Kaumatua Mana Motuhake: A study protocol for a peer education intervention to help Maori elders work through later-stage life transitions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Aotearoa/New Zealand population is ageing and numerous studies demonstrate with this phenomenon comes increases in non-communicable diseases, injuries and healthcare costs among other issues. Further, significant inequities exist between Māori (Indigenous peoples of Aotearoa/New Zealand) and non-Māori around poor ageing and health. Most research addressing these issues is deficit oriented; however, the current research project takes a strengths-based approach that highlights the potential of kaumātua (elders) by asserting mana motuhake (autonomy, identity and self-actualisation). We believe that the esteem of elders in Māori culture signals transformative potential. Specifically, this project utilises a 'tuakana-teina' (older sibling/younger sibling) peer-educator mo

SUBMITTER: Oetzel JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6367813 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature