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Healthy Aging of Women (HOW) Study of Rural and Urban Areas of South-East Queensland Questionnaires

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As part of the Healthy Aging of Women (HOW) study, structured questionnaires were completed by 869 women aged 45 to 60 years addressing the following:

  • Socio-demographic information
  • Self-reported sleep disturbance
  • Modifiable risk factors
  • Health-related quality of life
  • Stressful life events

The data were collected in 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2012 and are available in de-identified numerical format.

Access rights

Access to de-identified data can be requested by email through the primary contact.

Location of data collection

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153.552920,-9.929730 137.994575,-9.929730 137.994575,-29.178588 153.552920,-29.178588 153.552920,-9.929730

Publications

Anderson, Debra J., Yoshizawa, Toyoko, Gollschewski, Sara E., Atogami, Fumi, & Courtney, Mary D. (2004) Relationship between menopausal symptoms and menopausal status in Australian and Japanese women: Preliminary analysis. Nursing and Health Sciences, 6(3), pp. 173-180. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1150/
Anderson, Debra, Courtney, Mary, Fu, Shiu-Yun, & McAvan, Brian (2006) The relationship between country of residence, gender and the quality of life in Australian and Taiwanese midlife residents. Social Indicators Research, 79(1), pp. 25-49. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/21674/
Anderson, Rhonda Laurelle, Anderson, Debra J., & Hurst, Cameron P. (2010) Modeling factors that influence exercise and dietary change among midlife Australian women: results from the Healthy Aging of Women Study. Maturitas, 67(2), pp. 151-158. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/34223/
Anderson, Debra J. & Yoshizawa, Toyoko (2007) Cross-cultural comparisons of health-related quality of life in Australian and Japanese midlife women. Menopause, 14(4), pp. 697-707. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/47203/
Fu, Shiu-Yun, Anderson, Debra J., & Courtney, Mary D. (2003) Cross-Cultural Menopausal Experience: A Comparison Of Australian and Taiwanese Women. Nursing and Health Sciences, 5(1), pp. 77-84. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/259/
Gollschewski, Sara E., Anderson, Debra J., Skerman, Helen M., & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2004) The use of complementary and alternative medications by menopausal women in South East Queensland. Womens Health Issues, 14(5), pp. 165-171. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1146/
Gollschewski, Sara E., Anderson, Debra J., Skerman, Helen M., & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2005) Associations between the use of complementary and alternative medications and demographic, health and lifestyle factors in mid-life Australian women. Climacteric: the journal of the International Menopause Society, 8(3), pp. 271-278. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1989/
Anderson, Debra J., Yoshizawa, Toyoko, Gollschewski, Sara E., Atogami, Fumi, & Courtney, Mary D. (2004) Menopause in Australia and Japan: effects of country of residence on menopausal status and menopausal symptoms. Climacteric: the journal of the International Menopause Society, 7(2), pp. 165-174. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/1149/
Fu, Shiu Yun, Anderson, Debra J., Courtney, Mary D., & Hu, Wenbiao (2007) The relationship between culture, attitude, social networks and quality of life in midlife Australian and Taiwanese citizens. Maturitas, 58(3), pp. 285-295. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/33639/
Seib, Charrlotte, Anderson, Debra J., & Lee, Kathryn (2014) Prevalence and correlates of sleep disturbance in post-menopausal Australian women : the Healthy Aging of Women (HOW) study. Journal of Women's Health, 23(2), pp. 151-158. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/62664/
Gollschewski, Sara E., Kitto, Simon, Anderson, Debra J., & Lyons-Wall, Philippa (2008) Women's perceptions and beliefs about the use of complementary and alternative medicines during menopause. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 16(3), pp. 163-168. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/19495/
Xu, Qunyan, Anderson, Debra, & Courtney, Mary (2010) A longitudinal study of the relationship between lifestyle and mental health among midlife and older women in Australia : findings from the Healthy Aging of Women Study. Health Care for Women International, 31(12), pp. 1082-1096. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/39147/
Mirzaii Najmabadi, Khadigeh, Anderson, Debra J., & Barnes, Margaret (2006) The Relationship Between Exercise, Body Mass Index and Menopausal Symptoms in Midlife Australian Women. International Journal of Nursing Practice, 12(1), pp. 28-34. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/22271/
Seib, Charrlotte, Anderson, Debra J., Lee, Kathryn, & Humphreys, Janice (2013) Predictors of mental health in post-menopausal women: results from the Australian healthy aging of women study. Maturitas, 76(4), pp. 377-383. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/62663/
Smith-DiJulio, Kathleen & Anderson, Debra J. (2009) Sustainability of a multimodal intervention to promote lifestyle factors associated with the prevention of cardiovascular disease in midlife Australian women : a 5-year follow-up. Health Care for Women International, 30(12), pp. 1111-1130. http://eprints.qut.edu.au/31798/

Research areas

Health Promotion
Nursing not elsewhere classified
Spatial Data
Preventive Medicine

Cite this collection

Anderson,Debra .(2014). Healthy Aging of Women (HOW) Study of Rural and Urban Areas of South-East Queensland Questionnaires .[Queensland University of Technology]. https://researchdatafinder.qut.edu.au/display/n6578

Related information

The QUT Faculty of Health Women's Wellness Research Program https://www.qut.edu.au/health/about/about-the-faculty#h2-2
Women's Wellness Program http://www.womenswellness.com.au/

Access the data

Professor Debra Anderson, Women's Wellness Research Program

Data file types

numerical

Copyright

©QUT

Dates of data collection

From 2001 to 2012

Connections

Has association with
Has chief investigator
Debra Anderson  (Researcher)
Is managed by
Charrlotte Seib  (Researcher)
Is output of

Contacts

Name: Professor Debra Anderson

Other

Date record created:
2014-09-01T13:12:31
Date record modified:
2019-07-04T11:41:13
Record status:
Published - Open Access