Investigators: Elizabeth Comino (CI), Mark Harris, Elizabeth Harris, Julie McDonald, Tish Bruce, Amanda Jones, Debra Donnelly, Judie Page
The objectives are:
- To establish a 45 and Up Primary and Community Health Cohort by linking the 45 and Up Study to administrative datasets held by local, state and commonwealth data collections
- To examine the influence of participant and system factors on integration of health services and its impact on health outcomes and health service use over time
- To determine the health outcomes and service needs of older residents
- To identify the factors associated with ‘healthy’ ageing and older residents’ trajectory towards higher care need
- To identify the care pathways for a cohort of older people
- To identify predictors of health service use and develop interventions to address them
- To monitor the impact of integration programs on health service use and patterns of hospitalisation
- To evaluate interventions and policies to improve health outcomes of older residents
- To enhance the effective implementation of successful strategies based on study findings by working with health service staff, management and policy makers.