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Papers by Polly Yeung

Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work, 2016

Contemporary Nurse, 2016

Internationally and in New Zealand, traditional nursing homes have been viewed as places for long... more Internationally and in New Zealand, traditional nursing homes have been viewed as places for long-term treatment and therapy dominated by the medical model. Since the 1990s, the Eden Alternative(TM) which incorporates person-centred care and systemic transformations in nursing homes to promote autonomy and self-determination, and overall wellbeing for aged care residents has become a significant model. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric performance of the 20 items of the Eden Warmth Survey - Residents (EWS-R) in an aged care home, adopting person-centred care practices. A cross-sectional survey design was used to distribute a residents&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39; satisfaction survey to a sample of 85 long-term care home residents in May, 2015. Psychometric evaluation included item analyses, reliability including internal consistency and stability, criterion-related validity and construct validity. The reduced 13 items demonstrated adequate internal consistency reliability, with a Cronbach&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s alpha of 0.82. Two factors, namely Trust and Connectedness with Others and Care Practices, were extracted using exploratory factor analysis and they contributed to 57.9% of the total variance. The 13-item of EWS-R can be considered as a reliable, valid and predictive scale for assessing quality of life and overall satisfaction on people living in long-term care facilities. Construct validity was confirmed and showed two factors. However, future studies are required to conduct test-retest reliability of the instrument and also to undergo confirmatory factor analysis with a new sample in order to obtain estimates of the fit of the data to the constructs that emerged.

Age and ageing, 2016

as the longevity of the population increases, attention has turned to quality of life of older pe... more as the longevity of the population increases, attention has turned to quality of life of older people as a component of healthy ageing. The objective of this study was to use Welch Saleeby's model of the capability approach to explore the determinants of subjective well-being among older people. this analysis used data from a sample of older people, aged 50-87, from 2012 wave of the New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing (NZLSA) (n = 2,793). Structural equation modelling was used to examine the relationships between the commodities (number of chronic conditions reported, physical and mental health), and personal and environmental factors (economic living standard and discrimination), on the capabilities of older people to achieve well-being. the findings supported Welch Saleeby's model. Capabilities mediated the relationship between commodities and well-being, indicating that increasing the range of real opportunities available to older people is a key step in increasing w...

Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 2016

Quality of Life Research, 2014

Email: A.J.Towers@massey.ac.nz Purpose: We assessed whether the original three-factor structure o... more Email: A.J.Towers@massey.ac.nz Purpose: We assessed whether the original three-factor structure of the older adult CASP-12 Quality of Life (QOL) scale was stable for both indigenous and nonindigenous older adult populations in the same non-European country (i.e., New Zealand). Method: A total of 3076 New Zealanders aged 50-84 (Māori = 1130; non-Māori sample = 1946) completed a postal survey for the first data collection wave of the New Zealand Longitudinal Study of Ageing in 2010. The survey included the CASP-12, a chronic health conditions checklist, CES-D-10, de Jong Gierveld Loneliness Scale, and the WHOQOL single-item QOL indicator. Results: Exploratory factor analysis revealed that the CASP-12 responses resulted in a revised two-factor structure for both Māori and non-Māori we called the NZCASP-11, which included a new three-item global indicator of QOL (CASP-3) that consistently cross-loaded on both factors. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the NZCASP-11 factor structure over the original CASP-12 model and further assessment validated both the utility of the NZCASP-11 as an indicator of QOL in New Zealand and illustrated the utility of the CASP-3 as a brief screen for global QOL.

Journal of Youth Studies, 2012

As citizens, young adults should be supported and encouraged to enact their basic rights and resp... more As citizens, young adults should be supported and encouraged to enact their basic rights and responsibilities to partake in decision-making that affects their lives and development. Recent studies in several Western countries, including Australia, have suggested that levels of political and community activities among young adults have significantly decreased. This study tested a theoretically and empirically based explanatory model of

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability, 2008

Background Citizenship participation by young adults has reciprocal benefits both for the individ... more Background Citizenship participation by young adults has reciprocal benefits both for the individual and for society. This paper provides an insight into the ways young people with cerebral palsy (CP) perceive their citizenship experiences, and also examines factors which may influence citizenship participation for this group. Method Qualitative methodology was used to explore perceptions of citizenship experiences in young people with CP. Nine participants (aged 18-30 years), were interviewed using a semi-structured interview format. Results Four themes emerged: (i) contribution, (ii) inclusion, (iii) equal opportunity, and (iv) a barrier-free context. Conclusion The nine participants indicated that they aspired to make a contribution to society, play an active role, be accepted by others, and live with dignity and respect, as well as pursue their dreams and passions.

Journal of Aging and Health, 2013

Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent and manner in wh... more Objective: The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to determine the extent and manner in which mobility is related to quality of life (QOL) in a representative sample of older adults. Method: Two models were assessed using structured equation modeling. The first hypothesized that mobility would have a direct effect on QOL along with other variables, including; number of health conditions and satisfaction with functional capacity, life essentials (e.g., transport, access to health services, and conditions of living space) and personal relationships. The second hypothesized that mobility would have its greatest influence on QOL through satisfaction with functional capacity. Results: While both models found that mobility and all three measures of life satisfaction were significantly associated with QOL, goodness of fit indices were higher for the second model. Discussion: The findings from this study suggest that mobility interventions designed to enhance QOL should address satisfaction with functional capacity as well.

Disability and Rehabilitation, 2014

Research shows that ability to get around (AGA) is significantly associated with perceived qualit... more Research shows that ability to get around (AGA) is significantly associated with perceived quality of life (PQOL) among older persons with self-reported visual impairment. Much of this impact, however, is through satisfaction with one&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s functional capacity. Satisfaction with functional capacity is a construct composed of five items: satisfaction with (1) activities of daily living, (2) capacity to work, (3) self, (4) health and (5) sleep. At present, it is not known how AGA interacts individually with these items to influence PQOL. The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent to which AGA interacts with each of these five items to affect PQOL. Structural equation modelling was employed in a secondary-analysis of data from 356 persons (aged 56-72) with self-reported visual impairment to identify the pathways by which AGA affects PQOL. Satisfaction with self and health were the only items found to be both directly related to QOL and to provide a significant pathway between AGA and PQOL. AGA significantly affects PQOL both directly and indirectly through its impact on people&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;#39;s satisfaction with self and health. Lessons may be learnt from this to better focus mobility interventions to enhance PQOL in this population.

Purpose: Despite the apparent importance of International Classification of Functioning, Disabili... more Purpose: Despite the apparent importance of International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) framework in influencing the relationships between participation and quality of life (QoL), limited research has been given to comprehensive modelling of their influence. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between ICF components, participation factors and QoL among young adults with disabilities. Methods: This study tested a theoretically and empirically based explanatory model on 119 young adults with disabilities to examine how the variables of functional impact, financial behaviour, self-efficacy, neighbourhood environment, social support, social and community participation, satisfaction with participation influenced QoL. Analyses were performed with AMOS maximum likelihood parameter estimation. Results: The final model accepted in this study showed a well-fitted model, which explained 65% of the variance in QoL. Results from the statistical modelling indicated that all the ICF components and satisfaction with participation influenced the level of QoL in young adults with disabilities in either a direct or indirect manner. Conclusions: These findings provide evidence that young adults with disabilities have a very complex interaction of their activity participation, social membership, community connectedness, life satisfaction, suggesting that their context of QoL is shaped by how they make sense not only with their functional status, but also the social and community environment. Current findings further demonstrate that the ICF model of functioning and disability should be thought of as multidimensional and more than instrumental in character when being used by health and rehabilitation professionals.

Social Indicators Research, 2013

Abstract Living standards are an effective way to assess socioeconomic status in relation to heal... more Abstract Living standards are an effective way to assess socioeconomic status in relation to health but controversy remains about their assessment, particularly for older people. Sen&#x27;s capability framework shifts attention from material conditions to opportunities for choice enabled by material resources. To develop this promising approach, this paper reports on the development of a measure of living standards for older people based on Sen&#x27;s capability framework. Six living standards domains were established from thematic analysis of 143 ...