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Trends In Uptake Of The 75+ Health Assessment In Australia: A Decade Of Evaluation, Aliza Haslinda Hamirudin, Abhijeet Ghosh, Karen E. Charlton, Andrew D. Bonney
Trends In Uptake Of The 75+ Health Assessment In Australia: A Decade Of Evaluation, Aliza Haslinda Hamirudin, Abhijeet Ghosh, Karen E. Charlton, Andrew D. Bonney
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
In Australia, older adults aged 75+ years are encouraged to avail themselves of the comprehensive 75+ health assessment (75+ HA) to identify medical conditions and highlight potential risk factors for poor health. However, uptake of this item has been reported to be low. This study aimed to identify the uptake of the 75+ HA within regional areas of New South Wales and compare this against state and national trends over an 11-year period. Data on uptake of the 75+ HA for item numbers 700 and 702, from 1999 until 2010, were obtained from the Medicare Australia portal and Department of …
Iodine Status Not Associated With Cognitive Functioning In Older Australians, Li Min Buchanan, Karen E. Charlton, Steven J. Roodenrys, Delia Cocuz, Tammy Pendergast, Gary Ma
Iodine Status Not Associated With Cognitive Functioning In Older Australians, Li Min Buchanan, Karen E. Charlton, Steven J. Roodenrys, Delia Cocuz, Tammy Pendergast, Gary Ma
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: part A
Objective: This study aims to investigate whether iodine status is associated with cognitive functioning and mood state in a sample of healthy older Australians. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. Participants: Eighty-four men and women (25 males; 59 females) aged 60-95 years with normal cognitive function. Measurements: Three repeated fasting urine samples were collected a week apart to assess median urinary iodine concentration for the group. Usual dietary iodine intake was measured using an iodine-specific food frequency questionnaire and three repeated 24-hour dietary recalls while nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). …