Aging in Manitoba

Acronym:	AIM	Start Year:	1971
		End Year:	2001

SUMMARY

Study Summary:	AIM
Additional Comments:	* Baseline: 3 cross-sectional surveys. Physical performance measures in 2001. Formal add-on studies: SAS (1996, 2001), High-Risk Seniors (1996), Post-Flood study (1996, 1998) and PASS (2001).

STUDY DESIGN

Country:	Canada	Physiological Measures	Psychological Measures
Sample Size:	8,950*	Functional Health	Cognitive Abilities
Age Group:	60+ -108	Lifestyle: Physical Activity	Social and Demographic Measures
Gender:	Both	Lifestyle: Nutrition	Health Services Utilization
# Cohorts:	3	Lifestyle: Other
Total Waves:	6 + 4 subsets	Minorities
Link w/ Data:	service utilization data (medical, hospital, personal care home, home care from 1970-2004 and pharmacare data from 1994-2004), and death certificates of decedents from 1971-2004

CONTACTS

Contact Information:	Dr. Betty Havens, Principal Investigator Department of Community Health Sciences University of Manitoba S110D - 750 Bannatyne Avenue Winnipeg, Manitoba R3E 0W3 CANADA Phone #: 204.789.3427 Fax #: 204.789.3905 E-mail 1: havens@cc.umanitoba.ca E-mail 2: aim@umanitoba.ca
Web Page(s):	Web 1: http://www.aginginmanitoba.ca Web 2: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/community_health_sciences/AIM/