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Planning And Evaluating An Integrated Clinical Exercise Oncology Service: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study, Ciaran M. Fairman, Shana E. Harrington, Alec R. Schumpp, Alex M. Brooks, Morgan J. Jones, Julian Kim, Mary A. Kennedy

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: This project aimed to design and evaluate the potential to integrate an exercise oncology service into clinical care in a local healthcare system. The goal was to inform the design of an implementation strategy to promote its sustainable use in standard care. Methods: This two-phase, exploratory study used a mixed-methods approach. First, qualitative measures were used to understand the context for exercise integration into oncology care by clinicians and administrators in the healthcare system. Next, the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework guided a comprehensive evaluation of the exercise service. Reach and Adoption were measured via number of …

Stop, Pause And Take A Break: A Mixed Methods Study Of The Longer-Term Outcomes Of Digital Emotional Wellbeing Training For Perinatal Women, Jacqueline A. Davis, Jeneva L. Ohan, Natasha Bear, Lisa Gibson, Desiree Silva, Susan Prescott, Amy Finlay-Jones

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Maternal psychological distress is related to poorer physical and mental health as well as child developmental problems. Interventions that optimise maternal mental health and wellbeing during the “first 1,000 days” of life should have wide-reaching benefits for the mother and her child. Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) during this critical period have the potential to equip women with enhanced coping strategies that can be applied and maintained in daily life. This study aimed to understand uptake of DMHIs in pregnancy, and the extent participants apply intervention strategies 10–12 months post-participation in a pilot randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparing different …

Protocol To Implement And Evaluate A Culturally Secure, Strength-Based, Equine-Assisted Learning Program, "Yawardani Jan-Ga" (Horses Helping), To Support The Social And Emotional Wellbeing Of Australian Aboriginal Children And Young People, Juli Coffin, Sharmila Vaz, Cheryl Kickett-Tucker, Helen Milroy, Craig Olsson, Meg Kirby, Lesley Nelson, Rob Mcphee, Donna Cross

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Australian Aboriginal people experience stressors from inequalities across crucial social determinants, including deep and entrenched disadvantage and exclusion. The impact of unaddressed historical issues is pervasive and intergenerational. The disproportionate rates of Aboriginal youth suicide, juvenile detention and imprisonment highlight the inadequacy of existing social and emotional wellbeing programs and services for Aboriginal children and young people. There is increasing recognition in Australia that aligning social and emotional wellbeing interventions with Western values and conceptions of mental health is one of the main barriers to service uptake among Aboriginal people. This suggests fundamental questions remain unanswered about what type of …

Role Of N-Glycosylation In Gastrointestinal Cancers, Ruirui Xu, Lois Balmer, Gengzhen Chen, Manshu Song

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Gastrointestinal cancers pose a significant global health challenge. N-glycosylation modulates various cellular processes, including key cancer-related mechanisms. Elucidating its involvement in the onset and advancement of these cancers can offer critical insights for enhancing diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. This review outlines the core process of protein N-glycosylation and highlights its contribution to the progression of gastrointestinal cancers, encompassing cell proliferation, survival, invasion, metastasis, and immune evasion, mainly through its impact on critical signaling pathways. Notably, aberrant N-glycosylation patterns have emerged as crucial biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of various gastrointestinal cancers, providing the foundation for more personalized therapeutic approaches. …

Scoping Review Of Review Methodologies Used For Guiding Evidence-Based Practice In Critical Care: A Protocol, Hugh Davies, Paige Marie Watkins, Amy Freeman-Sanderson, Marc Richard Nickels, Melissa Ankravs, Emma J. Ridley, Kate Brooks, Andrew A. Udy, Debbie Massey

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Introduction: A literature review provides a synthesis on a selection of papers about a specific topic. This is used by health practitioners in critical care as in other specialities when making clinical practice decisions. The task of knowledge transfer through the review process of scientific papers involves a variety of methodologies with differing expectations on the quality and rigour that is applied. Exploration on the types of review methodologies selected by the authors of critical care literature may reveal the extent that choice of methodology has on how papers are selected and appraised may influence evidence-based practice recommendations. This scoping …

Impact Of Quality Of Care On Outcomes In Survivors Of Stroke With Aphasia: A Linked Registry And Hospital Data Observational Study, Tharshanah Thayabaranathan, Sarah J. Wallace, Joosup Kim, Monique F. Kilkenny, Muideen T. Olaiya, Nadine E. Andrew, Emily Brogan, Caroline Baker, Erin Godecke, David A. Copland, Miranda L. Rose, Mulugeta M. Birhanu, Dominique A. Cadilhac

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: The impact of hospital care quality on patient outcomes in post-stroke aphasia remains unclear. We investigated the impact of nationally-endorsed acute stroke treatments on outcomes post-stroke, by aphasia status. Methods: Patient-level data from the Australian Stroke Clinical Registry (2009–2013) linked to national deaths, hospital emergency presentations and admissions data were used. Aphasia was identified for the index stroke event (ICD-10 diagnosis code R47.0). Impact of receiving an optimal stroke care bundle (stroke unit care, antihypertensive medication at discharge and discharge care plan) and an acute ischemic stroke (AIS) care bundle (stroke unit care, intravenous thrombolysis and aspirin within 48 …

Screen-Printed Wearable Sensors For Continuous Respiratory Rate Monitoring: Fabrication, Clinical Evaluation, And Point-Of-Care Potential, Ala’Aldeen Al-Halhouli, Ahmed Albagdady, Alexander Rabadi, Musab Hamdan, Jumana Abu-Khalaf, Mahmoud Abu-Abeeleh

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

In this paper, we investigated the use of screen printing for the fabrication of a non-invasive wearable sensor, aimed at achieving accurate and continuous measurement of respiratory rate. The developed sensor was clinically evaluated on 15 healthy human participants, demonstrating its potential for point-of-care testing. Wearable sensors are emerging as the future of continuous healthcare monitoring by recording crucial physiological parameters that can be processed to monitor existing health conditions and predict future ones. Having a reliable tool to monitor respiratory rate is extremely valuable for healthcare professionals since it can indicate disease progression under certain conditions like COPD (chronic …

Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Nursing And Midwifery Academics Intention To Stay In Or Leave Academia: A Scoping Review, Marion Tower, Rachel Muir, Peta Anne Zimmerman, Amanda G. Carter, Robyn Maude, Kathy Hollaway, Lynore Geia, Debbie Massey, Elizabeth Elder

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: There is a chronic lack of appropriately qualified nurses and midwives being attracted into and remaining in the academic workforce. Reasons for this are not well understood but have been linked to stressful work environments related to balancing multiple roles in sometimes unsupportive environments, resulting in overload and demoralisation. Aim: To illuminate factors associated with nursing and midwifery academics' intention to remain in academia and factors associated with intention to leave. Design: A scoping review was undertaken to provide a comprehensive and broad analysis of the related literature. This was guided by Arksey and O'Malley. A search strategy was …

Culturally Responsive, Trauma-Informed, Continuity Of Care(R) Toolkits: A Scoping Review, Ellen Mcevoy, Storm Henry, Maedeh Aboutalebi Karkavandi, Jillian Donnelly, Madeleine Lyon, Natalie Strobel, Jacqui Sundbery, Helen Mclachlan, Della Forster, Thiago Melo Santos, Simone Sherriff, Rhonda Marriott, Catherine Chamberlain

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Models of care that are culturally responsive, trauma-informed and provide continuity of care(r), are important components of care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents during the broad perinatal period (pregnancy to 2 years after birth; first 1000 days). Many health services do aim to incorporate these concepts in care provision, but often focus on only one.

Aim: To identify practical toolkits that guide implementation of culturally responsive care, trauma-informed care, or continuity of care(r) in the perinatal period, and map the key elements.

Methods: A scoping review was conducted. Relevant databases and grey literature were searched to identify …

The Role Of Bone In Energy Metabolism: A Focus On Osteocalcin, Cassandra Smith, Xuzhu Lin, Lewan Parker, Bu B. Yeap, Alan Hayes, Itamar Levinger

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Understanding the mechanisms involved in whole body glucose regulation is key for the discovery of new treatments for type 2 diabetes (T2D). Historically, glucose regulation was largely focused on responses to insulin and glucagon. Impacts of incretin-based therapies, and importance of muscle mass, are also highly relevant. Recently, bone was recognized as an endocrine organ, with several bone proteins, known as osteokines, implicated in glucose metabolism through their effects on the liver, skeletal muscle, and adipose tissue. Research efforts mostly focused on osteocalcin (OC) as a leading example. This review will provide an overview on this role of bone by …

Exercise Training Mode Effects On Myokine Expression In Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis, Francesco Bettariga, Dennis R. Taaffe, Daniel A. Galvão, Pedro Lopez, Chris Bishop, Anna Maria Markarian, Valentina Natalucci, Jin Soo Kim, Robert U. Newton

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: The benefits of exercise are well known; however, many of the underlying molecular mechanisms are not fully understood. Skeletal muscle secretes myokines, which mediate muscle–organ crosstalk. Myokines regulate satellite-cell proliferation and migration, inflammatory cascade, insulin secretion, angiogenesis, fatty oxidation, and cancer suppression. To date, the effects of different exercise modes (namely, aerobic and resistance exercise) on myokine response remain to be elucidated. This is crucial considering the clinical implementation of exercise to enhance general health and wellbeing and as a medical treatment. Methods: A systematic search was undertaken in PubMed, MEDLINE, CINAHL, Embase, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science in …

An Exploratory Vector Field Analysis Of Ground Reaction Force During Maximum Sprinting Efforts In Male Soccer Players And Sprinters, Daniel Kadlec, Steffi Colyer, Ryu Nagahara, Sophia Nimphius

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

The ability to accelerate and attain high velocities is essential for both individual and team sport athletes. The purpose of this explorative study was to retrospectively analyze the ground reaction force using Statistical Parametric Mapping (SPM) vector field analysis, as traditional scalar analyses often fail to acknowledge the interdependence of force vector components. The ground reaction force vector and the scalar components (i.e., vertical and horizontal force) were analyzed for 28 male sprinters and 24 male soccer players at 8.0 and 8.5 m·s−1, and between 85%, 90%, 95%, and 100% of their maximum velocity. The ground reaction force vector differed …

Potentially Causal Association Between Immunoglobulin G N-Glycans And Cardiometabolic Diseases: Bidirectional Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study, Xiaoni Meng, Di Liu, Meiling Cao, Wei Wang, Youxin Wang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Observational studies support that altered immunoglobulin G (IgG) N-glycosylation and inflammatory factors are associated with cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs); nevertheless, the causality between them remains unclear. Methods: Two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analyses were conducted to systematically investigate the bidirectional causality between IgG N-glycans and nine CMDs in both East Asians and Europeans. Results: In the forward MR analysis, the univariable MR analysis presented suggestive causality of 14 and eight genetically instrumented IgG N-glycans with CMDs in East Asians and Europeans, respectively; the multivariable MR analysis showed that ten and 11 pairs of glycan-CMD associations were identified in East Asian and …

Detection And Staging Of Alzheimer's Disease By Plasma Ptau217 On A High Throughput Immunoassay Platform, Azadeh Feizpour, James David Doecke, Vincent Doré, Natasha Krishnadas, Kun Huang, Pierrick Bourgeat, Simon Matthew Laws, Christopher Fowler, Joanne Robertson, Lucy Mackintosh, Scott Ayton, Ralph Martins, Stephanie Ruth Rainey-Smith, Kevin Taddei, Larry Ward, Eddie Stage, Anthony Wilson Bannon, Colin Louis Masters, Jurgen Fripp, Victor Luis Villemagne, Christopher Cleon Rowe

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Plasma phospho-tau 217 (pTau217) assays can accurately detect Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology, but clinical application is limited by the need for specialised equipment. This study tests the performance of a plasma pTau217 assay performed on the Lumipulse-G® platform, that is in widespread clinical use, for selecting patients for therapy based on β-amyloid (Aβ) status and tau staging. Methods: Participants included 388 individuals with 18F-NAV4694 Aβ-PET and 18F-MK6240 tau-PET. Association of pTau217 with PET was examined using Spearman's correlation. Discriminative performance for Aβ and tau PET status as well as tau staging was assessed using Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis. Findings: …

Dynamic Prediction Of Kidney Allograft And Patient Survival Using Post-Transplant Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Trajectory, Khandoker Shuvo Bakar, Armando Teixeira-Pinto, Ryan Gately, Farzaneh Boroumand, Wai H. Lim, Germaine Wong

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Allograft loss is the most feared outcome of kidney transplant recipients. We aimed to develop a dynamic Bayesian model using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) trajectories to predict long-Term allograft and patient survivals.

Methods: We used data from the Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant registry and included all adult kidney transplant recipients (1980-2017) in Australia (derivation cohort) and New Zealand (NZ, validation cohort). Using a joint model, the temporal changes of eGFR trajectories were used to predict patient and allograft survivals. Results: The cohort composed of 14 915 kidney transplant recipients [12 777 (86%) from Australia and …

Participants Experiences Regarding The Use Of Acupuncture As A Treatment Modality: A Qualitative Systematic Review, Weiting Liu, Amanda Towell-Barnard, Khui Hung Lee, Timothy Leen Kang

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Acupuncture is a promising modality in clinical practice, where the participants' experiences are crucial to acupuncture's use and effects. However, a comprehensive review synthesising participant experiences throughout treatment sessions is lacking. This study aims to explore the qualitative literature regarding participants' experiences of acupuncture as a potential treatment modality. Methods: A qualitative systematic review of existing literature was conducted through AMED, MEDLINE, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science. The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) critical appraisal checklist was employed to evaluate research quality. Subsequently, the data were extracted and synthesised utilising the JBI Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument (QARI) tool …

A 7-Item Tampa Scale For Kinesiophobia In People With Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome: Evaluation Of Structural Validity, Hypothesis Testing, Internal Consistency And Minimally Important Change, Myles C. Murphy, Ebonie K. Rio, Mark J. Scholes, Denise M. Jones, Marcella Pazzinatto, Richie Tj Johnston, Sally L. Coburn, Joanne L. Kemp

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: The 17-item Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) is a commonly used patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) to assess kinesiophobia, but the measurement properties of the TSK in people with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) are unknown. Objectives: 1) Revise the existing TSK by removing items, as needed, with inadequate functioning to optimise the TSK for people with FAIS, and 2) evaluate construct validity (both structural validity and hypothesis testing), internal consistency, and minimal important change. Methods: Cross-sectional cohort study including 153 young adults with FAIS. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were used to evaluate structural validity and …

Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions Of Hypnotherapy In Cancer Care: Development And Validation Of A Survey, Malwina Szmaglinska, Lesley Andrew, Deborah Kirk, Debbie Massey

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background and purpose: Hypnotherapy has shown promise in cancer care for alleviating pain, managing nausea, reducing anxiety and fatigue, and improving overall quality of life. Despite its potential benefits, there remains a significant gap between evidence and clinical practice. One way to bridge this gap is to assess healthcare professionals' perceptions and address them accordingly. While survey tools assessing perceptions in healthcare exist, they often are outdated, lack contemporary focus and specificity to complementary therapies like hypnotherapy, particularly in the context of cancer care. This study aimed to develop, psychometrically evaluate, and pilot a survey designed to assess Australian healthcare …

The Neurodivergent Perinatal Experience — A Systematic Literature Review On Autism And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Jata K. Elliott, Kate Buchanan, Sara Bayes

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background: Neurodivergent individuals often face unique challenges during the perinatal period, which can significantly impact their experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenting. Despite growing awareness of neurodiversity, there remains a gap in perinatal care that fully addresses the lived experiences and needs of those with neurodivergent conditions such as Autism (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Objective: To compile and analyse recent literature on the perinatal experiences of neurodivergent parturients. To provide an overview of current knowledge, identify prevalent challenges, and suggest opportunities for improving perinatal services. Additionally, we aim to highlight research gaps that guide future studies and enhance …

Where's My Baby? A Feminist Phenomenological Study Of Women Experiencing Preventable Separation From Their Baby At Caesarean Birth, Linda J. Deys, Valerie Wilson, Sara Bayes, Shahla Meedya

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Problem: Separating women and babies immediately after birth contributes to poor birth experience and reduced satisfaction. Background: A negative birth experience can impact a woman's transition to motherhood and emotional well-being beyond the newborn period. Separating women from their baby at birth is known to reduce birth satisfaction and is more likely to happen at caesarean section births. Question: What is the experience of women who are separated from their baby after caesarean section birth without medical necessity? Methods: Unstructured, in-depth phenomenological interviews were conducted with fifteen women who had been separated from their well-baby at caesarean section birth. Data …

Characterising The Chemical Composition Of Bushfire Smoke And Implications For Firefighter Exposure In Western Australia, Kiam Padamsey, Adelle Liebenberg, Ruth Wallace, Jacques Oosthuizen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

This study evaluates bushfire smoke as a workplace hazard for firefighters by characterising its chemical composition and potential health risks in Western Australia. Portable Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometry was used to measure airborne chemical concentrations at prescribed burns across five regions, including peat (acid sulphate) fire events. Samples were collected during both flaming and smouldering phases, as well as in perceived “clear” air resting zones. Results indicated that carbon monoxide (CO) was the dominant gas, reaching concentrations of 205 ppm at the fire front, followed by nitrogen monoxide (26 ppm) and methane (19 ppm). Peat fires produced distinct profiles, …

Thriving Beyond Adversity: A Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study Using A Strength-Based Approach Depicts Indigenous Adolescents With Less Adverse Childhood Experiences (Aces) Had Fewer Neurodevelopmental Disorders (Ndds), Md Irteja Islam, Bernadette Yan Yue Lam, Tuguy Esgin, Alexandra Martiniuk

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Improving social and emotional well-being (SEWB) among Indigenous adolescents is crucial. Since neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) are common in Indigenous people and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are important contributors to negative health outcomes throughout the lifespan, we investigated whether limited ACE exposure is associated with reduced risk of NDDs in Australian Indigenous teens using the data from multiple waves (Wave 1 to Wave 9, and Wave 11) of the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC). We also examined the role of other protective factors, such as Indigenous cultural identity and school connectedness, against NDDs. A strengths-based approach using mixed-effects logistic regression …

Prevalence Trends Of Foodborne Pathogens Bacillus Cereus, Non-Stec Escherichia Coli And Staphylococcus Aureus In Ready-To-Eat Foods Sourced From Restaurants, Cafés, Catering And Takeaway Food Premises, Nicole Foxcroft, Edmore Masaka, Jacques Oosthuizen

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Foodborne pathogens of Bacillus cereus (B. cereus), non-STEC Escherichia coli (non-STEC E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) are currently non-notifiable in Australia unless attributed to a food poisoning outbreak. Due to the lack of data around individual cases and isolations in foods, any changes in prevalence may go undetected. The aim of this study was to determine any changes in the prevalence of B. cereus, non-STEC E. coli and S. aureus in ready-to-eat (RTE) foods sampled from Western Australian restaurants, cafés, catering facilities and takeaway food premises from July 2009 to June 2022. A total of 21,822 microbiological test …

Nursing Students’ Evaluation Of Clinical Placement Education Quality: A National Database Analysis, Colleen Ryan, Areum Hyun, Lynda Hughes, Fiona Bogossian, Simon Cooper

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Aim: To report nursing student ratings of clinical placement education quality. Background: Australian nursing students must complete specified clinical placement hours which must be monitored and evaluated. Design: A quality improvement evaluation design, incorporating survey. Methods: Participating universities used QR codes and weblinks to distribute a survey between January and December 2023. The validated Placement Evaluation Tool (PET – Nursing) incorporates 20 items; Clinical Environment (11 items), Cronbach's alpha =.94 and Learning Support (8 items), Cronbach's alpha =.96 and one item rating satisfaction. Results: Nursing students from 36 universities submitted 17,705 evaluations. The PET – Nursing mean quality rating was …

Functional Measures In Non-Copd Chronic Respiratory Diseases: A Systematic Review, Camile Ludovico Zamboti, Heloise Angélico Pimpão, Larissa Dragonetti Bertin, Gabriela Garcia Krinski, Tathielle Garcia, Sandro Laerth Souza Dos Santos Filho, Vinicius Cavalheri, Fabio Pitta, Carlos Augusto Camillo

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Background/Objectives: The extensive range of instruments designed for evaluating functional performance (FP) in chronic respiratory diseases (CRD) other than chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) presents a challenge in selecting the most appropriate one. Therefore, this systematic review aimed to summarise FP instruments, their measurement properties, their minimum clinically important differences, and their associations with CRD course-related events or prognosis in non-COPD CRD. Methods: Studies employing patient-reported or performance-based instruments to assess FP in non-COPD CRD were systematically identified in the PubMed, PEDro, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases. COPD-exclusive studies or those solely reporting exercise capacity tests were excluded. Examination focused …

Key Insights Into Cannabis-Cancer Pathobiology And Genotoxicity, Albert Stuart Reece, Gary Kenneth Hulse

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

Whilst mitochondrial inhibition and micronuclear fragmentation are well established features of the cannabis literature mitochondrial stress and dysfunction has recently been shown to be a powerful and direct driver of micronucleus formation and chromosomal breakage by multiple mechanisms. In turn genotoxic damage can be expected to be expressed as increased rates of cancer, congenital anomalies and aging; pathologies which are increasingly observed in modern continent-wide studies. Whilst cannabinoid genotoxicity has long been essentially overlooked it may in fact be all around us through the rapid induction of aging of eggs, sperm, zygotes, foetus and adult organisms with many lines of …

Healthy Community Healthy Mind: An Evidence-Based Culturally Sensitive Aboriginal Child And Adolescent Mental Health Program, Shane Murphy, Kirra Roberts

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

This brief report describes an area of promising practice and a model of care that encapsulates the intersection of non-Indigenous methods and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being, and doing. The Ballarat and District Aboriginal Cooperative (BADAC) Aboriginal Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program provides evidence-based mental health practice integrating the cultural knowledge and lived experience of Aboriginal staff, clients, and families. The program focus is on building trust with community and clients. This paper presents the outcomes from the first year of the program. Data from referral and assessment processes and outcomes for the young people …

Building Cultural Safety And Capabilities In The Burn Services Of The Children’S Hospital At Westmead: A Pilot Study, Camila A. Kairuz Santos, Kate Hunter, Courtney Ryder, Madeleine Jacques, Keziah Bennett-Brook, Andrew J A Holland, Bianca Barnier, Karl Briscoe, Summer M. Finlay, Kerry Bolwell, Julieann Coombes

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Health systems built on Western philosophies of health are not culturally safe for First Nations people. Cultural competency courses developed for Australian health services tend to be a single event and fail to achieve real reflexivity and shift to culturally safe service provision. This study aimed to implement and evaluate a pilot training program on Cultural Safety and Capabilities, delivered to health professionals in the burn services at a tertiary paediatric hospital. An interactive program using Indigenous learning processes was developed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander researchers in partnership with line-managers from the burns services. Evaluation included a validated …

Practical Strategies For Establishing A Physical Activity Program For Older Aboriginal People - Reflections About Decolonising Practice, Margaret Gidgup, Josephine Umbella, Anne-Marie Hill

Journal of the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet

Background
Physical activity (PA) is a vital component of healthy ageing. However, there are few culturally appropriate PA programs available for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The objectives of this review were to i) assist health professionals to gain understanding about working with older Aboriginal people, ii) provide practical strategies that guide a decolonising approach when delivering PA programs.

Methods
A review of PA program delivery was undertaken by two researchers, one of whom was a Noongar Wadjak woman. The researchers conducted a weekly PA program for older Aboriginal people on Noongar Boodja (Country). The researchers took a …

Social Inequalities In Child Mental Health Trajectories: A Longitudinal Study Using Birth Cohort Data 12 Countries, Tim Cadman, Demetris Avraam, Jennie Carson, Ahmed Elhakeem, Veit Grote, Kathrin Guerlich, Mònica Guxens, Laura D. Howe, Rae Chi Huang, Jennifer R. Harris, Tanja A.J. Houweling, Eleanor Hyde, Vincent Jaddoe, Pauline W. Jansen, Jordi Julvez, Berthold Koletzko, Ashleigh Lin, Katerina Margetaki, Maria Melchior, Johanna Thorbjornsrud Nader, Marie Pedersen, Costanza Pizzi, Theano Roumeliotaki, Morris Swertz, Muriel Tafflet, David Taylor-Robinson

Research outputs 2022 to 2026

BACKGROUND: Social inequalities in child mental health are an important public health concern. Whilst previous studies have examined inequalities at a single time point, very few have used repeated measures outcome data to describe how these inequalities emerge. Our aims were to describe social inequalities in child internalising and externalising problems across multiple countries and to explore how these inequalities change as children age. METHODS: We used longitudinal data from eight birth cohorts containing participants from twelve countries (Australia, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom). The number of included children in each …