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Resources and documents for researchers.
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Questionnaires & scales & sources
See the Wave 4 20+ face-to-face questionnaire and the list of questions and scales used with source references included in the PATH Through Life questionnaires.
| Questionnaires | File download |
|---|---|
| Wave 1 20+ | |
| Wave 1 40+ | |
| Wave 1 60+ | |
| Wave 2 20+ | |
| Wave 2 40+ | |
| Wave 2 60+ | |
| Wave 3 20+ | |
| Wave 3 40+ | |
| Wave 3 60+ | |
| Wave 4 20+ | |
| Wave 4 40+ | |
| Wave 4 60+ |
General data documentation
- The PATH book (PDF, 305KB) has not yet been updated to include appendices nor Wave 3 results.
- Amendments to PATH data (PDF, 68KB) in chronological order.
- Explanation of variable revisions (PDF, 31KB) made to wave 1 & 2 data at completion of wave 2 data collection.
- Census 2001 comparison (PDF, 53KB) with wave 1 data.
- Sample weights for PATH (PDF, 65KB).
- ApoE documentation and assay protocol (PDF, 217KB).
Wave 1 data documentation
Wave 2 data documentation
Wave 3 data documentation
Wave 4 data documentation
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Research documentation
- The appendices are referred to in the application form:
Major Grant details
- Wave 1: NHMRC Unit Grant No. 973302.
- Wave 2: NHMRC Program grant No. 179805.
- Wave 3: NHMRC Project grant No. 418039.
- Wave 4: NHMRC Project grant No. No. 1002160 (partial funding).
Ethics approval details
Wave 1
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for PATH: #M9807 approved 1/9/1998.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for MRI substudy: #2001/1 approved 6/3/2001.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for Health & Memory substudy: #2001/2 approved 6/3/2001.
Wave 2
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for PATH: #2002/189 approved 11/11/2002.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for MRI 40+ substudy: #2001/1 (variation) approved 6/3/2001.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for MRI 60+ substudy: #2001/1 approved 6/3/2001.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for Health & Memory substudy: #2001/2 approved 6/3/2001.
Wave 3
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for PATH: #2006/314 approved 21/12/2006.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for mid-life cardiovascular substudy: #2008/341 approved 8/8/2008.
- ACT Health HREC Ethics Approval for mid-life cardiovascular substudy: #ETH.5/08 506 approved.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for MRI 60+ substudy: #2009/308 approved 5/6/2009.
- ACT Health HREC Ethics Approval for MRI 60+ substudy: #ETH.3/09.345 approved 6/5/2009.
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for Health & Memory substudy: #2009/039 approved 25/3/2009.
Wave 4
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for PATH: 2010/542 approved 4/03/2010.
- ANU HREC variation to 2010/542 Health and Economy approved 9/4/2013
- ANU HREC Ethics Approval for MRI sub study 2012/703 approved 20/2/2013
- ANU HREC variation to 2012/703 to include:
- Exercise, energy expenditure and healthy ageing. Approved 19/9/2013;
- The eye as a window to the brain’ approved 1/11/2013.