abstract：OBJECTIVE:To ascertain the extent to which general practitioners in Queensland recommend physical activity to their patients, the types of patients they target, types of activities they suggest and how patients respond to the recommendations. METHODS:Questions designed to answer the research objectives were included i...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Robertson R,Jepson R,Shepherd A,McInnes R

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the associations between generational status, acculturation and substance use among immigrant and non-immigrant secondary school students in New Zealand. METHODS:A nationally representative sample of secondary school students in New Zealand was selected using a two-stage cluster sample design....

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Di Cosmo C,Milfont TL,Robinson E,Denny SJ,Ward C,Crengle S,Ameratunga SN

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Counts of mortality and morbidity based on routinely collected national datasets have undercounted Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand. To correct for the undercount, when estimating fatal and serious non-fatal injury incidence, the 'ever-Māori' method has been used. This study sought to determine ho...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Gulliver PJ,Cryer C,Langley JD,Davie GS

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The relationship of long-term population-level trends in oral, pharyngeal and oesophageal cancer mortality with major risk factors such as tobacco consumption have not been statistically analysed in Australia. We have demonstrated the long-term implications using historical data. METHODS:Estimated age and se...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Adair T,Hoy D,Dettrick Z,Lopez AD

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine education differences in five-year weight change among mid-aged adults, and to ascertain if this may be due to socioeconomic differences in perceived weight status or weight control behaviours (WCBs). METHODS:Data were used from the Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study. Mid-aged men a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Siu J,Giskes K,Shaw J,Turrell G

更新日期：2011-06-01 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:To review available literature addressing the issue of whether smoking status of Indigenous Health Workers (IHWs) impedes provision of health information about smoking tobacco to their communities. METHOD:Databases were searched for publications that examined IHWs' smoking status or quit support programs for...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Thompson M,Robertson J,Clough A

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antipsychotics are commonly used in the elderly despite limited efficacy and safety data from randomised controlled trials. Observational comparative safety studies of antipsychotics vary, which may be due to confounding. OBJECTIVE:To compare the characteristics of typical and atypical antipsychotic initiat...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Pratt N,Roughead E,Salter A,Ryan P

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Effective tobacco control policies include price increases through taxes, restrictions on smoking in public and work places, adequately funded mass media campaigns, bans on advertising, health warnings on packages and cessation assistance. As these policies have been largely implemented in Australia, what nex...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Freeman B,Gartner C,Hall W,Chapman S

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To examine the relationship between self-reported and clinical measurements for high blood pressure (HBP) and high cholesterol (HC) in a random population sample. METHOD:A representative population sample of adults aged 18 years and over living in the north-west region of Adelaide (n=1537) were recruited to ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Taylor A,Dal Grande E,Gill T,Pickering S,Grant J,Adams R,Phillips P

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To develop, deliver and evaluate a cancer education course for Indigenous Health Professionals. METHOD:The cancer education course combines expert presentations, interactive sessions and visits to local cancer treatment centres. Three four-day courses have been run, in both metropolitan and regional Western ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Croager EJ,Eades T,Pratt IS,Slevin T

更新日期：2010-07-01 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:To report on the prevalence and demographic variation in circumcision in Australia and examine sexual health outcomes in comparison with earlier research. METHODS:A representative household sample of 4,290 Australian men aged 16-64 years completed a computer-assisted telephone interview including questions o...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Ferris JA,Richters J,Pitts MK,Shelley JM,Simpson JM,Ryall R,Smith AM

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyse sports sponsorship by food and alcohol companies by quantifying the proportion of time that the main sponsor's logo was seen during each of three cricket telecasts, the extent of paid advertising during the telecast and the contribution by the main sponsor to this, and to describe the associated gr...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Sherriff J,Griffiths D,Daube M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the seroepidemiology of Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, in those under 25 years of age in South West Queensland. METHODS:A convenience sample of residual sera from a diagnostic laboratory was tested for C. burnetii antibodies by immunofluorescence at 1:10 dilution. Prevalence a...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Parker N,Robson J,Bell M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of regional and rural breast cancer survivors at 12 months post-diagnosis and to identify correlates of HRQoL. METHODS:In 2006/07, 323 (202 regional and 121 rural) Queensland women diagnosed with unilateral breast cancer participated in a population-based,...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： DiSipio T,Hayes S,Newman B,Janda M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the reservoir and risk factors of HCV infection in a hospital population. METHODS:The presence of anti-HCV in 2,119 endoscopy patients was related to putative risk factors for exposure using the SAS statistical package. RESULTS:Most of the 4.7% of anti-HCV positive patients had multiple risk fa...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Vickery K,Tawk HM,Bisset L,Selby W,Cossart YE

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To monitor changes in the number of indoor tanning facilities in Australia's capital cities following widespread negative publicity and the introduction of legislation in some states. METHODS:An audit of listings under Solarium/Tanning Centres in the most recent hard copy Yellow Pages for Australia's capital...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Makin JK,Dobbinson SJ

更新日期：2009-10-01 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: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: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: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：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：OBJECTIVES:To conduct a critical and systematic analysis of descriptive studies regarding the health, development and wellbeing status of Indigenous children in Australia and to map them according to 1) Reported Indigenous involvement in the research process; 2) Domains of the life-course model of health; and 3) Geogra...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Priest N,Mackean T,Waters E,Davis E,Riggs E

更新日期：2009-02-01 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: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 determine the accuracy of the hospital discharge coding of heart failure (HF) in the Western Australian (WA) Hospital Morbidity Data (HMD). METHODS:A retrospective medical chart review of a sample of 1,006 patients with a principal diagnosis code indicating HF in the WA HMD was undertaken. Validation was ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Teng TH,Finn J,Hung J,Geelhoed E,Hobbs M

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare dietary intakes of European, Māori, Pacific, and Asian men and women living in Auckland. METHODS:Daily nutrient intakes were calculated from a self-administered food frequency questionnaire from participants in a cross-sectional health screening study carried out between 2002 and 2003. Participant...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Metcalf PA,Scragg RR,Schaaf D,Dyall L,Black PN,Jackson R

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence rates of hypertension, diabetes, ischaemic heart disease (IHD), renal disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and their co-occurrence among the remote Aboriginal population of the Northern Territory (NT) in 2005. METHODS:Information from a primary care chronic di...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Zhao Y,Connors C,Wright J,Guthridge S,Bailie R

更新日期：2008-08-01 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：OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this study was to assess emerging trends in five characteristics: age, first ever pregnancy, contraception at time of conception, contraception choices post-operatively and referral source of women presenting for a termination of pregnancy (1996-2006) from a southern service in Adelaide, South...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Abigail W,Power C,Belan I

更新日期：2008-06-01 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

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:An exploratory study to determine the proportion of people aged 50-76 years who have Internet access, the location of this access, predictive characteristics of such access, and preparedness to receive unsolicited health information through this medium. METHODS:A random sample of 1,000 South Australians was ...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Wilson C,Flight I,Hart E,Turnbull D,Cole S,Young G

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：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:To use the Pap smear to establish a recent prevalence of cervical abnormalities within a select population in Vanuatu, a developing country. METHODS:Cervical smears (n=907) were collected from Ni-Vanuatu women from both urban and rural islands within Vanuatu between August 2001 and September 2005. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：Australian and New Zealand journal of public health

authors： Fotinatos N,Warmington A,Walker T,Pilbeam M

更新日期：2007-12-01 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