A5113004357- Community Health and Development
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Physical Activity and Health
- Disaster Response and Management
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Advanced Database Systems and Queries
University of Otago
2023-2024
Physical activity and exercise decreases falls by improving gait, balance, strength. All types of exercise, particularly balance functional exercises reduce the rate approximately 24%, although walking practice alone does not rate. New Zealand has developed three effective, empowering sustainable falls-prevention classes for older adults. The world-renowned, home-based Otago Exercise Programme, peer-led community-based Steady As You Go© Aligned to Go, Taurite Tū indigenous program. majority...
ABSTRACT Background and Aims Previous studies describe the occurrence of unacceptable behaviors reported by students pursuing health professional education in Aotearoa, New Zealand across globe. These include, but are not limited to, experiences verbal abuse, sexual harassment, discrimination based on race/ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, orientation. University Otago teaching staff various programs often receive anecdotal reports these phenomena from their clinical students. Our study...
We report and discuss the findings of a survey range health care providers serving hauā (disabled) Māori in Murihiku (Southland) region Aotearoa New Zealand. To explore access to services, we used mixed methods approach beginning with quantitative followed by qualitative interviews. Twenty-nine (58%) completed surveys were returned interviewed representatives from 15 organisations. found all organisations disability accessible physical sense, but less cultural perspective. There appeared...
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