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Longitudinal Analysis of the Relationship Between Purposes of Internet Use and Well-being Among Older Adults by Szabo, Agnes, Allen, Joanne, Stephens, Christine, Alpass, Fiona

“…Abstract Purpose There is support for the role of Internet use in promoting well-being among older people. However, there are also contradictory findings which…”
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Understanding the use of Flexible Work Arrangements Among Older New Zealand Caregivers by Koreshi, Shanika Yoshini, Alpass, Fiona

“…Flexibility in the workplace has been suggested to promote prolonged employment among older workers. This study focuses on the question of whether the use of…”
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Trajectories of material living standards, physical health and mental health under a universal pension by Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona M

“…ObjectiveAged pension schemes aim to support material and non-material well-being of older populations. The current work aimed to describe dominant…”
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Longitudinal Cohort Study of Depression and Anxiety Among Older Informal Caregivers Following the Initial COVID-19 Pandemic Response in Aotearoa New Zealand by Allen, Joanne, Uekusa, Shinya, Alpass, Fiona M.

“…Objectives To assess the impact of providing care and conditions of care on psychological wellbeing among older informal caregivers following the initial…”
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The Relationship Between Childhood Circumstances and Late Life Physical and Mental Health: The Role of Adult Socioeconomic Status by Hempel, Megan, Breheny, Mary, Yeung, Polly, Stevenson, Brendan, Alpass, Fiona

“…Objectives: Socioeconomic status and health in childhood are linked to health outcomes in later life. Health outcomes may also be shaped by socioeconomic…”
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Effectiveness of dairy products to protect against cognitive decline in later life: a narrative review by Anderson, Rachel C, Alpass, Fiona M

“…As the world's population ages the prevalence of age-related health concerns is increasing, including neurodegeneration disorders such as mild cognitive…”
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A Capabilities Approach to Unequal Trajectories of Healthy Aging: The Importance of the Environment by Stephens, Christine, Szabó, Ágnes, Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona

“…Objectives: We aimed to examine the relationships of older people’s standard of living and perceived quality of housing and neighborhoods, with different…”
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The health, work, and retirement study: representing experiences of later life in Aotearoa New Zealand by Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona M., Towers, Andy, Stevenson, Brendan, Szabó, Ágnes, Breheny, Mary, Stephens, Christine

“…Older adults represent a large and growing section of Aotearoa New Zealand's population. Longitudinal research on experiences of later life enables…”
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Higher socioeconomic deprivation in areas predicts cognitive decline in New Zealanders without cognitive impairment by Röhr, Susanne, Gibson, Rosemary H., Alpass, Fiona M.

“…Previous studies identified individual-level socioeconomic factors as key determinants of cognitive health. This study investigated the effect of area-based…”
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The sensitivity of the MOS SF-12 and PROMIS® global summary scores to adverse health events in an older cohort by Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona M., Stephens, Christine V.

“…Purpose To compare the predictive validity of two self-reported outcome measures, the Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Global…”
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Validating the short measure of the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire in older workers in the context of New Zealand by Li, Jian, Herr, Raphael M., Allen, Joanne, Stephens, Christine, Alpass, Fiona

“…Abstract: Objectives: The objective of this study was to validate a short version of the Effort-Reward-Imbalance (ERI) questionnaire in the context of New…”
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Longitudinal assessment of the health-related quality of life among older people with diabetes: results of a nationwide study in New Zealand by Shamshirgaran, Seyed Morteza, Stephens, Christine, Alpass, Fiona, Aminisani, Nayyereh

“…The current work examined experiences of Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) among older adults with a diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) over time…”
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Impact of Flexible Work Arrangements on Key Challenges to Work Engagement Among Older Workers by Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona M, Szabó, Ágnes, Stephens, Christine V

“…Abstract As workforces age, organizations are challenged to provide human resource management policies and practices that are responsive to the needs of older…”
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Loneliness in Men 60 Years and Over: The Association With Purpose in Life by Neville, Stephen, Adams, Jeffery, Montayre, Jed, Larmer, Peter, Garrett, Nick, Stephens, Christine, Alpass, Fiona

“…Loneliness as a consequence of getting older negatively impacts on the health and well-being of men as they age. Having a purpose in life may mitigate…”
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Socio-demographic and lifestyle factors associated with multimorbidity in New Zealand by Aminisani, Nayyereh, Stephens, Christine, Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona, Shamshirgaran, Seyed Morteza

“…The incidence of multimorbidity (MM) and its correlates among older adults remain poorly understood. This study aimed to examine the socio-demographic and…”
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Dataset comprising indices of healthy ageing among older New Zealand adults from the 2016-2018 waves of the Health, Work and Retirement longitudinal survey by Allen, Joanne, Alpass, Fiona, Stephens, Christine

“…This article describes data utilised in article C. Stephens, J. Allen, N. Keating, A. Szabó, F. Alpass, Neighborhood environments and intrinsic capacity…”
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Scared behind the wheel: what impact does driving anxiety have on the health and well-being of young older adults? by Hempel, Megan E, Taylor, Joanne E, Connolly, Martin J, Alpass, Fiona M, Stephens, Christine V

“…Driving anxiety can range from driving reluctance to driving phobia, and 20% of young older adults experience mild driving anxiety, whereas 6% report moderate…”
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What factors enable mid‐life carers to re‐enter the labour market in New Zealand? by Spijker, Jeroen J. A., Alpass, Fiona M., Allen, Joanne, Stephens, Christine

“…Objective To assess the characteristics of carers and the caregiving situation associated with return to paid employment among older unemployed carers in New…”
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Preretirement Planning and Well-Being in Later Life: A Prospective Study by Noone, Jack H., Stephens, Christine, Alpass, Fiona M.

“…Cross-sectional and retrospective research has identified a reliable relationship between preretirement planning and later-life well-being. Although it seems…”
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Longitudinal health and disaster impact in older New Zealand adults in the 2010-2011 Canterbury earthquake series by Allen, Joanne, Brown, Lisa M., Alpass, Fiona M., Stephens, Christine V.

“…Pre-existing longitudinal studies of people affected by disasters provide opportunities to examine the effects of these events on health. Data used in the…”
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