2021 |
Mitchell BG, Russo PL, Kiernan M, Curryer C, 'Nurses' and midwives' cleaning knowledge, attitudes and practices: An Australian study.', Infect Dis Health, 26 55-62 (2021)
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2021 |
Mitchell BG, Prael G, Curryer C, Russo PL, Fasugba O, Lowthian J, et al., 'The frequency of urinary tract infections and the value of antiseptics in community-dwelling people who undertake intermittent urinary catheterization: A systematic review.', Am J Infect Control, (2021)
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2018 |
Byles J, Curryer C, Vo K, Forder P, Loxton D, McLaughlin D, 'Changes in housing among older women: Latent class analysis of housing patterns in older Australian women', Urban Studies, 55 917-934 (2018) [C1]
© 2016, © Urban Studies Journal Limited 2016. Scant research exists on the patterns of changes in older women¿s housing, and whether and when women transition into residential age... [more]
© 2016, © Urban Studies Journal Limited 2016. Scant research exists on the patterns of changes in older women¿s housing, and whether and when women transition into residential aged care (RAC). This study aimed to identify groups of women with different housing patterns (latent classes) over time, with a secondary aim to describe socio-demographic and health characteristics of women in each class. We analysed linked data for 9575 women born 1921¿1926 from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women¿s Health (ALSWH), Australian National Death Index, and Residential Aged Care (RAC) administrative records for the years 1999 through to 2011. Seven distinct housing patterns (classes) were identified over time. Four classes showed a stable pattern: living in a house for most surveys (47.0%), living in a house but with earlier death (13.7%), living in an apartment (12.8%), living in a retirement village (5.8%). One class showed a pattern of downsizing: moving from a house to retirement village (6.6%). Two patterns showed transition: from an apartment or retirement village, to RAC and death (7.8%), and from house to RAC (6.4%). This study provides new evidence about socio-demographic and health influences on housing patterns and entry into residential care in later life. These findings can inform policy and aged care planning for women in later life, by identifying patterns of transition into residential aged care, or alternatively, remaining in the community.
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2018 |
Curryer C, Gray M, Byles JE, 'Back to my old self and life restarting: Biographies of ageing in Beck s risk society', Journal of Sociology, 54 249-263 (2018) [C1]
© 2018, The Author(s) 2018. Drawing on free-text survey comments from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women¿s Health (ALSWH), this article explores themes of transition and c... [more]
© 2018, The Author(s) 2018. Drawing on free-text survey comments from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Women¿s Health (ALSWH), this article explores themes of transition and change in the lives of 150 women baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1951) in relation to Beck¿s theories of the risk society, reflexive modernisation and individualisation. Few studies have explicitly explored ageing through Beck¿s theoretical lenses. However, Beck¿s emphasis on interactional processes of social, individual and structural change has much to offer for sociological studies of ageing. A key premise is that of complex adaptation and change as people age, with focus on the socio-political contexts in which the post-Second World War baby boomer generation will live out their later years.
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2018 |
Forder P, Byles J, Vo K, Curryer C, Loxton D, 'Cumulative incidence of admission to permanent residential aged care for Australian women A competing risk analysis', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42 166-171 (2018) [C1]
© 2017 The Authors Objective: To provide a direct estimate of the risk of admission to permanent residential aged care among older women while accounting for death, according to h... [more]
© 2017 The Authors Objective: To provide a direct estimate of the risk of admission to permanent residential aged care among older women while accounting for death, according to housing type and other variables. Methods: A competing risk analysis from 8,867 Australian women born 1921¿26, using linked data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH), Residential Aged Care (RAC), and the Australian National Death Index. Results: After accounting for deaths, around 35% of women will be admitted to RAC between ages 73 and 90. The conditional cumulative incidence of admission to RAC was 26.9% if living in a house, compared to 36.0% from an apartment, 43.6% within a retirement village, and 37.1% if living in a mobile home. Each one-year increase in age was associated with a relative 17% increased risk of RAC. Conclusions: Around one-third of women will enter RAC between age 73 and 90. Living in a house had the lowest risk of entering residential aged care over time. Implications for public health: These findings have important implications for planning for aged care services, including the role of housing in delaying admission to residential aged care, and the need for residential care by a high proportion of women towards the end of life.
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2018 |
Curryer C, Malta S, Fine M, 'Contesting Boomageddon? Identity, politics and economy in the global milieu', Journal of Sociology, 54 159-166 (2018) [C1]
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2018 |
Curryer C, Gray M, Byles JE, 'Older Women s Expectations of Care, Reciprocity, and Government Support in Australia. Am I Not Worthy? ', Ethics and Social Welfare, 12 259-271 (2018) [C1]
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2016 |
Olson B, Gribble B, Dias J, Curryer C, Vo K, Kowal P, Byles J, 'Cervical cancer screening programs and guidelines in low- and middle-income countries.', Int J Gynaecol Obstet, 134 239-246 (2016) [C1]
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2015 |
Byles JE, Leigh L, Vo K, Forder P, Curryer C, 'Life space and mental health: A study of older community-dwelling persons in Australia', Aging and Mental Health, 19 98-106 (2015) [C1]
© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: The ability of older people to mobilise within and outside their community is dependent on a number of factors. This study explored the ... [more]
© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: The ability of older people to mobilise within and outside their community is dependent on a number of factors. This study explored the relationship between spatial mobility and psychological health among older adults living in Australia.Methods: The survey sample consisted of 260 community-dwelling men and women aged 75-80 years, who returned a postal survey measuring spatial mobility (using the Life Space Questionnaire) and psychological health (using the SF36 Health Related Quality of Life Profile). From the Life Space Questionnaire, participants were given a life-space score and multinomial regression was used to explore the potential effect of mental health on life-space score.Results: The study found a significant association between mental health and life space. However, gender, physical functioning, and ability to drive were most strongly associated with the extent of life space and spatial mobility. Compared to men, older women are more likely to experience less spatial mobility and restricted life space, and hence are more vulnerable to social isolation.Conclusion: Mental health and life space were associated for the older people in this study. These findings have important implications for health policy and highlight the need to support older persons to maintain independence and social networks, and to successfully age in place within their community. This study also highlights the utility of the Life Space Questionnaire in terms of identifying older persons at risk of poorer mental health.
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2015 |
MACKENZIE L, CURRYER C, BYLES JE, 'Narratives of home and place: findings from the Housing and Independent Living Study', Ageing and Society, 35 1684-1712 (2015) [C1]
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2014 |
Byles JE, Robinson I, Banks E, Gibson R, Leigh L, Rodgers B, et al., 'Psychological distress and comorbid physical conditions: Disease or disability?', Depression and Anxiety, 31 524-532 (2014) [C1]
Background: The relationship between comorbidity and psychological distress is well documented, however the mechanism of this association is unclear. We aim to assess the extent t... [more]
Background: The relationship between comorbidity and psychological distress is well documented, however the mechanism of this association is unclear. We aim to assess the extent to which the association between common chronic conditions and high scores on the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) measure of psychological distress vary according to comorbid conditions, disability, and sociodemographic circumstances. Methods: Analysis of self-reported cross-sectional data from the New South Wales 45 and Up Study, Australia, for 236,508 participants aged 45 years and over, using logistic regression modeling. Results: Self-reported heart attack/angina, other heart disease, stroke, and diabetes were all significantly associated with higher risk of high/very high K10 scores. These associations were attenuated, but remained statistically significant, when comorbidity, disability, and sociodemographic factors were added to the model.Men reporting needing help for daily tasks were nine times as likely to report high/very high K10 scores as those without this need, and women reporting needing help were seven times more likely to have high/very high K10 scores. Conclusions: Heart attack/angina, other heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are all significantly associated with psychological distress. However, these effects are partly explained by other comorbid conditions, limitations on physical functioning, and sociodemographic factors. These findings highlight the importance of developing public health policies that encompass psychological, physiological, and social domains, and provide crucial insights for clinicians in identifying and supporting those people at risk of psychological distress. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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2014 |
Byles JE, Mackenzie L, Redman S, Parkinson L, Leigh L, Curryer C, 'Supporting housing and neighbourhoods for healthy ageing: Findings from the Housing and Independent Living Study (HAIL)', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33 29-35 (2014) [C1]
Aim: To identify the extent to which homes and neighbourhoods of older community-dwelling people are 'supportive'. Method: Cross-sectional survey, in-home observation an... [more]
Aim: To identify the extent to which homes and neighbourhoods of older community-dwelling people are 'supportive'. Method: Cross-sectional survey, in-home observation and interviews involving 202 participants (75-79 years). Measures included SF-36 health-related quality of life and Late Life Function and Disability Instrument (LLFDI) scores, and self-reported home usability, access, safety and neighbourhood. Associations between home and neighbourhood characteristics were assessed using ¿2-tests, t-tests and Pearson correlations. Results: Older people rated neighbourhood satisfaction highly (3.0 men, 3.2 women; 4 being the highest score). Many homes failed objective adaptability and safety ratings, particularly bathrooms (80% did not have a shower grab rail, 77% did not have non-slip floors); 27% of homes scored =8 of 25 possible hazards. There were significant correlations between perceptions of housing and neighbourhood and SF-36 and disability scores. Conclusion: Many homes and neighbourhoods may not accommodate increased frailty or disability of older people into the future. © 2012 ACOTA.
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2013 |
Rich JL, Byrne JM, Curryer C, Byles JE, Loxton D, 'Prevalence and correlates of depression among Australian women: A systematic literature review, January 1999- January 2010', BMC Research Notes, 6 (2013) [C1]
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2013 |
Byles J, Tavener M, Robinson I, Parkinson L, Stevenson D, Leigh L, et al., 'Transforming retirement: new definitions of life after work.', Journal of Women & Aging, 25 24-44 (2013) [C1]
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2013 |
Parkinson L, Curryer C, Gibberd A, Cunich M, Byles JE, 'Good agreement between self-report and centralized hospitalizations data for arthritis-related surgeries', JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 66 1128-1134 (2013) [C1]
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2013 |
Mehraban AH, Mackenzie L, Byles J, Gibson R, Curryer C, 'Can the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) be used to understand risk factors for falls in older Australian women?', Health, 05 39-48 (2013) [C1]
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