Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
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Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link), Nkansah, Jacob Oppong, Asamoah, Brilliant and Umar, Abdul Rashid
(2024)
Exploring care experiences and satisfaction: a descriptive qualitative study of hospitalised older adults.
International Journal of Care and Caring.
ISSN 2397-8821
Awuah, Lawrencia, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Armah, Dorinda, Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link) and Oppong Nkansah, Jacob
ORCID: 0000-0002-2280-6828 (external link)
(2024)
Enlightening Stakeholders on the COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Preparation for Minimizing Future Pandemics’ Negative Effects on Occupational Therapists.
Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024.
pp. 1-9.
ISSN 0966-0410
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Amoah, Dinah
ORCID: 0000-0002-4620-1372 (external link), Doh, Daniel, Agyemang-Duah, Williams
ORCID: 0000-0001-7929-0685 (external link), Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo
ORCID: 0000-0002-1481-6639 (external link), Kowal, Paul and Appiah, Seth Christopher Yaw
(2024)
Perceived neighborhood social cohesion and functional disability among older adults: The moderating roles of sex, physical activity, and multi-morbidity.
PloS one, 19 (1).
e0293016.
ISSN 1932-6203
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Kukah, Seyram Ama and Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link)
(2024)
Exploring the Unmet Needs of Primary Caregivers of Autistic Children and Its Implications for Social Work Practice in Ghana.
Health and Social Care in the Community, 2024 (1).
ISSN 1365-2524
Agyemang-Duah, Williams ORCID: 0000-0001-7929-0685 (external link), Braimah, Joseph Asumah, Asante, Dennis, Appiah, Joseph Oduro, Peprah, Prince, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Mensah, Anthony Acquah
ORCID: 0000-0003-2374-7388 (external link), Ofori-Amoah, Justice and Opoku, Kwabena
(2023)
Family Support, Perceived Physical Activeness and Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases as Determinants of Formal Healthcare Utilization Among Older Adults with Low Income and Health Insurance Subscription in Ghana.
Journal of Aging & Social Policy.
pp. 1-17.
ISSN 1545-0821
Asiamah, Nestor ORCID: 0000-0002-1157-6430 (external link), Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Nesser, Whitney
ORCID: 0000-0002-4360-1434 (external link) and Alvarez, Evelyn N
ORCID: 0000-0002-6139-7115 (external link)
(2023)
Carbon footprints of active and non-active transport modes: hierarchy and intergenerational narrative analyses.
Sustainability, 15 (17).
ISSN 2071-1050
Asiamah, Nestor ORCID: 0000-0002-1157-6430 (external link), Vieira, Edgar Ramos, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Kapilashrami, Anuj and Khan, Hafiz TA
(2023)
Intergenerational differences in walking for transportation between older men and women in six countries.
Journal of Transport and Health, 31.
ISSN 2214-1405
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Amponsah, Mary, Amoah, Dinah
ORCID: 0000-0002-4620-1372 (external link), Dintrans, Pablo Villalobos
ORCID: 0000-0002-2236-6447 (external link), Afram, Adjeiwa Akosua, Byles, Julie, Mugumbate, Jacob Rugare, Kowal, Paul and Asiamah, Nestor
ORCID: 0000-0002-1157-6430 (external link)
(2023)
Physical activity and functional disability among older adults in Ghana: The moderating role of multi-morbidity.
PLOS Global Public Health, 3 (3).
ISSN 2767-3375
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Wales, Kylie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-3126 (external link), Tavener, Meredith, Kowal, Paul and Byles, Julie
(2023)
Functional difficulties and toileting among older adults in Ghana: Evidence from the World Health Organization Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Ghana Wave 1.
Ageing and Society, 43 (1).
pp. 53-75.
ISSN 0144-686X
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Tavener, Meredith
ORCID: 0000-0002-5972-3815 (external link), Wales, Kylie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-3126 (external link), Denham, Alexandra MJ and Byles, Julie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3984-6877 (external link)
(2023)
A meta-synthesis of care and support for older adults in Africa.
Journal of Family Studies, 29 (1).
pp. 431-452.
ISSN 1322-9400
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link), Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo
ORCID: 0000-0002-1481-6639 (external link), Gyasi, Razak M, Newton, Cindy Nhyira, Agyemang-Duah, Williams
ORCID: 0000-0001-7929-0685 (external link), Kowal, Paul and Dintrans, Pablo Villalobos
ORCID: 0000-0002-2236-6447 (external link)
(2022)
Housing conditions and long-term care needs of older adults in Ghana: Evidence from the WHO SAGE Ghana Wave 1.
PLOS Global Public Health, 2 (12).
ISSN 2767-3375
Abekah-Carter, Kwamina ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link), Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Oti, George Ofosu and Umar, Abdul Rashid
(2022)
The unmet needs of older people in Nsawam, Ghana.
Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (6).
e4311-e4320.
ISSN 0966-0410
Asiamah, Nestor ORCID: 0000-0002-1157-6430 (external link), Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Vieira, Edgar R
ORCID: 0000-0002-1011-5077 (external link), Bateman, Andrea, Khan, Hafiz TA, Mensah, Henry Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-7580-8125 (external link), Villalobos Dintrans, Pablo and Danquah, Emelia
(2022)
Older Adults’ Vigorous Occupational Physical Activity Levels in Six Countries Are Explained by Country and ‘Having Multiple Jobs’.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19 (21).
ISSN 1660-4601
Nkansah, Jacob Oppong, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link) and Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link)
(2022)
Mass media as social innovations in the lives of older adults in Ghana.
Journal of social Issues in Non-communicable Conditions and Disability, 1 (2).
pp. 77-93.
ISSN 2958-5872
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Amoah, Dinah
ORCID: 0000-0002-4620-1372 (external link), Tavener, Meredith
ORCID: 0000-0002-5972-3815 (external link), Afram, Adjeiwa Akosua, Dintrans, Pablo Villalobos, Byles, Julie and Kowal, Paul
(2022)
Food Insecurity and Functional Disability Among Older Adults in Ghana: The Role of Sex and Physical Activity.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 23 (8).
1432.e1-1432.e7.
ISSN 1525-8610
Asiamah, Nestor ORCID: 0000-0002-1157-6430 (external link), Lowry, Ruth, Khan, Hafiz TA and Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link)
(2022)
Associations between social support provided and walkability among older adults: Health self-consciousness as a moderator.
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 101.
ISSN 0167-4943
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Tavener, Meredith
ORCID: 0000-0002-5972-3815 (external link), Wales, Kylie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-3126 (external link) and Byles, Julie
(2022)
Using ethics of care as the theoretical lens to understand lived experiences of caregivers of older adults experiencing functional difficulties.
PLOS ONE, 17 (5).
ISSN 1932-6203
Newton, Abraham, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Oppong Nkansah, Jacob and Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link)
(2022)
Understanding older adults' functioning and health-seeking behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana: A descriptive qualitative study.
Health and Social Care in the Community, 30 (3).
e823-e831.
ISSN 0966-0410
Gyasi, Razak M, Abass, Kabila, Frempong, Foster, Obodai, Jacob, Asamoah, Edward, Obeng, Bernard and Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link)
(2022)
Food insecurity and geriatric functional limitations: Observational analysis from the AgeHeaPsyWel–HeaSeeB Survey.
Experimental Gerontology, 160.
ISSN 0531-5565
Asiamah, Nestor ORCID: 0000-0002-1157-6430 (external link), Vieira, Edgar Ramos, Kouveliotis, Kyriakos, Gasana, Janvier, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link) and Eduafo, Richard
(2022)
Associations between older African academics' physical activity, walkability and mental health: a social distancing perspective.
Health Promotion International, 37 (2).
ISSN 0957-4824
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo, Deku, Charles Selorm
ORCID: 0000-0003-2739-6394 (external link), Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link), Awortwe, Victoria and Oti, George Ofosu
(2022)
Prevalence and determinants of care needs among older people in Ghana.
PLOS ONE, 17 (2).
ISSN 1932-6203
Asante, Emmanuel A, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link) and Abekah-Carter, Kwamina
ORCID: 0000-0002-2249-7842 (external link)
(2021)
Social Networks in Limbo. The Experiences of Older Adults During COVID-19 in Ghana.
Frontiers in Public Health, 9.
ISSN 2296-2565
Asare-Doku, Winifred ORCID: 0000-0002-9907-3511 (external link), Donnir, Gordon Maanianu
ORCID: 0000-0002-3859-8015 (external link), Ayuurebobi Ae-Ngibise, Kenneth
ORCID: 0000-0001-5638-4814 (external link), Peprah, Jennifer
ORCID: 0000-0003-2610-7378 (external link), Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link) and Acquah, Francis
(2021)
Psychiatric Disorders among the Military in West Africa: A Systematic Narrative Review.
Behavioral Sciences, 11 (10).
ISSN 2076-328X
Aregbeshola, Bolaji Samson, Onifade, Oyepeju Mary and Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link)
(2021)
Prevalence and correlates of anaemia among children aged 6 to 59 months in Nigeria.
World Nutrition, 12 (3).
pp. 58-74.
ISSN 2041-9775
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Tavener, Meredith
ORCID: 0000-0002-5972-3815 (external link), Wales, Kylie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-3126 (external link) and Byles, Julie
(2021)
The roles and capacities of social workers in the lives of older adults seeking healthcare and their caregivers in Ghana.
Health and Social Care in the Community, 29 (4).
pp. 877-888.
ISSN 0966-0410
Nkansah, OJ, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Gyasi, Moses, Newton, Abraham and Boateng, ASA
(2021)
“Who doesn’t Have Challenges? I Have a Lot of Challenges”: Exploring the Challenges and Coping Strategies of Neglected Older Adults in Ghana.
Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 36.
pp. 91-104.
ISSN 0169-3816
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo
ORCID: 0000-0002-1481-6639 (external link) and Newton, Abraham
(2021)
Understanding Transportation difficulty Among older adults in Ghana from the Perspective of World Health Organisation's Healthy Ageing framework: Lessons for Improving Social Work Practice with Older Adults.
British Journal of Social Work, 52 (1).
pp. 416-436.
ISSN 0045-3102
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Nkansah, Jacob Oppong and Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo
ORCID: 0000-0002-1481-6639 (external link)
(2020)
Attributions of elder neglect: A phenomenological study of older people in Ghana.
Health and Social Care in the Community, 28 (6).
pp. 2172-2178.
ISSN 0966-0410
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Ofori-Dua, Kwadwo
ORCID: 0000-0002-1481-6639 (external link) and Newton, Abraham
(2020)
Correlates of older adult inpatients' personal care provision to people with functional difficulties in Ghana.
PLOS ONE, 15 (10).
ISSN 1932-6203
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Wales, Kylie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-3126 (external link), Tavener, Meredith
ORCID: 0000-0002-5972-3815 (external link) and Byles, Julie
(2020)
Do factors across the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework relate to caregiver availability for community-dwelling older adults in Ghana?
PLOS ONE, 15 (5).
ISSN 1932-6203
Ampofo, Ama G ORCID: 0000-0003-3730-6313 (external link), Adumatta, Afia D, Owusu, Esther and Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link)
(2020)
A cross-sectional study of barriers to cervical cancer screening uptake in Ghana: An application of the health belief model.
PLOS ONE, 15 (4).
ISSN 1932-6203
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Tavener, Meredith, Wales, Kylie and Byles, Julie
(2020)
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Older Adults Regarding Their Functional Activities in Ghana.
Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 11.
ISSN 2150-1319
Book Section
Doh, Daniel, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link) and Darkey, Samuel
(2024)
Disability and dementia care in Ghana: A political economy review.
In:
The Routledge International Handbook of Disability and Global Health.
Neds, L, Velarde, MR, Singh, S, Swartz, L and Soldatic, K, eds.
Routledge International Handbooks
.
Taylor & Francis, United States, pp. 672-685.
Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Tavener, Meredith
ORCID: 0000-0002-5972-3815 (external link), Wales, Kylie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3816-3126 (external link) and Byles, Julie
ORCID: 0000-0002-3984-6877 (external link)
(2021)
Towards a better understanding of the long-term care needs of older people in Ghana.
In:
The Future of Long-Term Care.
Dintrans, Pablo V, ed.
Geriatrics, Gerontology and Elderly Issues
.
Nova Science Publishers, New York, pp. 117-142.
Conference or Workshop Item
Amoah, Dinah, Schmidt, Matthew, Mather, Carey, Prior, Sarah, Herath, P Manoja, Borschmann, Karen, Demers, Marika, Sakakibara, Brodie M, Cartwright, Jade, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Wolfenden, Barbara, Miteff, Christina, Jovic, Emelyn and Marie-Louise, Bird
(2023)
An International Perspective of Incidence and Risk factors of Young Stroke: a Scoping Review.
In: The Combined Stroke Society of Australasia and Smart Strokes Nursing and Allied Health Scientific Meeting, 22-25 August 2023,, 22 Aug 2023 - 25 Aug 2023, Melbourne, Australia.
Amoah, Dinah ORCID: 0000-0002-4620-1372 (external link), Prior, Sarah, Schmidt, Matthew, Mather, Carey, Borschmann, Karen, Demers, Marika, Sakakibara, Brodie M, Cartwright, Jade, Awuviry-Newton, Kofi
ORCID: 0000-0001-9109-0694 (external link), Miteff, Christina, Wolfenden, Barbara, Jovic, Emelyn and Bird, Marie-Louise
(2023)
The Role of Technology in Improving Quality of life and Participation of Young Stroke Survivors in Australia: a qualitative study.
In: The Combined Stroke Society of Australasia and Smart Strokes Nursing and Allied Health Scientific Meeting,, 22 Aug 2023 - 25 Aug 2023, Melbourne, Australia.