CLSA research on health and aging of Veterans
On November 11, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) honours all those who have served our country and express our gratitude to Veterans for their sacrifices.
It is estimated that in Canada there are approximately 700,000 Canadian Armed Forces Veterans, a key population subgroup that can be difficult to identify once leaving the military. The CLSA dataset provides a unique opportunity to analyze health factors in a sample of self-identified Veterans, allowing for insight into how military service impacts health and aging.
Learn more about the current projects and publications that use CLSA data to explore questions related to the health and aging of Veterans:
Population-based research on the health of older Veterans in Canada: The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Presented by CLSA Principal Investigator Dr. Christina Wolfson, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
They are older now: a snapshot of self-identified Veterans in the CLSA
Presented by CLSA Principal Investigator Christina Wolfson, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Publications
Wolfson C, Gauvin DE, Schulz J, Magalhaes S, Tansey CM, Feinstein A, Aiken A, Scarfo B, Middleton J, Raina P, VanTil L, Molnar-Szakacs I. The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: A Vehicle for Research on Aging in Older Veterans. Mil Med. 2023 Jan 31:usad012. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usad012.
Gauvin DE, Wolfson C, Aiken AB, Feinstein A, Raina P. Correlates of posttraumatic stress disorder among Veterans in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging. 2021 7 Dec. JMVFH. doi: https://doi.org/10.3138/jmvfh-2021-0030.
Tansey CM, Raina P, Wolfson C. Veterans' physical health. Epidemiol Rev. 2013;35:66-74. doi: 10.1093/epirev/mxs005.
Approved Projects
Understanding the psychological health trajectories of older Canadian Veterans
Dr. Annie Robitaille, University of Ottawa
Characterizing Mental Health in an Aging Veteran Population
Dr. Sara Rodrigues, Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families
Elder Abuse Among Canadian Veterans: A Comprehensive Examination Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging
Dr. Rebecca Warburton, University of Victoria
Trajectories of Aging in Older Veterans: First Follow Up of The CLSA Veterans Health Initiative
Dr. Christina Wolfson, McGill University
The Veterans Health Initiative Within the CLSA: A snapshot of the physical and mental health of older Veterans
Dr. Christina Wolfson, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre