Pazit Levinger

New options needed for improving physical activity participation for older people: A narrative review of Baduanjin and Seniors Exercise Parks

Xianhui Liao, Prue Morgan, Yanping Duan, Pazit Levinger et autres

Background Physical activity has many physical and mental health and wellbeing benefits across all ages, including for older people. However, older people continue to have low levels of physical activity participation. Diversity of options and choice are important considerations that may influence …

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Muscle atrophy in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: roles of inflammatory pathways, physical activity and exercise

Marissa K. Caldow, Tara C. Brennan-Speranza, George Jerums, Melissa Sbaraglia et autres

Muscle atrophy is caused by an imbalance in contractile protein synthesis and degradation which can be triggered by various conditions including Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Reduced muscle quality in patients with T2DM adversely affects muscle function, the capacity to perform activities …

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What works in real-world implementation? Practice-based insights from the ENJOY IMP-ACT project promoting physical activity among older adults

Pazit Levinger, Marcia Fearn, Bronwyn Dreher, Adrian Bauman et autres

Physical inactivity among older adults remains a significant public health issue. Age-friendly active spaces with the Seniors Exercise Park equipment in local parks offer an accessible, low-cost opportunity to promote health through physical activity. The ENJOY IMP-ACT project was a multi-site implementation …

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Australian Consensus Statement on the Prevention and Management of Frailty Among Community‐Dwelling Older Adults: A Modified Delphi Study

Sakshi Chopra, Ida Tornvall, Natasha Reid, Elizabeth Whiting et autres

INTRODUCTION: This consensus statement from multidisciplinary experts and consumers across Australia provides comprehensive recommendations on the prevention and management of frailty in community-dwelling older adults. METHODS: The study uses a modified Delphi design. Phase I involved iterative discussion among six frailty care …

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Implementation factors influencing utilisation of Seniors Exercise Parks: A community stakeholder qualitative study

Rachel Muoio, Andrew Simon Gilbert, Marcia Fearn, Bronwyn Dreher et autres

• Identified 13 barriers or facilitators influencing uptake of Seniors Exercise Parks by older adults • Used socio-ecological model to analyse stakeholder interviews across five LGAs • Found social connection and peer support key to sustained park engagement • Barriers included poor …

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A social return on investment analysis of the ENJOY Seniors Exercise Park IMP-ACT project: improving older people’s health through physical activity

Natasha K. Brusco, Marcia Fearn, Keith D. Hill, Bronwyn Dreher et autres

OBJECTIVE: To establish the cost of implementation, as well as the social return-on-investment, when scaling the Seniors Exercise Park program across multiple local government areas. METHODS: Seniors Exercise Parks are an age-friendly active space. Implementation requires both creating and activating the park …

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Physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in people with young onset dementia: A scoping review protocol

Bingyan Pang, Samantha M Loi, Keith Hill, Prof Nicola Lautenschlager et autres

Young onset dementia (YOD) refers to the onset of dementia symptoms before 65 years of age.1 Young onset dementia accounts for 5% of all dementias, and it is estimated to affect 3.9 million individuals globally.1 Like older onset dementia, there is no …

MINDCARE: Co-producing a dementia risk reduction program for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities to improve health self-efficacy

Josefine Antoniades, Bianca Brijnath, Pazit Levinger, Joanne Enticott et autres

Dementia is the second leading cause of death in Australia, and the number of people with dementia in Australia is expected to reach over one million by 2058. While there is no cure, prevention efforts addressing modifiable risk factors are a priority …

IMProving older people’s health through physical ACTivity: the implementation of a community-based framework to promote park-based active ageing

Pazit Levinger, Marcia Fearn, Bronwyn Dreher, Adrian Bauman et autres

BACKGROUND: Outdoor environments such as recreational spaces with age-friendly exercise equipment offer promising and sustainable approaches to promote physical activity among older people. Strategies are needed to effectively engage older adults to use such spaces. The ENJOY IMP-ACT project aimed to increase …

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Co‐design and user‐testing outcomes of a dementia risk reduction education program for multicultural communities in Australia, the MindCare program

Josefine Antoniades, Dilnaz Bilimoria, Bianca Brijnath, Katrin Gerber et autres

BACKGROUND: Current dementia prevention programs largely target Western populations, overlooking multicultural communities and exacerbating health disparities. In Australia, where over 30% of the population is overseas-born, the MindCare project aims to co-develop a culturally tailored dementia prevention program for Hindi, Vietnamese, Greek, …

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The roadmap for creating a novel outdoor activity space in a rehabilitation hospital setting: the OASIS program initiative

Pazit Levinger, Keith Hill

INTRODUCTION: To meet older people's physical and mental health needs the built environment is becoming increasingly important for the health and community aged care systems. The usage of an age-friendly outdoor space as an enhancement to standard treatment for rehabilitation in hospital …

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Predicting falls from biomechanical response to balance perturbation in older adults with knee osteoarthritis, an exploratory study

Calum Downie, Pazit Levinger, Rezaul Begg

The risk of falling in people with knee osteoarthritis is greater than in asymptomatic older adults. Several biomechanical responses have been connected to poor balance in osteoarthritis, but no studies have attempted to predict falls using biomechanical measures in conjunction with prospective …

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