Lifelong learning in active ageing discourse: Its conserving effect on wellbeing, health and vulnerability

M Narushima, J Liu, N Diestelkamp - Ageing & Society, 2018 - cambridge.org
The Active Ageing Framework has been adapted as a global strategy in ageing policies,
practices and research over the last decade. Lifelong learning, however, has not been fully …

I learn, therefore I am: A phenomenological analysis of meanings of lifelong learning for vulnerable older adults

M Narushima, J Liu, N Diestelkamp - The gerontologist, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background and Objectives This study explores the lifelong learning experience of vulnerable
older adults to find out (a) what is involved in their activities, (b) what meanings they take …

The association between lifelong learning and psychological well-being among older adults: implications for interdisciplinary health promotion in an aging society

M Narushima, J Liu, N Diestelkamp - Activities, adaptation & aging, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines the association between lifelong learning and well-being among older
adults. We conducted a survey with those older than 60 (n = 699) in a public continuing-…

Motivations and perceived benefits of older learners in a public continuing education program: Influence of gender, income, and health

M Narushima, J Liu, N Diestelkamp - Educational Gerontology, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The demographic shift towards an older population combined with the increasing demand
for self-reliance and community-based care for the elderly calls for a thorough examination of …

Development and validation of a hospital frailty risk measure using Canadian clinical administrative data

…, K Molodianovitsh, S Carbone, N Diestelkamp… - CMAJ, 2023 - Can Med Assoc
Background: Accessible measures specific to the Canadian context are needed to support
health system planning for older adults living with frailty. We sought to develop and validate …

Patient Experiences in Canadian Hospitals.

…, R Kudhail, K Hart, N Diestelkamp - Healthcare Quarterly …, 2019 - europepmc.org
With its first release of patient experience data, the Canadian Institute for Health Information
provides a high-level summary of results from the Canadian Patient Experiences Survey-…

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patient Experience in Acute Care Hospitals.

N Diestelkamp, L Kushtova, G Gazil… - Healthcare Quarterly …, 2022 - europepmc.org
During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals and health systems have had to make changes
to balance treating patients with COVID-19 and those in the hospital for other reasons. This …

[PDF][PDF] Conservation Effects of Later Life Learning: An Exploration of the Association between Educational Participation and Positive Wellbeing among Older Adults

M Narushima, J Liu, N Diestelkamp - ANNUAL CONFERENCE (2013 …, 2013 - academia.edu
This study examined the association between lifelong learning and psychological wellbeing
in late adulthood. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 699 older learners (aged 60 …

[CITATION][C] A portait of older learners in a public continuing education program

M Narushima, J Liu, N Diestelkamp - … 教育研究= Studies on education in …, 2011 - cir.nii.ac.jp
Naomi Diestelkamp

Prevalence of Thelohania solenopsae (Microsporidia: Thelohaniidae) Infection in Monogyne and Polygyne Red Imported Fire Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

DH Oi, SM Valles, RM Pereira - Environmental Entomology, 2004 - academic.oup.com
We determined the prevalence of natural field infections of the fire ant pathogen Thelohania
solenopsae Knell, Allen, and Hazard in the monogyne and polygyne social forms of the red …