Search Results - "Peri, Kathy"
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"It's all about the money": an interpretive description of embedding physical therapy-led falls prevention group exercise in long-term care
Published in BMC geriatrics (11-01-2023)“…Falls prevention interventions are effective for community dwelling older adults however, the same cannot be said for older adults living in long-term care…”
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Workplace environment for nurses and healthcare assistants in residential aged care facilities in New Zealand
Published in Australian journal of advanced nursing (01-06-2019)“…Objective: Continuous work under environmental and thermal discomfort such as cold, heat, and dim light has the potential to affect the health of nurses and…”
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Combining cognitive stimulation therapy and fall prevention exercise (CogEx) in older adults with mild to moderate dementia: a feasibility randomised controlled trial
Published in Pilot and feasibility studies (25-07-2020)“…People living with dementia (PLwD) have a high fall risk as cognitive impairment compromises control of gait and balance. Fall prevention exercises that are…”
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Health profile of residents of retirement villages in Auckland, New Zealand: findings from a cross-sectional survey with health assessment
Published in BMJ open (18-09-2020)“…Retirement villages (RV) have expanded rapidly, now housing perhaps one in eight people aged 75+ years in New Zealand. Health service initiatives might better…”
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Opportunities to be active in retirement villages and factors associated with physical activity in residents
Published in Journal of primary health care (01-01-2023)“…Introduction Physical activity (PA) in older people is associated with improved morbidity and mortality outcomes. Increasing numbers of older people are…”
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Home-Based Activity Program for Older People With Depressive Symptoms: DeLLITE-A Randomized Controlled Trial
Published in Annals of family medicine (01-05-2010)“…Abstract Purpose We wanted to assess the effectiveness of a home-based physical activity program, the Depression in Late Life Intervention Trial of Exercise…”
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The Cluster-Randomized BRIGHT Trial: Proactive Case Finding for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Published in Annals of family medicine (01-11-2014)“…Abstract Purpose People are now living longer, but disability may affect the quality of those additional years of life. We undertook a trial to assess whether…”
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Scoping Review: Intergenerational Resource Transfer and Possible Enabling Factors
Published in International journal of environmental research and public health (27-10-2020)“…We explore the intergenerational pattern of resource transfer and possible associated factors. A scoping review was conducted of quantitative, peer-reviewed,…”
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“The Way We Do Things Around Here”: An International Comparison of Treatment Culture in Nursing Homes
Published in Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (01-05-2012)“…Abstract Objectives In this study, we sought to measure treatment culture (beliefs, values, and normative practices associated with medication prescribing and…”
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Quality of life for older people in residential care is related to connectedness, willingness to enter care, and co-residents
Published in Australasian journal on ageing (01-03-2012)“…Aim: To establish associations with quality of life (QOL) of older people in long‐term residential care facilities in two New Zealand cities. Methods: The…”
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DeLLITE depression in late life: an intervention trial of exercise. Design and recruitment of a randomised controlled trial
Published in BMC geriatrics (24-05-2008)“…Physical activity shows potential in combating the poor outcomes associated with depression in older people. Meta-analyses show gaps in the research with poor…”
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Can education and training improve the adoption of a psychosocial group treatment by dementia services?
Published in Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (01-10-2019)“…Objective: Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychosocial group treatment for people with dementia. The aims of this project were to (a) evaluate the…”
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Carers' perspective on adapting the iSupport in New Zealand
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-12-2023)“…Background The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed ‘iSupport for Dementia’, a self‐paced training for family carers of people with dementia…”
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Effects of cognitive interventions on quality of life among adults with mild cognitive impairment: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials
Published in Geriatric nursing (New York) (01-09-2022)“…BACKGROUNDThere is considerable research exploring the impact of cognitive interventions on cognition in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). However,…”
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Developing video content for New Zealand’s online iSupport
Published in Alzheimer's & dementia (01-12-2023)“…Background The Empowering Dementia Carers in an iSupport Virtual Assistant (e‐DIVA) project aims to develop a website based on the World Health Organisation’s…”
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Developing assistive robots for people with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia: a qualitative study with older adults and experts in aged care
Published in BMJ open (01-09-2019)“…ObjectivesThis research is part of an international project to design and test a home-based healthcare robot to help older adults with mild cognitive…”
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Workplace environment for nurses and healthcare assistants in residential aged care facilities in New Zealand
Published in Australian journal of advanced nursing (01-06-2019)“…Objective: Continuous work under environmental and thermal discomfort such as cold, heat, and dim light has the potential to affect the health of nurses and…”
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Cultural adaptations of the WHO iSupport for dementia: A scoping review
Published in Dementia (London, England) (04-10-2024)“…The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed iSupport for Dementia, a self-paced online training programme for caregivers of people with dementia which is…”
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Learning from a multidisciplinary randomized controlled intervention in retirement village residents
Published in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS) (01-03-2022)“…Background Retirement villages (RVs), also known as continuing care retirement communities, are an increasingly popular housing choice for older adults. The RV…”
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Case studies on the usability, acceptability and functionality of autonomous mobile delivery robots in real-world healthcare settings
Published in Intelligent service robotics (01-07-2021)“…Autonomous mobile delivery robots are used as a way to improve efficiency in hospitals and reduce staff workload amongst a growing workforce shortage in…”
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