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Indigenous Dementia Services Study Reports

Lungurra Ngoora Partnership Model of Community Care

Central Australia Dementia Service Coordination

NHMRC Indigenous Dementia Research Roadmap Documents

Developed & Chaired by UWA Aboriginal Ageing Well Team & Indigenous Dementia Working Group

 Consultation Report For Indigenous Dementia Research & Translation

 Roadmap for Indigenous Dementia Research & Translation

Action Plan for Indigenous Dementia Research & Translation

Published papers

  • Almeida OP, Flicker L, Fenner S, Smith K, Hyde Z, LoGiudice D  et al. The Kimberley Assessment of Depression of Older Indigenous Australians: Prevalence of Depressive Disorders, Risk Factors & Validation of the KICA-dep Scale. PLoS ONE 2014; 9(4): e94983. 

  • Hyde Z, Flicker L. Smith K, Atkinson D, Fenner S, Skeaf L, Malay R LoGiudice D, Prevalence and incidence of frailty in Aboriginal Australians, and associations with mortality and disability. Maturitas; 2016.

  • Hyde Z, Smith K, Flicker L, et al. Mortality in a cohort of remote living Aboriginal Australians and associated factors. PLoS One (2018) Apr 5;13(4):e0195030.

  • Hyde Z, Smith K, Flicker L, Atkinson D, Almeida OP, Lautenschlager NT, Dwyer A, LoGiudice D. Mortality in a cohort of remote-living Aboriginal Australians and associated factors. PLoS One. 2018 Apr 5;13(4):e0195030.​

  • Hyde Z, Smith K, Flicker L, Atkinson D, Fenner S, Skeaf L, Malay R, LoGiudice D. HbA1c is associated with frailty in a group of Aboriginal Australians. The Journal of Frailty & Aging, in press, JOFA-D-18-00010R1.

  • Kowal P,  Gibson  R, Wutzke  S,  Smith K, Cotter P,  Strivens E, Lindeman M,  LoGiudice D,  Broe TG 2011. World Medical & Health Policy "Roundtable Discussion: Data on Ageing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations" 2011; 3(3) article 7.

  • Lindeman MA, Smith K. ‘Remote primary health care practitioners’ views about priorities in Indigenous dementia research Rural and Remote Health’ 10: 1538. (Online), 2010, Available from: http://www.rrh.org.au

  • Lindeman M, Smith K, LoGiudice D, Elliott M. Community care for Indigenous older people: An update. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2016, doi:10.111/ajag.12316.

  • LoGiudice D, Josif CM, Malay R, Hyde Z, Haswell M, Lindeman MA, Etherton-Beer C, Atkinson D, Bessarab D, Flicker L, Smith K. The Well-Being of Carers of Older Aboriginal People Living in the Kimberley Region of Remote Western Australia: Empowerment, Depression, and Carer Burden. Journal of Applied Gerontology. 2020 Jan https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464819898667.

  • LoGiudice D,  Smith K,  Atkinson D, Dwyer A, Lautenschlager N, Almeida OP, Flicker L. A preliminary evaluation of the prevalence of falls, pain and urinary incontinence in remote living Indigenous Australians over the age of 45 years." Intern Med J. 2012 Jun;42(6):e102-7. 

  • LoGiudice D, Smith K, Fenner S, Hyde Z, Atkinson D, Skeaf L, Malay R, Flicker L. Incidence and predictors of cognitive impairment and dementia in Aboriginal Australians:  A follow up study of 5 years. Alzheimer’s & Dementia, 2015  May 18. pii: S1552-5260(15)00151-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jalz.2015.01.009.

  • LoGiudice DC, Smith K, Shadforth G, Lindeman M, Carroll E, Atkinson D, Schaper F, Lautenschlager N, Murphy R, Flicker L.  Lungurra Ngoora - a pilot model of care for aged and disabled in a remote Aboriginal community – can it work? Rural and Remote Health 12: 2078.

  • LoGiudice D, Smith K, Thomas J, Atkinson D, Almeida O, Lautenschlager N, Flicker L. Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment tool (KICA) Development of a cognitive assessment tool for older Indigenous Australians. International Psychogeriatrics. 2006. 18:2, 269-80 DOI: 10.1017/S1041610205002681. ISSN: 1041-6102.

  • LoGiudice D, Strivens E, Smith K,  Stevenson M,  Atkinson D, Dwyer A, Lautenschlager N, Almeida OP, Flicker L. The KICA Screen: The psychometric properties of a shortened version of the KICA (Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment) Australasian Journal on Ageing. 2011; 30 (4): 215-9

  • Page, A., Hyde, Z., Smith, K et al (2019). Potentially suboptimal prescribing of medicines for older Aboriginal Australians in remote areas. Medical Journal of Australia, 211(3).doi:10.5694/mja2.50226

  • Russell, S., Strivens, E., LoGiudice, D., Smith, K., Helmes, E., & Flicker, L.  Ageing on Hammond Island: Is there cause for concern in the Torres Strait? Australian Journal of Rural Health 2015 Mar 25. doi: 10.1111/ajr.12178.

  • Smith K & Flicker L, Self-reported health and older Aboriginal Australians – Healing, balance, connection, and inner spirit are important learnings for all of us. International Psychogeriatrics 2020, doi:10.1017/S1041610219002230

  • Smith K, Flicker L, Atkinson D, Dwyer A, Lautenschlager NT, Thomas J, Almeida O & LoGiudice D. The KICA Carer: Informant information to enhance the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment . Int Psychogeriatrics; 2015, 28(1): 101-107.​

  • Smith K, Flicker L, Dwyer A, Atkinson D, Almeida OP, Lautenschlager NT LoGiudice D, Factors associated with dementia in Aboriginal Australians. The Australian and New Zealand Journal Of Psychiatry 2010 Oct; Vol. 44 (10), pp. 888-93.

  • Smith K, Flicker L, Dwyer A, Marsh G, Mahajani S, Almeida O.P, Lautenschlager, N.T, Atkinson D, LoGiudice D. ‘Assessing cognitive impairment in Indigenous Australians – Reevaluation of the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment (KICA) in Western Australia and the Northern Territory’. Australian Psychologist, 44:1, 54-61, 2009.

  • Smith K, Flicker L, Lautenschlager NT, Almeida OP, Atkinson D, Dwyer A, LoGiudice D. ‘High prevalence of dementia and cognitive impairment in Indigenous Australians.’ Neurology, 71, 1470-1473, 2008.

  • Smith, K., L. Flicker,  Shadforth,G  Carroll E, Atkinson, D  Lindeman, M;  Schaper, F ; Lautenschlager, NT,  Almeida,  OA,  LoGiudice, D  (2011). "Gotta be sit down and worked out together': views of Aboriginal caregivers and service providers on ways to improve dementia care for Aboriginal Australians." Rural Remote Health 11(2): 1650.

  • Smith K, Gilchrist L. The wellbeing of older Aboriginal Australians: The importance of ‘keeping spirit strong, Australasian Journal on Ageing, 2017.

  • Smith K, Gilchrist L, Taylor K,  et al. Good Spirit, Good Life: A quality of life tool and framework for older Aboriginal peoples.The Gerontologist, 2020, gnz185,  https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz185

  • Smith K, LoGiudice D, Atkinson D, Flicker L ‘Health and older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples ‘. Heart of England Medical Journal, ISSN:1747-5708 February 2010, Vol. 1, Issue 5, FEB, 2010

  • Smith K, LoGiudice D, Dwyer A, Thomas J, Flicker L, Lautenschlager NT, Almeida OP, Atkinson D. ‘Ngana minyarti? What is this?’ Development of cognitive questions for the Kimberley Indigenous Cognitive Assessment. Australasian Journal on Ageing 26:3, 115-119, 2007.

  • Smith, K., Sutherland, A., et al (2018). The assessment, incidence and factors associated with urinary incontinence in older Aboriginal Australians. Internal Medicine Journal. doi:10.1111/imj.14192​

  • Wong A, Hyde Z,  Smith K, Flicker L , Atkinson D, Skeaf L, Malay R, LoGiudice D, Prevalence and sites of pain in remote-living older Aboriginal Australians, and associations with depressive symptoms and disability. Internal Medical Journal,    https://doi.org/10.1111/imj.14870

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