Professor Annette Dobson
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Annette Dobson

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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
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Fields of research

Biostatistics Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Health Sciences Mathematical Sciences Statistics

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

Search Professor Annette Dobson’s works on UQ eSpace

635 works between 1979 and 2025
All (635) Journal Article (478) Book Chapter (12) Conference Publication (98) Book (19) Other Outputs (28)

141 - 160 of 635 works

2015

Journal Article

Long-term consequences of non-injurious and injurious falls on well-being in older women

Peeters, G. M. E. E. (Geeske), Jones, Mark, Byles, Julie and Dobson, Annette J. (2015). Long-term consequences of non-injurious and injurious falls on well-being in older women. The Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 70 (12), 1519-1525. doi: 10.1093/gerona/glv102

Long-term consequences of non-injurious and injurious falls on well-being in older women

2015

Journal Article

The effect of dose and type of proton pump inhibitor use on risk of fractures and osteoporosis treatment in older Australian women: A prospective cohort study

van der Hoorn, Mariëlle M. C., Tett, Susan E., de Vries, Oscar J., Dobson, Annette J. and Peeters, G. M. E. E. G. (Geeske) (2015). The effect of dose and type of proton pump inhibitor use on risk of fractures and osteoporosis treatment in older Australian women: A prospective cohort study. Bone, 81, 675-682. doi: 10.1016/j.bone.2015.08.024

The effect of dose and type of proton pump inhibitor use on risk of fractures and osteoporosis treatment in older Australian women: A prospective cohort study

2015

Journal Article

Body mass index and socioeconomic position are associated with 9-year trajectories of multimorbidity: a population-based study

Jackson, Caroline A., Dobson, Annette, Tooth, Leigh and Mishra, Gita D. (2015). Body mass index and socioeconomic position are associated with 9-year trajectories of multimorbidity: a population-based study. Preventive Medicine, 81, 92-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2015.08.013

Body mass index and socioeconomic position are associated with 9-year trajectories of multimorbidity: a population-based study

2015

Journal Article

Do factors that predict attrition change across waves in a longitudinal study of older women?

Gardiner, Paul A., Pachana, Nancy A., Mishra, Gita D., Jones, Mark, Byles, Julie E. and Dobson, Annette J. (2015). Do factors that predict attrition change across waves in a longitudinal study of older women?. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 63 (12), 2627-2629. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13853

Do factors that predict attrition change across waves in a longitudinal study of older women?

2015

Journal Article

Factors associated with low unit cohesion in Australian Defence Force members who deployed to the Middle East (2001-2009).

Kanesarajah, Jeeva, Waller, M, Zheng, W.Y. and Dobson, A.J. (2015). Factors associated with low unit cohesion in Australian Defence Force members who deployed to the Middle East (2001-2009).. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps, 162 (5), 366-372. doi: 10.1136/jramc-2015-000484

Factors associated with low unit cohesion in Australian Defence Force members who deployed to the Middle East (2001-2009).

2015

Journal Article

Physical health of young, Australian women: A comparison of two national cohorts surveyed 17 years apart.

Rowlands, Ingrid J., Dobson, Annette J. and Mishra, Gita D. (2015). Physical health of young, Australian women: A comparison of two national cohorts surveyed 17 years apart.. PLoS One, 10 (11) e0142088, e0142088. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142088

Physical health of young, Australian women: A comparison of two national cohorts surveyed 17 years apart.

2015

Conference Publication

Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Factors Influence the Adult Life-Course of Physical Function in Women

Peeters, G., Beard, J. R., Deeg, D. J., Tooth, L., Brown, W. J. and Dobson, A. (2015). Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Factors Influence the Adult Life-Course of Physical Function in Women. CARY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC.

Lifestyle and Socio-Economic Factors Influence the Adult Life-Course of Physical Function in Women

2015

Journal Article

Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and self-reported morbidity in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: a cross-sectional study

Lazarevic, Nina, Dobson, Annette J., Barnett, Adrian G. and Knibbs, Luke D. (2015). Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and self-reported morbidity in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open, 5 (10) e008714, 1-10. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008714

Long-term ambient air pollution exposure and self-reported morbidity in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health: a cross-sectional study

2015

Journal Article

Comparison of anthropometric measures as predictors of cancer incidence: a pooled collaborative analysis of 11 Australian cohorts

Harding, Jessica L., Shaw, Jonathan E., Anstey, Kaarin J., Adams, Robert, Balkau, Beverley, Brennan-Olsen, Sharon L., Briffa, Tom, Davis, Timothy M. E., Davis, Wendy A., Dobson, Annette, Flicker, Leon, Giles, Graham, Grant, Janet, Huxley, Rachel, Knuiman, Matthew, Luszcz, Mary, Macinnis, Robert J., Mitchell, Paul, Pasco, Julie A., Reid, Christopher, Simmons, David, Simons, Leon, Tonkin, Andrew, Woodward, Mark, Peeters, Anna and Magliano, Dianna J. (2015). Comparison of anthropometric measures as predictors of cancer incidence: a pooled collaborative analysis of 11 Australian cohorts. International Journal of Cancer, 137 (7), 1699-1708. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29529

Comparison of anthropometric measures as predictors of cancer incidence: a pooled collaborative analysis of 11 Australian cohorts

2015

Journal Article

Correction to: Regression to the mean: What it is and how to deal with it [Int J Epidemiol 2005;34:215-20.]

Barnett, Adrian G., Van Der Pols, Jolieke C. and Dobson, Annette J. (2015). Correction to: Regression to the mean: What it is and how to deal with it [Int J Epidemiol 2005;34:215-20.]. International Journal of Epidemiology, 44 (5) dyv161, 1748-1748. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyv161

Correction to: Regression to the mean: What it is and how to deal with it [Int J Epidemiol 2005;34:215-20.]

2015

Journal Article

Mental health and service use: men who served in the Australian military, women who received Department of Veterans' Affairs benefits, and the general population.

McGuire, Annabel, Dobson, Annette, Mewton, Louise, Varker, Tracey, Forbes, David and Wade, Darryl (2015). Mental health and service use: men who served in the Australian military, women who received Department of Veterans' Affairs benefits, and the general population.. ANZ Journal of Public Health, 39 (6), 524-529. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12431

Mental health and service use: men who served in the Australian military, women who received Department of Veterans' Affairs benefits, and the general population.

2015

Journal Article

Validity and responsiveness of the FRAIL scale in a longitudinal cohort study of older Australian women

Gardiner, Paul A., Mishra, Gita D. and Dobson, Annette J. (2015). Validity and responsiveness of the FRAIL scale in a longitudinal cohort study of older Australian women. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16 (9), 781-783. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.05.005

Validity and responsiveness of the FRAIL scale in a longitudinal cohort study of older Australian women

2015

Journal Article

Alcohol use in the military: associations with health and wellbeing

Waller, Michael, McGuire, Annabel C. L. and Dobson, Annette J. (2015). Alcohol use in the military: associations with health and wellbeing. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, 10 (27) 27, 27-49. doi: 10.1186/s13011-015-0023-4

Alcohol use in the military: associations with health and wellbeing

2015

Journal Article

Multimorbidity patterns are differentially associated with functional ability and decline in a longitudinal cohort of older women

Jackson, Caroline A., Jones, Mark, Tooth, Leigh, Mishra, Gita D., Byles, Julie and Dobson, Annette (2015). Multimorbidity patterns are differentially associated with functional ability and decline in a longitudinal cohort of older women. Age and Ageing, 44 (5), 810-816. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afv095

Multimorbidity patterns are differentially associated with functional ability and decline in a longitudinal cohort of older women

2015

Journal Article

Changes in the Relationships Between Body Mass Index and Health Outcomes Across Middle Age and Older Adulthood

Peeters, G. M. E. E.(Geeske), Herber-Gast, Gerrie-Cor M., Dobson, Annette J. and Brown, Wendy J. (2015). Changes in the Relationships Between Body Mass Index and Health Outcomes Across Middle Age and Older Adulthood. Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 90 (7), 903-910. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2015.04.006

Changes in the Relationships Between Body Mass Index and Health Outcomes Across Middle Age and Older Adulthood

2015

Other Outputs

Chronic conditions, physical function and health care use: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Final report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health June 2015

Byles, Julie, Hockey, Richard, McLaughlin, Deirdre, Dobson, Annette, Brown, Wendy, Loxton, Deborah and Mishra, Gita (2015). Chronic conditions, physical function and health care use: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Final report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health June 2015. Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH).

Chronic conditions, physical function and health care use: Findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health. Final report prepared for the Australian Government Department of Health June 2015

2015

Journal Article

Time-course of PTSD symptoms in the Australian Defence Force: a retrospective cohort study

Waller, M., Charlson, F. J., Ireland, R. E. E., Whiteford, H. A. and Dobson, A. J. (2015). Time-course of PTSD symptoms in the Australian Defence Force: a retrospective cohort study. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 25 (4), 393-402. doi: 10.1017/S2045796015000517

Time-course of PTSD symptoms in the Australian Defence Force: a retrospective cohort study

2015

Journal Article

The metabolic syndrome and cancer: Is the metabolic syndrome useful for predicting cancer risk above and beyond its individual components?

Harding, J., Sooriyakumaran, M., Anstey, K. J., Adams, R., Balkau, B., Briffa, T., Davis, T. M. E., Davis, W. A., Dobson, A., Giles, G. G., Grant, J., Knuiman, M., Luszcz, M., Mitchell, P., Pasco, J. A., Reid, C., Simmons, D., Simons, L., Tonkin, A., Woodward, M., Shaw, J. E. and Magliano, D. J. (2015). The metabolic syndrome and cancer: Is the metabolic syndrome useful for predicting cancer risk above and beyond its individual components?. Diabetes and Metabolism, 41 (6), 463-469. doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2015.04.006

The metabolic syndrome and cancer: Is the metabolic syndrome useful for predicting cancer risk above and beyond its individual components?

2015

Journal Article

Seeking health information online: association with young australian women's physical, mental, and reproductive health

Rowlands, Ingrid Jean, Loxton, Deborah, Dobson, Annette and Mishra, Gita Devi (2015). Seeking health information online: association with young australian women's physical, mental, and reproductive health. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17 (5) e120, e120+. doi: 10.2196/jmir.4048

Seeking health information online: association with young australian women's physical, mental, and reproductive health

2015

Journal Article

Moderate agreement between self-reported stroke and hospital-recorded stroke in two cohorts of Australian women: a validation study

Jackson, Caroline A., Mishra, Gita D., Tooth, Leigh, Byles, Julie and Dobson, Annette (2015). Moderate agreement between self-reported stroke and hospital-recorded stroke in two cohorts of Australian women: a validation study. BMC Research Methodology, 15 (1) 7, 7.1-7.10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2288-15-7

Moderate agreement between self-reported stroke and hospital-recorded stroke in two cohorts of Australian women: a validation study

Current funding

  • 2023 - 2027
    Maternal and early life origins of adolescent menstrual disorders and pelvic pain
    NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies Grants
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2027
    Understanding intergenerational change in the health and well-being of older adults and its effects: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study 2. (NHMRC CTCS led by University of New South Wales)
    University of New South Wales
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2026
    Mothers and their Children's Healthcare Experience Study (MatCHES)
    NHMRC MRFF PPHR - Maternal Health and First 2000 Days, Early Childhood, and Exercise and Nutrition
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2025
    Genetic variants, Early Life exposures, and Longitudinal Endometriosis Symptoms study (GELLES)
    NHMRC MRFF EPCDR - Endometriosis Research
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2025
    Centre of Research Excellence on Women and Non-communicable Disease (CRE WaND): Prevention and Detection
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Analysis of EndGenderBias Survey
    Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
    Open grant
  • 2022 - 2023
    Queensland women¿s health strategy ¿ Research on the health needs and health service use of Queensland women and girls
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2022
    Improving Australia's Dementia Statistic
    Boosting Dementia Research Grants Scheme (PR6): Improving Dementia Data and Methods
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Health service use in the last two years of life by older Australian women with dementia, heart disease, stroke or lung disease
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2021
    M-PreM study: Reproductive factors, from menarche to pre-menopause, and the risk of cardiometabolic and respiratory conditions before menopause
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2016 - 2019
    Establishment of a Health Data Analytics Panel
    Commonwealth Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2015 - 2016
    Development of evidence-based approaches that will improve antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control in general practice settings
    Office of Health Protection, Department of Health
    Open grant
  • 2014 - 2019
    Mothers' and their Children's Health study: understanding disparities in health and health service utilisation among Australian families
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2013
    Comparison of DVA clients', ADF members' and the general population's responses to the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2016
    Project B - The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health - Establishment of a new cohort of women born 1989-94; more frequent surveys of women born 1921-26; strengthening of study capacity
    Department of Health and Ageing
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    A longitudinal study of patterns of contraception use and access to contraceptive information, advice and services for young Australian women
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2011
    Prospective study of birth defects from fetotoxic agents in the public water supply
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2014
    Prospective study of birth defects from fetotoxic agents in the public water supply (NHMRC Project Grant Administered by The University of South Australia)
    University of South Australia
    Open grant
  • 2011 - 2012
    Secure Research Facility for Defence Related Research on Military and Veterans' Health
    UQ Major Equipment and Infrastructure
    Open grant
  • 2010 - 2016
    NHMRC CRE: Centre of Research Excellence in Women's Health in the 21st century (CREWH21)
    NHMRC Centres of Research Excellence
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2010
    A Longitudinal Study of Contraception Use and Unplanned Pregnancy Among Young Australian Women
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    MEAO Phase 2B FY09/10 (SOW #2)
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2012
    Timor-Leste Family Study
    UniQuest Pty Ltd
    Open grant
  • 2009
    MEAO Phase 2B
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2009 - 2016
    Project A - Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (2012-2016)
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2011
    Needs of spouse carers of World War II veterans before and after widowhood
    Department of Veterans' Affairs
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2009
    Provision of Stage 2 Research on Carers based on the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH)
    Department of Health and Ageing (Commonwealth of Australia)
    Open grant
  • 2008 - 2010
    Depression and cardiovascular disease in a cohort of mid-aged Australian women
    National Heart Foundation of Australia
    Open grant
  • 2008
    MEAO Phase 2A
    Commonwealth Department of Defence
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2012
    Men, Women and Ageing: predictors of ageing well in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health and the Perth Health in Men Study
    NHMRCARC Ageing Well, Ageing Productively Program
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2010
    Factors Associated With the Recruitment and Retention of the Current and Future Nursing Workforce - A Longitudinal E-Cohort Study
    ARC Linkage Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    Develop And Pilot An E-Cohort Research Technique For Longitudinal Studies Using Multiple International Cohorts
    ARC Special Research Initiatives - E-Research
    Open grant
  • 2005
    NHMRC_Equipment Grant = Infrastructure for Population Health Research
    NHMRC Equipment Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2006
    Are Cardiac Conditions In Older Women Managed Appropriately?
    NHMRC Project Grant
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    How well do health and community services help older people with neurodegenerative disorders and their family caregivers?
    NHMRCARC Ageing Well, Ageing Productively Program
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2007
    Methodology for population health research: Training and innovation in longitudinal studies
    Capacity Building Grants in Population Health Research
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2002
    Assessing the requirements of Queensland secondary schools for supporting sun protective behaviour
    Queensland Health Health Promotion
    Open grant
  • 2001 - 2003
    Effect of cigarette smoking on length and cost of stay in hospital for non-smoking related surgical procedures
    Medical Benefits Fund of Australia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Sun Protection in School Community
    Queensland Health
    Open grant
  • 2000 - 2002
    Partners working for health communities - Bowen and Collinsville
    Queensland Health
    Open grant

Availability

Professor Annette Dobson is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

Completed supervision

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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