Canadian Study of Health and Aging (CSHA)
The CSHA study aimed to estimate the prevalence of dementia and its subtypes by sex and age, for five regions of Canada. Participants were recruited via random selection of those in municipal records from the community and in institutional settings. Baseline interviews were conducted with approximately 10,200 participants in total, 9,000 from the community and 1,200 from institutions between 1991 to 1992. Participants were then followed up at 5-year intervals in 1996 (CSHA-2) and 2001 (CSHA-3). The study ended in 2001, after 10 years.
Study design
Community or village panel
Number of participants at first data collection
10,263 (participants)
Age at first data collection
Varied (participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The population of individuals living in 5 regions of Canada, aged 65 or over.
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1991
Primary Institutions
University of Ottawa (Université d’Ottawa)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council of Canada
National Health Research Development Program (NHRDP)
Seniors' Independence Research Program
Ongoing?
No
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Interview – phone
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Secondary data
- None
- Computerized tomography (CT)
- Census data
- Healthcare data
- Other government data
Engagement
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