Overview
Background
Professor Annette Dobson's research interests are in: Biostatistics (generalised linear modelling, clinical biostatistics, statistical methods relevant to longitudinal studies), and Epidemiology (tobacco control, cardiovascular disease, women's health).
Availability
- Professor Annette Dobson is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, University of Adelaide
- Masters (Research) of Statistics, James Cook University
- Doctor of Philosophy, James Cook University
- Postgraduate Diploma, University of New England Australia
Research interests
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Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health
This is a large national project involving more than 55,000 women that started in 1996. The goal is to examine factors that affect the health of women and their use of health services in the context of their personal, family, social and economic circumstances. It involves a large research team which includes people with expertise in statistics, psychology, sociology, medicine, exercise, nutrition, etc. I am the director of the project.
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Methodology for Longitudinal Studies
These studies are becoming popular worldwide because they hold the promise of solving questions relating to causation which cannot be realistically examined using other study designs. They are however very complex and expensive, and they pose substantial statistical challenges.
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Trends in chronic disease and multimorbidity
Heart disease has declined in Australia by more than 50% in the last 40 years, but it is still a leading cause of death, morbidity and health costs. As heart disease has declined and life expectancy has increased, older people are at increasing risk of experiencing multiple chronic conditions, including dementia. I work on understanding prevalence, trends and overlapping patterns of chronic disease in Australia and internationally.
Works
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2009
Conference Publication
Deployment frequency and health in the NNAI study group. Australian Defence Force.
Bleier, J., McGuire, A.,, Waller, M., Treloar, S.A. and Dobson, A. (2009). Deployment frequency and health in the NNAI study group. Australian Defence Force.. Australian Military Medical Association Conference, Gold Coast , QLD, Australia, October 30-November 1 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
The Defence Deployed East Timor Health Study: Overview of findings
Treloar, S. A., McGuire, A., McClintock, C., Waller ,M., Bleier, J., Nielsen, L., Loos, C., Nasveld, P. and Dobson, A. (2009). The Defence Deployed East Timor Health Study: Overview of findings. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
The application of consumer driven research methods to the development of research priorities for the Middle East Area of Operations Health Study.
Barton, C., McFarlane, A. C., Treloar, S. A., McClintock, C., Nasveld, P., Devine, M. and Dobson, A. (2009). The application of consumer driven research methods to the development of research priorities for the Middle East Area of Operations Health Study.. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference., Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Determinants of weight gain in young adult women
Brown, W.J., Hockey, R. and Dobson, A. (2009). Determinants of weight gain in young adult women. Hearts in focus - celebration, collaboration and challenges. Heart Foundation Conference 2009, Brisbane, 14-16 May, 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
The Near North Area of Influence study group: Comparison of Health outcomes for personnel who had not been on a military deployment compared with those who had been to East Timor and the Middle East Area of Operations
Bleier, J., Waller, M., McGuire, A., Nicholson, C., McFarlane, A.C., Treloar, S. and Dobson, A. (2009). The Near North Area of Influence study group: Comparison of Health outcomes for personnel who had not been on a military deployment compared with those who had been to East Timor and the Middle East Area of Operations. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference, Gold Coast , QLD, Australia, October 30-November 1 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Living long and living well: Findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health
Byles, J., Gibson, R., Tooth, L., Brilleman, S., Sibbritt, D. and Dobson, A. (2009). Living long and living well: Findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health. 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Paris, France, 5-9 July 2009. IAGG.
2009
Conference Publication
Deployment Health Surveillance Program – results of the Solomon Islands study.
McClintock, C., Waller, M., McGuire,A., Loos,C., Nielsen, L., McFarlane, AC., Dobson, A., Treloar ,S.A. and D’Este, C (2009). Deployment Health Surveillance Program – results of the Solomon Islands study.. Pacific Military Medicine Conference, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 6-10 April 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
Analysis of self report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Health Studies
Waller, M., Bleier, J., McGuire, A., D'Este, C., Sim, M., Treloar, S.A. and Dobson, A. (2009). Analysis of self report symptoms reported by the Australian Defence Force in the Near North Area of Influence Health Studies. Australian Military Medicine Association Conference, Gold Coast, Australia, 30 October - 1 November 2009.
2009
Conference Publication
What is a healthy body mass index for women in their 70s?
van Uffelen, J., Brown, W., Berecki, J. and Dobson, A. (2009). What is a healthy body mass index for women in their 70s?. 2009 Annual Conference of the ISBNPA, Lisbon, Portugal, 17-20 June, 2009. Lisbon: Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa.
2009
Journal Article
Understanding the 'epidemic of heart failure': A systematic review of trends in deterinants of heart failure
Najafi, Farid, Jamrozik, Konrad and Dobson, Annette (2009). Understanding the 'epidemic of heart failure': A systematic review of trends in deterinants of heart failure. European Journal of Heart Failure, 11 (5), 472-479. doi: 10.1093/eurjhf/hfp029
2009
Conference Publication
Defence Deployed Solomon Islands Study – Classical Epidemiological Trends.
McClintock, C., Waller, M., McGuire, A., Loos, C., Nielsen, L., McFarlane, A.C., Dobson,A., Treloar, S. and D’Este,C. (2009). Defence Deployed Solomon Islands Study – Classical Epidemiological Trends.. Public Health Association Queensland State Conference, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane, Australia, 23-24th July 2009.
2008
Journal Article
The Deployment Health Surveillance Program: vision and challenges of health surveillance for Australian military cohorts
Barton, Christopher A., Dobson, Annette, Treloar, Susan A., McClintock, Christine and McFarland, Alexander C. (2008). The Deployment Health Surveillance Program: vision and challenges of health surveillance for Australian military cohorts. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32 (6), 529-534. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00304.x
2008
Journal Article
Few urban-rural differences in older carers' access to community services
Lucke, Jayne, Russell, Anne, Tooth, Leigh, Lee, Christina, Watson, Melanie, Byrne, Gerard, Wilson, Andrew and Dobson, Annette (2008). Few urban-rural differences in older carers' access to community services. Australian Health Review, 32 (4), 684-690. doi: 10.1071/AH080684
2008
Journal Article
Adherence to bisphosphonate treatment by elderly women
Berecki-Gisolf, Janneke, Hockey, Richard and Dobson, Annette (2008). Adherence to bisphosphonate treatment by elderly women. Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society, 15 (5), 984-990. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816be98a
2008
Journal Article
Smoking reduction and cessation among young adult women: a 7-year prospective analysis
McDermott, Liane, Dobson, Annette and Owen, Neville (2008). Smoking reduction and cessation among young adult women: a 7-year prospective analysis. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, 10 (9), 1457-1466. doi: 10.1080/14622200802323241
2008
Journal Article
Transitions into informal caregiving and out of paid employment of women in their 50s
Berecki-Gisolf, Janneke, Lucke, Jayne, Hockey, Richard and Dobson, Annette (2008). Transitions into informal caregiving and out of paid employment of women in their 50s. Social Science and Medicine, 67 (1), 122-127. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.03.031
2008
Book
Use and costs of medications and other health care resources: Findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health
Byles, Julie, Loxton, Deborah, Berecki, Janneke, Dolja-Gore, Xenia, Gibson, Richard, Hockey, Richard, Robinson, Ian, Parkinson, Lynne, Adamson, Lyn, Lucke, Jayne, Powers, Jennifer, Young, Anne and Dobson, Annette (2008). Use and costs of medications and other health care resources: Findings from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health. Canberra, Australia: Dept. of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth).
2008
Journal Article
Physical activity, Body Mass Index and health care costs in mid-age Australian women
Brown, W. J., Hockey, R. and Dobson, A. J. (2008). Physical activity, Body Mass Index and health care costs in mid-age Australian women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 32 (2), 150-155. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2008.00192.x
2008
Journal Article
Self-rated health and a healthy lifestyle are the most important predictors of survival in elderly women
Ford, Jessica, Spallek, Melanie and Dobson , Annette (2008). Self-rated health and a healthy lifestyle are the most important predictors of survival in elderly women. Age and Ageing, 37 (2 (Supp)), 194-200. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afm171
2008
Journal Article
Weighted Multi-Morbidity Indexes Predict Mortality, Health Service Use and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Women
Tooth, Leigh, Hockey, Richard, Byles, Julie and Dobson, Annette (2008). Weighted Multi-Morbidity Indexes Predict Mortality, Health Service Use and Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Women. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 61 (2), 151-159. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.05.015
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Annette Dobson is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
The usefulness of the percentage difference, 100(lnA - lnB), in health research
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Louise Marquart-Wilson
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the health of women born in 1946-51 over time
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Reza Baneshi, Professor Gita Mishra
Completed supervision
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
The 'Healthy Soldier Effect' and experiences of deployed Australian Defence Force personnel
Principal Advisor
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2008
Doctor Philosophy
Biopsychosocial Correlates of Women's Mental Health: A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Reported Mental Health Across Three Generations of Australian women
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Nancy Pachana
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Heart failure in Australia: trends in determinants, incidence and survival
Principal Advisor
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2025
Doctor Philosophy
Infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, and non-communicable diseases across lifespan
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Hsin-Fang Chung, Professor Gita Mishra
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Rural disadvantage in breast cancer health-care service use and outcomes: Quantifying the effects of individual risk factors and health service risk factors
Associate Advisor
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Perceived neighbourhood cohesion and health among mid-aged Australian women
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Leigh Tooth
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Environmental Drivers of Human Leptospirosis Infection in American Samoa ¿ Emergence, Risk Analysis, and Disease Mapping
Associate Advisor
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2011
Doctor Philosophy
Fertility and infertility: studies in reproductive epidemiology in Australia
Associate Advisor
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
Kurunpa [Spirit]: Exploring the Psychosocial Determinants of Coronary Heart Disease among Indigenous men in Central Australia
Associate Advisor
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2007
Doctor Philosophy
Factors Associated with Continuity and Change in Tobacco use Among Women During Young Adulthood
Associate Advisor
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2006
Doctor Philosophy
MANAGING UNCERTAINTY IN DIAGNOSTIC DECISION MAKING: B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF HEART FAILURE
Associate Advisor
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2004
Doctor Philosophy
MONITORING PROCESS OF CARE IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT USING RISK ADJUSTED MORTALITY
Associate Advisor
Media
Enquiries
Contact Professor Annette Dobson directly for media enquiries about:
- Biostatistics
- Biostatistics - longitudinal studies
- Epidemiology of heart disease
- Health - women
- Health longitudinal statistics
- Health statistics
- Heart disease - epidemiology
- Longitudinal studies - health
- Public health statistics
- Statistics - health
- Tobacco control
- Women's health
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