[ICPSR] ICPSR Webinar: Join Us for The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS)

[Linda Detterman]

*The Social Environment and Biomarkers of Aging Study (SEBAS)*

Join us for a webinar on Jun 20, 2016 at 12:00 PM EDT.

*Register now!*

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/7457779938646189572

The SEBAS data (available at
http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/NACDA/studies/3792/version/5) allow
researchers to explore the relationships among life challenges, the social
environment and health and to examine antecedents, correlates and
consequences of change in biological measures and health.

This webinar will provide an overview of the unique sources of information
available in SEBAS and will show examples of how these data can be used in
combination with other biosocial surveys for comparative analyses. The
presentation will review the background for the SEBAS, describe the cohort
and how the survey builds on the parent study (TLSA), briefly explain the
measures that were collected, highlight some key research findings based on
SEBAS, discuss the main strengths and weaknesses of the data, and outline
how users may obtain the data.

ABOUT THE STUDY
SEBAS is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of Taiwanese
middle-aged and older adults. It adds the collection of biomarkers and
performance assessments to the Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging (TLSA), a
nationally representative study of adults aged 60 and over, including the
institutionalized population. The TLSA began in 1989, with follow-ups
approximately every 3 years; younger refresher cohorts were added in 1996
and 2003. The first wave of SEBAS, based on a sub-sample of respondents
from the 1999 TLSA, was conducted in 2000. A total of 1023 respondents
completed both a face-to-face home interview and, several weeks later, a
hospital-based physical examination—including a 12-hour overnight urine
specimen, fasting blood specimen, and measurements of blood pressure and
anthropometry. A second wave of SEBAS was conducted in 2006 using a similar
protocol to SEBAS 2000, but with the addition of performance assessments
conducted by the interviewers at the end of the home interview. Both waves
of SEBAS also included measures of health status (physical, emotional,
cognitive), health behaviors, social relationships and exposure to
stressors.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing
information about joining the webinar.

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