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Healthy Retirement Project: Technical Report Open

David A. de Vaus, Susan Quine, Hal Kendig, Walter Petralia, Yvonne Wells · 2023

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Self‐assessed impact of oral health on the psychological well‐being and depressive symptoms of older adults living in Melbourne Open

Rodrigo Mariño, Joanne Enticott, Colette Browning, Mahmoud Elsamman, Rachel Etzion , et al. · 2020

Objectives This study aimed to investigate oral health‐related factors affecting the self‐assessed psychological well‐being (PW) and depressive symptoms of independent‐living Australians aged 79 years and over living in the community in me…

Perceived availability of future care and depressive symptoms among older adults in China: evidence from CHARLS Open

Merril Silverstein, Cathy Gong, Hal Kendig · 2020

Background Major concerns have arisen about the challenges facing China in providing sufficient care to its older population in light of rapid population ageing, changing family structure, and considerable rates of internal migration. At t…

Heterogeneity in the Health and Functional Capacity of Adults Aged 85+ as Risk for Mortality Open

Richard A. Burns, Davina French, Mary A. Luszcz, Hal Kendig, Kaarin J. Anstey · 2019

OBJECTIVES To examine whether older adults aged 85+, with different health and functional capacities, cluster in different ways and to demonstrate whether individuals within particular clusters report differential mortality risk. DESIGN Re…

Patterns of home and community care use among older participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women’s Health Open

Md Mijanur Rahman, Jimmy T. Efird, Hal Kendig, Julie Byles · 2019

Geographical variations in self-rated health and functional limitations among older Chinese in eight WHO-SAGE provinces Open

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Catherine D’Este, Julie Byles, Hal Kendig · 2019

Our study reveals substantial disparities between urban and rural areas observed in both the well-developed areas (eg Shandong) and also the lower end of the economic spectrum (eg Hubei and Jilin). Targeted economic development policy and …

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN AUSTRALIAN WORKPLACES: EXPERIENCES OF OLDER WORKERS Open

D. A. K. Black, Kate O’Loughlin, Hal Kendig, Rafat Hussain · 2018

Australia has conducted widely publicized campaigns to improve attitudes to ageing and combat ageism, however negative attitudes and discriminatory behaviours remain evident with implications for wellbeing, age equality and social inclusio…

Not there yet: A gerontologist's lament Open

Hal Kendig · 2018

To move straight to the point, I am concerned that Australia has snatched failure from the jaws of victory on ageing policy and time is running out to get the settings right. Even with scarce research funding, we have abundant scholarly ev…

‘Millennials’: Perceived generational opportunities and intergenerational conflict in Australia Open

Lisa Cannon, Hal Kendig · 2018

Objective To investigate the perceptions of intergenerational conflict and lifelong opportunities of the Millennial cohort. Methods Data were collected in the Attitudes to Ageing in Australia Study as part of the 2015–2017 national Austral…

Australian attitudes to intergenerational equity: impacts of social and policy change Open

Hal Kendig, Rafat Hussain, Kate O’Loughlin, Lisa Cannon · 2018

Attitudes to ageing can predispose decision-making as governments, interest groups and electorates negotiate competing demands in the context of economic constraints and social change. This paper, based on national survey data, investigate…

Selection, adaptation and advantage. Later-life health and wellbeing of English migrants to Australia Open

Bram Vanhoutte, Vanessa Loh, James Nazroo, Hal Kendig, Kate O’Loughlin , et al. · 2018

This study investigates the long-term impact of English adult migration to Australia by comparing health and wellbeing outcomes in later life of English migrants to their counterparts who remained in England (non-migrants) and to native-bo…

Residential mobility in Australia and the United States: a retrospective study Open

Aude Bernard, Peta Forder, Hal Kendig, Julie Byles · 2017

Background: Levels of internal migration vary significantly between countries. Australia and the United States consistently record among the highest levels of migration anywhere in the world. Very little is known, however, about the factor…

Life course influences on later life health in China: Childhood health exposure and socioeconomic mediators during adulthood Open

Hal Kendig, Cathy Gong, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Merril Silverstein, James Nazroo · 2017

China's unprecedented population aging and social and economic change raise important issues concerning life course determinants of advantage or disadvantage into later life. Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CH…

Perceptions of ageism: Open

Victor Minichiello, Jan Browne, Hal Kendig · 2017

Diet quality and its implications on the cardio-metabolic, physical and general health of older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP) Open

Rosilene V. Ribeiro, Vasant Hirani, Alistair M. Senior, Alison K. Gosby, Robert G. Cumming , et al. · 2017

The revised Dietary Guideline Index (DGI-2013) scores individuals’ diets according to their compliance with the Australian Dietary Guideline (ADG). This cross-sectional study assesses the diet quality of 794 community-dwelling men aged 74 …

Social capital dynamics and health in mid to later life: findings from Australia Open

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Jennifer Welsh, Hal Kendig · 2017

Reorienting Health Services to People with Chronic Health Conditions: Diabetes and Stroke Services in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Thailand Open

Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan, Judith Healy, Hal Kendig, Malinee Neelamegam, Palitha Karunapema , et al. · 2017

This paper explores whether middle-income Asian countries are reorienting their health services in response to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Malaysia, Sri Lanka, and Thailand were selected as case studies of Asian societies experiencin…

AUSTRALIAN ATTITUDES AND POLICIES ON INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY: IMPACTS OF SOCIAL CHANGE Open

Hal Kendig, Kate O’Loughlin, Rafat Hussain, Lisa Cannon · 2017

This paper aims to investigate changing attitudes and policies concerning intergenerational equity in Australia through the aftermath of the Global Credit Crises.

PERCEPTIONS AND EXPERIENCES OF WORKPLACE-BASED AGE DISCRIMINATION IN AUSTRALIA Open

Kate O’Loughlin, Hal Kendig, Rafat Hussain, Lisa Cannon · 2017

The Australian Human Rights Commission in 2011 appointed an Age Discrimination Commissioner who has conducted widely publicized campaigns to improve attitudes to ageing and combat ageism. This paper examines perceptions and experiences of …

COMPARATIVE STUDY OF CAREGIVING IN CHINA AND AUSTRALIA Open

Hal Kendig, C. Hong Gong, Merril Silverstein · 2017

Drawing on the nationally representative CHARLS and HILDA 2013, we examined patterns of caregiving by men and women aged 45 and over in both China and Australia. Caregiving is defined as ongoing care for a household or non-household member…

PAID WORK IN LATER LIFE IN CHINA AND AUSTRALIA: EVIDENCE FROM CHARLS AND HILDA Open

James Nazroo, C. Hong Gong, Hal Kendig · 2017

Drawing on the nationally representative CHARLS 2013 and HILDA 2011 data, we examined patterns of paid work (including agricultural work) by men and women aged 45 to 64 in both China and Australia.

ARE HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AGEIST? INSIGHTS FROM AUSTRALIAN SURVEY OF SOCIAL ATTITUDES Open

Rafat Hussain, Hal Kendig, Lisa Cannon, Kate O’Loughlin · 2017

There is widespread belief and evidence from clinical practice that health professionals are implicitly and explicitly ageist in their dealings with older people. However, apart from hospital and health-systems reviews, there are few large…

CHANGES IN LIVING ARRANGEMENTS OF VIETNAMESE OLDER ADULTS Open

Quang Thai Trinh, Hal Kendig, Vasoontara Yiengprugsawan · 2017

The living arrangements of older adults, which are central to intergenerational support systems in Vietnam, are changing as a result of rapid population ageing and evolving family structure, social norms and values, and socio-economic deve…

MULTIMORBIDITY, HEALTH, AND AGING IN CANADA AND AUSTRALIA: A TALE OF TWO COUNTRIES Open

Andrew Wister, Hal Kendig, Barbara Mitchell, Ian Fyffe, Vanessa Loh · 2017

Multimorbidity has been recognized as a major public health issue that is prevalent among older adults, affecting objective and subjective health, and health care utilization. For instance, in Canadian and Australian population health surv…

Age discrimination in the workplace: The more things change … Open

Kate O’Loughlin, Hal Kendig, Rafat Hussain, Lisa Cannon · 2017

Negative public attitudes and discrimination can limit older people's social and economic contributions and impact on their health and well‐being 1. The Government's Intergenerational Reports and increases in the eligibility age for the ag…

Living well with chronic disease for those older adults living in the community Open

Richard A. Burns, Colette Browning, Hal Kendig · 2017

The defining normative experience for older adults is that they are more likely to have a chronic disease and importantly not be living well with chronic disease as they age. However, it was the state of not living well that reflected the …

Social research and actions on ageing well Open

Hal Kendig, Colette Browning · 2016

Ageing and social change in Australia Open

Cathy Gong, Hal Kendig · 2016

This chapter aims to provide a constructive understanding of social change and ageing in Australia. It presents a history of ideas and evidence on ageing in order to reveal the societal context that has shaped successive cohorts reaching l…

Introduction: A multidisciplinary approach to ageing Open

Hal Kendig, Peter McDonald, John Piggott · 2016

Increasing longevity is an historic triumph and population ageing is emerging as one of the major global issues of the 21st century. Australia’s future will be deeply affected by the ageing of the baby boom cohort, with large numbers expec…

Multimorbidity, health and aging in Canada and Australia: a tale of two countries Open

Andrew Wister, Hal Kendig, Barbara Mitchell, Ian Fyffe, Vanessa Loh · 2016

The associations between multimorbidity and health are similar between the two countries but are variable depending on population, age group/cohort, and gender. The strongest country-level associations are for indicators of health-related …

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