A randomised controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of a nurse-provided intervention for hospitalised smokers.

abstract：:An exploratory, qualitative study was used to investigate the social health needs of older residents of a low-income inner-Sydney area characterised by multiple social and environmental hazards. The research was conducted to inform the development by the South Eastern Sydney Area Health Promotion Unit of a strategy to...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Russell C,Hill B,Basser M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Participation rates have been declining in case-control studies, particularly among controls, raising concerns about possible bias. Formal assessments of the effect of low participation on odds ratios (OR) are seldom presented however. We sought to quantify possible bias using multiple imputation techniques. ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Pandeya N,Williams GM,Green AC,Webb PM,Whiteman DC

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study described the communication dynamics, identified problems and recommended changes to improve patient follow-up and communication between Royal Darwin Hospital (RDH) and isolated Aboriginal community health clinics (CHC) in the Northern Territory (NT). METHOD:In 1995, staff interviews were conducte...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mackenzie G,Currie BJ

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined the prevalence and predictors of self screening for melanoma in a large sample of young New Zealanders. A self-report questionnaire was administered to a sample of 909, 21-year-olds to investigate if young adults check their skin for changes in lesions which could be melanoma, and to identify the f...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Douglass HM,McGee R,Williams S

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:International trade agreements, including the General Agreement on Trade in Services, are central elements of globalization. These agreements are likely to have significant implications for population health in rich nations such as Australia as well as in the developing world. But the technical language of the legal a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Broom D

更新日期：2003-01-01 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：OBJECTIVES:To determine age group- and cause-of-death-specific contributions to area socioeconomic status (SES), sex and remoteness life expectancy inequalities. METHODS:Mortality and estimated residential population data from New South Wales, Australia, over 2010-2012 was used to calculate life expectancy. Inequaliti...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Stephens AS,Blyth F,Gupta L,Broome RA

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the effects of age, period and birth cohort on observed trends, and to provide short- to medium-term projections of population BMI in New Zealand. METHODS:Data were obtained from New Zealand national health surveys covering the period 1997 to 2015 (n=76,294 individuals). A Hierarchical Age-Period...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Wilson R,Abbott JH

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Explore demographic characteristics, patterns of drug use and psychological distress among regular injecting drug users (IDUs) in Australia, as a function of recent criminal activity. METHODS:Structured, face-to-face interviews with 909 regular IDUs recruited from every capital city in Australia, between Jun...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kinner SA,George J,Campbell G,Degenhardt L

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain and meet current and anticipated needs for residential care and other services by older Indigenous people in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and region. METHODS:With advice from a reference group, qualitative and quantitative data were gathered from 98 older (45 years and over) Indigenous...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Dance P,Brown R,Bammer G,Sibthorpe B

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe survey findings which measure broader gambling harms and provide benchmark data to evaluate an awareness and education program to minimise harm; part of NZ's public health approach to problem gambling. To assess whether previously reported ethnic and socio-economic disparities are evident when res...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Walker SE,Abbott MW,Gray RJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The World Health Organization calls upon local government worldwide to play a greater role in improving public health by improving the social determinants of health. This research aimed to determine how local governments in Victoria, Australia, conceptualised their organisational efficacy to address public he...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Browne GR,Davern M,Giles-Corti B

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoridation of community water supplies constitutes the main public health strategy for prevention of dental caries in Australia. In recent years questions have been raised about the effectiveness of water fluoridation. The aim of this paper was to examine differences in caries experience of children aged 5 to 12 yea...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Slade GD,Spencer AJ,Davies MJ,Stewart JF

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine reported outcomes of health services delivered by telehealth to Indigenous Australians. METHODS:Systematic review of the literature. Searches were conducted to identify articles that reported a telehealth service used to provide clinical services to Indigenous Australians. Articles were screened f...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Caffery LJ,Bradford NK,Wickramasinghe SI,Hayman N,Smith AC

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The primary aim of the study was to investigate the determinants of attitudes towards alternative medicine. The study also examined the dimensionality of dissatisfaction with conventional medicine. METHOD:The data was based on a telephone survey of a random sample of 787 Victorians. The survey was conducted...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Siahpush M

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Estimate the prevalence of sexual behaviour and alcohol use and examine the association between excessive alcohol use and risky sexual behaviour in late secondary students in Victoria, Australia. METHOD:The sample of Year 11 students from government and independent schools participating in the 2008 Internati...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Agius P,Taft A,Hemphill S,Toumbourou J,McMorris B

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify behavioural barriers of service provision within general practice that may be impacting the vaccination coverage rates of Aboriginal children in Perth, Western Australia (WA). METHODS:A purposive developed survey was distributed to 316 general practices across Perth and three key informant interv...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Carman R,Andrew L,Devine A,Oosthuizen J

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the completeness of ACIR data for south-eastern Sydney children at 12 to < 15 months of age and to develop strategies to improve rates. METHODS:We surveyed children aged 12 to < 15 months listed as overdue on the ACIR011A report, December 2001, by contacting the last immunisation provider or the p...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Botham SJ,Poulos RG,McFarland KJ,Ferson MJ

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In response to inquiries regarding the processes of developing a Tobacco Control Plan (TCP) for the Central Sydney Area Health Service (which in 1997 allocated dedicated funding of $ 800,000 over 2 1/2 years to implement the plan), this article describes the strengths and weaknesses of the TCP and outlines th...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Rissel C,McMaugh K,O'Connor D,Balafas A,Ward J

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:An assessment of linked data was used to investigate the scope and the extent to which hospitalisations data and police crash records represent road crashes in New South Wales (NSW). METHODS:Hospital separation records for the period 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001, inclusive, were linked to police crash casual...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lujic S,Finch C,Boufous S,Hayen A,Dunsmuir W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is widespread inappropriate use of pharmaceuticals. Problems are with the prescribing and dispensing as well as with the taking of medicines. Levels of potentially inappropriate prescribing were estimated in the population of Australian veterans and war widows. This group tends to have multiple medical condition...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Parkes AJ,Coper LC

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To explore the interaction of computed tomography (CT) use, dose and radiation risk of Australian Medicare-funded CT scanning and the impact on cancer incidence and mortality. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study used records of Medicare subsidised CT scans in Australia (2006/07 to 2011/12) and Australia...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gibson DA,Moorin RE,Semmens J,Holman DJ

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:While the term 'binge drinking' has no definitive definition, it is commonly used in lay conversation and mass media communication campaigns. It is important to understand how the general population interprets the term, and their positive and negative perceptions of this behaviour. METHODS:A convenience samp...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Jones SC,Gordon CS,Andrews K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess mothers' intentions to introduce their adolescent to alcohol and to examine whether their own alcohol use influences their intentions. METHODS:Mothers (N = 161) of children aged 12.5 years (SD = 0.8) completed measures of their alcohol use and their intentions and attitudes towards their children b...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Roberts R,Beckwith M,Watts D

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This paper attempted to examine the question of whether 351 disability services workers in an Australian State Government agency given manual handling training had significantly lower injury rates from manual handling injuries a year post-training than a control group (n = 351) without the training. METHODS:...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ore T

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:In New Zealand (NZ), place of death among decedents aged 65+ years has been reported as residential aged care (RAC, 38%), acute hospital (34%) or elsewhere (28%). However, lifetime risk of use of RAC (or nursing homes) is unknown. A simple method of estimation is demonstrated for NZ and Australia, with compa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Broad JB,Ashton T,Gott M,McLeod H,Davis PB,Connolly MJ

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine: 1) the mean, median and range of fees for initial and subsequent private outpatient consultations with a general paediatrician in Australia; 2) any variation in fees and bulk billing rates between states/territories; and 3) volume of outpatient general paediatric specialist consultations relativ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Freed GL,Allen AR

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe trends in teenage pregnancy rates in South Australia and Australia in 1970-2000, and the socio-demographic and clinical characteristics and outcomes of teenage women who gave birth in South Australia in 1995-99. METHODS:A descriptive study using population-based legislated South Australian perin...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： van der Klis KA,Westenberg L,Chan A,Dekker G,Keane RJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 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:To review Australian legislation about privacy, focusing on provisions within the regulations to conduct health research using identified data and lobby for regulatory change in the ACT. METHOD:A systematic review of Commonwealth and jurisdiction health privacy regulation. RESULTS:Australia has a number of ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Lovett R,Fisher J,Al-Yaman F,Dance P,Vally H

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00