Interventions & Measurements

Social and Emotional Wellbeing

This is a series of 10 factsheets that have been developed to raise awareness about different mental health issues among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The information in the factsheets was adapted from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander.....view more

- Australian Indigenous Health Info Net (1/01/2020)

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Social participation as an indicator of successful aging: an overview of concepts and their associations with health

This paper overviews the three concepts of social participation, their methods of measurement and their associations with health in older adults. We present a model of social participation that incorporates all three concepts of social participation and their effects on.....view more

- Heather Douglas, Andrew Georgiou & Johanna Westbrook (7/10/2016)

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The CADDY Project Evaluation Report & Key Messages

The CADDY Project – a Dementia Friendly Community initiative : supporting meaningful community participation for people living with memory loss The CADDY model was conceptualised by the local Dementia Action Group, a work group of the Positive Ageing Taskforce, following.....view more

- The Southern Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island Positive Ageing Taskforce (1/02/2019)

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The PERMA-Profiler: A brief multidimensional measure of flourishing

The PERMA Profiler is a general measure, developed for adults, which measures flourishing in terms of 5 domains: positive emotion, engagement, relationships, meaning, and accomplishment, following Dr. Seligman’s well-being theory. Health has also been added as an additional domain (making.....view more

- Julie Butler & Margaret L. Kern (14/10/2016)

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The Relationship between Physical Health and Psychological Well-Being among Oldest-Old Adults

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between physical health and psychological well-being among oldest-old adults. Structural equation modeling was performed to examine health influences on psychological well-being among 306 octogenarians and centenarians from the Georgia Centenarian.....view more

- Jinmyoung Cho, Peter Martin, Jennifer Margrett, Maurice MacDonald, & Leonard W. Poon (5/06/2011)

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Volunteering may be good for your mind and body

An article about the benefits of volunteering.

- Harvard Health Publishing (26/06/2013)

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Well for Life – A healthy approach to ageing

This booklet is for older people who want to follow a healthy approach to ageing in their everyday lives. In Australia the number of people over 65 is growing quickly. Many people lead full and productive lives well into their.....view more

- Victoria State Government (1/11/2015)

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Wellness & Reablement in Practice: A training and learning guide

This guide has been developed for use by frontline staff delivering the Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP). Wellness and reablement is a key focus of CHSP and a reportable requirement of service delivery. This guide: 1. Defines wellness and reablement.....view more

- SA Collaborative Projects (10/08/2020)

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