https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index en-au 5 Use of medical services by older Australian women with dementia: a longitudinal cohort study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48706 30 minutes] IRR=1.11 [1.04, 1.19]) and fewer specialist attendances (IRR=0.91 [0.85, 0.97]) and were more likely to have an emergency GP attendance (OR=2.29 [2.05, 2.57]). There were no significant differences in the odds of having either a HA or CDM or using allied health services for women with and without dementia indicators. Conclusions: The overall use of services designed to improve the prevention and coordination of the care of older people with chronic conditions was low. Women with dementia were no more likely to access these services. Implications for public health: There is underuse of some primary and allied healthcare services designed for people with complex chronic conditions. These could be better used by women with dementia to improve the management of complex comorbidities (e.g. CDMs), to prevent the onset of disability (e.g. physiotherapy), and enhance needs assessment and service access (e.g. HAs).]]> Wed 29 Mar 2023 15:32:41 AEDT ]]> Addressing Dementia Through Analysis of Population Traits and Risk Factors (ADAPTOR) project: dementia incidence in an Australian cohort. https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52050 1.1 million by 2058.2 The annual care costs are estimated to increase from $9.1 billion in 2017 to A$24.1 billion by 2056.3 Currently, there is a lack of a single valid and reliable data source for dementia identification. Welberry et al. recently demonstrated the feasibility of linking large population-based cohorts to administrative datasets to identify dementia cases at different stages of their trajectory.4 The Addressing Dementia Through Analysis of Population Traits and Risk Factors (ADAPTOR) project links data from a large Australian cohort study (followed up for 15 years) to various administrative health datasets. While the project links the same cohort study (the Sax Institute’s 45 And Up Study) and administrative datasets for dementia identification, it expands on Welberry et al.’s study by extending the data cut-off period from June 2014 to June 2018; including additional datasets and participants aged between 45–54 years; and stratifying data by sex and age group. The ADAPTOR project estimates dementia incidence, investigates the association between risk factors and incidence, and models the impact of modifiable risk factor reduction (e.g. increased physical activity, reduced alcohol consumption) on population-level dementia incidence. This paper presents preliminary findings from the project on sex and age-specific incidence of dementia and presents the most common data sources for dementia identification.]]> Wed 27 Sep 2023 15:29:45 AEST ]]> Common combinations of medications used among oldest-old women: a population-based study over 15 years https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43185  4 general practitioner visits (RRR 2.37; 95% CI 2.08, 2.71), Department of Veterans Affairs’ coverage (RRR 1.59; 95% CI 1.36, 1.86), ≥ 4 chronic diseases (RRR 3.16; 95% CI 2.56, 3.90) and were frail (RRR 1.47; 95% CI 1.27, 1.69). Conclusion: Identification of combinations of medication use may provide opportunities to develop multimorbidity guidelines and target medication reviews, and may help reduce medication load for older individuals.]]> Wed 14 Sep 2022 08:44:36 AEST ]]> The experience of delayed health care access during the COVID 19 pandemic in Australian women: A mixed methods exploration https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46004 Wed 13 Mar 2024 09:24:51 AEDT ]]> The impact of adverse childhood experiences on the health and health behaviors of young Australian women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46024 Wed 09 Nov 2022 15:40:29 AEDT ]]> Understanding the relationship between eye disease and driving in very old Australian women: a longitudinal thematic evaluation https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51865 Thu 21 Sep 2023 10:16:36 AEST ]]> Alcohol-related risk from pre-loading and heavy episodic drinking (HED) among a cohort of young Australian women: a cross-sectional analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38506 Thu 18 Nov 2021 10:12:42 AEDT ]]> Data-driven lifestyle patterns and risk of dementia in older Australian women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55552 Thu 06 Jun 2024 10:13:50 AEST ]]> Do health assessments affect time to permanent residential aged care admission for older women with and without dementia? https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52237 Thu 05 Oct 2023 11:40:18 AEDT ]]> Patterns of Labour Interventions and Associated Maternal Biopsychosocial Factors in Australia: a Path Analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:53804 Thu 04 Apr 2024 15:51:21 AEDT ]]> Australian women’s mental health and wellbeing in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48981 Fri 21 Apr 2023 10:40:01 AEST ]]>