To sit or not to sit? A systematic review and meta-analysis of seated exercise for older adults.

abstract：:The role of the Australasian Journal on Ageing (AJA) in the Asia-Oceania region has been developing over the 30 years of the journal's publication, and review of its current and potential future roles is timely in the context of a number of developments in the region. This review describes the regional reach of the AJ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Howe AL

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Increased car dependency among Australia's ageing population may result in increased social isolation and other health impacts associated with the cessation of driving. While public transport represents an alternative to car usage, patronage remains low among older cohorts. This study investigates the facilitators ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Buys L,Snow S,van Megen K,Miller E

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Education affects the attitudes and abilities of health professionals regarding older people. This study examines the nature and amount of ageing-related content in programs at universities and in continuing education in Queensland for disciplines involved in the direct care of older people. METHODS:Surveys...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Liddle J,Beattie E,Gannon B,Bennett S,Pachana NA

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To model impact of modifiable risk behaviour on dementia prevalence among the Australian population aged 45 years and over. METHODS:A group-based computer model was constructed to estimate the impact of modifying risk behaviour on dementia prevalence. RESULTS:Based on population ageing, the number of people aged ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Nepal B,Brown L,Ranmuthugala G

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:  Oxidative stress may be associated with the pathophysiology of knee osteoarthritis (OA), a health-care issue. The present study aimed to compare oxidative status levels of patients with and without knee OA, using the Reactive Oxygen Metabolites (d-ROMs, Diacron, Italy) test, which has proved to be clinically usef...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Kotani K,Sakane N,Kamimoto M,Taniguchi N

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine preferences for health and aged care services in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and explore related factors. METHODS:Mixed-method, cross-sectional study including 336 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 60 years and older from regional and urban areas. RESULTS:...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Larke BM,Broe GA,Daylight G,Draper B,Cumming RG,Allan W,Donovan T,Costa D,Lah S,Radford K

更新日期：2020-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Online advertising is a new frontier in research recruitment and Google Adwords (GA) is one method of online advertising. Only a handful of studies, however, have described its cost and effectiveness and none have focused on older adults. The aim of this paper is to describe a GA campaign used to recruit family car...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： O'Dwyer ST,Moyle W

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the use and acceptability to older participants and general practitioners (GPs) of telephone support postdischarge to reduce readmissions. METHODS:A prospective cohort study of older people after discharge from a specialist geriatric unit, and comparison with a previous cohort. Telephone follow-up ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Heppenstall CP,Hanger HC,Wilkinson TJ,Dhanak M

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine current practices and factors associated with outcomes of urinary catheter removal ('trial of void' or TOV) in patients following hip fracture. METHOD:Retrospective file audit of patients discharged over a three-year period with a diagnosis of recent hip fracture. RESULTS:There were 133 TOVs in 310 pat...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Street P,Thompson J,Bailey M

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify attributes of rapid response services designed to support people with very severe and extreme responsive behaviours, otherwise known as behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, in aged care homes. METHODS:A rapid evidence assessment was conducted to inform the evaluation of the Severe...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Westera A,Fildes D,Grootemaat P,Gordon R

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe referral source, meal ordering patterns and the nutrient composition of meals from a regional Meals on Wheels (MOW) service. METHODS:Referral sources were obtained via retrospective chart audit and compared for 2008 and 2012. Nutrient content of the three most common meal combinations was compare...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Charlton KE,Tjong M,North J,Walton K

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Christchurch, New Zealand has a unique opportunity to potentially rebuild as a dementia-friendly city in the wake of the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes. The present study gathered insights from people with dementia about what would make it possible for them to live better in Christchurch. METHODS:Twenty-six older peopl...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Smith K,Gee S,Sharrock T,Croucher M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether diets involving reduced chewing affect the degree of cerumen impaction in older people in residential care. METHODS:A total of 51 people (53% male) over 65 years (80.5 ± 9.3) were recruited from two residential aged care facilities in Perth, Australia. Participants were classified as "chew...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Morley H,Panak V,Mulders WHAM,Goulios H,Martini A,Langdon C

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the relationships between cardiovascular risk factors, cardiovascular health at baseline, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) events 28 months later, in advanced age. METHODS:108 adults in advanced age were recruited. Data were collected through a standardised questionnaire including a measure of physical ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Teh RO,Kerse NM,Robinson EM,Doughty RN,Whalley GA

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:This study explored the experiences of nursing assistants (NAs) who work with older people in residential aged care facilities (RACFs), to ascertain their role in Australian RACFs. Experiences with pain management were used as an example to explore their work role. METHODS:A descriptive, exploratory qualitative ap...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Holloway K,McConigley R

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the prevalence of frailty in a cohort of older Australians. METHODS:Frailty status of the 2087 participants of the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing was assessed based on the questionnaire responses at the baseline interview. Frailty status and prevalence were assessed using four measures: two u...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Widagdo I,Pratt N,Russell M,Roughead E

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this rapid review was to explore how residential aged care staff conceptualise and identify elder abuse. METHODS:English-language publications, between 2000 and 2017, about elder abuse in residential aged care in developed countries were sought from three academic databases. Only perspectives ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Radermacher H,Toh YL,Western D,Coles J,Goeman D,Lowthian J

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper describes a workshop process conducted to guide funding priorities for the Ageing Well National Science Challenge in New Zealand (NZ). METHODS:Based on the Checklist for Health Research Priority Setting, stakeholders networking workshops were conducted in five main cities in NZ (n = 133 attendees)...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Doolan-Noble F,Mehta P,Waters D,Baxter GD

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess socioeconomic-related inequality in oral health-care utilisation among older Thais. METHOD:The data on 8951 and 11,402 older Thais (≥60 years) from national representative Thailand Health and Welfare Surveys (HWS) of 2003 and 2009, respectively, were analysed. Descriptive analyses were performed on oral ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Somkotra T

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore staff knowledge of delirium by eliciting meaning through descriptions of their experiences within a residential aged care facility (RACF). METHODS:Six staff from one RACF in Australia participated in this qualitative study. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted and analysed using Co...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Buettel A,Cleary M,Bramble M

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:(i) To develop a version of the revised Patients' Attitude Towards Deprescribing (rPATD) questionnaire for people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild-to-moderate dementia (rPATDcog); and (ii) to capture the beliefs and attitudes of this population and their carers about deprescribing through a pilo...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Reeve E,Anthony AC,Kouladjian O'Donnell L,Low LF,Ogle SJ,Glendenning JE,Lorang CE,Hilmer SN

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine the effects of work participation, intergenerational transfers and savings on the life satisfaction of older community-dwelling Malaysians. METHOD:Data from the 1999 Survey on Perceptions of Needs and Problems of the Elderly on people aged 60 and over were used. The life satisfaction score was construct...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Ng ST,Hamid TA

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:We recently reported that a companion robot reduced residents' loneliness in a randomised controlled trial at an aged-care facility. This report aims to provide additional, previously unpublished data about how the sessions were run, residents' interactions with the robot and staff perspectives. METHODS:Observatio...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Robinson H,Broadbent E,MacDonald B

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the Home and Community Care Program (HACC) target population defined on the basis of the ABS Survey of Disability, Ageing and Carers (SDAC) with 2006 census data on need for assistance. METHODS:The number of people with different levels of core activity limitation as defined in the SDAC was estim...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Howe AL

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To understand the dynamics underlying 'bed-blocking' in Australian public hospitals that is frequently blamed on older patients. METHODS:Analysis of primary and secondary data of utilisation patterns of hospital and aged care services by older Australians. RESULTS:A model of the dynamics at the acute-aged c...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Travers CM,McDonnell GD,Broe GA,Anderson P,Karmel R,Duckett SJ,Gray LC

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The large baby boomer cohort is beginning to reach retirement age. This paper reviews recent Australian literature on baby boomers' health and health behaviours. Databases were searched for peer-reviewed literature and the Internet for online studies and reports. The boomers can expect an increased life span compared ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Humpel N,O'Loughlin K,Wells Y,Kendig H

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper will focus on the provision of community aged care services via 'direct payments' and 'social enterprise'. These are two solutions that were not fully considered by the Productivity Commission as a way to make the provision of community aged care more sustainable in Australia. The empowerment component of s...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Taylor C,Donoghue J

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To determine the non-medical needs of older patients in the emergency department (ED). METHODS:We undertook a cross-sectional survey of three age groups (50-64, 65-79, 80+ years) using a self-administered questionnaire with five response options (strongly agree-strongly disagree) for 31 items. RESULTS:There were ...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Liu B,Taylor DM,Ling SL,MacGibbon P

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the prevalence of potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older people aged 65 years and over who were admitted to hospital, and to examine the medications and medication classes that comprised these PIMs with use of the Screening Tool of Older Person's Prescriptions. METHOD:Using a retrospec...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Manias E,Kusljic S,Berry C,Brown E,Bryce E,Cliffe J,Smykowsky A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the outcomes of readmission, mortality and treatment-related complications in older people treated by hospital in the home (HITH) for acute decompensated congestive cardiac failure (CCF) with those treated in hospital. METHODS:Retrospective cohort study of patients 65 years and older treated by H...

journal_title：Australasian journal on ageing

authors： Yu JJ,Sunderland Y

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00