What is it about?
This study recruits and follows Maori aged 80-90 and all other ethnic groups (mostly of European descent) aged exactly 85 years in New Zealand It shows the lives of octogenarians, how quality of life changes over time. Participants were interviewed every year for 5 years and the information provides insights into the Maori and non-Maori world view of ageing.
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Why is it important?
Very little is known about the oldest old age groups in New Zealand and around the world, and no other study has focused on indigenous ageing. Over the next 3 decades there will be a tripling of Maori in their 80s and a doubling of all New Zealanders (similar to the rest of the world). This study provides firstly for the indigenous people of New Zealand to understand ageing in the NZ context of a colonized country. This study also provides essential comparisons with other sister studies currently running - the Newcastle 85+, the TOOTH study in Japan and historically with the Leiden 85 plus study.
Perspectives
This has been a great journey with older Maori and non-Maori who have shared their lives, views and measures to improve the health of older people in New Zealand and around the world.
Ngaire Kerse
University of Auckland
Read the Original
This page is a summary of: Cohort Profile: Te Puawaitanga o Nga Tapuwae Kia Ora Tonu, Life and Living in Advanced Age: a Cohort Study in New Zealand (LiLACS NZ), International Journal of Epidemiology, June 2015, Oxford University Press (OUP),
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv103.
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