Healthy Ageing Research Unit Publications

Reports

Feldman, S. & Radermacher, H. (2011). Understanding Ageing Well in Culturally Diverse Older Males Living in Greater Shepparton. Melbourne: Monash University

Browning, C., Cowlishaw, S., Kendig, H., Thomas, S., Grayson, D., & Feldman, S. (2010). The Health And Service Needs Of Older Veterans: A Longitudinal Analysis: Analyses of the physical, mental health and service use of DVA veterans and a non-DVA comparison group: The Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing program. Melbourne: Department of Veterans Affairs

Bird, S., Feldman, S., & Radermacher, H. (2008). Food For All: An assessment of the barriers to older people accessing nutritious food in Melton Shire. Melton, Victoria: RMIT University, Monash University, Melton Shire Council, and VicHealth.

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., & Browning, C. (2008). Review of literature concerning the delivery of community aged care services to ethnic groups. Melbourne, Australia: Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria and Monash University.

Bird, S., Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Browning, C., & Thomas, S. (2007). Factors influencing the physical activity levels of older people from culturally diverse communities: An Australian experience. Shire of Melton: Brimbank City Council, Maribyrnong City Council.

Thomas, S. A., Nay, R., Moore, K., Fonda, D., & Hawthorne, G. (2006). Continence Outcomes Measurement Suite: A project of the National Continence Management Strategy.  Canberra:  Retrieved from http://www.bladderbowel.gov.au/ncms/projects/information/outcomemeasure.htm.

Ben-Moshe, D., Feldman, S., Bertone, S., Sonn, C., Zuhair, S., Martin, L., Radermacher, H., & Davidson, K. (2005). Cultural diversity and economic development in four regional Australian communities. In Department of Transport and Regional Services (DOTARS) (Ed.): Institute of Community Engagement and Policy Alternatives (ICEPA),.

Feldman, S., & Hanlon, C. (2005). A national study of the integration and rehabilitation of women returning from peacekeeping and peacemaking duties: Department of Veteran Affairs.

Book Chapters

Kendig, H., & Browning, C. (2010). A social view on healthy ageing: Multi-disciplinary perspectives and Australian evidence. In D. Dannefer & C. Phillipson (Eds.), Handbook on Social Gerontology (pp. 459-472): Sage Publications.

Sims, J., O'Connor, D., & Browning, C. (2010). Management of depression in older people: a role for physical activity. In D. M. Montez (Ed.), Psychiatric Research Trends: Dreams and Geriatric Psychiatry. New York: Nova  Science Publishers Inc.

Sims, J., Browning, C., & Mullins, D. (2008). Older women's perceptions of physical activity: Do they matter? In L. A. Charlington (Ed.), Exerceise and Women's Health Research (pp. 25-44). New York: Nova Science Publishers.

Browning, C., & Sims, J. (2007). Ageing without driving: Keeping older people connected. In G. Currie, J. Stanley & J. Stanley (Eds.), No Way to Go: Transport and Social Disadvantage in Australian Communities (pp. 6.1-6.10). Melbourne: Monash Univeristy ePress.

Byles, J., Feldman, S., & Dobson, A. (2007). The Art of Ageing as Widowed Older Women in Australia. In S. Carmel, C. Morse & F. Torres Gil (Eds.), The Art of Ageing Well: Lessons from Three Nations. New York: Baywood.

Damron-Rodriguez, J., & Feldman, S. (2007). The art of making a place for older persons in society, Introduction. In S. Carmel, C. Morse & F. Torres Gil (Eds.), The Art of Ageing Well: Lessons from Three Nations. New York: Baywood Press.

Feldman, S., & Damron-Rodriguez, J. (2007). The art of adapting to health challenges with age, Introduction. In S. Carmel, C. Morse & F. Torres Gil (Eds.), The Art of Ageing Well: Lessons from Three Nations. New York: Baywood Press.

Quine, S., & Browning, C. (2007). Methodological and ethical issues in conducting research with older people. In M. Pitts & A. Smith (Eds.), Research in marginilised populations. Bassingtoke, Hampshire UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Browning, C., Joyce, A., & Wells, Y. (2005). The experience of ageing. In I. Coulson & V. Minichiello (Eds.), Issues in gerontology: Promoting positive ageing (pp. 53-77). Sydney: Allen and Unwin.

Rosenthal, D., & Browning, C. (2005). Sexual wellbeing and life transitions: A focus on adolescence and old age. In M. Temple-Smith & S. Gifford (Eds.), Sexual Health: An Australian Perspective. Melbourne: IP Communications.

Browning, C., & Kendig, H. (2004). Maximising health and well being in older people In R. Moodie & A. Hulme (Eds.), Hands on Health Promotion. Melbourne: IP Communications.

Browning, C., Menzies, D., & Thomas, S. (2004). Assisting health professionals to promote physical activity and exercise in older people. In A. Schoo & M. Morris (Eds.), Optimizing physical activity and health in older people (pp. 38-62). London: Butterworth-Heinmann.

Journal Articles

Browning, C., Sims, J., Lundgren-Lindquist, B., & Kendig, H. (In Press (Accepted October 2010)). Urinary incontinence in a community sample of older adults: Prevalence and impact on quality of life. Disability and Rehabilitation. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2010.532284

Taylor, J., Sims, J., & Haines, T. (In Press (Accepted November 2010)). The impact of manual handling on nursing home resident ability to transfer on and off furniture: a systematic review. Journal of Gerontological Nursing.

Anstey, K. J., Bielak, A. A., Birrell, C. L., Browning, C. J., Burns, R. A., Byles, J., Kiely, K. M., Nepal, B., Ross, L. A., Steel, D., & Windsor, T. D. (In Press). Understanding ageing in older Australians: The contribution of the Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing project to the evidence base and policy. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 30(S2), 21-28.

Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Lorains, F., & Haines, T. (In Press). A research-based community theatre performance to promote ageing well: Is it more than just a show? Educational Gerontology.

Krishnapillai, A. D. S., Ramli, A. S., Ariaratnam, S., Tauhid, N., Clearihan, L., & Browning, C. (In Press). Bridging the Gap in Ageing: Translating Policies into Practice in Malaysian Primary Care. Asia Pacific Family Medicine.

Atlantis, E., Grayson, D., Browning, C., Sims, J., & Kendig, H. (Advance Access [2010]). Cardiovascular disease and death associated with depression and antidepressants in the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry.

Feldman, S., & Hanlon, C. (Accepted). Count Us In: The Experiences Of Female War, Peacemaking And Peacekeeping Veterans. Armed Forces & Society.

Ambigga, S. K., Ramli, A. S., Suthahar, A., Tauhid, N., Clearihan, L., & Browning, C. (2011). Bridging the gap in ageing: Translating policies into practice in Malaysian Primary Care. Asia Pacific Family Medicine, 10(2).

Ross, L. A., Browning, C., Luszcz, M. A., Mitchell, P., & Anstey, K. J. (2011). Age-Based Testing for Driver's License Renewal: Potential Implications for Older Australians. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 59(2), 281-285.

Angus, J., Sims, J., Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., & Yang, H. (2010). The Effectiveness of Social Marketing for Community Awareness of Public Health Issues: Lessons for dementia risk reduction. Chinese General Practice, 13(12A), 3827-3830.

Anstey, K., Byles, J., Luszcz, M., Mitchell, H., Steele, D., Booth, H., & Browning, C. (2010). Cohort Profile: The Dynamic Analyses to Optimise Ageing (DYNOPTA) Project. Journal of Epidemiology, 39(1), 44-51.

Atlantis, E., Browning, C., & Kendig, H. (2010). Body mass index and unintentional weight change associated with all-cause mortality in older Australians: the Melbourne Logitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA). Age and Ageing, 39(5), 559-565

Atlantis, E., Browning, C., Sims, J., & Kendig, H. (2010). Diabetes incidence associated with depression and antidepressants in the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA). International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 25(7), 688-696.

Bird, S. R., Radermacher, H., Sims, J., Feldman, S., Browning, C., & Thomas, S. (2010). Factors affecting walking activity of older people from culturally diverse groups: An Australian experience. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 13(4), 417–423. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.07.002

Browning, C., & Kendig, H. (2010). Cohort Profile: The Melbourne Longitudinal Studies on Healthy Ageing Program. International Journal of Epidemiology, 39(5), c1-c7.

Hewitt, A., Howie, L., & Feldman, S. (2010). Retirement: What will you do? A narrative inquiry of occupation-based planning for retirement: Implications for practice. The Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 57(1), 8-16. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00820.x

Hoff, A., Feldman, S., & Vidovicova, L. (2010). Migrant home care workers caring for older people: fictive kin, substitute, and complementary family caregivers in an ethnically diverse environment. International Journal of Ageing and Later Life, 5(2), 1-10.

Kendig, H., Browning, C., Pedlow, R., Wells, Y., & Thomas, S. (2010). Health, social and lifestyle factors in entry to residential aged care: An Australian longitudinal analysis. Age and Ageing, 39(3), 342–349. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq016

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., & Bird, S. (2010). Food security in older Australians from different cultural backgrounds. Journal of Nutrition, Education and Behavior, 42(5), 328-336.

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., Bird, S., & Lorains, F. (2010). The role of family and older people's access to food: Will the children be there to help? Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 8, 354–368.

Radermacher, H., Sonn, C., Keys, C., & Duckett, P. (2010). Disability and participation: It's about us but still without us! Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 20(5), 333-346.

Sims, J., Hill, K., Hunt, S., & Haralambous, B. (2010). Physical activity recommendations for older Australians. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29(2), 81-87.

Thomson, J. A., Wang, W. C., Browning, C., & Kendig, H. L. (2010). Self-reported medication side effects in an older cohort living independently in the community - the Melbourne Longitudinal Study on Healthy Ageing (MELSHA): cross-sectional analysis of revalence and risk factors. BMC Geriatrics, 10(37).

Williams, S. B., Brand, C. A., Hill, K. D., Hunt, S., & Moran, H. (2010). Feasibility and outcomes of a home-based exercise program on improving balance and gait stability in women with lower-limb osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis: a pilot study. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 91(1), 106-114.

Bird, S., Kurowski, W., Feldman, S., Browning, C., Lau, R., Radermacher, H., Thomas, S., & Sims, J. (2009). The influence of the built environment and other factors on the physical activity of older women from different ethnic communities. Journal of Women and Aging, 21(1), 33-47.

Bird, S., Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., Sims, J., Kurowski, W., Browning, C., & Thomas, S. (2009). Factors in influencing the physical activity levels of older people from culturally diverse communities: An Australian experience. Ageing & Society, 29(Special Issue 08), 1275-1294. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X09008617

Browning, C., Sims, J., Teshuva, K., & Kendig, H. (2009). Predictors of physical activity behaviour in older community-dwelling adults. Journal of Allied Health, 38(1), 8-17.

Browning, C., Thomas, S., Sims, J., Lindner, H., & Kelly, J. (2009). Promoting long term behaviour change in older people with type 2 Diabetes: The Good Life Club self-management program. Chinese General Practice, 12(12A), 2099-2104.

Feldman, S., & Howie, L. (2009). Looking back, look forward: Reflections on using a life history review tool with older people. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 28(5), 621-637. doi: doi:10.1177/0733464808330081

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., & Browning, C. (2009). Mainstream versus ethno-specific community aged care services: It’s not an ‘either or’. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 28(2), 58-63. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2008.00342.x

Sims, J., Galea, M., Taylor, N., Dodd, K., Jespersen, S., Joubert, L., & Joubert, J. (2009). Regenerate: assessing the feasibility of a strength-training program to enhance the physical and mental health of chronic post stroke patients with depression. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 24(1), 76-83.

Teoh, V., Sims, J., & Milgrom, J. (2009). Psychosocial predictors of quality of life in a sample of community-dwelling stroke survivors: a longitudinal study. Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation, 16(2), 157-166.

Vrantsidis, F., Hill, K. D., Moore, K., Webb, R., Hunt, S., & Dowson, L. (2009a). Effectiveness and acceptability of Feldenkrais in improving balance related outcomes for older people: a randomised trial. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17(1).

Vrantsidis, F., Hill, K. D., Moore, K., Webb, R., Hunt, S., & Dowson, L. (2009b). Getting Grounded Gracefully: effectiveness and acceptability of Feldenkrais in improving balance. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 17(1), 57-76.

Angus, J., Sims, J., Feldman, S., & Radermacher, H. (2008). Can community-based interventions from other key national health priority areas inform strategies to reduce the risk of dementia? Chinese Journal of General Practice, 11(10A), 1725-1730.

Feldman, S., Radermacher, H., Bird, S., Browning, C., & Thomas, S. (2008). Challenges of recruitment and retention of older people from culturally diverse backgrounds in research. Ageing & Society, 28(4), 473-493. doi: 10.1017/S0144686X07006976

Radermacher, H., Feldman, S., & Bird, S. (2008). Identifying the challenges to accessing food. Published conference proceedings. Australiasian Journal on Ageing, 27(s1), 28.

Sims, J., Angus, J., Feldman, S., & Radermacher, H. (2008). Dementia's disease burden and the potential role of community-based interventions to inform risk reduction strategies. Chinese Journal of General Practice, 11(9A), 1527-1530.

Anstey, K. J., Butterworth, P., Booth, H., Windsor, T. D., Burns, R., Simnos, L., Sargent-Cox, K., Byles, J., Luszcz, M. A., Gibson, R., von Sanden, C., Christensen, H., Shaw, J. E., Broe, G. A., Browning, C., Mitchell, P., Cummings, R., & Kendig, H. (2007). The value of comparing health outcomes in population based studies: An example of self-rated health in seven studies including 79 653 participants. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 26(4), 194-200. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2007.00261.x

Browning, C. (2007). The role of general practitioners in promoting healthy ageing. Chinese General Practice, 10, 1131-1132.

Browning, C., Qiu, Z., Zhang, T., Sharifian, F., Yang, H., & Thomas, S. A. (2007). How the elderly conceptualise successful and healthy aging. Journal of General Practice, 10(15), 1226-1228.

Browning, C., Thomas, S., Yang, H., Zhang, T., Li, Xhixin, Xiaofei, L., & Ren, Y. (2007). How senior patients evaluate the quality of community health services in China. Chinese General Practice, 21, 1757-1760.

Browning, C., Zeqi, C., Zhang, T., Sharifian, F., Yang, H., & Thomas, S. A. (2007). Cross cultural conceptualisations of successful and healthy ageing: Australia and China. Chinese General Practice, 10, 1226-1231.

Ory, M. G., Mitchell Peck, B., Browning, C., & Forjuoh, S. N. (2007). Lifestyle discussions during doctor-older patient interactions: The role of time in the medical encounter. Medscape General Medicine, 9(4), 48-54.

Sims, J., Hill, K., Davidson, S., Gunn, J., & Huang, N. (2007). A snapshot of the prevalence of physical activity amongst older, community dwelling Victorians: patterns across the ‘young-old’ and ‘old-old’. BMC Geriatrics, 7(4).

Browning, C., Kendig, H., Thomas, S. A., & Yang, H. (2006). Healthy ageing in Australia: Policy responses and research opportunities. Chinese General Practice, 19, 1575-1578.

Byles, J., & Feldman, S. (2006). The Lives of Older Widowed Women. Just Policy, 39, 23-28.

Sims, J., Hill, K., Davidson, S., Gunn, J., & Huang, N. (2006). Exploring the feasibility of a community-based strength training program for older people with depressive symptoms and its impact on depressive symptoms. BMC Geriatrics, 18(6).

Yang, H., Browning, C., & Thomas, S. A. (2006). Healthy, active and productive ageing: Strategic themes for policy and community services in Australia. Chinese General Practice, 19, 1571-1575.

Gardner, I., Browning, C., & Kendig, H. (2005). Accommodation options in later life: retirement village or community living? Australasian Journal on Ageing, 24, 188-195. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2005.00121.x