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Understanding ageing in older Australians: The contribution of the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) project to the evidence base and policy
Author(s) -
Anstey Kaarin J,
Bielak Allison AM,
Birrell Carole L,
Browning Colette J,
Burns Richard A,
Byles Julie,
Kiely Kim M,
Nepal Binod,
Ross Lesley A,
Steel David,
Windsor Timothy D
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
australasian journal on ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.63
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1741-6612
pISSN - 1440-6381
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00533.x
Subject(s) - ageing , microsimulation , older people , cohort , gerontology , life course approach , medicine , psychology , engineering , developmental psychology , transport engineering
Aim: To describe the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) project and illustrate its contributions to understanding ageing through innovative methodology, and investigations on outcomes based on the project themes. DYNOPTA provides a platform and technical expertise that may be used to combine other national and international datasets. Methods: The DYNOPTA project has pooled and harmonised data from nine Australian longitudinal studies to create the largest available longitudinal dataset ( n = 50652) on ageing in Australia. Results: A range of findings have resulted from the study to date, including methodological advances, prevalence rates of disease and disability, and mapping trajectories of ageing with and without increasing morbidity. DYNOPTA also forms the basis of a microsimulation model that will provide projections of future costs of disease and disability for the baby boomer cohort. Conclusion: DYNOPTA contributes significantly to the Australian evidence base on ageing to inform key social and health policy domains.