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Journal articles on the topic "Older Aboriginal Australians"

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Wettasinghe, Pamela Ming, Wendy Allan, Gail Garvey, Alison Timbery, Sue Hoskins, Madeleine Veinovic, Gail Daylight, et al. "Older Aboriginal Australians’ Health Concerns and Preferences for Healthy Ageing Programs." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 20 (October 10, 2020): 7390. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17207390.

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While there is strong evidence of the need for healthy ageing programs for older Aboriginal Australians, few are available. It is important to understand older Aboriginal Australians’ perspectives on healthy ageing in order to co-design culturally-appropriate programs, including views on technology use in this context. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 34 Aboriginal Australians aged 50 years and older from regional and urban communities to explore participants’ health concerns, preferences for healthy ageing programs, and receptiveness to technology. Qualitative data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. This study found that older Aboriginal Australians are concerned about chronic health conditions, social and emotional well-being, and difficulties accessing health services. A range of barriers and enablers to participation in current health programs were identified. From the perspective of older Aboriginal people, a successful healthy ageing program model includes physical and cognitive activities, social interaction, and health education. The program model also provides culturally safe care and transport for access as well as family, community, cultural identity, and empowerment regarding ageing well as central tenets. Technology could also be a viable approach for program delivery. These findings can be applied in the implementation and evaluation of culturally-appropriate, healthy ageing programs with older Aboriginal people.

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Lavrencic, Louise M., Holly A. Mack, Gail Daylight, Sharon Wall, Margaret Anderson, Sue Hoskins, Emily Hindman, Gerald A. Broe, and Kylie Radford. "Staying in touch with the community: understanding self-reported health and research priorities in older Aboriginal Australians." International Psychogeriatrics 32, no. 11 (November 21, 2019): 1303–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610219001753.

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ABSTRACTObjectives:Aboriginal Australians experience higher rates of non-communicable chronic disease, injury, dementia, and mortality than non-Aboriginal Australians. Self-reported health is a holistic measure and may fit well with Aboriginal views of health and well-being. This study aimed to identify predictors of self-reported health in older Aboriginal Australians and determine acceptable research methodologies for future aging research.Design:Longitudinal, population-based study.Setting:Five communities across New South Wales, Australia (two urban and three regional sites).Participants:Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people (n = 227; 60–88 years, M = 66.06, SD = 5.85; 145 female).Measurements:Participants completed baseline (demographic, medical, cognitive, mental health, and social factors) and follow-up assessments (self-reported health quantified with 5-point scale; sharing thoughts on areas important for future research). Predictors of self-reported health were examined using logistic regression analyses.Results:Self-reported health was associated with sex, activities of daily living, social activity participation, resilience, alcohol use, kidney problems, arthritis, falls, and recent hospitalization. Arthritis, kidney problems, and resilience remained significant in multiple logistic regression models.Conclusions:Perceived resilience and the absence of certain chronic age-related conditions predict older Aboriginal peoples’ self-reported health. Understanding these factors could inform interventions to improve well-being. Findings on acceptable research methodologies suggest that many older Aboriginal people would embrace a range of methodologies within long-standing research partnerships, which is an important consideration for Indigenous population research internationally.

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Temple, Jeromey, and Joanna Russell. "Food Insecurity among Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 8 (August 17, 2018): 1766. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15081766.

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It is well established that Indigenous populations are at a heightened risk of food insecurity. Yet, although populations (both Indigenous and non-Indigenous) are ageing, little is understood about the levels of food insecurity experienced by older Indigenous peoples. Using Australian data, this study examined the prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Using nationally representative data, we employed ordinal logistic regression models to investigate the association between socio-demographic characteristics and food insecurity. We found that 21% of the older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population were food insecure, with 40% of this group exposed to food insecurity with food depletion and inadequate intake. This places this population at a 5 to 7-fold risk of experiencing food insecurity relative to their older non-Indigenous peers. Measures of geography, language and low socio-economic status were highly associated with exposure to food insecurity. Addressing food insecurity offers one pathway to reduce the disparity in health outcomes between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and non-Indigenous Australians. Policies that consider both remote and non-remote Australia, as well as those that involve Aboriginal people in their design and implementation are needed to reduce food insecurity.

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Radford, Kylie, Holly A. Mack, Hamish Robertson, Brian Draper, Simon Chalkley, Gail Daylight, Robert Cumming, Hayley Bennett, Lisa Jackson Pulver, and Gerald A. Broe. "The Koori Growing Old Well Study: investigating aging and dementia in urban Aboriginal Australians." International Psychogeriatrics 26, no. 6 (February 10, 2014): 1033–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610213002561.

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ABSTRACTBackground:Dementia is an emerging health priority in Australian Aboriginal communities, but substantial gaps remain in our understanding of this issue, particularly for the large urban section of the population. In remote Aboriginal communities, high prevalence rates of dementia at relatively young ages have been reported. The current study is investigating aging, cognitive decline, and dementia in older urban/regional Aboriginal Australians.Methods:We partnered with five Aboriginal communities across the eastern Australian state of New South Wales, to undertake a census of all Aboriginal men and women aged 60 years and over residing in these communities. This was followed by a survey of the health, well-being, and life history of all consenting participants. Participants were also screened using three cognitive instruments. Those scoring below designated cut-offs, and a 20% random sample of those scoring above (i.e. “normal” range), completed a contact person interview (with a nominated family member) and medical assessment (blind to initial screening results), which formed the basis of “gold standard” clinical consensus determinations of cognitive impairment and dementia.Conclusion:This paper details our protocol for a population-based study in collaboration with local Aboriginal community organizations. The study will provide the first available prevalence rates for dementia and cognitive impairment in a representative sample of urban Aboriginal people, across city and rural communities, where the majority of Aboriginal Australians live. It will also contribute to improved assessment of dementia and cognitive impairment and to the understanding of social determinants of successful aging, of international significance.

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Shen, Yu-Tang, Kylie Radford, Gail Daylight, Robert Cumming, Tony Broe, and Brian Draper. "Depression, Suicidal Behaviour, and Mental Disorders in Older Aboriginal Australians." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 15, no. 3 (March 4, 2018): 447. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030447.

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Smith, K., L. Flicker, D. Atkinson, A. Dwyer, N. T. Lautenschlager, J. Thomas, O. P. Almeida, and D. LoGiudice. "The KICA Carer: informant information to enhance the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment." International Psychogeriatrics 28, no. 1 (August 14, 2015): 101–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610215001283.

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ABSTRACTBackground:A quality dementia-screening tool is required for older remote Aboriginal Australians who have high rates of dementia and limited access to appropriate medical equipment and clinicians. The Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (KICA Cog) is a valid cognitive test for dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The KICA cognitive informant questionnaire (KICA Carer) had yet to be analyzed to determine validity alone or in combination with the KICA Cog.Methods:The KICA Carer was completed by nominated informants of 349 remote-living Aboriginal Australians in the Kimberley region, Western Australia. Validity was assessed by comparing KICA Carer with Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) consensus diagnoses based on a blinded specialist review. KICA Carer and KICA Cog were then compared to determine joint validity.Results:A KICA Carer score of ≥3/16 gave optimum sensitivity (76.2%) and specificity (81.4%), area under curve (AUC) 0.89 (95% CI = 0.85, 0.94) with positive predictive value (PPV) of 35.8%, and negative predictive value (NPV) of 96.2%. A KICA Cog score of ≤33/39 gave a sensitivity of 92.9% and specificity of 89.9%, AUC 0.96 (95% CI = 0.94, 0.98), with PPV of 55.6% and NPV of 98.9%. Cut-off scores of KICA Cog ≤ 33/39 and KICA Carer ≥ 2/16 in series indicate possible dementia, with sensitivity of 90.5% and specificity of 93.5%. In this setting, PPV was 66.5% and NPV was 98.6%.Conclusions:The KICA Carer is an important tool to accurately screen dementia in remote Aboriginal Australians when the KICA Cog is unable to be used for a patient. It is readily accepted by caregivers.Key points:•For the best practice in the cognitive assessment of an Aboriginal Australian aged over 45 years, KICA Cog should be utilized.•In cases where Aboriginal patients are not assessed directly, KICA Carer should be conducted with an informant. A cut-off score of ≥3/16 should be used (these tools can be downloaded fromwww.wacha.org.au/kica.html).

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Radford, Kylie, Holly A. Mack, Brian Draper, Simon Chalkley, Kim Delbaere, Gail Daylight, Robert G. Cumming, Hayley Bennett, and Gerald A. Broe. "Comparison of Three Cognitive Screening Tools in Older Urban and Regional Aboriginal Australians." Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders 40, no. 1-2 (2015): 22–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000377673.

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Background: Validated cognitive screening tools for use in urban and regional Aboriginal populations in Australia are lacking. Methods: In a cross-sectional community-based study, 235 participants were assessed on the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), the Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment Scale (RUDAS) and an urban modification of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (mKICA). Performance on these cognitive screening tools was compared to dementia diagnosis by clinical consensus. Results: All tests were culturally acceptable with good psychometric properties. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses revealed that the MMSE and mKICA were the most accurate. Conclusion: The MMSE is an effective cognitive screening tool in urban Aboriginal populations. The mKICA is a good alternative when illiteracy, language or cultural considerations deem it appropriate. The RUDAS also has adequate validity in this population.

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Page, Amy, Zoë Hyde, Kate Smith, Christopher Etherton‐Beer, David N. Atkinson, Leon Flicker, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, and Dina C. LoGiudice. "Potentially suboptimal prescribing of medicines for older Aboriginal Australians in remote areas." Medical Journal of Australia 211, no. 3 (June 12, 2019): 119–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50226.

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Radford, Kylie, Louise M. Lavrencic, Kim Delbaere, Brian Draper, Robert Cumming, Gail Daylight, Holly A. Mack, et al. "Factors Associated with the High Prevalence of Dementia in Older Aboriginal Australians." Journal of Alzheimer's Disease 70, s1 (August 13, 2019): S75—S85. http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/jad-180573.

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Smith, Kate, Ailsa Sutherland, Zoë Hyde, Ruth Crawford, Anna Dwyer, Roslyn Malay, Linda Skeaf, Leon Flicker, David Atkinson, and Dina LoGiudice. "Assessment, incidence and factors associated with urinary incontinence in older Aboriginal Australians." Internal Medicine Journal 49, no. 9 (September 2019): 1111–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.14192.

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Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Older Aboriginal Australians"

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Sevo, Goran. "A multidimensional assessment of health and functional status in older Aboriginal Australians from Katherine and Lajamanu, Northern Territory /." View thesis entry in Australian Digital Theses Program, 2003. http://thesis.anu.edu.au/public/adt-ANU20051021.144853/index.html.

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Sevo, Goran, and sevo1984@yubc net. "A multidimensional assessment of health and functional status in older Aboriginal Australians from Katherine and Lajamanu, Northern Territory." The Australian National University. Faculty of Arts, 2003. http://thesis.anu.edu.au./public/adt-ANU20051021.144853.

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Human health is multidimensional: apart from physical, mental, and social aspects, it also incorporates subjective perceptions of health, and functional status (FS). Given that elderly persons have very distinctive health and social needs, multidimensional assessment (MA) of health proves particularly useful in this age group.¶ Aboriginal populations suffer poor health, and there are relatively few studies addressing the health problems of older Aboriginal Australians, mainly because of their distinctive demographic structure, and the low proportion of their elderly. Also, there is no prior information available on MA of health in this Australian population group.¶ This thesis offers a MA of health in older Aboriginal persons from two, urban and rural/isolated, locations in the NT, Katherine and Lajamanu (the NT survey).¶ This thesis specifically addresses the following questions: - what is the physical health, FS, subjective perception of health, and social functioning amongst the NT survey participants? - what are the possible similarities and differences in various dimensions of health between the two major survey locations, what age and gender patterns are observed, and what are the reasons for these patterns, similarities and differences? - how do various dimensions of health relate to each other, and why? - how do current findings relate to broader Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations, and why? - what can MA add to a better understanding of various aspects of morbidity and health care use? - what are its possible implications for health planning?¶ Findings from this work indicate poor physical health amongst participants in almost all investigated aspects, comparable to information available from other Aboriginal populations. These are accompanied by low levels of ability for physical functioning. Despite this, subjective perception of health is rather optimistic amongst participants, and levels of social functioning high. Use of health services is mainly related to available health infrastructure. Important health differences exist between Katherine and Lajamanu, and they became particularly visible when all dimensions of health are considered together.¶ The Main conclusions from the current work are that 1) poor physical health is not necessarily accompanied by similar level of deterioration in other dimensions of health: even though participants from the isolated community of Lajamanu experience most chronic diseases, their ability for physical functioning is better, self-perceived health (SPH) more optimistic and levels of social functioning highest 2) institutionalised participants from Katherine suffer by far the worst health of all sample segments in this study; at least some of the poor health outcomes are potentially avoidable, and could be improved by more appropriate residential choices for Aboriginal elderly 3) better health infrastructure does not necessarily bring better health in all its dimensions, suggesting that other factors (primarily socio-economic and cultural) should be addressed in conjunction with this in solving complex health problems of Aboriginal Australians, and 4) it provides strong support that MA can become a useful tool in comprehensive health assessment of older Aboriginals.

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Books on the topic "Older Aboriginal Australians"

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Corporation, Australian Broadcasting, ed. Songman: The story of an Aboriginal elder of Uluru. Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003.

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Corporation, Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Women's Council Aboriginal. They might have to drag me like a bullock: The Tjilpi Pampa Tjut̲aku Project : the rights, needs, and care options of the senior men and women of the Ngaanyatjarra, Pitjantjatjara, and Yankunytjatjara communities in the cross-border region of Central Australia : final report. Alice Springs, NT: The Corporation, 1995.

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History, life, and times of Robert Anderson, Gheebelum, Ngugi, Mulgumpin: Community and personal history of a Ngugi elder of Mulgumpin in Quandamooka, South East Queensland, Australia. [South Brisbane, Qld: Uniikup Productions, 2001.

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Randall, Bob. Songman: The Story of an Aboriginal Elder of Uluru. ABC Enterprises(Australian Broadcasting Corpo, 2003.

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McConchie, Peter. Elders: Wisdom from Australia's Indigenous Leaders. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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McConchie, Peter. Elders: Wisdom from Australia's Indigenous Leaders. Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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1945-, Read Peter, Read Jay, and Institute for Aboriginal Development (Alice Springs, N.T.), eds. Long time, olden time: Aboriginal accounts of Northern Territory history. Alice Springs, N.T: Institute for Aboriginal Development Publications, 1991.

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