Physical activity and protein intake are associated with ageing-related outcomes, including
loss of muscle strength and functional decline, so may contribute to strategies to improve …

Objective This study describes strategies for the recruitment of socially isolated older old
Black individuals to participate in the “Internet-based conversational engagement clinical …

Background Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common cardiac arrhythmia in the general
population, has significant healthcare burden. Little is known about AF in octogenarians …

AIM: To estimate prevalence and identify predictors and outcomes of reporting sleep
problems in Māori and non-Māori of advanced age. METHOD: Participants were 251 Māori …

Objective This study investigates sex and ethnicity in relationships of care using data from
Wave 4 of Li LACS NZ, a longitudinal study of Māori and non‐Māori New Zealanders of …

This study explored active aging for older Māori and non-Māori by examining their self-
nominated important everyday activities. The project formed part of the first wave of a …

A high prevalence of undernutrition has previously been reported in indigenous Māori (49%)
and non-Māori (38%) octogenarians and may be associated with risk of micronutrient …

Background Prescribing for older people is complex, and many studies have highlighted that
appropriate prescribing in this cohort is not always achieved. However, the long-term effect …

Background Abnormalities of cardiac structure and function are common in a wide range of
populations including those with and without established clinical cardiovascular disease …

Very old people (referred to as those aged 85 years and over) are the fastest growing age
segment of many Western societies owing to the steady rise of life expectancy and decrease …