Low, Lee-Fay http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-3525
Venkatesh, Shruti
Clemson, Lindy
Merom, Dafna
Casey, Anne-Nicole
Brodaty, Henry
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC Career Development Fellowship)
Article History
Received: 18 December 2017
Accepted: 22 May 2018
First Online: 31 May 2018
Authors’ information
: Lee-Fay Low is Associate Professor in Health and Ageing at the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia). She is a registered psychologist with a PhD in psychiatric epidemiology.Shruti Venkatesh is a clinical psychologist with a PhD in cognitive and clinical psychology. She works clinically in chronic pain management and has worked on research in the areas of aged care, eating disorders and ethics in professional psychology.Lindy Clemson is Professor in Ageing and Occupational Therapy at the University of Sydney and holds a PhD in epidemiology. Her expertise is in falls prevention and programs she has developed such as “Stepping On” have been implemented around the world.Dafna Merom is Professor of Physical Activity and Health at the School of Science and Health at Western Sydney University. She has research expertise in physical activity/exercise engagement and quality of life of older people.Anne-Nicole Casey is a post-doctoral researcher with a PhD in Psychiatry. She has research expertise in friendship and social relationships in residential aged care, and direct observation of human and non-human animal behaviour.Henry Brodaty is Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health at University of New South Wales, Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing and Director of the Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration. He has expertise in assessment and clinical aspects of dementia, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia, interventions for family carers, nursing home research, and prevention of cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease.
: This study was approved by the University of Sydney Human Research Ethics Committee (2015/910). All participants provided written consent before participating in the study.
: Prof Merom is a member of the BMC Geriatrics Editorial Board. The other authors have declare no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
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