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Updated 5/30/22
Country: Canada
Study design: Observational cohort with repeated measurements over time
Participant age range: Adults aged 50 and over
Number of participants at baseline: 1,739
Year of initial enrollment: 1995
Number of data collection waves: 9; data collection ongoing
Measures of well-being:
- Optimism
- Positive affect
Quantity of well-being measures (e.g., number of constructs, number of times well-being was assessed): Low
Quality of well-being measures (e.g., were measures reliable and valid in the study population): High
Measures of physical health:
- Self-rated / questionnaire-based health
- Self-report medical history or medication use
- Measured anthropometrics, e.g., weight
- Biomarkers
- Adjudicated health outcomes
Access Information:
Interested researchers should contact Health Data Nova Scotia, Dalhousie University (HDNS@dal.ca) for more information.
Notable citation:
Davidson K, Mostofsky E, & Whang W. (2010). Don’t worry, be happy: positive affect and reduced 10-year incident coronary heart disease: the Canadian Nova Scotia Health Survey. European heart journal, 31(9), 1065-1070.