ELISSA BURTON
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6181870 |
|---|---|
| NOME | ELISSA BURTON |
| PRENOMES | ELISSA |
| SOBRENOME | BURTON |
| ASSINATURA | BURTON E |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6470-8305 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 15 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 4 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 15 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2019 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
One of the Many Things That I've Learned on This Journey…
What works in real-world implementation? Practice-based insights from the Enjoy IMP-ACT project promoting physical activity among older adults
Physical inactivity among older adults remains a significant public health issue. Age-friendly active spaces with the Seniors Exercise Park equipment in local parks offer an accessible, low-cost opportunity to promote health through physical activity. The ENJOY IMP-ACT project was a multi-site implementation initiative aimed at scaling up the use of the Seniors Exercise Park across six sites in Victoria, Australia. This paper examines factors inf…
Implementation factors influencing utilisation of Seniors Exercise Parks
Identified 13 barriers or facilitators influencing uptake of Seniors Exercise Parks by older adults • Used socio-ecological model to analyse stakeholder interviews across five LGAs • Found social connection and peer support key to sustained park engagement • Barriers included poor health, fear of injury, low awareness, and poor visibility • Volunteer-led programs and co-location with amenities boosted participation To examine implementation-relat…
Training community homecare workers to deliver falls prevention programmes
Objective: To design and evaluate an education and training programme for community homecare workers to deliver falls prevention programmes to older homecare clients. Design: Mixed methods design. Setting: Community homecare organisation. Method: A series of role-based training workshops using a Train the Trainer model were designed using a blended learning approach and conducted with allied health professional, community therapy assistant and su…
IMProving older people’s health through physical ACTivity
This trial is prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Trial registration number ACTRN12622001256763. Date registered 20/09/2022. https://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12622001256763.aspx
Who cares for the carer? Codesigning a carer health and wellbeing clinic for older care partners of older people in Australia
INTRODUCTION: Older carers or 'care partners' of older people experiencing care needs often provide essential support, at times while neglecting their own health and well-being. This is an increasingly frequent scenario due to both demographic changes and policy shifts towards ageing in place. Multiple community stakeholders within the care and support ecosystem hold valuable expertise about the needs of older care partners, and the programme and…
The Biomechanics of Healthy Older Adults Rising from the Floor Independently
A third of older adults will fall each year and many will not be injured. Getting up from the floor in a timely manner is important, however it is unclear what technique older adults use to get themselves up off the ground unassisted, whether there are differences between men and women in getting up and what functional joint kinematics are used to rise from the floor. This study included a convenience sample of 20 older adults (65+ years) to answ…
Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer
Resistance training (RT) is beneficial for older adults, particularly to support living independently in their home. However, fewer than 25% of older adults in Australia participate in the recommended, twice-weekly sessions. Reasons older adults do not participate in RT include not having anyone to go with or not knowing what to do. Our study linked older adults with a peer (i.e., older person already participating in RT) to help them overcome th…
A Telehealth Home-Based Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia in Indonesia
(1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth home-based exercise program for older people with dementia living in Indonesia with support from their informal carers. (2) Methods: Pre-post intervention single group study with three assessment time-points (baseline, 12 and 18 weeks). Participants with dementia underwent a 12-week physiotherapist-delivered telehealth exercise program, with informal carer supervision be…
Fall Prevention Education Co-Designed and Evaluated with Community-Dwelling Older People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
Community-dwelling older people living with dementia are at increased risk of falls and injury that may impact their ability to remain at home. Fall prevention education programs have been effective in reducing falling risks in other older populations, but few studies have reported on programs specifically co-designed with this vulnerable cohort. This study partnered with community-dwelling older people living with dementia and their caregivers t…
Enhancing Existing Formal Home Care to Improve and Maintain Functional Status in Older Adults
Background : Care to Move (CTM) provides a series of consistent 'movement prompts' to embed into existing movements of daily living. We explored the feasibility of incorporating CTM approaches in home care settings. Methods : Feasibility study of the CTM approach in older adults receiving home care. Recruitment, retention and attrition (three time points), adherence, costs to deliver and data loss analyzed and differentiated pre and post the COVI…
Development of an internationally accepted definition of reablement
With an ageing society, the demand for health and social care is increasing. Traditionally, staff provide care for their clients rather than with them. In contrast, reablement aims to support people to maximise their competences to manage their everyday life as independently as possible. There is considerable variation between and within countries regarding the conceptual understanding of the approach. This variation affects the ability to evalua…
Gait aid use for people with and without dementia
Gait aid provision is a standard approach to improve mobility and balance for older people. This research aims to understand and compare community care staff practice (health vs. non-health professionals) for gait aid use by people with and without dementia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with Australian community care staff between October 2020 and February 2021. Survey items consisted of closed/open-ended questions to explore staff prac…
Community care staff attitudes towards delivering a falls prevention exercise intervention to community care clients
Millions of older people world-wide receive community care services in their home to assist them to live independently. These services often include personal care, domestic assistance and social support which are delivered by non-university trained staff, and are frequently long term. Older people receiving community care services fall 50% more often than individuals of similar age not receiving services. Yet, few ongoing community care services …
Encouraging older people to engage in resistance training
Resistance training is an important aspect of healthy ageing, yet participation rates are especially low among older people. Strategies are needed to ensure resistance training programmes are attractive to and appropriate for this target group. To inform the development of such strategies, individual interviews (N = 42) and focus groups (four groups, N = 37) were conducted with 79 Western Australians representing four stakeholder groups: instruct…
Encouraging older people to engage in resistance training
Resistance training is an important aspect of healthy ageing, yet participation rates are especially low among older people. Strategies are needed to ensure resistance training programmes are attractive to and appropriate for this target group. To inform the development of such strategies, individual interviews (N = 42) and focus groups (four groups, N = 37) were conducted with 79 Western Australians representing four stakeholder groups: instruct…
Development of an internationally accepted definition of reablement
With an ageing society, the demand for health and social care is increasing. Traditionally, staff provide care for their clients rather than with them. In contrast, reablement aims to support people to maximise their competences to manage their everyday life as independently as possible. There is considerable variation between and within countries regarding the conceptual understanding of the approach. This variation affects the ability to evalua…
Community care staff attitudes towards delivering a falls prevention exercise intervention to community care clients
Millions of older people world-wide receive community care services in their home to assist them to live independently. These services often include personal care, domestic assistance and social support which are delivered by non-university trained staff, and are frequently long term. Older people receiving community care services fall 50% more often than individuals of similar age not receiving services. Yet, few ongoing community care services …
Encouraging older people to engage in resistance training
Resistance training is an important aspect of healthy ageing, yet participation rates are especially low among older people. Strategies are needed to ensure resistance training programmes are attractive to and appropriate for this target group. To inform the development of such strategies, individual interviews (N = 42) and focus groups (four groups, N = 37) were conducted with 79 Western Australians representing four stakeholder groups: instruct…
Community care staff attitudes towards delivering a falls prevention exercise intervention to community care clients
Millions of older people world-wide receive community care services in their home to assist them to live independently. These services often include personal care, domestic assistance and social support which are delivered by non-university trained staff, and are frequently long term. Older people receiving community care services fall 50% more often than individuals of similar age not receiving services. Yet, few ongoing community care services …
Gait aid use for people with and without dementia
Gait aid provision is a standard approach to improve mobility and balance for older people. This research aims to understand and compare community care staff practice (health vs. non-health professionals) for gait aid use by people with and without dementia. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with Australian community care staff between October 2020 and February 2021. Survey items consisted of closed/open-ended questions to explore staff prac…
Enhancing Existing Formal Home Care to Improve and Maintain Functional Status in Older Adults
Background : Care to Move (CTM) provides a series of consistent 'movement prompts' to embed into existing movements of daily living. We explored the feasibility of incorporating CTM approaches in home care settings. Methods : Feasibility study of the CTM approach in older adults receiving home care. Recruitment, retention and attrition (three time points), adherence, costs to deliver and data loss analyzed and differentiated pre and post the COVI…
Development of an internationally accepted definition of reablement
With an ageing society, the demand for health and social care is increasing. Traditionally, staff provide care for their clients rather than with them. In contrast, reablement aims to support people to maximise their competences to manage their everyday life as independently as possible. There is considerable variation between and within countries regarding the conceptual understanding of the approach. This variation affects the ability to evalua…
Who cares for the carer? Codesigning a carer health and wellbeing clinic for older care partners of older people in Australia
INTRODUCTION: Older carers or 'care partners' of older people experiencing care needs often provide essential support, at times while neglecting their own health and well-being. This is an increasingly frequent scenario due to both demographic changes and policy shifts towards ageing in place. Multiple community stakeholders within the care and support ecosystem hold valuable expertise about the needs of older care partners, and the programme and…
The Biomechanics of Healthy Older Adults Rising from the Floor Independently
A third of older adults will fall each year and many will not be injured. Getting up from the floor in a timely manner is important, however it is unclear what technique older adults use to get themselves up off the ground unassisted, whether there are differences between men and women in getting up and what functional joint kinematics are used to rise from the floor. This study included a convenience sample of 20 older adults (65+ years) to answ…
Encouraging Adults Aged 65 and over to Participate in Resistance Training by Linking Them with a Peer
Resistance training (RT) is beneficial for older adults, particularly to support living independently in their home. However, fewer than 25% of older adults in Australia participate in the recommended, twice-weekly sessions. Reasons older adults do not participate in RT include not having anyone to go with or not knowing what to do. Our study linked older adults with a peer (i.e., older person already participating in RT) to help them overcome th…
A Telehealth Home-Based Exercise Program for Community-Dwelling Older People with Dementia in Indonesia
(1) Background: This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a telehealth home-based exercise program for older people with dementia living in Indonesia with support from their informal carers. (2) Methods: Pre-post intervention single group study with three assessment time-points (baseline, 12 and 18 weeks). Participants with dementia underwent a 12-week physiotherapist-delivered telehealth exercise program, with informal carer supervision be…
Fall Prevention Education Co-Designed and Evaluated with Community-Dwelling Older People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
Community-dwelling older people living with dementia are at increased risk of falls and injury that may impact their ability to remain at home. Fall prevention education programs have been effective in reducing falling risks in other older populations, but few studies have reported on programs specifically co-designed with this vulnerable cohort. This study partnered with community-dwelling older people living with dementia and their caregivers t…
Training community homecare workers to deliver falls prevention programmes
Objective: To design and evaluate an education and training programme for community homecare workers to deliver falls prevention programmes to older homecare clients. Design: Mixed methods design. Setting: Community homecare organisation. Method: A series of role-based training workshops using a Train the Trainer model were designed using a blended learning approach and conducted with allied health professional, community therapy assistant and su…
IMProving older people’s health through physical ACTivity
This trial is prospectively registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry. Trial registration number ACTRN12622001256763. Date registered 20/09/2022. https://www.anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12622001256763.aspx
One of the Many Things That I've Learned on This Journey…
What works in real-world implementation? Practice-based insights from the Enjoy IMP-ACT project promoting physical activity among older adults
Physical inactivity among older adults remains a significant public health issue. Age-friendly active spaces with the Seniors Exercise Park equipment in local parks offer an accessible, low-cost opportunity to promote health through physical activity. The ENJOY IMP-ACT project was a multi-site implementation initiative aimed at scaling up the use of the Seniors Exercise Park across six sites in Victoria, Australia. This paper examines factors inf…
Implementation factors influencing utilisation of Seniors Exercise Parks
Identified 13 barriers or facilitators influencing uptake of Seniors Exercise Parks by older adults • Used socio-ecological model to analyse stakeholder interviews across five LGAs • Found social connection and peer support key to sustained park engagement • Barriers included poor health, fear of injury, low awareness, and poor visibility • Volunteer-led programs and co-location with amenities boosted participation To examine implementation-relat…
Medicine (9 obras) · Gerontology (7 obras) · Nursing (7 obras) · Psychology (7 obras) · Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention (5 obras) · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders (5 obras) · Physical therapy (5 obras) · Health care (4 obras) · Physical Activity and Health (4 obras) · Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery (4 obras)