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DESCRIPTION:The restrictions introduced by the Australian Government to man
 age the spread of COVID-19 significantly affected the face to face methodo
 logy of two nationally significant longitudinal surveys. Growing Up in Aus
 tralia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) was designed 
 to collect a broad range of information on Australian children’s developm
 ent. Since 2004\, two cohorts of 5\,000 children and their families have b
 een interviewed every two years. Ten to Men: The Australian Longitudinal S
 tudy on Male Health was designed to provide research data to inform the Na
 tional Male Health Policy and help improve the health and wellbeing of Aus
 tralian men and boys. Ten to Men began in 2013 with a sample of about 16\,
 000 males aged 10-55 years and completed a second wave of data collection 
 in 2015. Wave 9 of LSAC had commenced when the restrictions were introduce
 d\, with Wave 3 Ten to Men fieldwork due to commence in May 2020. The data
  collection methodology relied heavily on face-to-face methods for both st
 udies\, which could no longer be pursued due to the restrictions and conce
 rns about protecting the wellbeing of participants and interviewers. It wa
 s essential to review the data collection for both studies\, taking into a
 ccount the implications of postponing or cancelling a wave\; the impact of
  changing data collection modes\; the importance of maintaining contact wi
 th participants\; and the value of gathering data about experiences of a p
 andemic in a longitudinal study. \n\nBoth LSAC and Ten to Men were redesig
 ned to allow data collection in 2020. A range of options was considered wi
 th a view to maximising response rates\, obtaining quality data\, and ensu
 ring feasibility during the restrictions. International longitudinal studi
 es were also consulted about how they adapted to COVID-19. A new “Wave 9C
 OVID” was developed for LSAC. The study transitioned from 90-minute home 
 visit for most participants to a 30-minute online survey. Two waves of Wav
 e 9COVID would be administered in October 2020 and April 2021. While the p
 rimary data collection mode for Ten to Men was an online survey\, the stud
 y had planned to implement a home visit. With five years since the last wa
 ve of data collection\, this home visit was essential to confirm sample de
 tails and collect data from respondents\, and alternative non-contact foll
 ow-up approaches were adopted. The key challenges arising from the change 
 in data collection methodology for the studies included reducing survey co
 ntent while considering longitudinal consistency\; managing the effects of
  modal change\; updating content to capture the effects of restrictions an
 d COVID-19\; and finding the best measures to use in national studies whil
 e accommodating the various restrictions across states and postcodes. \n\n
 Ten to Men fieldwork is scheduled from late July 2020 to early December\, 
 and LSAC fieldwork is scheduled from early October 2020 to early December.
  This paper summarises the challenges that COVID-19 presented to both stud
 ies and outlines the steps taken to address them. It also summarises appro
 aches taken by other longitudinal studies in adapting to COVID-19. Finally
 \, it discusses outcomes of the adapted Ten to Men fieldwork.
DTSTAMP:20260416T115630Z
LOCATION:Zoom Breakout Room 1
SUMMARY:Staying Longitudinal in lockdown: How two large-scale\, national pa
 nel studies are responding to COVID-19 - Tamara Taylor\, Jennifer Renda
URL:https://conferences.acspri.org.au/2020/talk/ULNNNY/
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