Investigators: Prof Emily Banks (CI), Prof Sandra Eades, Dr Grace Joshy, Dr Bridgette McNamara, Prof Beverley Raphael, Dr Anna Williamson.
This two-part project aims to investigate the self-reported health, lifestyle behaviours and general wellbeing of 45 and Up Study participants who identified as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander on the baseline survey. These insights will contribute to the understanding of risk profiles and how they differ from non-Aboriginal participants, and of the associations between physical disability and mental health within this cohort.
The first part of the study will describe and compare 45 and Up baseline questionnaire data from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants to that of non-Aboriginal participants, focusing on sociodemographic, health and lifestyle characteristics.
The second part will investigate high levels of psychological distress among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Aboriginal participants, and its relationship to a range of factors such as socioeconomic status, co-morbidity, disability and lifestyle factors.
