Trainee Resources

In preparation for SPA 2021, please review the following articles on the CLSA. We have also attached a table with information on a selection of other longitudinal studies. We also invite you to join us for an orientation session on Thursday April 22^nd at 11:00 AM ET that will provide you with some tips and tricks for using CLSA data in your research. You will receive a calendar invitation to this session via e-mail. The session will be recorded and the slides and video will be added to this page after the session is completed.

Articles: 

• Kirkland, S., Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Strople, G., et. al. (2009). Exploring the Acceptability and Feasibility of conducting a Large Longitudinal Population-Based Study in Canada. Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 28 (3), 231-242. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19860978/  
• Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., Menec, V., Wister, A., et. al. (2009). Mining a Unique Canadian Resources. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement 34 (3), 366-377. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26300192/  
• Martin-Matthews, A., & Mealing, L. (2009). Editorial: Realizing the Vision. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging as a Strategic Initiative of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissement, 28 (3), 209-214.  https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-on-aging-la-revue-canadienne-du-vieillissement/article/editorial-realizing-the-vision-the-canadian-longitudinal-study-on-aging-as-a-strategic-initiative-of-the-canadian-institutes-of-health-research/8C4C3D15B8DB427BEC215789E104A6B5  
• Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., et. al (2019). The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). International Journal of Epidemiology,48 (6), 1752-1753j.  https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyz173  
• Raina, P., Wolfson, C., Kirkland, S., Griffith, L., et al. (2009). The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Canadian Journal on Aging/ La Revue Canadienne Du Vieillissment, 28 (3), 221-229. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19860977/ 
• Shooshtari, S., Menec, V., Swift, A., and Tate, R. (2020).  Exploring ethno-cultural variations in how older Canadians define healthy aging: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA). Journal of Aging Studies 52. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32178804/

These articles should be available for free through your institution’s library. If you are having trouble accessing them, please contact the SPA planning committee. 

English Longitudinal Study on Ageing 

https://www.closer.ac.uk/study/english-longitudinal-study-of-ageing/

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Aging (TILDA) 

https://tilda.tcd.ie/

Longitudinal Aging Study Amsterdam (LASA) 

https://www.lasa-vu.nl/index.htm

Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging 

https://www.blsa.nih.gov/

Health and Retirement Study 

https://hrs.isr.umich.edu/welcome-health-and-retirement-study

Cognitive Function and Ageing 

http://www.cfas.ac.uk/ 

Healthy Ageing in Scotland (HAGIS): 

https://www.hagis.scot/

Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe 

http://www.share-project.org/home0.html 

Longitudinal Aging Study in India (LASI) 

https://lasi.hsph.harvard.edu/