Investigating the impact of COVID-19 on international student wellbeing in Australia.

被引量：- 发表：1970

Awareness and use of the Eat Smart Play Smart resources in Out of School Hours Care services: A staff survey in New South Wales, Australia.

被引量：- 发表：1970

'Our culture makes us strong': Understanding and working with community strengths among Aboriginal people in western Sydney.

Strengths-based approaches to health care are often seen as an alternative to deficit-based approaches and are common in Aboriginal health settings. Despite this, there is little existing research that describes Aboriginal peoples' perspectives about the strengths of their communities. This paper describes cultural strengths and resources as understood by Aboriginal people living in western Sydney. In-depth interviews were used to collect qualitative data from two communities on Dharug and Dharrawal Country in western Sydney Australia. Data come from a larger study, which focused on how cultural strengths supported sexual well-being. Fifty-two interviews were conducted with Aboriginal young people (aged 16-24 years) by trained peer interviewers. Additionally, 16 interviews with Aboriginal adults (25 years and older) were conducted by members of the research team. While opinions varied, four key areas of cultural strength were identified: (1) strong kinship relationships; (2) knowledge sharing; (3) shared experiences, identities, and values; and (4) knowing Country. Throughout these four themes, the sense of connection and belonging is viewed as an important overarching theme. Communities are not homogenous with regard to what they view as cultural strengths. Knowing Country and practising culture meant different things to different individuals while providing a similar sense of belonging, connection, and identity. Health service providers, policies, and programs can use this information to understand the continuing impacts of past policies and events whilst recognising that each community has strengths that can be drawn upon to improve service engagement, knowledge sharing, and health outcomes.

被引量：- 发表：1970

Pharmacist E-script transcription service initiated nicotine replacement therapy uptake in pre-admission clinic: A pilot study.

Pharmacist-led smoking cessation programs in pre-admission clinics (PAC) have shown to increase quit attempts and achieve abstinence by the day of surgery (DOS). To evaluate the feasibility of Pharmacist E-script Transcription Service (PETS) initiated nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) in PAC, including smoking cessation on DOS. A single centre, pre and post-intervention pilot study conducted at an Australian public hospital PAC. In a two-month intervention period, PAC nursing staff invited smokers (≥1 cigarette/day) to see a smoking cessation PET pharmacist. Pharmacist-initiated NRT and Quitline© referrals were offered. Cessation outcomes were compared with the preceding two-month control period. feasibility of intervention. DOS smoking abstinence rates and three-months post-surgery. PAC nurses identified 112 smokers over 4 months; 53 during pre-intervention period, and 59 during intervention period. Twenty-two intervention patients (37%) accepted seeing the pharmacist, with 16 subsequent Quitline© referrals (73%) and 11 NRT prescriptions (50%) written. The median nursing smoking status documentation time increased in the intervention period (1 min vs. 4, p < .001). The intervention did not impact pharmacist's workload. Verified abstinence increased from 8.5% (4/47) pre-intervention to 9.4% (5/53) post-intervention, p =1.00. Relapse rates in the intervention period increased (20% vs. 50%) at three-months post-surgery. A PETS-initiated NRT program in PAC is feasible and increased preoperative use of NRT and Quitline© with minimal impact on smoking cessation. SO WHAT?: This study has highlighted the importance of implementing a multidisciplinary smoking cessation program in PAC however, larger studies are needed to determine the true impact of the program on smoking cessations.

被引量：- 发表：1970

Exploration of barriers and enablers to diabetes care for Aboriginal people on rural Ngarrindjeri Country.

被引量：- 发表：1970