Samoan Elders' Perceptions of Wellness: A New Zealand Case Study

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dc.contributor.advisorNakhid, Camille
dc.contributor.advisorFairbairn-Dunlop, Tagaloatele Peggy
dc.contributor.advisorTunufa'i, Leulua'iali'i Laumua
dc.contributor.advisorBoon Nanai, Fa‘alāva‘au Juliet
dc.contributor.authorLilomaiava Silulu, Falegau Melanie
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-05T03:17:33Z
dc.date.available2021-07-05T03:17:33Z
dc.date.copyright2021
dc.date.issued2021
dc.date.updated2021-07-05T01:20:35Z
dc.description.abstractGlobally, the health and wellness of ageing populations are areas of interest as people live longer. The Pacific population in New Zealand is similarly ageing. However, little is known about their health and research on their wellness is sparse. The purpose of this study was to explore Samoan elders’ perceptions of wellness. However, it became evident that their perceptions of age and ageing were also crucial to the aims of the study. There is not much that we know about Pacific people’s ageing experiences as migrants living in New Zealand. This study employed a qualitative phenomenological approach through a Samoan lens using talanoa methodology with four groups and eight individual participants aged between 63 and 84 years old. Analysis of the data using descriptive phenomenology revealed the following: Samoan elders had their own words and terms to describe age, ageing and wellness that related to fa‘aSamoa – these words were spiritually imbued and respectful signalling different age stages (matua, sinasina, tofa) and wellness references (soifua manuia/maua/lelei); Samoan elders had a positive outlook despite having significant health conditions; God, church and responsibilities to family influenced group talanoa elders’ views and impacted their experience of wellness; individual talanoa reinforced group findings and added new social connections, technology and other factors, such as physical health, diet and regular medical check-ups, as essential factors in maintaining elders’ wellness; children and family were elders’ most crucial concerns for the future as their focus was on the continuity and sustaining of fa‘amatai, ‘āiga and family systems; New Zealand was the preferred place for most elders to live at this time in their lives. The qualitative approach through talanoa was most effective in capturing elders’ perceptions and experiences. This is important given the need for more Pacific-specific ageing research globally and locally.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/14338
dc.language.isoenen_NZ
dc.publisherAuckland University of Technology
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.subjectSamoa eldersen_NZ
dc.subjectSamoa perceptionsen_NZ
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_NZ
dc.subjectWellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectWellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectPerceptionsen_NZ
dc.subjectSamoan elders wellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectSamoan elders perceptionsen_NZ
dc.subjectsoifuaen_NZ
dc.subjectsoifua maloloinaen_NZ
dc.subjectsoifua manuiaen_NZ
dc.subjectsoifua lauleleien_NZ
dc.subjectsoifua leleien_NZ
dc.subjecttua'ā sinasinaen_NZ
dc.subjectsinasinaen_NZ
dc.subjectTua'ā Sinasinaen_NZ
dc.subjectSinasinaen_NZ
dc.subjectAgeingen_NZ
dc.subjectAgingen_NZ
dc.subjectSamoa ageing in New Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectSamoa aging in New Zealanden_NZ
dc.subjectAgeing Samoansen_NZ
dc.subjectAging Samoansen_NZ
dc.subjectAge and ageingen_NZ
dc.subjectAge and agingen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealand eldersen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealand Eldersen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealand Ageing Populationen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealand Agingen_NZ
dc.subjectNew Zealand Ageingen_NZ
dc.subjectPacific wellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectSamoan wellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectAgeing and wellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectAging and wellnessen_NZ
dc.subjectUlu sinasinaen_NZ
dc.subjectTofaen_NZ
dc.subjectTofa sinasinaen_NZ
dc.subjectTofa lolotoen_NZ
dc.subjecttofa mamaoen_NZ
dc.titleSamoan Elders' Perceptions of Wellness: A New Zealand Case Studyen_NZ
dc.typeThesisen_NZ
thesis.degree.grantorAuckland University of Technology
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral Theses
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_NZ
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