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Enhancing Well-Being and Social Connectedness for Māori Elders Through a Peer Education (Tuakana-Teina) Programme: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Study
| العنوان: | Enhancing Well-Being and Social Connectedness for Māori Elders Through a Peer Education (Tuakana-Teina) Programme: A Cross-Sectional Baseline Study |
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| المؤلفون: | John G. Oetzel, Stacey Ruru, Yingsha Zhang, Mary Louisa Simpson, Sophie Nock, Pare Meha, Kath Holmes, Marama Clark, Hariata Adams, Ngapera Akapita, Kawarau Ngaia, Shane Murphy, Reuben Moses, Rangimahora Reddy, Brendan Hokowhitu |
| المصدر: | Frontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021) |
| بيانات النشر: | Frontiers Media S.A., 2021. |
| سنة النشر: | 2021 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | health equity, older Māori health, peer education, Indigenous ageing, social support, health-related quality of life, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | Background: Māori kaumātua (elders) face stark health and social inequities compared to non-Māori New Zealanders. The tuakana-teina (older sibling-younger sibling) peer education programme is a strengths-based approach to enhance well-being and social connectedness. The purpose of this study is to present the baseline data from this programme and identify correlates of well-being outcomes.Method: Participants included 128 kaumātua who completed a self-report survey about health-related quality of life, spirituality, social connection and loneliness, life satisfaction, cultural identity and connection, elder abuse, health service utilisation and demographics.Findings: Multiple regression models illustrated the following correlates of outcomes: (a) self-rated health: needing more help with daily tasks (β = −0.36) and housing problems (β = –0.17); (b) health-related quality of life: needing more help with daily tasks (β = –0.31), housing problems (β = –0.21), and perceived autonomy (β = 0.19); (c) spiritual well-being: understanding of tikanga (cultural protocols) (β = 0.32) and perceived autonomy (β = 0.23); (d) life satisfaction: social support (β = 0.23), sense of purpose (β = 0.23), cultural identity (β = 0.24), trouble paying bills (β = –0.16), and housing problems (β = –0.16); (e) loneliness: elder abuse (β = 0.27), social support (β = –0.21), and missing pleasure of being with whānau (extended family) (β = 0.19).Conclusions: Key correlates for outcomes centred on social support, housing problems, cultural connection and perceived autonomy. These correlates are largely addressed through the programme where tuakana/peer educators provide support and links to social and health services to teina/peer recipients in need. This study illustrates needs and challenges for kaumātua, whilst the larger programme represents a strengths-based and culturally-centred approach to address health issues related to ageing in an Indigenous population. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 2296-2565 00529613 |
| Relation: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.775545/full; https://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.775545 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/005296139ead485689b06eeb6b9f4aad |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsdoj.005296139ead485689b06eeb6b9f4aad |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 22962565 00529613 |
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| DOI: | 10.3389/fpubh.2021.775545 |