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Optimising function and well-being in older adults: Protocol for an integrated research programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand
BMC Geriatrics, Vol.22, pp.1-12
2022
PMID: 35296250
Abstract
Maintaining independence is of key importance to older people. Ways to enable health strategies, strengthen and support whanāu (family) at the community level are needed. The Ageing Well through Eating, Sleeping, Socialising and Mobility (AWESSOM) programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand (NZ) delivers five integrated studies across different ethnicities and ages to optimise well-being and to reverse the trajectory of functional decline and dependence associated with ageing.
Well-being, independence and the trajectory of dependence are constructs viewed differently according to ethnicity, age, and socio-cultural circumstance. For each AWESSoM study these constructs are defined and guide study development through collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders, and with reference to current evidence. The Compression of Functional Decline model (CFD) underpins aspects of the programme. Interventions vary to optimise engagement and include a co-developed whānau (family) centred initiative (Ngā Pou o Rongo), the use of a novel LifeCurve™App to support behavioural change, development of health and social initiatives to support Pacific elders, and the use of a comprehensive oral health and cognitive stimulation programme for cohorts in aged residential care. Running parallel to these interventions is analysis of large data sets from primary care providers and national health databases to understand complex multi-morbidities and identify those at risk of adverse outcomes. Themes or target areas of sleep, physical activity, oral health, and social connectedness complement social capital and community integration in a balanced programme involving older people across the ability spectrum.
AWESSoM delivers a programme of bespoke yet integrated studies. Outcomes and process analysis from this research will inform about novel approaches to implement relevant, socio-cultural interventions to optimise well-being and health, and to reverse the trajectory of decline experienced with age.
The At-risk cohort study was registered by the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials registry on 08/12/2021 (Registration number ACTRN 12621001679875 ).
Details
- Title
- Optimising function and well-being in older adults: Protocol for an integrated research programme in Aotearoa/New Zealand
- Authors
- Sue Lord (Corresponding Author) - Auckland University of TechnologyRuth Teh - University of AucklandRosie Gibson - Massey UniversityMoira Smith - University of OtagoWendy Wrapson - Auckland University of TechnologyMurray Thomson - University of OtagoAnna Rolleston - The Centre for HealthStephen Neville - Auckland University of TechnologyLyn McBain - Tū Ora Compass Health (New Zealand, Wellington) - TOCHSilvia Del Din - Newcastle UniversityLynne Taylor - University of AucklandNicola Kayes - Auckland University of TechnologyAndrew Kingston - Newcastle UniversityRebecca Abey-Nesbit - Newcastle UniversityNgaire Kerse - University of AucklandAWESSoM Project Team (Research Group)
- Publication details
- BMC Geriatrics, Vol.22, pp.1-12
- Publisher
- BioMed Central Ltd.
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1186/s12877-022-02845-7
- ISSN
- 1471-2318
- PMID
- 35296250
- Copyright note
- © The Author(s) 2022. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http:// creat iveco mmons. org/ licen ses/ by/4. 0/. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons. org/ publi cdoma in/ zero/1. 0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
- Data Availability
- Individual participant data collected during the trial after de-idenfiication will be available upon request to Professor Ngaire Kerse, University of Auckland, NZ, (n. kerse@ auckl and. ac. nz). Some restrictions are likely to be necessary given the sensitivity of Māori and Pacific data in particular. Access to data does not extend to the public. Requests for the full study protocol may also be submitted to the Professor Ngaire Kerse.
- Grant note
- This project is funded by the National Science Challenge, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE), NZ Govt, 15 Stout St, Wellington 6011, New Zealand and was externally reviewed as part of the funding application.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991110937202621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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