Use of focus groups to identify health promotion strategies for the early detection of diabetic retinopathy.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine associations between cigarette smoking and menstrual symptoms and miscarriage among young women. METHOD:The study sample consists of 14,779 women aged 18-23 years who participated in the mailed baseline survey for the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, conducted in 1996. The main out...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mishra GD,Dobson AJ,Schofield MJ

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between socio-demographic factors and screening intention for colorectal cancer (CRC). METHODS:A cross-sectional survey of a random sample of 884 Queenslanders aged 40-80 years was conducted using a computer-assisted telephone interviewing system. The factors measured included soci...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Tong S,Hughes K,Oldenburg B,Del Mar C,Kennedy B

更新日期：2000-12-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Guidelines for vaccination of health care workers (HCWs) have been available in Victoria since 1998. We estimated knowledge and attitudes towards vaccination among HCWs as well as self-reported vaccination status in a tertiary adult hospital in Melbourne, Australia. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was cond...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Murray SB,Skull SA

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Australia, there is a clear relationship (r=-0.56) between the ratio of health expenditure to burden and the ratio of mortality to disability across illness groups. Those illnesses with high mortality relative to disability (e.g. cancer and cardiovascular) are associated with lower health expenditure, relative to t...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Hickie IB,Davenport TA,Luscombe GM

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effectiveness of the National Death Index (NDI) in identifying deaths among different populations has been studied before. Prisoners represent a segment of the population that might be expected to be difficult to link. The objective of this research was to evaluate the accuracy of the Australian NDI to as...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Kariminia A,Butler T,Corben S,Kaldor J,Levy M,Law M

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of the Canterbury earthquakes on the important adolescent transition period of school leaving. METHOD:Local and national data on school leaving age, attainment of National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) standards, and school rolls (total registered students for schools) w...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Beaglehole B,Bell C,Frampton C,Moor S

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Testing is the first step in treatment and care for blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). As new treatments for viral hepatitis emerge, it is important to document effective models for BBV/STI testing. A nurse-led intervention was implemented across three prisons in Victoria ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Winter RJ,White B,Kinner SA,Stoové M,Guy R,Hellard ME

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the factors affecting the timeliness of services in first trimester abortion service in New Zealand. METHOD:Primary data were collected from all patients attending nine abortion clinics between February and May 2009. The outcome measured was delay between the first visit with a referring doctor a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Silva M,McNeill R,Ashton T

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study examines the effectiveness and costs of follow-up phone calls in improving response rates to a community survey. METHODS:Non-responders to a postal survey were randomly allocated to receive a phone call or no phone call. The resources used for the development and implementation of the survey were ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Breen CL,Shakeshaft AP,Doran CM,Sanson-Fisher RW,Mattick RP

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:1. Establish the prevalence of markers for hepatitis B (HBV), C (HCV) and G (HGV) in a sample of male and female inmates. 2. Examine exposure to multiple viruses. 3. Compare risk factors for HGV infection with known risk factors for HBV and HCV. DESIGN:Cross-sectional random sample stratified by sex, age an...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Butler T,Spencer J,Cui J,Vickery K,Zou J,Kaldor J

更新日期：1999-08-01 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：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:Measure the self-reported prevalence of HIV, history of HIV testing and associated risk factors among injecting drug users (IDUs) attending the Sydney Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC). METHODS:Cross-sectional survey of IDUs attending the Sydney MSIC (n=9,778). RESULTS:The majority of IDUs had be...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Salmon AM,van Beek I,Amin J,Grulich A,Maher L

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes initial partnership development in PRISM (Program of Resources, Information and Support for Mothers), a community-randomised trial to improve maternal health in the first year after birth conducted in Victoria in the period 1998--2003. First, we discuss the principles underpinning community recrui...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Small R,Brown S,Dawson W,Watson L,Lumley J

更新日期：2004-10-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVE:Victorian local governments are required to develop Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plans that incorporate state-level health planning priorities and address the social determinants of health. This paper describes a novel method for evaluating councils' performance against these requirements. METHODS:D...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

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

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on terminations of pregnancy done in New South Wales (NSW) for NSW residents, using routinely collected data from the Health Insurance Commission (HIC) and the NSW Inpatient Statistics Collection (ISC). The HIC and ISC recorded 29,348 terminations for NSW residents in 1990, representing a terminat...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Adelson PL,Frommer M,Weisberg E

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To monitor geographical inequalities in health in New Zealand during the period 1980 to 2001, a time of rapid social and economic change in society. METHODS:Age-standardised mortality rates were calculated using mortality records aggregated to a consistent set of geographical areas (the 2001 District Health ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Pearce J,Dorling D,Wheeler B,Barnett R,Rigby J

更新日期：2006-10-01 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 assess homeowners' intentions to make voluntary improvements to their homes following a warrant-of-fitness (WOF) assessment to highlight health and safety issues. METHODS:We recruited 83 homeowners, including nine landlords, in Taranaki, New Zealand, who agreed to have a WOF assessment carried out on thei...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Chisholm E,Keall M,Bennett J,Marshall A,Telfar-Barnard L,Thornley L,Howden-Chapman P

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To contextualise and provide an overview of two review papers--prepared as part of a larger research program--dealing with different aspects of the treatment of Indigenous Australians with alcohol-related problems. METHOD:The papers were reviewed thematically and compared to identify key issues raised in the...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gray D,Saggers S,Wilkes E,Allsop S,Ober C

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the central role hospitals have in the health care system, relatively few health promotion activities are conducted in Australian public hospitals. This study investigated the types of obstacles that were perceived to inhibit health promotion activities in hospitals. A questionnaire for self-completion was sen...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Stanton WR,Balanda KP,Gillespie AM,Lowe JB

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To provide an overview of qualitative methodologies for health researchers in order to inform better research practices. APPROACH:Different possible goals in health research are outlined: quantifying relationships between variables, identifying associations, exploring experience, understanding process, disti...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Dew K

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To retrospectively review the performance of a near real-time Emergency Department (ED) Syndromic Surveillance System operating in New South Wales for identifying pneumonia outbreaks of public health importance. METHODS:Retrospective data was obtained from the NSW Emergency Department data collection for a r...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Hope K,Durrheim DN,Muscatello D,Merritt T,Zheng W,Massey P,Cashman P,Eastwood K

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sporting facilities owned or managed by local governments (LGs) can promote health by selling healthy food and drinks. This study assessed the policies, attitudes and practices of LGs in Victoria, Australia, relating to obesity prevention and the provision of healthy food in their sporting facilities. METHOD...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Riesenberg D,Blake MR,Boelsen-Robinson T,Peeters A,Cameron AJ

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the age-specific population prevalence and predictors of uptake of home modifications and exercise to prevent falls in the NSW older population. METHODS:A total of 5,681 respondents were asked questions on fall prevention activities as part of the 2009 NSW Falls Prevention Survey. RESULTS were wei...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Harvey LA,Mitchell RJ,Lord SR,Close JC

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare average levels of population health for Australia and other OECD countries in 2001. METHODS:Healthy life expectancies (HALE) for OECD countries for 2001 are based on analysis of mortality data for OECD countries, country-specific estimates of health state prevalences for 135 causes from the Globa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Mathers CD,Murray CJ,Salomon JA,Sadana R,Tandon A,Lopez AD,Ustün B,Chatterji S

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endorsement of clinical trials by prominent local or national organisations may help to promote public awareness of and enhance patient and doctor participation in randomised trials. METHOD:A survey was undertaken of the specialist medical colleges of Australia, State and Territory cancer councils and natio...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ellis PM,Tattersall MH

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00