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Open AccessPredictive factors for entry to long-term residential care in octogenarian Māori and non-Māori in New Zealand, LiLACS NZ cohort
Long-term residential care (LTC) supports the most vulnerable and is increasingly relevant with demographic ageing. This study aims to describe entry to LTC and identify predictive factors for older Māori (ind...
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Home in Context of COVID-19
This chapter explores changing experiences and meanings of home in the context of COVID-19 and widespread self-isolation. Home becomes simultaneously safe sanctuary and detention site—private yet not private a...
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A Study of Asian Children Who are Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Available Support Services in Auckland, New Zealand
This study reviews the demographic characteristics of Asian children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Auckland, New Zealand, the support services they can access, and how more equitable access ...
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Bereaved Families’ Perspectives of End-of-Life Care. Towards a Bicultural Whare Tapa Whā Older person’s Palliative Care Model
The views of family carers who provide end of life care to people of advanced age are not commonly known. We conducted a bicultural study with bereaved New Zealand Māori (indigenous) and non-indigenous family ...
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Communities and Resilience: Contextual and Collective Resilience
Resilience is a useful and flexible concept for thinking about aging well, but research on this area has tended to focus on individual factors. In this chapter, drawing from research working with older people ...
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Open AccessEnd of life care preferences among people of advanced age: LiLACS NZ
Understanding end of life preferences amongst the oldest old is crucial to informing appropriate palliative and end of life care internationally. However, little has been reported in the academic literature ab...
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Ethnic and Gender Differences in Preferred Activities among Māori and non-Māori of Advanced age in New Zealand
This study explored active aging for older Māori and non-Māori by examining their self-nominated important everyday activities. The project formed part of the first wave of a longitudinal cohort study of aging...
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Open AccessErratum to: Life and living in advanced age: a cohort study in New Zealand -Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, LiLACS NZ: study protocol
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Open AccessTe Pākeketanga: living and dying in advanced age - a study protocol
The number of people dying in advanced old age is increasing rapidly and building the evidence base regarding end - of - life care for older people has been identified as an international policy priority. The ...
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Open AccessLife and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand -Te Puāwaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, LiLACS NZ: Study protocol
The number of people of advanced age (85 years and older) is increasing and health systems may be challenged by increasing health-related needs. Recent overseas evidence suggests relatively high levels of well...
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Open AccessDeLLITE Depression in late life: an intervention trial of exercise. Design and recruitment of a randomised controlled trial
Physical activity shows potential in combating the poor outcomes associated with depression in older people. Meta-analyses show gaps in the research with poor trial design compromising certainty in conclusions...
