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Hately, Garrick; Mandic, Sandra – Health Education Journal, 2019
Objective: This study compared physical activity (PA), physical function and quality of life in elderly individuals with coronary artery disease (CAD) and their non-CAD peers participating in community-based, maintenance cardiac rehabilitation (CR). Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Community-based maintenance CR programme. Methods: A total…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Activities, Quality of Life, Physical Health
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LaGrow, S.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1990
The Royal New Zealand Foundation for the Blind is primarily responsible for services to visually impaired people in New Zealand. The article describes its history, structure, services, and plans for the future. (Author/JDD)
Descriptors: Adults, Agency Role, Foreign Countries, Rehabilitation Programs
Sarno, Martha Taylor, Ed.; Woods, Diane E., Ed. – 1989
This monograph presents a "state of the art" overview of contemporary aphasia rehabilitation policies and resources in Asia and the Pacific region. Following Martha Taylor Sarno's introduction, Sumiko Sasanuma discusses the history and development of Japan's aphasia rehabilitation services, focusing on demography and data sources,…
Descriptors: Adults, Aphasia, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Methods
Newsome, L. R. – 1988
A study examined the pattern and organization of services for disabled persons in New Zealand. As of 1981, there were between 250,000 and 280,000 disabled persons in New Zealand. The Accident Compensation Act of 1972 provides compensation for up to 80 percent of previous earnings, medical and dental treatment costs, and rehabilitation and training…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Disabilities, Foreign Countries
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Ward, Tony; Day, Andrew; Casey, Sharon – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2006
In this paper we offer an overview of reintegration policies in both Australia and New Zealand. We describe the rehabilitative practices of both countries, and their basis in the Risk-Needs-Responsivity model of offender rehabilitation, before outlining the recently developed Good Lives Model of offender rehabilitation. Our conclusion is that the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Correctional Rehabilitation, Institutionalized Persons, Rehabilitation Programs
Mossman, Elaine – 1998
The New Zealand Department of Corrections commissioned an outcome evaluation of an outdoor adventure challenge program (OACP) on 84 participating inmates at Rolleston Prison. The program consisted of 2 weeks of fitness training, skill development, and challenge experiences, followed by a 5-day wilderness expedition. Outcome was measured in three…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Attitude Change, Correctional Rehabilitation, Foreign Countries
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Polaschek, Devon L. L.; Wilson, Nick J.; Townsend, Marilyn R.; Daly, Lorna R. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2005
Rehabilitation programs for adult violent offending are still novel, and few published studies examine the recidivism outcomes of those who complete such programs. This study describes a New Zealand prison program for high-risk violent men. The program is intensive and cognitive behavioral. Preliminary outcome data are presented for three indices…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rehabilitation Programs, Males, Correctional Institutions
New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO, Wellington. – 1978
New Zealand is committed to reducing unemployment by providing its youth with more skills and appropriate job opportunities. In line with this policy are recommendations to introduce vocational elements into general education and increase secondary level work experience programs in keeping with the detailed legal, labor, and safety guidelines…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Agency Role, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship