An Exploration Of Frailty In Older Aboriginal And Torres Strait

To understand the experiences, attitudes, and perceptions that older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults in Sydney hold about frailty including frailty screening, frailty precursors, consequences and needs and suggestions for frailty-related prevention and management. Incidence and prevalence of frailty.

Mar 5, 2024 Abstract. Objectives. To explore the prevalence of frailty, association between frailty and mortality, and transitions between frailty states in urban- and regional-living First Nations Australians. Study design. Secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the Koori Growing Old Well Study.

Frailty is a challenging expression of aging and an important public health priority. The purpose of this review was to map what the existing literature reports around frailty in Indigenous populations and to highlight the current gaps in frailty research within the Indigenous landscape. Method: Results:

Jul 14, 2018 Decreasing frailty, falls and fracture risk in Indigenous Australians will enhance the quality of life and further support older Indigenous Australians to remain within community and avoid long-term hospitalisation and/or residing in non-Indigenous residential aged-care facilities away from Country.

Feb 25, 2016 Our work highlights an urgent need for further research with Aboriginal people to determine the factors associated with the development of frailty (which may be different from those in the general population), and to investigate frailty in Aboriginal Australians in urban settings and other indigenous populations.

Abstract. Objectives. To explore the prevalence of frailty, association between frailty and mortality, and transitions between frailty states in urban- and regional-living First Nations Australians. Study design. Secondary analysis of longitudinal data from the Koori Growing Old Well Study.

Mar 3, 2022 The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health sector was an early adopter of social media for advocacy, public health promotion and community development. 24 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults engage with e-health tools to address various health issues, including nutrition, smoking and mental health. 25 28 Carlson et al. 29 ...

May 1, 2016 Frailty in Aboriginal Australians is present at an earlier age than observed in other populations. The prevalence of frailty in remote-living Aboriginal Australians is very high. Frailty of Aboriginal Australians is comparable to that of either a very elderly or institutionalised population.

ageing, dementia, frailty of care. The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture is consid-ered to be one of the oldest and most diverse cultures in the world, with over 250 languages spoken and a multi-tude of cultural traditions in use [1,2]. Aboriginal and Tor-res Strait Islander (ATSI) peoples, respectfully hereafter

Jun 8, 2020 Older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live with a higher burden of chronic disease and frailty with a higher prevalence of conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia and musculoskeletal disorders.

Oct 17, 2023 This study prioritizes the perspectives of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, tapping into their expertise associated with Indigenous ways of knowing, being, and doing, as well as their unique position within their families and communities, to design a model for using digital technologies to improve health for themselves and thei...

Project 1 Views that older First Nations people hold about frailty. To understand the views that older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Sydney hold about frailty and any needs and suggestions around frailty and ageing to support health and wellbeing as people age.

Oct 19, 2023 Informing the evidence-practice gap about frailty-support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with end stage kidney disease: the 'frailty to fit' pilot study.. Abstract from Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN) Annual Scientific Meeting, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Nov 21, 2021 Keywords: frailty, indigenous, frail elderly, aging, prevalence. Citation: Lewis ET, Howard L, Cardona M, Radford K, Withall A, Howie A, Rockwood K and Peters R (2021) Frailty in Indigenous Populations: A Scoping Review. Front. Public Health 9:785460. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.785460. Received: 29 September 2021; Accepted: 27 October 2021;

Oct 2, 2021 Abstract. Objective. To identify sociodemographic factors and health conditions associated with self-rated wellbeing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults. Participants were recruited via investigator networks and an online panel provider with an established nationwide panel of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults.

Objective. To assess whether Indigenous Australians age prematurely compared with other Australians, as implied by Australian Government aged care policy, which uses age 50 years and over for population-based planning for Indigenous people compared with 70 years for non-indigenous people. Methods.

May 7, 2016 Abstract. The health of Aboriginal Australians is poorer than that of all other Indigenous cultures in developed nations, and recent studies suggest high rates of dementia and other conditions that are common in old age. This has implications for health promotion, provision of services and planning for older age in these communities.

Jan 16, 2023 This project aims to explore the nature and context of these womens lives including living with the injury and to identify their needs and priorities during recovery. This 3-year exploratory project is being conducted across three Australian jurisdictions (Queensland, Northern Territory, and New South Wales).

The health of Aboriginal Australians is poorer than that of all other Indigenous cultures in developed nations, and recent studies suggest high rates of dementia and other conditions that are common in old age. This has implications for health promotion, provision of services and planning for older age in these communities.

Jun 28, 2023 In 2016, an estimated 124,000 Australians aged 50 and over identified as being of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin. Older Indigenous Australians (aged 50 and over) comprise 1.5% of the total Australian population aged 50 and over and 16% of the total Indigenous population.

When care for an older person can no longer be provided by family and community services, the decision for residential care is significant, particularly if the older person needs to move away from their Country or place. For older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a feeling of wellbeing encompasses family, culture, community and ...