Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers to Physical Activity in Older People With Sight Loss

Source: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

This study aimed to explore facilitators and barriers to physical activity in older people with sight loss. Focus groups were conducted with 13 community-dwelling older adults with sight loss ranging from poor to completely blind.

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Physical Activity Prevalence and Correlates Among New Zealand Older Adults

Source: Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

The aim of this study was to provide up-to-date information about physical activity (PA) levels in New Zealand older adults to inform the development and targeting of relevant health promotion initiatives.

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Productive healthy ageing and musculoskeletal (MSK) health

Source: Public Health England

This resource for health professionals and local authorities makes the case for action in midlife to support a healthy and productive later life. It highlights the need to challenge ageism and promote healthy and active ageing.

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Inequalities in later life

Source: Centre for Ageing Better

This report examines the disparities in health, financial security, social connections and housing faced by older people and how the negative impacts of these accumulate for those who are worse off. It highlights how poor education, work opportunities and a lack of social connection can have long term consequences on physical and mental health. The main report is accompanied by an insight report which outlines the implications of the findings on policy and practice.

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‘I have renewed enthusiasm for going to the gym’: what keeps resistance-trained older adults coming back to the gym?

Source: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health

The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that were responsible for the feelings of satisfaction and the behaviours of adherence to an intense exercise intervention recently completed by resistance-trained older adults.

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Understanding Pathways to Successful Aging: Behavioral and Social Factors Related to Alzheimer’s Disease: Proceedings of a Workshop–in Brief

Source: National Academies Press

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Making the economic case for investing in actions to prevent and/or tackle loneliness: a systematic review

Source: The Campaign to End Lonliness

The Campaign has contracted researchers from the London School of Economics to conduct a research review about the cost-effectiveness of loneliness interventions.

This report is their initial findings. Also included is a foreword to the report by the Campaign’s director Laura Alcock-Ferguson.

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2018 NZAG Conference – SAVE THE DATE

We are pleased to announce that the 2018 NZAG Conference will be held:

2018 NZAG Conference: The Mosiac of Ageing

6-8 September 2018

Ellerslie Event Centre

Auckland

Save the date and watch this space. We look forward to seeing you there!

Pre Christmas High Tea

5 November 2017, 3:30pm
Parnell, Auckland

The Friends Committee of The HOPE Foundation invite you to join them for a wonderful afternoon, with mulled wine, tea, musical entertainment and socialising. All proceeds go to research on ageing.

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Please RSVP by 27 October 2017

Professors Tom Scharf & Vanessa Burholt

NZAG in conjunction with AUT Centre for Active Ageing and Victoria University of Wellington are hosting two international visiting scholars. All NZAG members are invited to the arranged events and presentations.

31 October 2017, 12:30 – 1:30 pm
Victoria University of Wellington

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RSVP: igps@vuw.ac.nz

AND

2 & 3 November 2017
AUT North Campus

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Please RSVP by 25 October 2017 to Marie Fitzsimons at AUT.