PRISM: mounting a community-randomised trial. Establishing partnerships with local government.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Examine the feasibility and acceptability of an electrocardiogram (ECG) attached to a mobile phone (iECG) screening device for atrial fibrillation (AF) in Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Services (ACCHS) and other community settings. METHODS:Semi-structured interviews were conducted with ACCHS staff i...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Macniven R,Gwynn J,Fujimoto H,Hamilton S,Thompson SC,Taylor K,Lawrence M,Finlayson H,Bolton G,Dulvari N,Wright DC,Rambaldini B,Freedman B,Gwynne K

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indigenous participation in every aspect of health research is increasingly recognised as an important element of any research project that aims to improve Indigenous health. Despite the acceptance of its importance, when the concept of 'Indigenous participation' is mentioned, authors are often imprecise as to the nat...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kowal E,Anderson I,Bailie R

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Despite widespread use of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT), there are no published contemporary population-level scores for Australia. We examined population-level AUDIT scores and hazardous drinking for Australia over the period 2007-2016. METHODS:Total population, age- and gender-spec...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： O'Brien H,Callinan S,Livingston M,Doyle JS,Dietze PM

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccination coverage since the selective hepatitis B vaccination of neonates of high-risk group program introduced in 1987, was measured in 658 children from 301 Vietnamese families living in the south-western Sydney. The vaccination rate of children born after the introduction of the program was twice that of childre...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lam LP,McLaws ML

更新日期：1998-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schools represent a very attractive setting for health promotion. Most children and young people attend school, professional educators are in place, and most school communities are microcosms of the larger community, providing opportunities for children to develop and practice the skills necessary to support a healthy...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Booth ML,Samdal O

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the fraction of remaining life lived with and without dementia among Australian males and females at later life. METHOD:Analysis was performed by applying the life table technique that integrates mortality and morbidity statistics to derive a single population health indicator. Observed prevalenc...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Nepal B,Brown L,Ranmuthugala G

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the prevalence of disability between migrants and non-migrants at three and 24 months post-injury, and to identify key predictors of post-injury disability among migrants. METHODS:Disability among 2,850 injured participants, including 677 migrants to New Zealand, was measured prospectively using ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Baker W,Samaranayaka A,Wyeth E,Ameratunga S,Derrett S

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine trends in socio-economic differentials in all-cause mortality in Sydney over a 25-year period (1970-94). METHODS:Five measures of single indicators (two for occupation, two for education and one for income) and a composite measure of socio-economic disadvantage based on Census data (the Australian...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Hayes LJ,Quine S,Taylor R,Berry G

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey was undertaken to ascertain the vaccination status of all 773 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island children who were born and remained in Far North Queensland during the 1993-94 financial year. Only 42% had received all 15 vaccines scheduled in the first two years of life by their second birthday. More who res...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Hanna JN,Malcolm RL,Vlack SA,Andrews DE

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the contribution of trends in three risk factors--systolic blood pressure (SBP), total blood cholesterol (TBC) and cigarette smoking--to the decline in premature coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality in New Zealand from 1980-2004. METHOD:Risk factor prevalence data by 10-year age group (35-64 ye...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Tobias M,Taylor R,Yeh LC,Huang K,Mann S,Sharpe N

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the value of drinking guidelines applied in adolescence for predicting alcohol-related outcomes in young adulthood. METHODS:We conducted an eight-wave, population-based cohort study of 696 males and 824 females in Victoria between 1992 and 2003. Adolescent drinking was assessed at five survey waves...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Moore E,Coffey C,Carlin JB,Alati R,Patton GC

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the methods and process of the Australian Study of Health and Relationships. METHODS:A computer-assisted telephone interview was developed and applied to a stratified sample of the Australian population. After initially weighting to reflect the study design, the sample was further weighted to ref...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Smith AM,Rissel CE,Richters J,Grulich AE,de Visser RO

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Compliance of bar staff with the Western Australian liquor law prohibiting service to drunk patrons was assessed through the deployment of actors trained to behave in a drunken manner. The serving practices of 23 licensed premises (19 hotels and four nightclubs) were examined. During 120 visits to hotel and nightclub ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Rydon P,Stockwell T,Lang E,Beel A

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The Health Star Rating (HSR) is a voluntary front-of-pack nutrition labelling system that rates products from ½ to 5 stars (five being healthiest). The Chilean Warning Label system displays warnings on foods high in sugar, saturated fat, sodium, or energy. We aimed to evaluate alignment between the systems. ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Söderlund F,Eyles H,Mhurchu CN

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence, prevalence and mortality of stroke in New Zealand (NZ) in 2001, projected to 2011. METHODS:Multistate lifetable models were constructed using smoothed rates of first-ever stroke incidence and relative risks of mortality estimated from the most recent Auckland Regional Community Str...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Tobias M,Cheung J,Carter K,Anderson C,Feigin VL

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study revisits disparities in health and wellbeing by sexual identity in Australia, identifying which domains demand priority policy intervention, documenting differences between gay/lesbian vs. bisexual populations, and examining change over time in the relative health and wellbeing of sexual minorities...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Perales F

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The efficiency of regulation of public health risks has been questioned on the grounds that the costs of regulation may outweigh the benefits. There are strong arguments that risk management is best left to the market place, where individual consumers can make the trade-off between risk and the forgone benefi...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Harris A

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the characteristics of Australian general practice that predict performance of Pap smears by secondary analysis of the Australian Morbidity and Treatment Survey 1990 to 1991. Chi-squared analysis identified potential associations between Pap smear rate and patient, doctor and practice variables. Signif...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Reid SE,Simpson JM,Britt HC

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To elicit community preferences for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) using discrete choice modeling (DCM). To provide policymakers with information that would assist them in designing the future national screening program. METHODS:301 participants in central Sydney, aged ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Salkeld G,Solomon M,Short L,Ryan M,Ward JE

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Timor-Leste is one of the world's newest nations and became a democracy in 2002. Ranked 150 out of 177 in the 2007 UNDP Human Development Index, the country has the worst health indicators in the Asia-Pacific region. The objective of this study was to collect and analyse data on subjectively assessed general ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Earnest J,Finger RP

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examined chronic disease risks and the use of a smartphone activity tracking application during an intervention in Australian truck drivers (April-October 2014). METHODS:Forty-four men (mean age=47.5 [SD 9.8] years) completed baseline health measures, and were subsequently offered access to a free...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gilson ND,Pavey TG,Vandelanotte C,Duncan MJ,Gomersall SR,Trost SG,Brown WJ

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe Aboriginal community members' perspectives on the outcomes and origins of resilience among Aboriginal children. METHODS:Face-to-face interviews were conducted with 36 Aboriginal adults (15 health service professionals, 8 youth workers and 13 community members) at two urban and one regional Aborig...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Young C,Tong A,Nixon J,Fernando P,Kalucy D,Sherriff S,Clapham K,Craig JC,Williamson A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review describes the changes in composition of mortality by major attributed cause during the Australian mortality decline this century. The principal categories employed were: infectious diseases, nonrheumatic cardiovascular disease, external causes, cancer, 'other' causes and ill-defined conditions. The data we...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Taylor R,Lewis M,Powles J

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous research has yielded inconsistent results on the effects of exercise, smoking and alcohol use on cognitive impairment and dementia in old age. We analysed data from the Sydney Older Persons Study to see if these health habits were associated with cognitive functioning, dementia or Alzheimer's disease. Health ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Broe GA,Creasey H,Jorm AF,Bennett HP,Casey B,Waite LM,Grayson DA,Cullen J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the proportion and numbers of cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to infectious agents. METHODS:The population attributable fraction (PAF) and number of cancers caused by hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV, HCV), Helicobacter pylori and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were calculated using ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Antonsson A,Wilson LF,Kendall BJ,Bain CJ,Whiteman DC,Neale RE

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine how OTDs and staff in rural and remote Indigenous health contexts communicate and negotiate identity and relationships, and consider how this may influence OTDs' transition, integration and retention. METHOD:Ten case studies were conducted in rural and remote settings across Australia, each of an ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Durey A,Hill P,Arkles R,Gilles M,Peterson K,Wearne S,Canuto C,Pulver LJ

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We aimed to quantify the extent to which socioeconomic differences in body mass index (BMI) drive avoidable deaths, incident disease cases and healthcare costs. METHODS:We used population attributable fractions to quantify the annual burden of disease attributable to socioeconomic differences in BMI for Aust...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gearon E,Backholer K,Lal A,Nusselder W,Peeters A

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:When the World Health Organization Quality of Life tools were developed by 15 collaborating centres in 14 countries, respondents rated how important they considered various facets of health-related quality of life. The present study compared quality of life importance ratings from New Zealanders with the glob...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Krägeloh CU,Billington R,Hsu PH,Landon J

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Castlereagh Regional Waste Disposal Depot (CRWDD) has been the focus of community concerns regarding the impact of hazardous waste disposal on their health and that of their local environment. As part of a phased epidemiological approach to investigate the levels of illness in people living in the vicinity of the ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Williams A,Jalaludin B

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this work was to integrate existing chemical residue and food consumption data for individuals to improve estimates of the dietary intake of chemical residues in the population of Brisbane. Previous estimates of intakes from the Australian Market Basket Survey (AMBS) have been based on energy-adjusted '...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Harvey PW,Marks GC,Heywood PF

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00