Adult Health Study
The objective of the Adult Health Study is to investigate the adverse adult health consequences of child maltreatment and the mechanisms through which maltreatment potentiates long-term detrimental effects on physical and mental health.
The specific aims are:
- Aim 1: Evaluate the effects of child maltreatment on adult cumulative stress, personal resources, allostatic load, epigenetics, physical health, and mental health in a sample of maltreated and non-maltreated children followed longitudinally. The influence of variation in child maltreatment experiences (onset age, chronicity, subtypes) will also be examined.
- Aim 2: Examine the inter-relationships among cumulative stress, personal resources, allostatic load, epigenetics, physical health, and mental health in adults with and without childhood maltreatment histories.
- Aim 3: Evaluate genetic moderation of the effects of child maltreatment on adult allostatic load, epigenetic modifications, physical health, and mental health.
- Aim 4: Examine childhood psychosocial adaptation markers and neuroendocrine regulation as prospective mediators of child maltreatment effects on adult physical health and mental health outcomes.
Overview
- Acronym
- AHS
- Investigators
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- Contacts
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General Design
- Study design
- Cohort
- Start - End Year
- 2018 - 2024
- General Information on Follow Up (profile, frequency)
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Participants are followed up twice.
- Number of Participants
- 600
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 600
- Supplementary Information
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The Adult Health Study is a longitudinal follow-up which examines a subset of participants from a previous cohort.
Access
Availability of data and biosamples
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Supplementary Information
The Adult Health Study is integrated into the TRANSFORM Research Center to promote the next generation of research on child maltreatment, translation of research findings into clinical and preventive interventions, and dissemination of research and practice knowledge/skills to varied stakeholders.
More information is available at: https://www.psych.rochester.edu/MHFC/transform/transform-about/transform-mission-and-objectives/
Timeline
Populations
AHS - Maltreatment-Exposed Group
The population is composed of adults who, in childhood, were exposed to maltreatment and were part of a large cohort of children assessed for neglect and abuse at the Mt. Hope Family Center.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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21
- Maximum age
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44
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Territory
- Rochester, New York
- Other Criteria
- Participants were part of a previous study that excluded children with low cognitive abilities (i.e., IQ < 70) and children with certain physical limitations.
Sources of Recruitment
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- Participants from Mt. Hope Family Center studies.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 300
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 300
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | AHS - Maltreatment-Exposed Group - Session 1 |
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2018 | 2024 | |
| 1 | AHS - Maltreatment-Exposed Group - Session 2 |
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2018 | 2024 |
| 2 | AHS - Maltreatment-Exposed Group - Session 3 |
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2018 | 2024 |
AHS - Non-Maltreatment-Exposed Group
The population is composed of adults who, in childhood, were not exposed to maltreatment and were part of a large cohort of children assessed for neglect and abuse at the Mt. Hope Family Center.
Selection Criteria
- Minimum age
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21
- Maximum age
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44
- Countries
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- United States of America
- Territory
- Rochester, New York
- Other Criteria
- Participants were part of a previous study that excluded children with low cognitive abilities (i.e., IQ < 70) and children with certain physical limitations.
Sources of Recruitment
- Participants from Existing Studies
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- Participants from Mt. Hope Family Center studies.
Sample Size
- Number of Participants
- 300
- Number of Participants with Biological Samples
- 300
Data Collection Events
| # | Name | Data sources | Data sources - Biosamples | Start | End |
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| 0 | AHS - Non-Maltreatment-Exposed Group - Session 1 |
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2018 | 2024 | |
| 1 | AHS - Non-Maltreatment-Exposed Group - Session 2 |
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2018 | 2024 |
| 2 | AHS - Non-Maltreatment-Exposed Group - Session 3 |
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2018 | 2024 |
Participating Studies
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Harmonization Initiatives Included
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Datasets
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Areas of Information Collected
- Socio-demographic and economic characteristics
- Death
- Lifestyle and behaviours
- Physical measures and assessments
- Birth, pregnancy and reproductive health history
- Laboratory measures
- Perception of health, quality of life, development and functional limitations
- Cognition, personality and psychological measures and assessments
- Diseases
- Life events, life plans, beliefs and values
- Symptoms and signs
- Preschool, school and work life
- Medication and supplements
- Social environment and relationships
- Non-pharmacological interventions
- Physical environment
- Health and community care services utilization
- Administrative information
Variables Content Summary
Areas of Information Collected
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Areas of Information Collected per per Population and Data Collection Event
No Areas of Information Collected
No Scales Collected
Networks
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