms Michelle Blumfield Dr Amanda Patterson Prof Roger Smith Dr Patrick McElduff

A267. Residential location, neighbourhood belonging and health outcomes of middle-aged Australian women

Dr Leigh Tooth Prof Annette Dobson Ms Sue Conrad A/Prof Fran Boyle Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A266. Women's attitudes to, and experiences of use of prescription and non-prescription medicines

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Jane Robertson Dr Emily Walkom Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore

A265. The lived experience of drought: The story from the qualitative data of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jane Rich Dr Sarah Wright Mrs Lyn Adamson

A263. Participation in the arts and its relation to healthy ageing: A pilot study with older women

Prof Julie Byles Dr Jeannine Liddle Prof Lynne Parkinson Prof Patrick Fuery Mr Richard Gibson Professor David Sibbritt

A262. Body dissatisfaction, dieting, weight and depression in young Australian women: Longitudinal results of the Women's Health Australia study

Dr Leigh Tooth Prof Margot Schofield Dr Christine Knauss

A261. The Australian Diabetes and Cancer Collaboration

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Dianna Magliano A/Prof Jonathan Shaw A/Prof Rachel Huxley Dr Beverley Balkau A/Prof Wendy Davis A/Prof Kieran McCaul Prof Graham Giles Prof Paul Mitchell A/Prof Leon Simons Dr Patrick Phillips Prof Andrew Tonkin A/Prof Chris Reid Prof Mary Luszcz Prof Kaarin Anstey Prof Annette Dobson Prof Mark Woodward Julie Pasco Ms Jessica Harding

A260. Trends in health related quality of life of women in their 70's and 80's Decline in physical function is a common feature of older age. However, decline is not uniform or linear. Among individuals of similar chronological age, some individuals appear to be resistant to decline in function while others appear more vulnerable. This project explores factors associated with survival and maintenance of physical well-being among a large cohort of 12,432 women in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.Across five surveys, there has been a marked decline in physical health scores for the cohort, as measured by Short Form (SF-36) health related quality of life sub-scales. However, while average scores declined, a large proportion of the women experienced minimal change in physical health scores over the 12 years. Using latent profile analysis, we identified four main patterns in the scores among those who survived and stayed in the study at Survey 4: consistently higher scores (61% of women); declining scores (11% of women); consistently low scores

Prof Julie Byles Mr Richard Gibson Dr Leigh Tooth Mr Sam Brilleman Professor David Sibbritt Prof Annette Dobson

A259. Health across generations: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Melanie Spallek Prof Wendy Brown Dr Leigh Tooth Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Jayne Lucke Ms Jennifer Powers Mr Richard Hockey

A258. Mental health and cardiovascular disease in Australian women

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Dimitrios Vagenas Prof Sandy McFarlane Ms Janni Leung Dr Janneke Berecki Dr Samantha McKenzie

A257. Participation in cohort studies of older people: Experience from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health

Prof Annette Dobson Mr Sam Brilleman Prof Julie Byles Professor David Sibbritt Professor Nancy Pachana

A256. Identifying the predictors of hospitalisation for women with single and multiple comorbid chronic conditions

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Prof Lynne Parkinson Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Alison Gibberd

A255. Maternal health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mrs Catherine Chojenta Ms Jennifer Powers

A254. Birth outcomes

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mrs Catherine Chojenta

A253. Social support in older women

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Annette Dobson Mr Nazim Khan Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Dimitrios Vagenas Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A252. Correlates of sitting time in young, mid-aged and older women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh

A251. A multi-morbidity index in older women

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Dimitrios Vagenas Prof Julie Byles

A250. Differences in causes of death of urban-rural women

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Dimitrios Vagenas Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Ms Kore Yiee Wong

A241A. Risk factors in childbirth interventions

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mrs Catherine Chojenta Prof Andrew Bisits Prof Ian Symonds Prof Kathleen Fahy Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Ms Ashleigh O'Mara Dr Alexis Hure

A240. PCOS in Australian women: A chronic illness with psychological, reproductive and metabolic features

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Helena Teede Dr Amanda Deeks Dr Anju Joham Mr Eldho Paul A/Prof Damien Jolley Dr Lisa Moran Ms Melanie Gibson-Helm Dr Cate Lombard Mr Sanjeeva Ranasinha Dr Jacqueline Boyle Dr Natalie Nanayakkara

A237A. The long term implications of intimate partner violence for health and social support

Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Karly Furber

A198A. Women's use of the emergency contractive pill

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Angela Taft Dr Lisa Amir Ms Melissa Hobbs Dr Lyndsey Watson

A171A. Health costs of poor psychological health and inactivity

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Nicola Burton Dr Asad Khan Professor Kylie Ball Mr Richard Hockey Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum

A159A. Health effects of intimate partner violence among Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Angela Taft Ms Jennifer Powers Mr David Fitzgerald Dr Lyndsey Watson A/Prof Kelsey Hegarty Mrs Peta Forder

A137A. What is a healthy level of PA for mid-age and older women?

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Julie Byles Prof Annette Dobson Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Dr Nicola Burton

A133B. Arthritis impact over time: A longitudinal exploration of burden of illness, comorbities (particularly depression), management, and health care costs in older Australian women Arthritis is the most common cause of activity limitation and disability among older Australian women. In 2002, arthritis and musculoskeletal conditions were established as a National Health Priority Area, in recognition of the major health and economic burden these conditions place on our community. The broad aim of this project is to investigate the effect of Arthritis, and comorbidities associated with arthritis, on health and quality of life for older Australian women. The combination of extensive demographic, psychosocial and health survey data linked with Medicare and hospitalisations data means that the burden and economic costs of Arthritis in Australia can be examined more rigorously than in any previous work.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Paul Kowal Mr Richard Gibson Prof Glenn Salkeld Dr Michelle Cunich Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Ms Alison Gibberd Mr Thomas Lo Mrs Katie de Luca Ms Amanda McGovern Dr Fiona Blyth Prof Lyn March A/Prof Henry Pollard Prof Isabel Higgins Dr Chris Hayes Prof Gillian Hawker Dr Jacqueline Hochman Dr Geeske Peeters Dr Lyn Francis

A102A. Use of medication for psychiatric disorders amongst mid-aged women across time This project aims to predict change in self-reported use of medications over a three year period among mid-aged Australian women for each of four conditions: depression, anxiety, stress, and to help sleep. Medication use was assessed by asking whether they had taken any medications over the past four weeks for: depression, nerves/anxiety/worries, stress (difficulty coping), and to help them sleep. Mental health was measured in two ways: self-reports of having been diagnosed in the last three years with anxiety, depression, or both anxiety and depression; the SF-36 MCS measuring mental health over the past four weeks.

Prof Margot Schofield Dr Asad Khan

A081A. Characteristics of CAM users and associated symptoms and conditions

Professor David Sibbritt Prof Jon Adams A/Prof Alexander Broom Dr Chi-Wai Lui Mr Jon Wardle Dr Steven Bowe Dr WenBo (Penny) Peng

2008
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A249. Achieving motherhood aspirations

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Prof Christina Lee Dr Melissa Johnstone Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Christina Lee

A248. Exploring a corpus-based methodology for the study of language variation

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Alison Ferguson Prof Hugh Craig Dr Elizabeth Spencer Mr Kim Colyvas

A247. Tobacco smoking and mental health

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Coral Gartner Prof Wayne Hall Ms Janni Leung A/Prof Jayne Lucke

A246. Uptake and impact of new Medicare Benefits Schedule items - Psychologists and other allied mental health professionals

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Lynne Parkinson Mr Richard Gibson Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Dr Paul Kowal Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore

A243. Analysis of care-giving by the old-aged women from ALSWH

Dr Leigh Tooth Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Jayne Lucke Prof Annette Dobson Dr Samantha McKenzie Mr Sam Brilleman Prof Christina Lee Mr Richard Hockey Prof Julie Byles

A242. The association between physical activity and weight with quality of life in mid-aged and older Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Ms Nelufa Begum Ms Yolanda Van Gellecum Dr Nicola Burton

A239. Longitudinal approach to menopausal transitions

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Janneke Berecki Ms Nelufa Begum

A238. Insomnia in Australian women in their late 20s: Demographic factors and health-related behaviours

Prof Julie Byles Prof Dorothy Bruck Prof Jill Astbury

A237. Long term health impacts of intimate partner violence on mid-aged Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Karly Furber Prof Catherine D'Este

A236. Risk factors associated with endometriosis and pelvic pain Endometriosis affects 5-10% of women, and is found more commonly among those with pelvic pain and infertility. The etiology remains poorly understood but may include presentation of ectopic uterine tissue to the peritoneum mediated by incessant menstruation and aberrant circulating levels of sex hormones. Although oral contraceptives (OCPs) and exercise are prescribed to reduce the symptoms of endometriosis and related pain and infertility, their value in preventing endometriosis remains unclear. We plan to model the risk of endometriosis among young Australian women in relation to a) prior exercise history and b) OCP exposure accounting for appropriate confounders and effect modifiers.

Prof Wendy Brown Mr Gregory Goldstein Mr Frank Tu Ms Kristen Pozolo Ms Sangeeta Senapati Ms Jennifer Beaumont Ms Hongyan Du

A235. A shift in thinking: Comparing baby boomer narrative over time

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Dr Meredith Tavener Prof Julie Byles Dr Penny Warner-Smith

A234. The impact of out-of-pocket costs on the use and distribution of cervical screening services

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Deborah Loxton Mr Kees Van Gool A/Prof Elizabeth Savage A/Prof Rosalie Viney

A233. ALSWH: What can we learn from no contact?

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Mrs Anna Graves

A232. Factors associated with STIs and other indicators of risky sexual behaviour and poor sexual health

A/Prof Jayne Lucke A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Melanie Watson Dr Danielle Herbert

A231. Exploring self report of osteoporosis in relation to urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli Professor David Sibbritt Mr James Cleal

A230. Life events across three cohorts over time

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Mr David Fitzgerald Mr Sam Brilleman

A229. The impact of having a baby and other life events on young women's aspirations

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Prof Christina Lee Dr Melissa Johnstone

A228. Economic analysis of BMI and employment patterns in Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Katharina Hauck A/Prof Bruce Hollingsworth Ms Nicole Au

A227A. Prevalence and impact of foot pain in older women

Prof Wendy Brown A/Prof Hylton Menz Ms Elizabeth Barr

A227. Prevalence and impact of foot pain in older women

Prof Wendy Brown A/Prof Hylton Menz Ms Elizabeth Barr

A226. Relative survival as an indicator of generalizability of results from longitudinal studies of older people

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth Mr Richard Hockey

A225. The relationship between skin disease and psychological morbidity in young Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Parker Magin Professor David Sibbritt Ms Kylie Bailey

A224. Miscarriage or termination of pregnancy in young and middle aged Australian women: Are they infertile?

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson

A223A. Quality of life, emotional and general health, physical activity and medication use in survivors of cancer

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Efty Stavrou Dr Claire Vajdic Ms Sallie Pearson Dr Christine Roberts Dr Jane Ford Prof Julie Byles Ms Janni Leung Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A223. Quality of life, emotional and general health, physical activity and medication use in survivors of cancer

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Efty Stavrou Ms Deborah Baker Ms Heather McElroy Prof Julie Byles

A222. Body Mass Index is the key correlate of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Results of a Prospect Cohort Study. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and patterns of prescribed medication use before, during and after pregnancy as little is known about the use of prescribed medications among pregnant women. Data from the ALSWH were linked with Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) data to determine patterns of prescribed medications. From the 1973-78 cohort (aged 27-32) 535 women were selected who had given birth to a child in 2005. The project has completed all analysis and a paper submitted for peer review. Currently waiting on reviewers comments.

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Ms Michelle Powers Dr Jane Robertson

A220. Does one hour of physical activity a day prevent weight gain in adult women?

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Mr (Paul) Jiun Horng Chang Prof Annette Dobson Mr Richard Hockey

A219. Patterns of alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use before, during and after pregnancy

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Mrs Catherine Chojenta Dr Liane McDermott

A218. Marriage and de facto relationships: Is there a difference?

Prof Christina Lee Ms Nicole Arthur Dr Ingrid Rowlands

A217. Symptoms and menopause

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Annette Dobson Ms Jennifer Powers Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson

A216. Iodine-related food intake among pregnant, breast-feeding and other women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Dr Dorothy MacKerras Prof Graham Giles

A178A. Tracking the impact of drug regulatory actions: Consumer health outcomes, risk-benefit issues and policy framework

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Evan Doran Dr Jane Robertson Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson Prof David Henry Dr Andrew Searles Dr Paul Kowal Prof Glenn Salkeld Mr Ian Robinson Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Ms Lisa Notley Ms Melissa Harris Ms Alison Gibberd

A174A. Young women’s changes in use of contraception after reproductive life events

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Prof Annette Dobson Ms Melanie Watson Dr Danielle Herbert Ms Melanie Spallek Prof Annette Dobson

A151A. Examining health risks across sexual identity groups

Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Ruth McNair Prof Tonda Hughes A/Prof Laura Szalacha Prof Sharon Wilsnack

A150A. Adequacy and equity of treatment for depression among older Australian women

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Lynne Parkinson Mr Richard Gibson Mr Ian Robinson

A135A. Alcohol consumption and poor mental health among mid-aged Australian women 1996-2010.

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Jennifer Powers

A133A. Arthritis and depression: Burden of illness and management

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Paul Kowal Mr Richard Gibson Mr Ian Robinson

A090A. To what extent does having babies contribute to weight gain in young women?

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Mr Richard Hockey

A086A. Resilience and coping: Predicting positive well-being following life-transitions and major life events among Australian women

Prof Christina Lee Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Rachel Thompson

A076A. The health and wellbeing of sole mothers

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jayne Lucke Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Stacey Hosking Ms Rosie Mooney

2007
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A215. The contribution of participation in sport and physical activity on the well-being of women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Rochelle Eime Prof Warren Payne Dr Jack Harvey

A214. Adherence to statins

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Janneke Berecki Professor Gita Mishra Mr Richard Hockey Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson Prof Julie Byles

A213. Cardiovascular drugs utilisation in diabetic women

Prof Julie Byles Nur Hafidha Hikmayani Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Dr Jane Robertson

A211. “In their own words” healthy ageing in late modernity: An analysis of the “free-text” comments from the older cohort of The Australian Longitudinal Study of Women's Health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Mrs Lyn Adamson Professor John Germov

A210. Access to medicines for cardiovascular health and primary care services in rural and remote Australia

Prof Annette Dobson Mr John Woodall Mr Bin Tong Ms Susana Senes Ms Lynelle Moon Ms Elizabeth Penm Mr John Fraser Ms Anne Broadbent

A209. A comparison of the Duke Social Support Index in older Australian men and women

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Dimitrios Vagenas

A208. Regional variation in the health of elderly Australian women

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Dimitrios Vagenas Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Konrad Jamrozik

A207. Continuity and change in tobacco use among young women: A 10 year prospective analysis

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Neville Owen Dr Liane McDermott

A206. Changes in workforce participation among mid-age Australian women: The impact of socio-economic, behavioural, environmental and health-related factors This longitudinal study sought to identify which health problems are associated with employment among midage women over time.Methods: Data were analyzed from the midage cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH), which involved 14,200 midage women (aged 45–50 years in 1996). The women have been surveyed four additional times, in 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2007. Generalized estimating equations (GEE) were used to conduct nested multivariate longitudinal analyses.Results: The percentages of women who were employed in the years 2001, 2004, and 2007 were 77%, 72%, and 68%, respectively. Results were adjusted for sociodemographic variables. Being employed decreased as physical and mental health deteriorated and with self-reported conditions: diabetes, high blood pressure, depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric conditions. Back pain, arthritis, cancer, obesity, and being a current smoker are associated with employment but not when quality of life is added to the mod

Prof Julie Byles Dr Sabrina Pit A/Prof Geoff Morgan Mr Arul Earnest Dr Rupen Shrestha Dr Megan Passey

A205. The impact of health on lifetime earnings, labour force experience and retirement and the effects of all these factors on the degree of income and health inequalities post retirement This project analyses interactions between health and labour market outcomes over the life course. It aims to determine whether and to what extent poor health results in accumulating disadvantage.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Sue Richardson Ms Joanne Flavel

A203. What is an optimal weight for women aged 70-75?

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Dr Janneke Berecki Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra

A202. Women in their 70s: Weight, weight change and health related quality of life

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Dr Jannique Van Uffelen

A201. Does sitting cause weight gain? (and if so how much weight gain does sitting cause...or how much sitting is required to cause how much weight gain?!)

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Ms Melanie Watson Dr Jannique Van Uffelen Ms Katrien De Cocker

A200. Changes in prevalence estimates for physical inactivity and smoking over a ten year period and associated impact on estimates of population attributable risk from these behaviours

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Prof Adrian Bauman Mr (Paul) Jiun Horng Chang Ms Leonie Uijtdewilligen

A199. Weekend warriors: Frequency of physical activity and selected health outcomes in mid-age women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Mr (Paul) Jiun Horng Chang

A198. Women's use of the emergency contraceptive pill

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Angela Taft Ms Melissa Hobbs Dr Lisa Amir

A196. Proton-pump Inhibitors & comedications

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Janneke Berecki Ms Melanie Spallek Mr Richard Hockey Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson

A195A. Bisphosphonates and comedications

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Janneke Berecki Mr Richard Hockey Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson

A195. Bisphosphonates and comedications

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Janneke Berecki Ms Melanie Spallek Mr Richard Hockey Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson

A194. A comparison of the performance of the Goldberg Anxiety and depression scale in both mid-aged and older women

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Dr Natasha Koloski Ms Melanie Watson

A193. Alcohol consumption during pregnancy

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Lucy Burns A/Prof Anthony Shakeshaft Prof Elizabeth Elliott Mr Adrian Dunlop

A192. Long term health effects of caesarean surgery

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Jane Fisher Dr Susan Donath

A191. The association of memory with chronic illness, physical and mental health and caregiver status in older women

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson

A190A. Size and structure of social networks in older women: Changes over time

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Dr Dimitrios Vagenas Prof Jon Adams Ms Melanie Watson

A190. Size and structure of social networks in older women: Changes over time

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Ms Melanie Watson

A189. Height loss in elderly women

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Melanie Spallek Dr Janneke Berecki Mr Richard Hockey

A188. Intake of fruit and vegetables and its association with SES and health outcomes

Prof Julie Byles Dr Zumin Shi

A186. The impacts of caesarean section in Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli Professor David Sibbritt

A185. An examination of trends in women's sexual and reproductive health over ten years: findings from The ALSWH

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Danielle Herbert Prof Annette Dobson

A184. Investigating methods of analysing longitudinal qualitative data collected via free-text comments

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Wendy Brown Mrs Lyn Adamson

A183. Overweight, obesity, and urinary incontinence: the effects of modest weight change: Results from The ALSWH

Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown Ms Jemma Rowlands

A182. Short-term weight change and the incidence of hypertension: Results from The ALSWH

Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown Dr Gurshant Singh

A181. Which comes first: Weight gain or hysterectomy - a nested matched case-control study from The ALSWH

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Professor Gita Mishra Mr David Fitzgerald Dr Janneke Berecki

A180. Negotiating a changed policy environment: Sole mothers and workforce participation

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Annette Dobson

A179. When life's a pain: The relationship between stress and modifiable psychological factors in arthritis

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Julie Byles Ms Melissa Harris Mr Kim Colyvas Prof Julie Byles Professor David Sibbritt

A178. Regulatory and community response to discredited drugs

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Lynne Parkinson Prof David Henry Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Mr Richard Gibson Dr Jane Robertson Dr Evan Doran Dr Andrew Searles Dr Paul Kowal Prof Glenn Salkeld Dr Jennifer Stewart Williams Ms Lisa Notley

A177. What drives private health insurance purchases among middle aged women? Using dynamic discrete choice analysis

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Denzil Fiebig A/Prof Elizabeth Savage A/Prof Denise Doiron Ms Stephanie Knox Prof Thomas Buchmueller

A176. Predictors of post-natal depression

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Jayne Lucke Mrs Catherine Chojenta A/Prof Jayne Lucke Mrs Peta Forder

A132A. Investigating quality of life in Australian women with cancer

Prof Christina Lee Prof Prasuna Reddy Ms Jane Fletcher Ms Leah Clair Collins Dr Nola Rushford

A083B. Trajectories of weight change in relation to dietary patterns among mid-aged women in Australia

Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown Professor Kylie Ball Dr Sarah McNaughton Prof Graham Giles Ms Danielle Schoenaker

A083A. Major dietary patterns of young and middle aged Australian women

Professor Gita Mishra Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Professor Kylie Ball Prof Graham Giles Dr Sarah McNaughton

A049A. Weight loss practices of mid-aged women: Longitudinal data analysis In this study, we are examining the longer term weight outcomes for the mid-age women according to the way in which they report to have attempted weight control. We will also examine the associations between weight control and self-defined class, socioeconomic factors (ability to manage on income, education, occupation, area of residence). This study is the first in Australia to use a representative population sample to examine the relationships between socio-demographic factors and the weight control practices used by mid-age women over time.

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Prof Lauren Williams Professor John Germov

A038A. Relationship between body mass index, diet quality, physical activity and health service utilisation

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Clare Collins Mr David Fitzgerald Dr Amanda Patterson Dr Alexis Hure

2006
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A175. Establishing common linear measures for the SF36 for Australian women

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Lindy Clemson Prof Anita Bundy Dr Reinie Cordier

A174. Young women’s changes in use of contraception after reproductive life events

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Mr Richard Hockey Ms Melanie Spallek

A173. Transport for older women This study uses data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health to describe the trends in the proportion of older women who drive themselves as their main means of transport, factors associated with giving up driving, and the impact of women’s caring roles on driving cessation. Compared to major cities, the odds of driving were 110% higher in outer regional areas, particularly for women carers. This highlights the importance of informedand responsive transport policies to address the needs of older women who are unable to continue driving, those living in rural areas, and women who are carers.

Prof Julie Byles Prof Annette Dobson Prof Lynne Parkinson Mr Richard Gibson Prof Annette Dobson Ms Lucy Leigh

A172. Gestational diabetes: Risk factors and consequences

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Dr Nicola Burton Dr Mireille van Poppel Dr Yvette Miller Ms Tien Chey Prof Adrian Bauman Dr Hidde Van Der Ploeg

A171. Health costs of poor psychological health and inactivity

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Dr Nicola Burton Professor Kylie Ball Mr Richard Hockey Dr Asad Khan

A170. Longitudinal aspirations of young women

Prof Christina Lee Dr Melissa Johnstone

A169. Men, Women And Ageing: Predictors of ageing well in The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health and The Perth Health in Men Study

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin Prof Wendy Brown Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Julie Byles Prof Jon Adams Prof Konrad Jamrozik A/Prof Paul Norman Prof Osvaldo Almeida Prof Leon Flicker Prof Graeme Hankey Dr Meredith Tavener Prof Barbara Horner A/Prof Kieran McCaul Professor David Sibbritt Dr Chi-Wai Lui Dr Derrick Lopez Mr Michael Wiebrands Dr Samantha McKenzie Ms Janni Leung Prof Lynne Parkinson A/Prof Christopher Beer Dr Lyn Francis

A168. Research on employed carers based on The Australian Longitudinal Study On Women's Health

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth A/Prof Jayne Lucke Mr Richard Hockey Dr Janneke Berecki

A166. Comparison of self-reported medications and PBS records

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Sabrina Pit Prof Lynne Parkinson Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore Prof David Henry A/Prof Geoff Morgan

A165. Exploratory analyses of relationships between physical activity and reproductive health and reproductive health symptoms in young and mid-age women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Yvette Miller Dr Mireille van Poppel

A164. Longitudinal aspirations of young women

Prof Christina Lee Dr Melissa Johnstone

A163. An analysis of the comorbidity between anxiety and depression

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Elizabeth Knock Ms Cate France A/Prof Jenny Bowman Mr Kim Colyvas

A162. What drives private health insurance purchases among younger women?

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Denzil Fiebig Prof Jane Hall Ms Vineta Salale

A161. Comparison of Australian women’s dietary intake during pregnancy and non-pregnancy

Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Alexis Hure Prof Clare Collins Prof Roger Smith

A159. Longitudinal analyses of the health effects of violence on young Australian women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Angela Taft Dr Lyndsey Watson

A158. Use of the polypill among older women

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Prof David Henry Prof Lynne Parkinson Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore

A157. Use and quality use of medicines for cardiovascular disease

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Elizabeth Penm Mr Christopher Stevenson Ms Lynelle Moon Ms Susana Senes Ms Sharon Leigh Ms Sushma Mathur

A156. Relationship between sexual violence, sleep problems and health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Jill Astbury Dr Gerard Kennedy Prof Dorothy Bruck

A154. The cost of cancer: From acute to chronic illness

Prof Christina Lee Mr Geoffrey Sayer Ms Bonny Parkinson

A153. Physical activity, weight and mental health

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Nicola Burton Professor Kylie Ball

A151. Comparison of non-heterosexual women with heterosexual women on a range of health measures

Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Ruth McNair A/Prof Anne Kavanagh Dr Lynne Hillier Ms Philomena Horsley Dr Anne-Marie Polimeni

A150. Adequacy and equity of treatment for depression among older Australian women

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Lynne Parkinson Mr Richard Gibson Mr Ian Robinson

A149. Self-rated health, age and gender in longitudinal ageing studies in Australia

Prof Julie Byles Prof Annette Dobson Prof Kaarin Anstey Mr Richard Gibson Dr Richard Burns Mr Kim Kiely

A148B. Physical activity and young Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Nicola Burton Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Mr Richard Hockey Dr Siobhan O'Dwyer Dr Yvette Miller

A147B. Negotiating caring and employment - the impact on carers' wellbeing

Prof Lois Bryson Prof Michael Bittman Ms Cathy Thomson Ms Trish Hill

A143A. The perceived impact of world events on the lives of a generation of Australian women

Mrs Lyn Adamson A/Prof Deborah Loxton

A117B. Further research on incontinence among women in Australia

Prof Julie Byles Professor David Sibbritt A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli Ms Cynthia Millar

A116B. The impact of diabetes on quality of life among older women - A longitudinal analysis adjusting for deaths

Professor David Sibbritt Dr Steven Bowe Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Dr Patrick McElduff

A095B. Young women, motherhood, work, and mental health

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Christina Lee Ms Beverley Lloyd A/Prof Susan Quine Dr Timothy Dobbins

A075B. Relationship between the Goldberg Depression and Anxiety Scale and health variables in the Older and Mid-age cohorts

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Ms Nadine Smith Dr Natasha Koloski

A070A. Termination of pregnancy in Australia: A descriptive analysis of trends over time and associations in the younger cohort

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Angela Taft Prof Judith Lumley Dr Lyndsey Watson

A046A. Comparisons of the associations between socioeconomic position and hysterectomy among mid-aged and older Australian and British women

A/Prof Jayne Lucke Dr Leigh Tooth Prof Annette Dobson Prof Christina Lee Dr Debbie Lawlor Professor Gita Mishra Prof Diana Kuh Mr (Paul) Jiun Horng Chang

2005
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A148. Physical activity in Australian women

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Yvette Miller Dr Nicola Burton Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh

A146. Health effects of female labour force participation in Australia

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Robert Lajeunesse Ha Duy Lao

A144. Changes in young women's health behaviour in response to traumatic events

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Toni Lindsay A/Prof Jenny Bowman

A143. The perceived impact of world events on the lives of a generation of Australian women

Mrs Lyn Adamson

A142. Changing patterns of contraceptive behaviour in young Australian women (1996-2003)

Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Virginia Wheway

A141. Contraceptive use and the Australian birthrate

Dr Penny Warner-Smith A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Rosie Mooney Dr Ann Taylor

A140. Long term health effects of using the Oral Contraceptive Pill (OCP).

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Angela Wood A/Prof Gillian Heller

A138. Preliminary analyses of qualitative data, coding into Commonwealth priority themes and study of material related to childbirth

A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Ann Taylor

A137. What is a healthy level of physical activity for older women?

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh Dr Yvette Miller Dr Nicola Burton

A136. Sexual orientation and women's incomes: Evidence from Australian longitudinal data

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Christopher (Kitt) Carpenter

A135. Alcohol consumption and poor mental health among mid-aged Australian women

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Jennifer Powers

A134. Health care for women with diabetes living in rural areas: A longitudinal study of access to care and health care outcomes

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Virginia Wheway A/Prof Julia Lowe

A133. Women and arthritis: The burden of suffering for older australian women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Professor David Sibbritt Mr Richard Gibson Mr Ian Robinson

A132. A cross sectional and longitudinal study of depression in Australian women with heart disease and cancer

Prof Christina Lee Ms Leah Clair Collins Prof Prasuna Reddy Dr Steven Bunker Ms Jane Fletcher

A131. Partner violence and gynaecological health of mid-aged women

A/Prof Deborah Loxton A/Prof Rafat Hussain Ms Jennifer Powers Prof Margot Schofield

A127. Asthma amongst elderly women

Prof Julie Byles Dr Peter Gibson Professor David Sibbritt Mr Ian Robinson

A126. Coping with miscarriage - young women's experiences

Prof Christina Lee Dr Ingrid Rowlands

A120. Combinations of aspirations and psychological well-being

Prof Christina Lee Ms Helen Gramotnev Ms Nicole Arthur

A118. The impact of oral contraception use on mental health among young women

Associate Professor Anne Young Professor David Sibbritt Dr Janine Duke Ms Cate France

A117A. Further research on incontinence among women in Australia

Prof Julie Byles A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli Professor David Sibbritt Ms Cynthia Millar

A116A. The impact of diabetes on quality of life among older women - A longitudinal analysis adjusting for deaths

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Professor Gita Mishra Dr Steven Bowe A/Prof Julia Lowe Professor David Sibbritt

A115. Characteristics of frequent attenders at general practice

Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Virginia Wheway

A114. Relationship between vascular health status and mental health variables in an older cohort

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Dr Natasha Koloski

2004
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A125. Longitudinal effects of socio-demographic and health transitional states on mental health

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Christina Lee Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Nadine Smith

A119. Has access to health services changed for women in rural Australia?

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Dr Penny Warner-Smith

A113. The impact of stressful life events and anxiety symptoms on health status, mood state, quality of life and health care utilisation among older women: Analysis of epidemiological data from the ALSWH

Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Natasha Koloski

A112. The impact of life events on health status, mood state, quality of life and health care utilization

Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Natasha Koloski

A110. Patterns of use and satisfaction with childcare

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Lois Bryson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers

A109. Changes in time pressure over the life course

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Lois Bryson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers

A108. Time pressure, relationships and employment over time

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Lois Bryson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers

A107. Time pressure, work patterns and family arrangements

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Lois Bryson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers

A106. Concerns about job security in young women

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Lois Bryson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers

A105. Patterns of workforce participation among young women

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Lois Bryson A/Prof Deborah Loxton Ms Jennifer Powers

A104. Health costs of inactivity and overweight

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Annette Dobson Mr Richard Hockey Dr Nicola Burton Dr Asad Khan

A103. Associations between time pressure, control and work-family balance in mid-age women

Dr Penny Warner-Smith A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Lois Bryson Professor Peter Brown Ms Leanne Fray

A102. Use of medication amongst mid-aged women: Correlates of Use and predicting change

Prof Margot Schofield Dr Asad Khan

A101. Change in health status and healthcare use for women who have and have not had health assessments The aim of this study is to explore changes in health status and health care use for women who have and have not had Health Assessments. Previous analysis of data from the oldest cohort indicate that around 1/3 of the women have had at least one health assessment in the two years following the introduction of these items in November 1999. Among women who were still alive in 2004, there was no statistically significant difference between physical function scores for women who did and did not have health assessment. However, there was a small trend towards a lesser decline in physical function scores for women having more than one assessment.

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Xenia Dolja-Gore

A100. Predictors of change in illicit drug use

Ms Anne Russell Prof Annette Dobson A/Prof Cathy Turner Ms Emily Yorkston

A098. There is more to life than just walking

Mrs Lyn Adamson Ms Jennifer Powers Dr Glennys Parker

A097. The magnitude, pattern, correlates and implications of types of attrition in ALSWH, Surveys 1-3

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Jennifer Powers

A096. Charges and use of bulk-billing by specialists in urban and rural areas of Australia 1997-2001

Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Peter Jones

A095A. Young women, motherhood, work, and mental health

Prof Christina Lee Ms Beverley Lloyd

A094. Validation of the short form centre for epidemiological studies depression scale (CESD-10) among mid-age women

Prof Margot Schofield Ms Jennifer Powers

A092. Indexes of multi-comorbidity

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Dr Leigh Tooth Mr Richard Hockey

A091. Health related outcomes of weight change in young women

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Jessica Ford Prof Wendy Brown Dr Yvette Miller Mr Richard Hockey

A090. To what extent does having babies contribute to weight gain in young women?

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Yvette Miller Dr Leigh Tooth Mr Richard Hockey

A089. Survival analysis of older women

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Julie Byles Ms Jessica Ford Ms Melanie Spallek

A088. Patterns of shift work, night work and working at home

Dr Penny Warner-Smith

A086. Resilience and coping: Predicting positive well-being following life-transitions and major life events among young Australian women

Prof Christina Lee Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Helen Gramotnev

A085. Physical activity and bone health in mid-age Women

Prof Wendy Brown Ms Jessica Ford Dr Yvette Miller Dr Kristiann (Kristi) Heesh

A084. Health related outcomes of weight change in mid-aged women

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Wendy Brown Professor Gita Mishra Dr Adrian Barnett Dr Gurshant Singh Professor Gita Mishra Prof Wendy Brown

A083. Dietary composition and weight change

Prof Wendy Brown Professor Kylie Ball Prof Annette Dobson Ms Jessica Ford Prof Clare Collins Dr Allison Hodge Associate Professor Anne Young

A081. Characteristics of CAM users and associated symptoms and conditions

Associate Professor Anne Young Professor David Sibbritt Prof Jon Adams

A080. Is pet ownership associated with better health in older women?

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson

A079. Smoking and SES in young

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Mohammad Siahpush Dr Liane McDermott

A078. Vegetarianism in young Australian women: weight management and menstrual problems

Ms Jennifer Powers Prof Wendy Brown Dr Surinder Baines

A077. Use of enhanced primary care services by older Australian women

Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Catherine D'Este Dr Virginia Wheway

A076. The physical, social and economic health and well-being of women with dependent children following relationship breakdown

Dr Penny Warner-Smith A/Prof Deborah Loxton Prof Lois Bryson

A075. Relationship between Goldberg Depression and Anxiety Scale and health variables in an older cohort

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Ms Nadine Smith Dr Natasha Koloski

A056. Long-term effects of early motherhood vs miscarriage among young Australian women

Prof Christina Lee Dr Bruce Bradbury

A055. Socioeconomic inequalities in women's use of health care services in Australia

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Rosemary Korda Dr Jim Butler Dr Mark Clements

A054. Epidemiology of osteoporosis in Australian women

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Karen Furlong

A053. The relationship between health and volunteering in older women

Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Prof Jeni Warburton Professor David Sibbritt Mr Richard Gibson

A052. Women consider retirement: A critical investigation of attitudes towards work, ageing and retirement in three generations of Australian women

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Prof Julie Byles Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Deborah Stevenson Dr Christine Everingham Prof Lynne Parkinson Ms Penelope Robinson

A051. Declining fertility rates and the normalisation of technological control of reproduction among young adult women

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Ms Rosie Mooney Dr Ann Taylor

A050. Intake of omega-3 fatty acids in a representative sample of Australian women

Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Lesley MacDonald-Wicks Prof Manohar Garg Prof Clare Collins Prof Lauren Williams

A049. Weight control practices of mid-aged women: Social determinants and health impacts

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Prof Lauren Williams Professor John Germov

A048. Diet quality and red meat consumption, and its effects on health, quality of life and social functioning in young and mid-age women

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Lauren Williams Prof Clare Collins Dr Amanda Patterson

A047. Mental health profiles of women who access counseling services. Mental health profiles of women who access counseling services. The study examined associations between mental health comorbidity (diagnosed with anxiety and depression) and use of counselling services among 11,201 Australian women aged 50–55. Only 6.9% of women had consulted a Counsellor/Psychologist/Social Worker in the past year. Women were more likely to have received counselling as the number of mental health diagnoses increased and SF-36 mental health scores decreased. The study extends previous research on the relationship between mental health and use of counselling services by examining dose response relationship and by controlling for a large number of covariates.

Prof Margot Schofield Dr Asad Khan

A046. Comparisons of the associations between socioeconomic position and hysterectomy among older Australian and British women

Prof Christina Lee Dr Debbie Lawlor Dr Leigh Tooth

A045. Comparisons of the associations between socioeconomic position and cardiovascular disease risk factors across three age groups of Australian women

Prof Annette Dobson Professor Gita Mishra Dr Debbie Lawlor Dr Leigh Tooth

A044. The correlates and outcomes of breast-cancer in the mid-age data

Prof Christina Lee Dr Lisa Beatty Prof Tracey Wade

A043. Vision and hearing loss in older women: Health and psychosocial impacts

Prof Christina Lee A/Prof Linnett Sanchez Dr Kristin McLaughlin Ms Wenggie Fong

A042. Statistical methods to account for death in longitudinal studies

Professor David Sibbritt Associate Professor Anne Young Dr Steven Bowe Dr Patrick McElduff

A041. The impact of violence on labour force attachment and income

Prof Christina Lee Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Robert Hawkins Ms Bonny Parkinson Dr Andrew Weiss Dr Russ Campbell Ms Katherine Fewell

2003
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A074. Never married and childless older women: How are they dealing with ageing?

Prof Christina Lee Ms Carole Poole Dr Julie Cwikel

A073. Coping with new motherhood

Prof Christina Lee Ms Helen Gramotnev

A072. Older Australian women: A picture of health and ageing

Prof Julie Byles Mrs Catherine Chojenta Dr Penny Warner-Smith Ms Jennifer Powers

A071. Utilisation of oral health care services by women

Prof Julie Byles Professor David Sibbritt A/Prof Deborah Cockrell

A069. Predictors of weight gain in mid-age women

Prof Wendy Brown Ms Jessica Ford Professor Kylie Ball Prof Annette Dobson Prof Lauren Williams

A068. Perceived control: How is it associated with socioeconomic status and with health

Prof Christina Lee Ms Jessica Ford Ms Helen Gramotnev

A067. Time constraints and physical activity

Prof Wendy Brown Prof Adrian Bauman A/Prof Catrine Tudor-Locke

A066. Motherhood plans amongst young women

Prof Christina Lee Ms Helen Gramotnev

A065. The impact of self-reported cognitive status in an older cohort

Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Anne Russell Ms Michelle Andrews Mr David Fitzgerald

A064. Predictors of psychosocial recovery after change in physical health status: The impact of age on 'good' recovery

Professor Nancy Pachana Dr Emma Harley

A063. Carers and psychosocial correlates across time: A longitudinal analysis

Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Sally Price

A062. Effects of migration on the cross-sectional differences in health status between regions + extension

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Ann Larson A/Prof Martin Bell

A061. Relationship between change in DSSI and change in mental health status in Older cohort

Professor Nancy Pachana Prof Annette Dobson Ms Nadine Smith Ms Melanie Watson Dr Deirdre McLaughlin

A060. Identifying vulnerability to frailty in older age

Prof Julie Byles Ms Catherine Regan Professor David Sibbritt

A059. Smoking amongst young women in Queensland

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Anne Russell Dr Liane McDermott Prof Neville Owen

A058. Use of ALSWH data to illustrate methodology for analyzing longitudinal data

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Leigh Tooth Professor Gita Mishra Dr Liliana Orellana Dr Mark Jones

A057. Whose socioeconomic status influences a woman's obesity risk: Her mother's, her father's or her own?

Professor Kylie Ball Professor Gita Mishra

A040. Treatment seeking behaviour among women with incontinence

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Yvette Miller

A039. The impact of health problems on casual workers

Prof Christina Lee Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Kristy Sanderson

A038. Diet quality and health service use in the Mid-aged cohort Of ALSWH

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Clare Collins Dr Allison Hodge

A036. Research into young and mid data in order to compare the time use questions with those used Bb ABS (question on time pressure)

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Wendy Gunthorpe

A035. Prevalence of back pain in Australian women and its relationship to incontinence and respiratory disease

Ms Anne Russell Prof Christina Lee Dr Michelle Smith A/Prof Paul Hodges

A034A. Alcohol consumption and health outcomes among older women

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Prof Lynne Parkinson Dr Hiroyuki Furuya Ms Susan Clemens

A034. Young and mid data on alcohol intake and transitions

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Jennifer Powers Ms Sharon Matthews Ms Susan Clemens

A033. Analysis supporting assessment of burden of disease within Australia

Prof Christina Lee A/Prof Theo Vos Dr Sunil Piers

A032. Dietary questionnaire for epidemiological studies (DQES) Version 2. To measure food and nutrient intakes of the ALSWH cohort of mid-age women (aged 50-55 years)

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Allison Hodge Prof Graham Giles

A031. Analysis of women’s decision to purchase private health insurance

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Robert Conlon A/Prof Garry Barrett

A030. Dietary questionnaire for epidemiological studies (DQES) version 2. To measure food and nutrient intakes of the ALSWH cohort of young women (aged 25-30 years)

Dr Penny Warner-Smith Dr Allison Hodge Prof Graham Giles

A011B. The relationship between migration and health in mid and older age women using all datasets

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Ann Larson A/Prof Martin Bell

2002
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A130. Describing dietary intakes of Australian women

Professor Gita Mishra Professor Kylie Ball Prof Wendy Brown Prof Annette Dobson Dr Amanda Patterson Dr Allison Hodge

A124. Socio-demographics, health behaviour, physical health correlates of mental health, and physical health predictors of change in mental health

Prof Annette Dobson Prof Christina Lee Professor Nancy Pachana Ms Nadine Smith

A070. Termination of pregnancy in Australia: A descriptive analysis of trends over time and associations in the younger cohort

Prof Christina Lee A/Prof Deborah Loxton Dr Angela Taft Prof Judith Lumley Dr Lyndsey Watson

A029. Young 2 data on sexually transmitted infections

Prof Margot Schofield Dr Asad Khan A/Prof Rafat Hussain

A028. Investigating predictors of young women's amphetamine use in Australia: A multi-method study of young women aged 15-27 years

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Anne Russell Prof Charlotte De Crespigny A/Prof Marika Tiggemann

A027. Analysing the data from mid-age women who have had breast cancer/ mastectomy/ lumpectomy

Prof Christina Lee Prof Tracey Wade

A026. The use of complementary and alternative medicine for all three cohorts in phase 1 and phase 2

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Jon Adams Professor David Sibbritt A/Prof Gary Easthope

A025. Young women, reproductive health and intimate partner abuse

Prof Christina Lee Dr Angela Taft

2001
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A129. Stress, health behaviours and the transition to adulthood among young women.

Prof Christina Lee Dr Sandra Bell

A122. Psychological predictors of successful ageing in a cohort of older Australian women

Prof Christina Lee Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Nadine Smith

A023. Analysis of data on time use and well-being

Prof Lois Bryson Prof Michael Bittman

A022. Lesbians' health (includes non-exclusively heterosexual womens' health)

Prof Christina Lee A/Prof Ruth McNair A/Prof Anne Kavanagh Mr Paul Agius Mr Bin Tong

A021. Describing women's personal experiences of asthma, how they diagnose and manage their asthma, their treatment strategies and the impact of asthma on the quality of life

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Gabrielle Rose Prof Jake Najman

A020. The relationship between employment and unemployment and health

Prof Christina Lee Dr Margaret Kelaher

A019. Illicit drug use in the Young cohort

Prof Annette Dobson Ms Anne Russell Prof Wendy Brown A/Prof Cathy Turner

A018. The relationship between work (paid & unpaid) and health, well-being and life quality

Prof Lois Bryson Prof Christina Lee Professor Barbara Pocock

2000
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A121. Changes in physical and mental health associated with urinary incontinence in older Australian women

Prof Christina Lee Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Wendy Brown Ms Nadine Smith

A024. Contraceptive behaviour of young women in Australia

Prof Annette Dobson Dr Samantha Hollingworth

A017. Qualitative analyses of the health experiences of Australian rural and remote women

Prof Christina Lee Dr Helen Keleher

A016. Factors associated with childbearing among the Middle Aged sample

Prof Margot Schofield A/Prof Rafat Hussain

A015. The movement of elderly women into residential aged care and related facilities

Associate Professor Anne Young Prof Julie Byles Ms Rachel Aylward

A014. Validation of NSW Health funding models using Women's Health Australia data

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Robert Gibberd Dr Barry McDonald

A012. A) Investigating the health seeking behaviour, in relation to cancer prevention of NESB & indigenous women compared with Non-NESB women: B) Comparing responses to quality of life questions between the Filipina special cohort and I) NESB women and Ii) Non-NESB women in the main sample

Prof Christina Lee Dr Susan Donath

1999
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A128. Examination of the psychometric properties of the WHA young stress scale: A measure of perceived stress

Prof Christina Lee Dr Sandra Bell

A013. Analysing The Responses To The Question About Satisfaction With Share Of Domestic Duties (question 75 In The Mid-age Baseline Survey)

Prof Lois Bryson Dr Susan Donath

A011. The spatial interactions of health and migration in Australia for the Mid-age and Older cohorts using all datasets

Associate Professor Anne Young A/Prof Ann Larson A/Prof Martin Bell

A010. Assessing the prevalence of body dissatisfaction and what factors are associated with this in the Young age cohort

Associate Professor Anne Young Ms Fiona Campbell Dr Libby Campbell

A009. Relationship between mammography, hormonal therapies and breast cancer

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Kathleen Strong

1998
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A008. Relationships between biological, psychological, social and lifestyle factors and women's physical health and emotional well-being amongst young women with children in their care

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Wendy Gunthorpe

A007. Investigating the psychosocial problems of sufferers of intractable angina

Professor Justin Kenardy Dr Esben Strodl

A006. Factors associated with sleeping difficulty and sleep drug use

Prof Julie Byles Professor Gita Mishra Mr Syed Hassan

A002. The characteristics of Australian women with disabilities This is a test

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Romaine Rutnam

A001. Use of HRT by older Australian women

Prof Julie Byles Dr Anurina Das

1997
Title and Synopsis Investigators and Collaborators
A005. The health of indigenous women, women from non-english speaking backgrounds and women living in mobile homes

Prof Julie Byles Dr Margaret Kelaher Prof Gail Williams

A004. Urinary incontinence in Australian women: Prevalence and prevention

Prof Wendy Brown A/Prof Pauline Chiarelli

A003. Premenstrual symptoms in young and middle-aged women

Prof Wendy Brown Dr Wendy Vanselow