Personality and Total Health Through Life (PATH)
The PATH project is a 20-year, population-based, longitudinal cohort study of around 7,500 adults in the Canberra and Queanbeyan area of Australia. The study follows the mental health and cognitive functioning of three age cohorts (birth years 1975-1979, 1956-1960 and 1937-1941) selected at random from the electoral rolls of the Australian Capital Territory and the neighbouring town of Queanbeyan in 1999-2001. At the start of the study, these cohorts were aged 20-24 years (The ‘20+’ cohort.), 40-44 years (The ‘40+’ cohort) and 60-64 years (The ‘60+’ cohort).
Study design
Cohort - birth, Cohort - accelerated
Number of participants at first data collection
2,404 (20+ cohort)
2,530 (40+ cohort)
2,551 (60+ cohort)
Age at first data collection
20 - 24 years (20+ cohort)
40 - 44 years (40+ cohort)
60 - 64 years (60+ cohort)
Participant year of birth
1937 - 1941 (60+ cohort)
1956 - 1960 (40+ cohort)
1975 - 1979 (20+ cohort)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
No
Sample features
Country
Year of first data collection
1999 (20+ cohort)
2000 (40+ cohort)
2001 (60+ cohort)
Primary Institutions
Australian National University (ANU)
University of New South Wales (UNSW)
Links
Profile paper DOI
Funders
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)
Australian Research Council (ARC)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-report questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- Wearable devices
- None
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Healthcare data
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
