A sub-study is a research project where researchers using the 45 and Up Study choose to look more closely at a specific area and enhance the information already collected by gathering more data from participants.
If you are invited to take part in a sub-study you might be asked to fill in a questionnaire, be interviewed by a researcher, provide a small blood sample or complete some activities. Participation in sub-studies is voluntary. You can decline to join a sub-study and still remain a participant in the 45 and Up Study.
Sub-studies involving 45 and Up Study participants have covered subjects as diverse as falls, patients’ hospital experiences, non-melanoma skin cancer, diabetes and retirement.
If you have a question about participating in a sub-study, please refer to the relevant participant information documents linked below, or contact us. Information for past sub-studies is also available by contacting the Study team. For a list of research projects underway using the 45 and Up Study data (including these sub-studies), please visit the research projects page. Research outcomes from these projects can be found on the publications page.
Download the brochures below to find out more about the different sub-studies
NeuRA Research Project participant information
45 and Up Mobile Health Study Participant Information Sheet
Australian Cancer Risk Study Participant Information Sheet
Maintain Your Brain Genetics Research Participant Information Sheet
45 and Up Health Compass Participant Information Sheet