Win Stuff - NZ Competitions: Participants Required Bay Of Plenty, Rotorua, Whakatane, And Opotiki - Win Stuff - NZ Competitions

The goals of the research are to help people to plan better for their own health and wellbeing in later life, to allow elderly New Zealanders to share their wisdom with future generations, and to inform the development of local and national policies to benefit older people.

The LILACS NZ (Life and Living in Advanced Age: A Cohort Study in New Zealand, Te Puawaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu) longitudinal study aims to enrol 600 Maori aged 80–90 years and 600 non-Maori aged 85 years from the Bay of Plenty, Rotorua, Whakatane, and Opotiki. Enrolment will begin on 1 March 2010 and continue for one year. The researchers hope to visit study participants over the next 10 years to follow the changes in their lives.

People who agree to take part will be interviewed about how their lives are now, and what is important to their ongoing wellbeing. The questionnaire, developed in close consultation with older people and guided by the Roopukaitiaki o nga tikanga Maori (Protectors of Principles of Conduct in Maori Research), covers the physical, mental, social, spiritual and family aspects of life. The interviews will take place at a location of the participants’ choosing and can be conducted in English or te reo Maori.

Participants will also receive a free health assessment and have the option of giving a blood sample. All of the interviews and assessments will be done by local people from local organisations.
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Oh this just made me chuckles ! we just had a elderly mental health lecture this week ! I think that they are going to struggle to find that amount of people that can consent ! to take part ! and the fact that they have to live a year and survive a winter ................ this will be a challenge !