Neura Neurodegeneration Neuroscience Research Australia Researchers at neura have found that dementia prevalence is three to four times higher in aboriginal people compared to estimates for the general australian population. this disparity in dementia rates is consistent across remote, regional and urban communities. by liaising with aboriginal communities and representatives, we have identified. Aim. neura’s focus in this area is on the health and wellbeing of aboriginal australians and how best to support their cognitive health in older age. an important part of this work involves finding the best ways to ensure people gain access to the health services they need. the aim of our research is to look at healthy ageing in its wider.
Neura Aboriginal Ageing Neuroscience Research Australia Dr kylie radford is a clinical neuropsychologist and research fellow leading the aboriginal health and ageing group at neura. she completed her phd in 2010 at the university of sydney. her diverse clinical research experience has involved studying early onset dementia, alcohol dependence, and cognitive rehabilitation for acquired brain injuries. We acknowledge the aboriginal health and ageing program team at neuroscience research australia (neura) for their comments on early drafts of this article, and for their contributions to. This study found that older aboriginal australians are concerned about chronic health conditions, social and emotional well being, and difficulties accessing health services. a range of barriers and enablers to participation in current health programs were identified. from the perspective of older aboriginal people, a successful healthy ageing. Prof tony broe talks about neura’s research. our aboriginal health and ageing team, with our collaborators, is now conducting a follow up koori growing old well study to confirm risk and protective factors, extend this research into more diverse indigenous communities across australia, and to develop and evaluate appropriate prevention.
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