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PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY Australian alcohol guidelines – who is a risky drinker?

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Publisher:  Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, 2012

Status – CURRENT

This study investigates women’s drinking behaviour over the lifespan. It presents findings based on almost 40,000 women in three age groups (18-23 years, 45-50 years and 70-75 years) who were surveyed approximately every three years between 1996 and 2012. The women answered questions about how often and how much alcohol they usually drank per week, and how often they binge drank. Four drinking behaviours were defined: i) no risk, ii) binge less than once a month, iii) binge once a month or more, iv) long-term risk (more than two drinks a day on average). The four groups were then compared.

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ABS Personal Safety Survey (2012)

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Publisher: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2012

Status – CURRENT

In December 2013 the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the results from the 2012 Personal Safety Survey. The survey collected data about the nature and extent of violence experienced by women and men since the age of 15, including their experience of violence in the past 12 months. Key survey findings include One in three Australian women (34 per cent) have experienced physical violence since the age of 15 One in five Australian women (19 per cent) have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15 One in four Australian women (25 per cent) have experienced emotional abuse by a partner since the age of 15 One in five Australian women (19 per cent) have experienced stalking in their lifetime.

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Rural, remote and regional differences in women’s health: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2011

Status – CURRENT

The report explores findings relevant to the health disadvantage in rural communities and is structured into three broad themes: 1. Generally poorer health of women living in regional and remote areas; 2. Differences in access to and use of a wide range of health services;  3. The resilience of rural women and characteristics of life in rural communities which ameliorate sometimes difficult conditions.  It shows examples where government policies have been effective in reducing health inequities, as well as highlighting situations in which changes in policies and practices could lead to further improvements.

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Women, health and ageing: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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Publisher: Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2010

Status – CURRENT

This report focuses on the health of older women from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women‘s Health. It was found that as women are living longer they increasingly make up the majority of those experiencing dementia, sensory impairment, and falls and fractures. It includes findings on: Changes in physical health and relationship to socio-economic status; Living with chronic conditions such as arthritis, diabetes, sleep problems and incontinence; Effects of falls, smoking, and alcohol intake; Effects of obesity, and contributing factors. Current preventive activities in Australia to reduce overweight and obesity, reduce the prevalence of tobacco smoking, and increase levels of physical activity are all strongly supported by the data presented in this report.  The data also identify growing needs for the primary care sector to help older women with chronic conditions.

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Use and costs of medications and other health care resources: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health

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Prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health, 2008

Status – CURRENT

The report makes use of Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme and Medicare data that are linked to survey data and provide details on the women’s health, health behaviours, and social circumstances. Combined, these data provide unique and rich information on health service use by particular sub-groups of women, longitudinal changes and health outcomes.

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Women’s Weight: Findings from the Australian Longtitudinal study on Women’s Health

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Publisher: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, 2007

Status – CURRENT

This report has been prepared on the basis of discussions between the ALSWH research team and staff of the Department of Health and Ageing and presents findings on women’s weight from four surveys of the three cohorts. This report addressed questions relating to trends in women’s weight, height and BMI, factors to predict weight change, the effects of weight on health and the effects of weight on health care usage.

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