Leah Palapar

Apr 24, 2024 | bmj.com | Leah Palapar |Ngaire Kerse

Leah A Palapar, research fellow, Ngaire Kerse, Joyce Cook chair in ageing wellDepartment of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealandl.palapar{at}auckland.ac.nzMaintenance of function is increasingly important as populations age.

Apr 3, 2024 | bmj.com | Leah Palapar

Dear EditorWe read with interest the review of Crocker et al. published in March 2024. Issues of prevention and maintenance of function are now increasingly important because of demographic ageing. Crocker et al. report their network meta-analysis of complex interventions, where they investigated which groups of intervention components would most likely sustain older people’s independence.

Oct 10, 2023 | nzdoctor.co.nz | Ngaire Kerse |Leah Palapar |Andrew Kingston

+Practice In print Older people Older persons ignored? Politicians must face the demographic crisis It’s time to shout from the rooftops about the impacts of population ageing [Image: cottonbro studio on Pexels] This election, who has talked about demographic ageing?