title: Doing what's important: valued activities for older New Zealand Māori and non-Māori.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This project explored the usability of the World Health Organisation, International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) for describing older Māori and non-Māori people's self-nominated important activities.
  
  
  METHODS
  Within a feasibility-for-cohort study, 112 participants, 33 Māori, aged 75-79 years, and 79 non-Māori, aged 85 years, nominated their three most important activities. Verbatim responses were coded using the ICF classifications and described using non-parametric statistics.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Men and women mostly named domestic life, interpersonal relationships and recreation and leisure activities. While Māori frequently named extended family relationship activities as being most important, non-Māori named more recreation and leisure activities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The ICF is useful for classifying older New Zealanders' important activities, although some activities of older Māori were not specified in the original version used. While important activity patterns were similar for men and women, those related to ancestral connectivity and community collectivity were most important for Māori.
authors.affiliation: School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies, AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand. vwright@aut.ac.nz
authors.forename: Valerie A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Wright-St Clair
authors.forename: Mere
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kepa
authors.forename: Stefanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hoenle
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hayman
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Keeling
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Connolly
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Broad
authors.forename: Lorna
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dyall
authors.forename: Ngaire
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kerse
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011114:Polynesia / Q000208:ethnology; D011998:Recreation