The Canadian Study of Health and Aging: organizational lessons from a national, multicenter, epidemiologic study.
The Canadian Study of Health and Aging was a large, multidisciplinary, national core study--with a number of "add-on" investigations--of the epidemiology of dementia and the health of older people. This structure was a fiscally prudent way to balance between mandated and investigator-initiated inquiry. In hindsight, several important features of the study would be repeated. Future studies might profitably consider a longer funding period for analysis, and a more strategic approach to in-depth, supplementary studies.
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Division of Geriatric Medicine, Dalhousie University, Canada.
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D003704:Dementia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015340:Epidemiologic Research Design; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male