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The Seniors' Games
— an innovative Australian community program | | Author(s) | Lyn Clark, Avon Ebran, Alina Graham |
| Journal title | Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 27, no 3/4, 2003 |
| Pages | pp 53-64 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Sport ; Exercise ; Physical disabilities ; Participation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | This article describes a major sporting event specifically designed for frail older adults and young adults with disabilities living at home in the community in Australia. The organization committee representing day respite centres, students and faculty from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and the Home and Community Care (HACC) Resource Unit, Queensland Health, has successfully conducted the Seniors' Games in Brisbane (Queensland) for the last seven years. Since 1995, approximately 600 participants each year (with an average age of 85) from South East Queensland day respite centres have participated in modified activities supported by volunteer nursing, physiotherapy and physical education students. Promoting activity in frail older people has been shown to improve function, prevent or decrease disability, promote self-esteem and self-confidence, foster enjoyment in team activity, and help to bridge the generation gap. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040512210 A |
| Classmark | HT: CEA: BN: TMB: 7YA |
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