Andy Towers
Biographic Data
| ID | 221565 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andy Towers |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andy |
| FAMILY NAME | Towers |
| SIGNATURE | TOWERS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Massey University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5540-6986 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Whakapiri framework in higher education: Nurturing relational teaching
A growing body of research suggests that utilising Indigenous frameworks grounded in relational connection and multi-modal knowledge acquisition has numerous benefits for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. This article focuses on the Whakapiri framework, and its application at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand, within a new undergraduate mental health and addiction programme. This programme aims to equip…
One slope does not fit all: Longitudinal trajectories of quality of life in older adulthood
Re-evaluating the postgraduate students' course selection decision making process in the digital era
The paper explores how postgraduate students make course selection decisions in the digital era. An exploratory study with seven postgraduate student focus groups (UK, EU and International) gained a detailed insight into this important change. The availability of information, from an increased use of digital media had a significant impact on Higher Education postgraduate decision-making. The results found a circular decision-making approach with …
Ten-Year Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption in Older Adult New Zealanders
The five drinking profiles indicate that older adults engage with alcohol in diverse ways. Two of these patterns indicated potentially hazardous use, which highlights the need for screening and intervention in this age group
Hazardous Drinking Prevalence and Correlates in Older New Zealanders: A Comparison of the Audit-C and the Caret
Objectives: The study compared the proportion of older adults identified as drinking hazardously based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) with the older adult-specific Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET) and investigated whether sociodemographics, comorbidities, health, medication use, and alcohol-related risk behaviors explained discrepancies between the screens in classification of hazardousness.…
The “Health Benefits” of Moderate Drinking in Older Adults may be Better Explained by Socioeconomic Status
SES plays a key role in presumed "heath benefits" of moderate alcohol consumption for older adults. It accounts for any alcohol-health relationship in a sample of men of whom 45% consume at least one drink daily, and substantially attenuates the association between alcohol and health in a sample of women who are not frequent drinkers. Prior research may have missed the influence of SES on this alcohol-health relationship due to the use of incompl…
Quality of life in indigenous and non-indigenous older adults: Assessing the Casp-12 factor structure and identifying a brief Casp-3
The Impact of Mobility on Quality of Life Among Older Persons
The findings from this study suggest that mobility interventions designed to enhance QOL should address satisfaction with functional capacity as well
The Influence of Ethnicity and Gender on Caregiver Health in Older New Zealanders
The poorer health of caregivers supports previous findings on the detrimental health effects of caregiving. Caregiving may have more detrimental effects on Māori health outcomes due to existing inequalities in health, barriers to formal support services, and the multiple roles of elder Māori
The Effects of Types of Social Networks, Perceived Social Support, and Loneliness on the Health of Older People: Accounting for the Social Context
Social network type is a useful way to assess social integration within this model of cascading effects. More detailed information could be gained through the development of our network assessment instruments for older people
The effects of socioeconomic inequalities of working life on health: Implications for an ageing population
This study examines suggestions that inequalities in health related to socioeconomic status (SES) will increase in older age. A representative sample of the New Zealand population aged 55–70 years ( N = 6662) responded to a postal questionnaire with measures of health (SF‐36), SES, and health‐related behaviours. Hierarchical multiple regressions supported predictions that the SES of working life will continue to influence physical and mental heal…
Factors affecting perceived quality of life of older persons with self-reported visual disability
The Effects of Types of Social Networks, Perceived Social Support, and Loneliness on the Health of Older People: Accounting for the Social Context
Social network type is a useful way to assess social integration within this model of cascading effects. More detailed information could be gained through the development of our network assessment instruments for older people
The Influence of Ethnicity and Gender on Caregiver Health in Older New Zealanders
The poorer health of caregivers supports previous findings on the detrimental health effects of caregiving. Caregiving may have more detrimental effects on Māori health outcomes due to existing inequalities in health, barriers to formal support services, and the multiple roles of elder Māori
The “Health Benefits” of Moderate Drinking in Older Adults may be Better Explained by Socioeconomic Status
SES plays a key role in presumed "heath benefits" of moderate alcohol consumption for older adults. It accounts for any alcohol-health relationship in a sample of men of whom 45% consume at least one drink daily, and substantially attenuates the association between alcohol and health in a sample of women who are not frequent drinkers. Prior research may have missed the influence of SES on this alcohol-health relationship due to the use of incompl…
The effects of socioeconomic inequalities of working life on health: Implications for an ageing population
This study examines suggestions that inequalities in health related to socioeconomic status (SES) will increase in older age. A representative sample of the New Zealand population aged 55–70 years ( N = 6662) responded to a postal questionnaire with measures of health (SF‐36), SES, and health‐related behaviours. Hierarchical multiple regressions supported predictions that the SES of working life will continue to influence physical and mental heal…
Re-evaluating the postgraduate students' course selection decision making process in the digital era
The paper explores how postgraduate students make course selection decisions in the digital era. An exploratory study with seven postgraduate student focus groups (UK, EU and International) gained a detailed insight into this important change. The availability of information, from an increased use of digital media had a significant impact on Higher Education postgraduate decision-making. The results found a circular decision-making approach with …
Hazardous Drinking Prevalence and Correlates in Older New Zealanders: A Comparison of the Audit-C and the Caret
Objectives: The study compared the proportion of older adults identified as drinking hazardously based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) with the older adult-specific Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET) and investigated whether sociodemographics, comorbidities, health, medication use, and alcohol-related risk behaviors explained discrepancies between the screens in classification of hazardousness.…
Factors affecting perceived quality of life of older persons with self-reported visual disability
The Effects of Types of Social Networks, Perceived Social Support, and Loneliness on the Health of Older People: Accounting for the Social Context
Social network type is a useful way to assess social integration within this model of cascading effects. More detailed information could be gained through the development of our network assessment instruments for older people
The effects of socioeconomic inequalities of working life on health: Implications for an ageing population
This study examines suggestions that inequalities in health related to socioeconomic status (SES) will increase in older age. A representative sample of the New Zealand population aged 55–70 years ( N = 6662) responded to a postal questionnaire with measures of health (SF‐36), SES, and health‐related behaviours. Hierarchical multiple regressions supported predictions that the SES of working life will continue to influence physical and mental heal…
The Impact of Mobility on Quality of Life Among Older Persons
The findings from this study suggest that mobility interventions designed to enhance QOL should address satisfaction with functional capacity as well
The Influence of Ethnicity and Gender on Caregiver Health in Older New Zealanders
The poorer health of caregivers supports previous findings on the detrimental health effects of caregiving. Caregiving may have more detrimental effects on Māori health outcomes due to existing inequalities in health, barriers to formal support services, and the multiple roles of elder Māori
Quality of life in indigenous and non-indigenous older adults: Assessing the Casp-12 factor structure and identifying a brief Casp-3
The “Health Benefits” of Moderate Drinking in Older Adults may be Better Explained by Socioeconomic Status
SES plays a key role in presumed "heath benefits" of moderate alcohol consumption for older adults. It accounts for any alcohol-health relationship in a sample of men of whom 45% consume at least one drink daily, and substantially attenuates the association between alcohol and health in a sample of women who are not frequent drinkers. Prior research may have missed the influence of SES on this alcohol-health relationship due to the use of incompl…
Hazardous Drinking Prevalence and Correlates in Older New Zealanders: A Comparison of the Audit-C and the Caret
Objectives: The study compared the proportion of older adults identified as drinking hazardously based on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) with the older adult-specific Comorbidity Alcohol Risk Evaluation Tool (CARET) and investigated whether sociodemographics, comorbidities, health, medication use, and alcohol-related risk behaviors explained discrepancies between the screens in classification of hazardousness.…
Ten-Year Trajectories of Alcohol Consumption in Older Adult New Zealanders
The five drinking profiles indicate that older adults engage with alcohol in diverse ways. Two of these patterns indicated potentially hazardous use, which highlights the need for screening and intervention in this age group
Re-evaluating the postgraduate students' course selection decision making process in the digital era
The paper explores how postgraduate students make course selection decisions in the digital era. An exploratory study with seven postgraduate student focus groups (UK, EU and International) gained a detailed insight into this important change. The availability of information, from an increased use of digital media had a significant impact on Higher Education postgraduate decision-making. The results found a circular decision-making approach with …
One slope does not fit all: Longitudinal trajectories of quality of life in older adulthood
The Whakapiri framework in higher education: Nurturing relational teaching
A growing body of research suggests that utilising Indigenous frameworks grounded in relational connection and multi-modal knowledge acquisition has numerous benefits for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities. This article focuses on the Whakapiri framework, and its application at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa Massey University, Aotearoa New Zealand, within a new undergraduate mental health and addiction programme. This programme aims to equip…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (10 works) · Gerontology (9 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Mental health (4 works)