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Unwrapping Nutrition: Exploring The Impact Of Hospital Food And Beverage Packaging On Plate Waste/Intake In Older People, Alison F. Bell, Linda C. Tapsell, Karen L. Walton, Marijka Batterham
Unwrapping Nutrition: Exploring The Impact Of Hospital Food And Beverage Packaging On Plate Waste/Intake In Older People, Alison F. Bell, Linda C. Tapsell, Karen L. Walton, Marijka Batterham
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B
Food and beverage packaging is increasingly used in hospital food service provision. Previous research has identified that the packaging used in New South Wales hospitals can be difficult to open by older adults. As older adults experience high rates of malnutrition, it is important to understand the effects of packaging on actual consumption of food and fluids. The aim of this study was to explore the impact of hospital food and beverage packaging on dietary intakes of 62 independently living older people (65 years and over) in a university simulated hospital ward in NSW, Australia. Participants were allocated to either …
Strength From Perpetual Grief: How Aboriginal People Experience The Bushfire Crisis, Bhiamie Williamson, Jessica Weir, Vanessa I. Cavanagh
Strength From Perpetual Grief: How Aboriginal People Experience The Bushfire Crisis, Bhiamie Williamson, Jessica Weir, Vanessa I. Cavanagh
Faculty of Social Sciences - Papers (Archive)
How do you support people forever attached to a landscape after an inferno tears through their homelands: decimating native food sources, burning through ancient scarred trees and destroying ancestral and totemic plants and animals? The fact is, the experience of Aboriginal peoples in the fire crisis engulfing much of Australia is vastly different to non-Indigenous peoples. Colonial legacies of eradication, dispossession, assimilation and racism continue to impact the lived realities of Aboriginal peoples. Added to this is the widespread exclusion of our peoples from accessing and managing traditional homelands. These factors compound the trauma of these unprecedented fires. As Australia …
Remote Interpreting Services Are Essential For People With Limited English — During Covid-19 And Beyond, Judy Mullan
Remote Interpreting Services Are Essential For People With Limited English — During Covid-19 And Beyond, Judy Mullan
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B
According to 2016 Census data, 3.5% of Australians have limited English proficiency. When they’re receiving health care, it’s essential these Australians have access to interpreters. Research has shown professional interpreters facilitate effective communication between the patient and clinician, boost the quality of care, and improve the patient’s health outcomes. With COVID-19, we’ve seen a shift towards interpreting services being delivered remotely. These remote services are important for vulnerable groups during the pandemic. They should also pave the way for improved care for people with limited English in the future.
Effectiveness Of Acupoint Pressure On Older People With Constipation In Nursing Homes: A Double-Blind Quasi-Experimental Study, Mu-Hsing Ho, H.C. Chang, Megan F. Liu, Lin Yuan, Jed Montayre
Effectiveness Of Acupoint Pressure On Older People With Constipation In Nursing Homes: A Double-Blind Quasi-Experimental Study, Mu-Hsing Ho, H.C. Chang, Megan F. Liu, Lin Yuan, Jed Montayre
Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health - Papers: Part B
Aims: To compare the differences between acupoint pressure, abdominal massage and laxatives in treatment of constipation for residents in two nursing homes. Background: There is lack of evidence on the utility of complementary therapies in the management of constipation among older adults. Design: Quasi-experimental. Methods: A total of 90 participants from two nursing homes in Taiwan were assigned to three groups: the control group (with laxatives only), group I (with laxatives and abdominal massage) and group II (with laxatives, acupoint pressure therapy [APT] and abdominal massage). The intervention was performed over 10 days. A double-blind technique was applied in both …
Exploring How Older People Living At Home Alone Occupy Their Time – A Time-Geographic Study, Alison Wicks, Megan B. Blanchard, Ingeborg Nilsson
Exploring How Older People Living At Home Alone Occupy Their Time – A Time-Geographic Study, Alison Wicks, Megan B. Blanchard, Ingeborg Nilsson
Australian Health Services Research Institute
Background: Knowing what older people choose to do with their time informs occupational therapists in their everyday practice. This study explored how sixteen older Australians living at home alone without support occupied their time. Method: People aged 70 years and older living alone in one’s home and receiving no support services were voluntary recruited. The participants completed time-use diaries for 5 days and recorded how, with whom, and where they spent time. Data were coded and analyzed using the software program Vardagen. Results: The participants reported 217 different daily activities. While patterns of daily participation varied, all of the participants …
People Are Crying And Begging”: The Human Cost Of Forced Relocations In Immigration Detention, Michelle A. Peterie
People Are Crying And Begging”: The Human Cost Of Forced Relocations In Immigration Detention, Michelle A. Peterie
Faculty of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities - Papers
Between July 2018 and August 2019, the Home Affairs Department spent A$6.1m flying refugees, asylum seekers and other immigration detainees around Australia.