Ruth E Hubbard
Biographic Data
| ID | 5422157 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ruth E Hubbard |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ruth E |
| FAMILY NAME | Hubbard |
| SIGNATURE | HUBBARD R E |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8688-5836 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Consumers' Perspectives on the Design of a New Digital Frailty Education Course, ‘Focus on Frailty’
INTRODUCTION: Frailty-focused care in hospitals is hindered by systemic barriers, ageism and stereotypes about older adults and frailty. There is a need for frailty education to increase healthcare professionals' and students' understanding of frailty. OBJECTIVE: As part of a larger study to co-design a new digital frailty education course, 'Focus on Frailty', this study aimed to explore consumers' and caregivers' perspectives on (i) how frailty …
Social Frailty in Late Adulthood
Findings are discussed in relation to models of socioemotional aging and frailty. Potential mechanisms linking social behavior to social capital in older age are identified, as well as how loss of social resources might both directly and indirectly impact well-being
Frailty and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
The Effect of Age on Gait Speed When Texting
Texting while walking exerts a high cognitive load, and may be a sensitive test of the integrity of the cognitive-motor interface. We aimed to investigate the association between chronological age and gait speed while texting. A convenience sample of 308 community-dwellers was recruited: n ≥ 50 in each age group (20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59) and n = 100 aged ≥60 years. Gait speed was measured over 10 metres under two experimental conditions: 1) wa…
Thinking you're old and frail’
Many older adults experience what is clinically recognised as frailty but little is known about the perceptions of, and attitudes regarding, being frail. This qualitative study explored adults' perceptions of frailty and their beliefs concerning its progression and consequences. Twenty-nine participants aged 66–98 with varying degrees of frailty, residing either in their homes or institutional settings, participated in semi-structured interviews.…
OP87 Healthy Behaviours in Middle Age and Long-Term Consequences for Mortality, Physical and Cognitive Function, and Mental Health
Background Physical activity, healthy body weight, smoking, and alcohol consumption are each related to mortality, physical and cognitive function, and mental health but their combined long-term effect is unknown. We examined the individual and combined influence of these risk factors on mortality and subjective and measured function in middle-aged adults followed for 18 years. Methods Data were from the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a bi…
Have Only Men Evolved?
Thinking you're old and frail’
Many older adults experience what is clinically recognised as frailty but little is known about the perceptions of, and attitudes regarding, being frail. This qualitative study explored adults' perceptions of frailty and their beliefs concerning its progression and consequences. Twenty-nine participants aged 66–98 with varying degrees of frailty, residing either in their homes or institutional settings, participated in semi-structured interviews.…
Social Frailty in Late Adulthood
Findings are discussed in relation to models of socioemotional aging and frailty. Potential mechanisms linking social behavior to social capital in older age are identified, as well as how loss of social resources might both directly and indirectly impact well-being
Have Only Men Evolved?
OP87 Healthy Behaviours in Middle Age and Long-Term Consequences for Mortality, Physical and Cognitive Function, and Mental Health
Background Physical activity, healthy body weight, smoking, and alcohol consumption are each related to mortality, physical and cognitive function, and mental health but their combined long-term effect is unknown. We examined the individual and combined influence of these risk factors on mortality and subjective and measured function in middle-aged adults followed for 18 years. Methods Data were from the US Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a bi…
Thinking you're old and frail’
Many older adults experience what is clinically recognised as frailty but little is known about the perceptions of, and attitudes regarding, being frail. This qualitative study explored adults' perceptions of frailty and their beliefs concerning its progression and consequences. Twenty-nine participants aged 66–98 with varying degrees of frailty, residing either in their homes or institutional settings, participated in semi-structured interviews.…
The Effect of Age on Gait Speed When Texting
Texting while walking exerts a high cognitive load, and may be a sensitive test of the integrity of the cognitive-motor interface. We aimed to investigate the association between chronological age and gait speed while texting. A convenience sample of 308 community-dwellers was recruited: n ≥ 50 in each age group (20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59) and n = 100 aged ≥60 years. Gait speed was measured over 10 metres under two experimental conditions: 1) wa…
Social Frailty in Late Adulthood
Findings are discussed in relation to models of socioemotional aging and frailty. Potential mechanisms linking social behavior to social capital in older age are identified, as well as how loss of social resources might both directly and indirectly impact well-being
Frailty and Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Consumers' Perspectives on the Design of a New Digital Frailty Education Course, ‘Focus on Frailty’
INTRODUCTION: Frailty-focused care in hospitals is hindered by systemic barriers, ageism and stereotypes about older adults and frailty. There is a need for frailty education to increase healthcare professionals' and students' understanding of frailty. OBJECTIVE: As part of a larger study to co-design a new digital frailty education course, 'Focus on Frailty', this study aimed to explore consumers' and caregivers' perspectives on (i) how frailty …
Medicine (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Frailty in Older Adults (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works)