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University students' perceptions for healthy ageing in the Asia-Pacific: A content analysis 亚太地区大学生对健康老龄化的认知:内容分析
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70061
Mary Rozelle, Meiqi Xin, Ksenia Kubasova, Jonathan Guillemot, Matthew Lee, Noran N. Hairi, Mellissa Withers
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Music groups and connectivity: Older adults' perceptions of socialising through community music 音乐团体和连通性:老年人通过社区音乐进行社交的看法
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-22 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70057
Helen English, Aimee Corderoy
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Taking stock of Age-Friendly Cities in Aotearoa New Zealand: Progress, pitfalls and pathways towards healthy ageing 评估新西兰奥特罗阿的老年友好型城市:迈向健康老龄化的进展、陷阱和途径
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-19 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70058
Michael Annear, Caitlin Hyde
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Changing cultures of ageing and spirituality By E. MacKinlay, A. Harrington, Routledge. Taylor & Francis Publishing. 2024. 170 pages. $67.19 (soft cover). ISBN: 9781032561264 老龄化与灵性文化的变迁作者:E. MacKinlay, A. Harrington, Routledge。泰勒和弗朗西斯出版社,2024。170页。67.19美元(软装)。ISBN: 9781032561264
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70028
Kieva Richards
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Pilot implementation of the mod-REFS frailty screening tool in an Australian home care provider to improve client health and well-being 在澳大利亚家庭护理提供者中试点实施mod-REFS虚弱筛查工具,以改善客户的健康和福祉
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-14 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70056
Ahsan Saleem, Kylie Elder, Pamela Smedley, Rajna Ogrin, Judy A. Lowthian
{"title":"Pilot implementation of the mod-REFS frailty screening tool in an Australian home care provider to improve client health and well-being","authors":"Ahsan Saleem,&nbsp;Kylie Elder,&nbsp;Pamela Smedley,&nbsp;Rajna Ogrin,&nbsp;Judy A. Lowthian","doi":"10.1111/ajag.70056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70056","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Frailty refers to increased vulnerability and decreased resilience with associated increased risk of adverse health outcomes. Frailty mostly affects older adults; hence, early identification is necessary to prevent further decline. To help optimise health and well-being, we aimed to implement a holistic frailty screening tool, the modified Reported Edmonton Frail Scale (mod-REFS) within an Australian aged and community home care provider.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Implementation Framework for Aged Care guided implementation and evaluation, including co-design with key stakeholders. Clinical (nurses and allied health) and non-clinical (personal care workers) home care staff administered the mod-REFS in a pilot. Evaluation of feasibility, acceptability and fidelity of the tool was undertaken using administrative data alongside a staff survey.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Between July and October 2023, the mod-REFS was completed for 218 clients from Queensland and Victoria, with almost two-thirds (<i>n</i> = 142, 65%) identified as either prefrail (<i>n</i> = 57, 26%) or frail (<i>n</i> = 85, 39%). A greater percentage were prefrail and frail in Victoria than in Queensland. The staff survey (<i>n</i> = 27) identified that the mod-REFS was considered helpful by most (<i>n</i> = 15, 55%); quick, easy to use, concise, very practical; and able to identify frailty levels and other important issues such as depression. Most staff (<i>n</i> = 23, 85%) required no training to use the tool.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Implementing the mod-REFS to identify prefrailty or frailty was feasible and acceptable when administered by a range of home care staff. Implementation requires input from all stakeholders. Early identification and intervention could prevent deterioration and improve well-being of those receiving home care services.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55431,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal on Ageing","volume":"44 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144281434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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First steps in co-designing an online patient decision support tool for enhanced medication management in older people 共同设计在线患者决策支持工具以加强老年人的药物管理的第一步
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-13 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70053
Temitope Esther Afolabi, Sarah N. Hilmer, Christopher Etherton-Beer, Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell
{"title":"First steps in co-designing an online patient decision support tool for enhanced medication management in older people","authors":"Temitope Esther Afolabi,&nbsp;Sarah N. Hilmer,&nbsp;Christopher Etherton-Beer,&nbsp;Lisa Kouladjian O'Donnell","doi":"10.1111/ajag.70053","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70053","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To develop a preliminary version (minimum viable product [MVP]) of an online medication management patient decision support for older people informed by a stakeholder committee (SC).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A SC comprising of consumers, health-care practitioners and researchers was recruited to inform the development of the MVP. The SC met via videoconferencing, individually or in groups, with investigators to provide guidance and advice on the design and features of the MVP. Brief content analysis was performed on data extracted from video-recorded meetings, meeting minutes, notes and email correspondence to inform the MVP development.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The SC comprised two older people, one carer, pharmacist, nurse, geriatrician, general practitioner and two digital health researchers (<i>n</i> = 9) from three Australian states. In collaboration with the SC, an MVP called <i>My Medicine Goals</i> (mymedicinegoals.com) was developed for older people. It supports consumers to document and update their medicines list; identify, plan and communicate goals of care; and provides a medicines information resource hub. Other tools include interactive versions of the revised Patient's Attitudes Towards Deprescribing questionnaire and self-assessment of medication risks.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This project presents an approach empowering older people and carers to play active roles in co-design research to develop relevant and impactful online patient-facing health-care applications for older people.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55431,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal on Ageing","volume":"44 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajag.70053","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144273467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Using acousmatic storytelling to facilitate communication and social interactions in people living with dementia: An iterative exploratory 12-week study 使用听觉讲故事促进痴呆症患者的沟通和社会互动:一项为期12周的迭代探索性研究
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-13 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70052
Soon Yi Chua, Justin Christensen, Renee Timmers, Julia Schauerman, Kathryn Rawling
{"title":"Using acousmatic storytelling to facilitate communication and social interactions in people living with dementia: An iterative exploratory 12-week study","authors":"Soon Yi Chua,&nbsp;Justin Christensen,&nbsp;Renee Timmers,&nbsp;Julia Schauerman,&nbsp;Kathryn Rawling","doi":"10.1111/ajag.70052","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70052","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Communication challenges in people living with dementia can limit social interactions with fellow residents and hinder professional carers' ability to provide person-centred care. While research highlights the benefits of reminiscence, storytelling and music interventions in facilitating social interaction, the potential of using soundscapes in storytelling remains underexplored. This qualitative study investigated how acousmatic storytelling—using sound recordings and music to inspire storytelling, evoke imagery and emotion, and iteratively develop hybrid audio compositions—can enhance communication and social interactions in people living with dementia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twelve one-hour workshops were conducted with individuals in the early to mid-stages of dementia at a care home, using auditory cues (music and soundscapes) and visual prompts (photographs and poems) to stimulate memory recall, storytelling and group discussion. Data were collected through video and audio recordings, participant observation and semi-structured interviews with care workers.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Inductive thematic analysis identified two key themes in verbal communication: (1) reminiscence and (2) creative sound associations, as well as five themes for non-verbal behaviours: (1) supporting verbal communication, (2) substituting verbal communication, (3) expressing emotions, (4) enhancing rapport with others and (5) expressing musicality. These themes highlight how participants engaged meaningfully in both storytelling and group interactions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings suggest that acousmatic storytelling offers a platform for individuals living with dementia to engage in verbal communication, employ purposeful non-verbal behaviours and participate in meaningful social interaction. This highlights its potential as a narrative approach for enhancing person-centred care in long-term care settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55431,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal on Ageing","volume":"44 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajag.70052","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144273466","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Overcoming geographic barriers with telemedicine: Digital transformation strategies for preventing cardiovascular disease in older adults 用远程医疗克服地理障碍:预防老年人心血管疾病的数字化转型战略
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-12 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70055
Sanyuan Wei, Ruolan Wang
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Exploring care staff perspectives of malnutrition in residential aged care 探讨长者院舍护理人员对营养不良的看法
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-11 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70054
Karly Bartrim, Rhiannon Hill, Marie-Claire O'Shea
{"title":"Exploring care staff perspectives of malnutrition in residential aged care","authors":"Karly Bartrim,&nbsp;Rhiannon Hill,&nbsp;Marie-Claire O'Shea","doi":"10.1111/ajag.70054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70054","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to explore the understanding of care staff in Residential Aged Care (RAC) regarding malnutrition and their perspectives on the multideterminant factors associated with providing nutrition care to residents.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A qualitative study was conducted, utilising the socioecological model as a framework. Focus groups were conducted with current RAC care staff and were recruited via convenience sampling. Three focus groups were conducted using semi-structured questions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Fifteen RAC care staff (<i>n</i> = 13 female participants) with a range of career experience participated in focus groups (five participants per focus group). Two main themes and five subthemes were identified. Theme 1: lack of understanding of malnutrition, with subthemes of: 1.1: there are no residents with malnutrition in my facility, 1.2: gaining weight is more of a concern than weight loss (associated with malnutrition), and Theme 2: feeling restrained in doing more, with subthemes of: 2.1: limited time and lack of staff impact the care I can provide, 2.2: residents with malnutrition have greater care needs, and 2.3: lack of social support contributes to malnutrition.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study explored malnutrition issues in RACs from care staff perspectives. Care staff expressed genuine care for residents, yet felt they lacked capacity to provide adequate support, particularly for those with malnutrition. Staff shortages, inadequate training, and time constraints affected their ability to attend to resident needs. The study identified systematic issues, particularly at the policy level, in malnutrition management, providing a clear focus for improvement and future research.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55431,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal on Ageing","volume":"44 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajag.70054","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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‘This is perfect, thank you’: Research poetry on gratitude for voluntary assisted dying in Victoria, Australia “这太完美了,谢谢”:澳大利亚维多利亚州对自愿协助死亡的感激之情的研究诗歌
IF 1.4 4区 医学
Australasian Journal on Ageing Pub Date : 2025-06-09 DOI: 10.1111/ajag.70019
Ben P. White, Ruthie Jeanneret, Sarah Holland-Batt, Evonne Miller
{"title":"‘This is perfect, thank you’: Research poetry on gratitude for voluntary assisted dying in Victoria, Australia","authors":"Ben P. White,&nbsp;Ruthie Jeanneret,&nbsp;Sarah Holland-Batt,&nbsp;Evonne Miller","doi":"10.1111/ajag.70019","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.70019","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To undertake the first scholarly examination in Australia of how those involved in seeking voluntary assisted dying (VAD) discuss the concept of gratitude for this new end-of-life choice. The article shares findings through research poetry, an arts-based form of research where poems are developed from data (here, interview transcripts).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Twenty-eight semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with 33 participants (32 family caregivers; one patient). Participants were asked about their VAD experience, with caregivers also asked about the experience of their family member. Data were thematically analysed, focusing on expressions of gratitude for VAD. Miller's five-step process was adopted to create the research poetry.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Gratitude for VAD was a significant concept for participants. We identified three gratitude themes relating to what people were grateful for, who people were grateful to and other feelings mixed in with their gratitude, such as ambivalence. We created six poems to illuminate these findings and give voice to the gratitude expressed by patients and family caregivers about VAD.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Gratitude for VAD was emphasised by participants as an important part of their experience and something that can help family caregivers cope after a VAD death. Expressions of gratitude can support health professionals providing VAD and create support for law reform in other jurisdictions. Research poetry reflecting this gratitude can contribute to reducing the stigma attached to VAD and enhance awareness of this relatively new end-of-life choice. More research is needed into the emotional experience of those involved in seeking and receiving VAD in Australia.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":55431,"journal":{"name":"Australasian Journal on Ageing","volume":"44 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/ajag.70019","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244154","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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