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Using health risk assessments to target and tailor: An innovative social marketing program in aged care facilities.

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Abstract

  • The number of Australians over the age of 65 years is expected to double by 2021. Many

    older Australians suffer from one or more chronic diseases – including cancer, coronary heart

    disease, respiratory diseases (AIHW, 2009) resulting in increased morbidity and mortality,

    lower quality of life and a higher need for health care (Hickey and Stilwell, 1991). There is

    increasing evidence that the adoption of healthy lifestyles can have significant benefits even

    into older age (Haveman-Nies et al, 2002). This project utilized a social marketing framework

    to support aged residents of retirement homes to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviours to

    improve their health.

UOW Authors

  •   Jones, Sandra C. (external author)
  •   Johnson, Keryn M. (external author)
  •   Phillipson, Lyn
  •   Hall, Danika (external author)
  •   Robinson, Laura (external author)
  •   Bonney, Andrew
  •   Telenta, Joanne (external author)

Publication Date

  • 2012

Citation

  • Jones, S. C., Johnson, K. M., Phillipson, L., Hall, D., Robinson, L., Bonney, A. D. & Telenta, J. (2012). Using health risk assessments to target and tailor: An innovative social marketing program in aged care facilities.. In K. Kubacki & S. Rundle-Thiele (Eds.), 2012 International social marketing conference (ISM): conference proceedings (pp. 114-117). Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Marketing, Griffith University.

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  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=sspapers

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  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/sspapers/20

Start Page

  • 114

End Page

  • 117

Place Of Publication

  • Brisbane, Queensland

Abstract

  • The number of Australians over the age of 65 years is expected to double by 2021. Many

    older Australians suffer from one or more chronic diseases – including cancer, coronary heart

    disease, respiratory diseases (AIHW, 2009) resulting in increased morbidity and mortality,

    lower quality of life and a higher need for health care (Hickey and Stilwell, 1991). There is

    increasing evidence that the adoption of healthy lifestyles can have significant benefits even

    into older age (Haveman-Nies et al, 2002). This project utilized a social marketing framework

    to support aged residents of retirement homes to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviours to

    improve their health.

UOW Authors

  •   Jones, Sandra C. (external author)
  •   Johnson, Keryn M. (external author)
  •   Phillipson, Lyn
  •   Hall, Danika (external author)
  •   Robinson, Laura (external author)
  •   Bonney, Andrew
  •   Telenta, Joanne (external author)

Publication Date

  • 2012

Citation

  • Jones, S. C., Johnson, K. M., Phillipson, L., Hall, D., Robinson, L., Bonney, A. D. & Telenta, J. (2012). Using health risk assessments to target and tailor: An innovative social marketing program in aged care facilities.. In K. Kubacki & S. Rundle-Thiele (Eds.), 2012 International social marketing conference (ISM): conference proceedings (pp. 114-117). Brisbane, Queensland: Department of Marketing, Griffith University.

Ro Full-text Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1019&context=sspapers

Ro Metadata Url

  • http://ro.uow.edu.au/sspapers/20

Start Page

  • 114

End Page

  • 117

Place Of Publication

  • Brisbane, Queensland