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@AWESSoM_NZ

@AwessomNz

Ageing Well through Eating, Sleeping, Socialization and Mobility

 Auckland, New Zealand
Joined November 2019
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"Increasing #frailty brings unappetising choices when balancing the risks of under and over treatment. An example would be avoiding possible cardiovascular events in the future versus avoiding falls and maintaining independence now." bgs.org.uk/blog/what-matters…
What matters to the patient? Frailty, Falls and Medicines - agreeing goals of treatment

What matters to the patient? Frailty, Falls and Medicines - agreeing goals of treatment

This weekend I visited an older relative. She told me her cardiologist and GP are “worried about her aorta” and trying to get her blood pressure below 110/70mmHg. To achieve this, she has been...

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"Older people have so much to offer. If society were to address old age in a more positive light, as opposed to thinking of older people as a universal burden, the benefit to us all would be enormous." Read the BGS Blog by Dr Tom Heritage. bgs.org.uk/blog/history-repe…
History Repeats Itself: A Look at Older People Past and Present

History Repeats Itself: A Look at Older People Past and Present

At Cambridge, I research the historical older populations of England and Wales, using the 1851-1911 census, and behind every entry on that census is an older person with a story to tell.

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A group of chickens received a surprise visitor this morning, with a North Island brown kiwi deciding to make itself a new home in a chicken coop. stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-n…
Chicken wakes up to surprise visitor as kiwi moves in

Chicken wakes up to surprise visitor as kiwi moves in

A group of chickens received a surprise visitor this morning, with a North Island brown kiwi deciding to make itself a new home in a chicken coop.

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Rebecca's paper chronic health conditions & mortality among older adults with complex care needs: Cognitive impairment was the most common condition and CVD has the highest mortality risk . doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-0… @ageingwellnz @HamishAJamieson
Chronic health conditions and mortality among older adults with complex care needs in Aotearoa New...

Chronic health conditions and mortality among older adults with complex care needs in Aotearoa New...

BMC Geriatrics - Older people have more comorbidities than younger groups and multimorbidity will increase. Often chronic conditions affect quality of life, functional ability and social...

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Exercise May Reduce Brain Inflammation, Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s Physical activity appears to reduce microglial activation and improve cognition in the aging human brain, researchers report. #alzheimers #exercise #neuroscience #science neurosciencenews.com/exercis…
Exercise May Reduce Brain Inflammation, Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s - Neuroscience News

Exercise May Reduce Brain Inflammation, Reducing the Risk of Alzheimer’s - Neuroscience News

Physical activity appears to reduce microglial activation and improve cognition in the aging human brain, researchers report.

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Is enrolling the first participant a study milestone?
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Interesting article about the use of medicine by Māori and Non-Māori older adults in Aotearoa New Zealand. #AgeingWellNZ
Joanna Hikaka (@JoHikaka) profile pictureJoanna Hikaka@JoHikaka13 Jan 2021
Our new paper is now published in Drugs&Aging: 'Ethnic Variations in the Quality Use of Medicines in Older Adults: Māori and Non-Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand'. @rg_jones @MartiniNataly Available to read for free at this link: rdcu.be/cdtrx
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Thanks @MoiraSmith11 for hosting
Ngaire Kerse (@NKerse) profile pictureNgaire Kerse@NKerse11 Dec 2020
AWESSoM programme group after 2 day meeting. Fabulous korero @ageingwellnz @AwessomNz
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The Dental School, Otago University is looking to hear from adults how people get #dental care in NZ. You can complete the survey by clicking this otago.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/… 10mins to complete and it is anonymous @MoiraSmith11
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PASS ON THE AROHA - Let’s show our frontline health and disability workers how much we appreciate them for their mahi! Create your #ArohanuiHealthHeroes video with a sign of thanks. Tag @minhealthnz in your video and “Pass on the Aroha” ❤️

Pass on the Aroha

Create your #ArohanuiHealthHeroes video with a sign of thanks. Tag @minhealthnz in your video and “Pass on the Aroha” ❤️

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We are missing our participants and staff around New Zealand. Take care everyone! Love the kiwi creativity in this video! Keep helping one another, bringing smiles and saving lives. We're in this together. #research #lockdown
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@nzpolice15 Apr 2020
Whether you're a human or a miniature sausage dog, we know that staying home in your bubble isn't easy 🌭🐕 However, if we can find joy in the little things every day, then we can all get through this together. Created by Matt Earle and team for our NZ Creative Genius series
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Exercise is a key for older persons isolated at home. @mikelizquierdo_ @DrBenKirk Also see ViviFrail #vivifrail
T.Naito (@t1naito) profile pictureT.Naito@t1naito18 Apr 2020
We have developed this program for elderly patients with advanced cancer. But I believe it works for maintenance of walking capacity and prevention of disability for healthy elderly persons during long-term physical inactivity due to staying at home. Try it and stay independent!!
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apc01.safelinks.protection.o… The oral health survey group of RAC and comminity dwellers with support had lots of polypharmacy..
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We are here in the Bay of Plenty launching the @AgeConcernNZ Age Connector @NKerse @sarahAHPRehab #ageingwell
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AWESSoM project meeting working on the carehome project. Sleep, oral health and conition strategies. @ageingwellnz
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Ruth Teh@rt_teh18 Jan 2020
hospitalisation and mortality are better predicted by clusters of conditions rather than the count of conditions doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx18…

Patterns of multi-morbidity and prediction of hospitalisation and all-cause mortality in advanced...

AbstractBackground. multi-morbidity is associated with poor outcomes and increased healthcare utilisation. We aim to identify multi-morbidity patterns and

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Ngaire Kerse (@NKerse) profile pictureNgaire Kerse@NKerse17 Jan 2020
Multimorbidity: clusters of diseases and time for the rise of the generalist. From LILACSNZ AWESSoM Ntnl Sc Ch program will examine clusters in PHO data #AWESSoM #LILACSNZ bmj.com/content/368/bmj.l696…
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Ngaire Kerse@NKerse18 Jan 2020
New consistent evidence that older people and anti-cholinergic medications dont get along well link.springer.com/article/10… #lilacsnz #NZAG
The Association Between Drug Burden Index (DBI) and Health-Related Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study...

The Association Between Drug Burden Index (DBI) and Health-Related Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study...

Drugs & Aging - The prescribing of medications with anticholinergic and/or sedative properties is considered potentially inappropriate in older people (due to their side-effect profile), and...

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Good oral health for maximum productivity, quality of life and ageing well @ageingwellnz @MoiraSmith11 @AwessomNz
nzherald (@nzherald) profile picturenzherald@nzherald18 Nov 2019
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern will have a wisdom tooth extracted this Friday nzh.nu/6Bg250xdkHg
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Thank you @HinerangiE We felt very safe with your calm but firm instructions
Hinerangi Edwards (@HinerangiE) profile pictureHinerangi Edwards@HinerangiE15 Nov 2019
Privileged to MC the #ageingwellnz National Science Challenge annual conference and internal wānanga over the last two days.
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