LifeCourse A Melbourne Children's Research Initiative

ELVS: Health services

Relevant LifeCourse Constructs	Year	2003-2004	2003-2004	2004-2005	2005-2006	2006-2007	2007-2008	2008-2009	2009-2010	2011-2012	2013-2014	2015-2017	2020-2024	2020-Ongoing	2021-Ongoing
	Wave	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Re-recruitment Phase	Year 11 Follow-up	Year 12 Follow-up
	Age	8 months	12 months	24 months	3 years	4 years	5 years	6 years	7 years	9 years	11 years	13 years	17 - 18 years	17 - 19 years	18 - 20 years
	N	1910	1759	1741	1647	1623	1002	1047	1189	1166	871	858	577	in progress	in progress
Access to healthcare services																S:HSA ^I
Health literacy																S:HLS-Q12 ^I
Quality of health care				P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I T:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I
Seen by health professional				P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I T:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I	P:ELVS-HSSB ^I
Seen by service								P:CSHCNS ^I				P:CSHCNS ^I	P:CSHCNS ^I

Featured measurements

CSHCNS: : Children with Special Health Care Needs screener
ELVS-HSSB: : ELVS devised - Health Services Seeking Behaviour
HLS-Q12: : Health Literacy Survey: Short Form
HSA: : Health Socialization Agents

Legend

B: = Biosample collected
BA: = Biosample analysis
G: = Grandparent(s) completed questionnaire
L: = Data linkage
N: = Nurse completed questionnaire
O: = Observation or direct assessment
Of: = Offspring completed questionnaire
P: = Parent/guardian completed questionnaire
Pe: = Peer completed questionnaire
R: = Records abstraction
S: = Self (primary participant) completed questionnaire
T: = Teacher completed questionnaire
X: = Other source
X ^F: = Pertains to father
X ^Fam: = Pertains to family
X ^G: = Pertains to grandparent(s)
X ^I: = Pertains to primary participant
X ^IP: = Pertains to partner
X ^M: = Pertains to mother
X ^O: = Pertains to offspring
X ^P: = Pertains to parent/guardian(s)
X ^Pe: = Pertains to peers
X ^Si: = Pertains to sibling(s)
X ^T: = Pertains to teacher(s)
X ^X: = Pertains to other reportees

Metadata presented by LifeCourse provides a crucial first step in understanding the available data across studies. It does not take the place of detailed study documentation, which should always be consulted during design and analysis.