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Hall, Jane. "Television and positive ageing in Australia." Thesis, Hall, Jane (2005) Television and positive ageing in Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2005. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/92/.

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As a means to engage with others, television offers the viewer a great deal. In Australia commercial TV is particularly popular, and many turn daily to this cultural arena which graphically portrays our shared concerns and values. Viewers are kept informed and entertained, advertisements display the luxuries and necessities that direct lifestyle choices,and local and global stories are presented for mutual consideration. Audiences are connected not only with products,personalities and newsmakers, but also with fellow viewers who are sharing the experience. Retired people take particular advant
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Hall, Jane. "Television and positive ageing in Australia." Hall, Jane (2005) Television and positive ageing in Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2005. http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/92/.

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As a means to engage with others, television offers the viewer a great deal. In Australia commercial TV is particularly popular, and many turn daily to this cultural arena which graphically portrays our shared concerns and values. Viewers are kept informed and entertained, advertisements display the luxuries and necessities that direct lifestyle choices,and local and global stories are presented for mutual consideration. Audiences are connected not only with products,personalities and newsmakers, but also with fellow viewers who are sharing the experience. Retired people take particular advant
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Ong, Rachel Kien Ling. "Ageing in Australia : financial independence and work disincentive issues /." Access via Murdoch University Digital Theses Project, 2004. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20050526.150529.

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Loh, Poh Kooi. "Innovations in health for older people in Western Australia." University of Western Australia. School of Medicine and Pharmacology, 2009. http://theses.library.uwa.edu.au/adt-WU2010.0051.

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Australia and many other developed communities are ageing rapidly, placing a strain on the delivery of health services. This thesis examines the use of innovative health services management coupled with information and communication technology (ICT) to more efficiently deliver services to disabled older people in the hospital, community and residential care. The hypothesis explored is that ICT can provide clinical services to older people in poorly serviced communities and groups, thus extending the influence and capabilities of specialist health care professionals. The relevance of these stud
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Fleming, Brian James. "The social gradient in health : trends in C20th ideas, Australian Health Policy 1970-1998, and a health equity policy evaluation of Australian aged care planning /." Title page, abstract and table of contents only, 2003. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phf5971.pdf.

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Kingsley, Elizabeth J. S. "Articulating and ameliorating elder abuse in Australia." Thesis, Curtin University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/1753.

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The abuse of older people is a largely unrecognised and under acknowledged social problem in Australia. My major objective in undertaking the work, which is represented by the original published articles that comprise the thesis, was to make a scholarly and practical contribution toward the minimisation of 'elder abuse. This objective was achieved with the development and implementation of a series of studies that articulated and ameliorated elder abuse in Australia.The thesis provides an erudite synthesis of these studies, which fall into four themes that illustrate the nature and scope of my
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Cuevas, Marianela. "Perceptions of elder abuse among Australian elderly individuals and general practitioners." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/994.

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Research available on elder abuse is limited. There continues to be a lack of uniformity in how to define and identify the problem, as well as how to intervene. One group which continues to be excluded from the process of gaining knowledge on the issue of elder abuse is the elderly themselves. As general practitioners are the primary source of health care for older people, their perspectives on elder mistreatment should be explored as well. The first objective of this study was to examine whether differences existed in the perceived severity of potentially abusive situations between three grou
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Simpson-Young, Virginia. "Meat trays, marginalisation and the mechanisms of social capital creation: An ethnographic study of a licensed social club and its older users." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4049.

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Alongside informal networks of friends and family, formal social groupings such as voluntary associations are valued by older people as opportunities for engagement. In Australia, one such grouping is the licensed social (or ‘registered’) club. Approximately 20 per cent of all older Australians, and 80 per cent of older residents of the state of New South Wales, actively participate in such clubs. Despite this, older people’s registered club participation has received little scholarly attention. This ethnographic study of one particular registered club aimed to discover the nature, meaning and
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Simpson-Young, Virginia. "Meat trays, marginalisation and the mechanisms of social capital creation an ethnographic study of a licensed social club and its older users /." Faculty of Health Sciences, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4049.

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Doctor of Philosophy(PhD)<br>Alongside informal networks of friends and family, formal social groupings such as voluntary associations are valued by older people as opportunities for engagement. In Australia, one such grouping is the licensed social (or ‘registered’) club. Approximately 20 per cent of all older Australians, and 80 per cent of older residents of the state of New South Wales, actively participate in such clubs. Despite this, older people’s registered club participation has received little scholarly attention. This ethnographic study of one particular registered club aimed to dis
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Kingsley, Elizabeth J. S. "Articulating and ameliorating elder abuse in Australia." Curtin University of Technology, School of Nursing, 2002. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13966.

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The abuse of older people is a largely unrecognised and under acknowledged social problem in Australia. My major objective in undertaking the work, which is represented by the original published articles that comprise the thesis, was to make a scholarly and practical contribution toward the minimisation of 'elder abuse. This objective was achieved with the development and implementation of a series of studies that articulated and ameliorated elder abuse in Australia.The thesis provides an erudite synthesis of these studies, which fall into four themes that illustrate the nature and scope of my
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Fortune, Tracy. "Establishing an occupational milieu in aged mental health units : an occupational ethnography." Phd thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/5458.

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Paull, Megan. "Sensemaking and the management of older volunteers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/287.

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This study explores the experiences of older volunteers and their managers in particular when a change in the perfonnance of the volunteer is noticed by the manager. The impetus for this study was an expressed concern of the managers of volunteers which classified the management of 'older volunteers" as being somehow different from their younger counterparts. Conducted within an interpretivist framework this study employed a two-phase methodology comprising a context setting descriptive quantitative study followed by an in-depth qualitative grounded theory approach. The importance of the in-de
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Chalmers, Jane. "The oral health of older adults with dementia." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phc438.pdf.

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Bibliography: leaves 347-361. Presents results of 2 longitudinal studies investigating the oral health of older adults with dementia, using questionnaires and clinical inspections at baseline and one year. Groups studied were nursing home residents and those living in the community, with moderate to severe dementia or no dementia diagnosis. Caries experience was related to dementias severity and not to specific dementia diagnoses. Coronal and root caries experience was higher in dementia participants with moderate-severe dementia, the socio-economically disadvantaged, more functionally depende
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Campbell, Kathleen J. "People over 85 years say I'd rather go under a train than go into a nursing home." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2008. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/202.

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This study uses a qualitative in-depth research design to explore the attitudes that community living people over 85 years of age (n=lO) hold towards relocating to an aged care facility. Aged care facilities are supported accommodation options for the elderly that were previously known as nursing homes or hostels (Commonwealth Department of Health and Family Services, 1997). This type of accommodation currently houses 31 % of the total population of people over 85 years of age (Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2004-2005). Attitudes towards new environments are associated with relocation adjust
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Marquis, Ruth. "The meaning of quality in living service environments: An analysis of the experiences of people with disabilities, elderly people and service workers." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/976.

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The purpose of the study was to examine the experiences of both people with disabilities and elderly people and to identify their perceptions of quality as it relates to living in a service or being supported by a service to live in the community. The study was naturalistic in design and used a phenomenological approach and inductive analysis. It involved immersion in living services for a two year period, in-depth interviews with people living and working in services and participant observation. Fifty service users between the ages of twenty-one and ninety-six, and twenty-six service workers
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Horwath, Caroline Christine. "A random population study of the dietary habits of elderly people." Title page, contents and synopsis only, 1987. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phh824.pdf.

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Ruler, Amanda Jane. "Culture of nursing homes : an ethnomethodological study /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phr935.pdf.

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Jackson, Joan. "Is it 'too bloody late'? : Older people's attitudes to physical activity and to the recommendations in the National Physical Activity Guidelines." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1321.

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Participation in physical activity confers many health benefits by reducing the risk factor for a number of lifestyle related diseases such as diabetes, colon cancer, and heart disease. Other benefits include improved mental and physical well-being. For older people the benefits are even more important; engagement in physical activity extends to such health benefits as reduction in the risk of falls and related potential injuries. However the most significant benefit to older people is that physical activity enables older people to live independently for longer and with a greater sense of well
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Chejor, Pelden. "The experiences of older immigrants living with dementia in Australia: A multi-method secondary analysis." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2024. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2879.

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The ageing immigrant population and rising dementia cases underscores the need for culturally appropriate dementia care services. However, accessing dementia care services can be challenging for immigrants due to cultural and linguistical differences including their health beliefs. Understanding the experiences and concerns of older immigrants living with dementia is imperative for the planning and delivery of culturally and linguistically appropriate care. The aim of this thesis was to explore and describe the experiences of older immigrants living with dementia, as well as to describe and co
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Barnett, Zoe L. "Doddering but dear? : investigating the applicability of the stereotype content model (SCM) for aged exemplars in Australia /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19762.pdf.

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King, Peter Lloyd. "A Dental Health Education Program For Caregivers Of Elderly People In Nursing Homes." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/4745.

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Winnett, Richard G. "The housing circumstances and preferences of elderly Australian veterans and war-widow(er)s." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 1998. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/27564.

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This study set out to re—examine some of the assumptions behind Australia’s current housing policies. It is the first empirical Australian study which specifically addresses the housing circumstances and preferences of veterans and war-widow(er)s. Around 23% of Australian males and 7% of Australian females aged 65 or over are veterans or war-widows.
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Stehlik, Daniela Anna. "Making the invisible visable : an analysis of the Home and Community Care Program : a socialist-feminist perspective." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1991. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1118.

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As the population of Australia ages, social policy and human service practice in the field of aged care is increasingly important and relevant. The Home and community Care (H.A.C.C.) Program was established in 1985 by the Labor Government as a response to a demand for more community services for the frail aged and was designed to reduce the incidence of institutionalisation by increasing home care services. In this way the Home and Community Care Program is seen as linchpin in the Federal Government's initiative to create an efficient and cost-effective aged care policy to contend with the fut
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Petz, Christina M. "What sexuality? : An exploratory study examining sexual activity and affectionate sexual expression in a Western Australian sample of older adults." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1999. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1206.

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Sexuality later in life has been receiving increased research interest, however, a large majority of research investigates a narrow range of sexual behaviours, primarily frequency of sexual intercourse. There is limited information regarding other forms of sexual expression, specifically affectionate sexual expression that are relevant to older adults. The present day study explores what affectionate sexual behaviours constitute affectionate sexual expression and compares sexual intercourse with affectionate expression. The sample consisted of 77 married men (n=35) and women (n=42) aged 60-89
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Duffy, Francis. "Intergenerational Perspectives on Ageing in Australia ‘Companions on a Journey - they did it for you, you do it for them’." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/19730.

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The broad research question that this thesis aims to address is: what are the intergenerational lived experiences of ageing in Australia and how do intergenerational relations impact this experience? In particular, the thesis set out to explore older and younger peoples’ perceptions and experiences of ageing and consider this in light of dominant discourses on ageing. The thesis explores intergenerational interactions and expectations of each other in relation to ageing and arrangements, or plans to deal with ageing. For many people ageing is a shared intergenerational journey, yet this is an
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Trigg, Lisa. "Improving the quality of residential care for older people : a study of government approaches in England and Australia." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2018. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3772/.

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Improving the quality of residential care for older people is a priority for many governments, but the relationship between government actions and high-quality provision is unclear. This qualitative research study uses the cases of England and Australia to examine and compare regulatory regimes for raising provider quality. It examines how understandings of quality in each country are linked to differences in the respective regulatory regimes; how and why these regimes have developed; how information on quality is used by each government to influence quality improvement; and how regulatory reg
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Pratt, John L. "Grey hair." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2007. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/294.

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Doh, Daniel. "Towards active ageing: A comparative study of experiences of older Ghanaians in Australia and Ghana." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2017. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2010.

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Population ageing has become a central feature of the 21st century, as most countries search for economically viable strategies to support and manage their ageing populations to live in a dignified way. In 2002, the World Health Organisation (WHO) proposed the active ageing policy framework to guide countries to develop policies that promote the quality of life for their older people. However, the interpretation and application of the active ageing model in the literature and policy discussions are inconclusive on the most important elements that promote the quality of life of older people. Th
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Koo, Fung Kuen. "Disharmony between Chinese and Western views about preventative health : a qualitative investigation of the health beliefs and behaviour of older Hong Kong Chinese people in Australia." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1610.

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This study explores the health beliefs and preventive health behaviours of older Hong Kong Chinese people resident in Australia. Participation in physical activity was used as the case study. There were two frameworks used to shape the research. Because of their perceived influence on the health beliefs and practices of Hong Kong Chinese people, the traditional Chinese philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism provided the philosophical framework. The Theory of Planned Behaviour provided a theoretical framework for understanding the target group's preventive health behaviour. Data was
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Koo, Fung Kuen. "Disharmony between Chinese and Western views about preventative health : a qualitative investigation of the health beliefs and behaviour of older Hong Kong Chinese people in Australia." University of Sydney, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2123/1610.

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Doctor of Philosophy<br>This study explores the health beliefs and preventive health behaviours of older Hong Kong Chinese people resident in Australia. Participation in physical activity was used as the case study. There were two frameworks used to shape the research. Because of their perceived influence on the health beliefs and practices of Hong Kong Chinese people, the traditional Chinese philosophies of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism provided the philosophical framework. The Theory of Planned Behaviour provided a theoretical framework for understanding the target group's preventive he
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Wood, Beverley. "Attitudes toward the elderly : a case study of nursing students' attitudes." Monash University, Faculty of Education, 2001. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/8808.

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Stewart, Alastair. "Self-determination theory in motivation to adopt physical activity in older adults: A community based approach." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2009. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/164.

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Australia has an increasingly aging population with increasing levels of physical inactivity. The potential detrimental effects of these two factors on the health of the community highlight the need to investigate methods to increase physical activity in older Australian adults. The study reported in this thesis formed part of the PATH (Physical Activity Time for Health) Project, a community-based research trial that compared two strategies to increase physical activity in underactive, 60-80 year old men (n = 66) and women (n = 188). Twelve recreation centres were randomised to either a superv
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McNamara, Laurence James. "Just health care for aged Australians : a Roman Catholic perspective /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1997. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phm1682.pdf.

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Osmancevic, Himka. "A brief screening instrument for use by lawyers to assess the capacity of older clients with memory deficits." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2006. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/336.

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The number of people in Australia and around the world is increasing rapidly, particularly people over the age of 65. As part of the aging process, cases of dementia. cognitive impairment and mental iIIness become more prevalent. The issue of competence in this population has become more significant in recent years . Older people frequently face decisions that require the consultation of a lawyer, such as issues over wills and financial investments. Preventative law advocate lawyers act as therapeutic agents, preventing stress and discomfort in elderly clients making legal decisions. In order
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Howrie, Paul. "How general practitioners and aged care workers perceive incidences of elder abuse." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2000. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1351.

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As the Australian population is expanding and ageing, there is an associated need for a focus to be placed on the Individual rights of elderly people, and for the general populus to be made more aware of areas related to our older generation. Elder abuse, as an area of concern, developed as an offshoot of investigations into child abuse and general domestic violence, and initially surfaced in the 1970s and 80s. Some sections of the medical profession were made specifically aware of the problem initially in 1975, through a letter that was sent to the British Medical Journal. However, throughout
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Holloway, Donell Joy. "Grey nomads: Retirement, leisure and travel in the Australian context." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2009. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1828.

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Largely ignored over the years as a group worthy of serious academic research, grey nomads have recently become a topic of interest, in part due to Australia’s ageing population and resultant increases in the number of retirees with the time available to tour Australia and its regions in this manner. Tourism bodies now view grey nomads as an important market niche and caravan and motorhome manufacturers foresee ongoing growth in their industry. This thesis investigates how grey nomads make sense of their peripatetic lifestyle. It uses an ethnographic approach to uncover how the grey nomad life
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Hill, Heather, and heatherhill@hotkey net au. "TALKING THE TALK BUT NOT WALKING THE WALK: BARRIERS TO PERSON CENTRED CARE IN DEMENTIA." La Trobe University. School of Public Health, 2004. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au./thesis/public/adt-LTU20041215.100826.

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While the concept of person-centred care in dementia has been around for 15 years or more and has attracted much interest and enthusiasm, aged care facilities continue to have difficulty in actually implementing and maintaining person-centred practices. In this study I explore the experience of one aged care facility in order to identify the barriers to changing care practice. The research took place in an ethno-specific (Jewish) aged care facility, Star of David, which was in the process of setting up a program for its residents with dementia based on person-centred principles. The methodolog
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Geoghegan, John. "What do RNs working in hospital aged care units identify as the positive and negative aspects of aged care nursing?" Thesis, View thesis, 2006. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/19352.

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This study reports the positive and negative aspects identified by registered nurses (RNs) working with older people in public hospital aged care units and was conducted in 4 public hospitals in Sydney, Australia. Qualitative data using questionnaires and telephone interviews was collected from 26 female and 4 male RNs of which 46% (n 14) had worked in an aged care unit for 10 years or more. The participants identified positive perceptions within three major themes: a genuine liking of older people; the stories older people tell and the complexity of the older patient’s illnesses. Positive res
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Buckley, Patricia Louise, and pbuckley@swin edu au. "'A sense of place' : the role of the building in the organisation culture of nursing homes." Swinburne University of Technology, 2000. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20060317.114711.

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This study attempted to identifj and explore the role the building plays in the organisation culture of nursing homes. To do this a research plan was formulated in which the central plank was a case-study of a seventy-five bed high care nursing home. As part of the case-study, interviews were conducted at the nursing home with ten members of staff, two residents and a daughter of a resident. The study was also informed by interviews with two architects, who specialise in the design of nursing homes and aged care facilities. A theoretical model entitled the 'Conceptual Framework' was developed
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Barrett, Thomas. "Elder Abuse : Agencies' Experiences and Seniors' Relationships." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1998. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/234.

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This study examines elder abuse in an Australian context and comprises two parts: agencies' experiences with elder abuse; and seniors and their relationships. The first part sought baseline data on elder abuse as recorded by a range of agencies in New South Wales (NSW) and Western Australia (WA). A mailed questionnaire was sent to a random sample of 400 agencies per State, seeking information for the 1994 calendar year regarding abused elders 65 years of age or older, and resulted in an overall return rate of 57.62%. Data was analysed using SPSS for Windows. The second part of the study was qu
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Matthews, Ernest A. "The effect of 'environmental manipulation' on agitation and 24-hour sleep in dementia sufferers in an institutional setting." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1993. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1146.

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Living in an institutional setting places on residents certain constraints in relation to freedom of choice as to when, where, and how they conduct activities of daily living, such as, sleeping eating, attending to hygiene needs. Studies indicate this loss of control over the environment contributes to loss of self-esteem, leads to stress, and at times precipitates agitation among nursing home residents. Cognitive impairment may render dementia sufferers more vulnerable to loss of control over their control over their environment and result in agitation, which may in turn influence sleep. The
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Watson, Gordon C. "Emergency evacuation in aged care establishments with a particular emphasis on illumination." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2002. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/27945.

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The emphasis of this thesis is emergency evacuation lighting and the hypothesis tested is that Australia's minimum emergency evacuation horizontal illuminance of 0.2 lux is too low for aged people to safely evacuate aged care establishments.
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Merkes, Monika, and monika@melbpc org au. "A longer working life for Australian women of the baby boom generation? � Women�s voices and the social policy implications of an ageing female workforce." La Trobe University. School of Public Health, 2003. http://www.lib.latrobe.edu.au./thesis/public/adt-LTU20051103.104704.

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With an increasing proportion of older people in the Australian population and increasing health and longevity, paid work after the age of 65 years may become an option or a necessity in the future. The focus of this research is on Australian women of the baby boom generation, their working futures, and the work-retirement decision. This is explored both from the viewpoint of women and from a social policy perspective. The research draws on Considine�s model of public policy, futures studies, and Beck�s concept of risk society. The research comprises three studies. Using focus group research,
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Vecchio, Nerina. "Socioeconomic differentials among older Australians : an investigation of Gold Coast residents, 1998-1999 /." [St. Lucia, Qld. : s.n.], 2002. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe16652.pdf.

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Parker, Helen Elizabeth. "Spirituality and Ageing : The Spiritual Narratives of Contemporary Older Australians." Thesis, Griffith University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/368155.

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The current research interest in spirituality and ageing is in part driven by the need to debate the increasing social and economic impact of ageing populations in Western societies. Australia is actively participating in these debates that in part, discuss the productive role that spirituality might assume for older Australians. However recent scholarship has provided limited data about the specific features of older Australians’ spirituality. Moreover the relevance of current disciplinary discourses of spirituality in terms of the spiritual experiences of older individuals also rem
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Summers, Michael. "Great expectations : a policy case study of four case management programs in one organisation /." Connect to thesis, 2007. http://repository.unimelb.edu.au/10187/2182.

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Four different case management programs delivered by UnitingCare Community Options (UCCO) in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne were examined against the expectations of case management as a policy solution to a range of perceived policy problems at the micro-, meso- and macro-levels. The micro-level expectations were related to client and family experiences of the service system and outcomes. At the meso-level expectations were focused on perceived service delivery problems such as poor matching of services to the needs of ‘complex’ clients including a lack of integration, flexibility and res
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Valdez, Eduardo. "Relationship between Frailty, Oral Health and General Health of Older People." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2021. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/24678.

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Dentate older people are vulnerable to oral diseases like dental caries, periodontitis and consequently, tooth loss. Dental caries, periodontitis and tooth loss not only have local effects on the dentition and tooth-supporting tissues but also may impact frailty and several chronic diseases. This thesis contributes to the current state of knowledge on the evidence on the relationship between oral health and the general health in older people and how frailty status impacts oral health and oral health behaviours. The specific aims of the thesis were to: a) review and appraise the evidence on t
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Wilson, Mark A. G. "Development of the Australian Ageing Semantic Differential AASD), a novel instrument for measurement of medical student attitudes towards older people." Thesis, The University of Sydney, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/2123/22457.

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Attitudes of Australian medical students towards older people are important, as they can influence clinical practice. Initially I aimed to measure student attitude change after curriculum innovation. Literature review of Australian medical student attitudes revealed a gap for a valid, contemporary measure, inspiring the AASD. Review of international measures of student attitude identified semantic differential as the preferred instrument-type. A qualitative study of 151 medical students at the Universities of Wollongong (UOW) and Sydney (USYD) produced opposite word pairs for the AASD. The AA
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Crisp, Dimity Ann. "Transitions in later life : the impact of residential relocation on well-being." Phd thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/150914.

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In the face of normative age-related declines in health and mobility, increasing numbers of older adults are considering self-care accommodation within the context of a retirement community as a mechanism to maintain independence. Whilst the benefits of down-sizing in older age are well established, relocation to a retirement community offers the additional provision of a) facilities to cater for current and anticipated future healthcare needs; b) general household maintenance and/or cleaning services; c) the security of an enclosed complex that increases older adults' sense of physical safety
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Rahman, Naila. "Conflict, stress and coping in caring for the elderly at home : proposal for intervention." Phd thesis, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/127877.

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This thesis explores the experiences of caregivers caring for an elderly relative at home using qualitative and quantitative methodologies of data collection. Emphasis is particularly placed on conflict. In-depth interviews were conducted to explore the caring experiences of 30 female caregivers, while quantitative methods were employed on 151 caregivers both males and females to identify the predictors of interpersonal conflict and also to test the proposed conceptual model . To get detailed information of the caring situation two new measures were developed : one was a new instrument
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