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Backhouse, Peter. "Medical knowledge, medical power : doctors and health policy in Australia /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 1994. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phb126.pdf.
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Thielking, Monica, and n/a. "An investigation of attitudes towardss the practice of school-based psychological services." Swinburne University of Technology, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20060814.091430.
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The provision of school based psychological services in Victorian primary and
secondary schools dates back to well before the Second World War. Since then,
however, the activities that make up the role of school psychologists have changed
substantially. School psychologists' roles have become more varied than the original
psychometric focus and reflect a more systemic approach to the conceptualization of
student problems. Within Australia, school psychologists can be found servicing single
or multiple schools in the government, independent and Catholic school sectors,
fulfilling a range of functions and dealing with a diversity of student issues. However,
Australian academic research into the professional practice issues associated with the
provision of school-based psychological services is rare. Therefore, this thesis sought to
investigate a range of professional issues associated with the provision of school-based
psychological services for Victorian school psychologists working in single and
multiple schools in the government and non-government primary and secondary school
sectors. In addition to surveying Victorian school psychologists, principals and teachers
were also surveyed in order to ascertain their attitudes towards school-based
psychological services.
The sample consisted of 81 school psychologists, 21 principals and 86 teachers.
The results revealed that school psychologists participate in a variety of activities,
including a number of activities that reflect a systemic model of service delivery. They
also deal with a broad range of student issues, some of which are quite serious in nature.
However, the study also revealed a number of professional issues that were in need of
improvement. Some of these included a lack of participation in regular supervision for
school psychologists, school psychologists' dissatisfaction with some industrial and
professional conditions associated with their role and differences in attitudes between
psychologists, principals and teachers regarding the activities and responsibilities of
school psychologists. Results from the study provide plausible evidence for the need to
support school psychologists in the valuable work that they do within schools through
improved industrial conditions, appropriate professional development, and regular
supervision. Furthermore the results also reveal a need to educate and participate in
dialogue with the educational community in order to increase understanding of school
psychologists' roles and professional responsibilities.
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Ohtsuka, Thai, and thai_ohtsuka@hotmail com. "Impact of cultural change and acculturation on the health and help seeking behaviour of Vietnamese-Australians." Swinburne University of Technology, 2005. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20051013.095125.
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This study investigated the influence of cultural change and acculturation on
health-related help seeking behaviour of Vietnamese-Australians. Using convenience
sampling, 94 Vietnamese-Australians, 106 Anglo-Australians, and 49 Vietnamese in Vietnam participated in the study. Beliefs about health and health-related help-seeking behaviours were assessed through measures of common mental health symptoms, illness expression (somatisation, psychologisation), symptom causal attributions (environmental, psychological, biological), and choice of help seeking (self-help, family/friends, spiritual, mental health, Western medicine, Eastern medicine).Vietnamese-Australian data was compared with that of the Anglo-Australian and Vietnamese-in Vietnam. Results revealed that the help seeking behaviours and health related cognitions of Vietnamese-Australians, while significantly different from those of Anglo-Australians, were similar to those of Vietnamese in Vietnam. Specifically, both Vietnamese groups were less likely than Anglo-Australians to somatise and
psychologise or attribute the cause of symptoms to environmental, psychological or biological causes. However, the two Vietnamese groups were not different from each other in their style of illness expression or in their symptom causal attributions. The Vietnamese-Australians reported experiencing more mental health symptoms than the Vietnamese in Vietnam but fewer than the Anglo-Australians. In relation to help seeking, the Anglo-Australians chose self-help more than the Vietnamese, but there were few other differences between the cultural groups.
To investigate the influence of acculturation on health-related beliefs and help seeking behaviour, Vietnamese-Australians were compared according to their modes of acculturation (integration, assimilation, separation, and marginalisation). Generally, results showed a distinct pattern of response. Those with high levels of acculturation towards the Australian culture (the integration and the assimilation) were found to be most similar (in that they scored the highest in most areas measured) to the Anglo-Australians, while few differences were found between the separated and the
marginalised groups. Further, cultural orientation was a powerful predictor of help
seeking. In that, original cultural orientation predicted selection of help seeking from
Western and Eastern medicine, whereas, the host cultural orientation was a more robust predictor of the other variables. However, neither cultural orientation predicted preference for mental health help. Finally, the study found that, although the combination of symptom score, modes of illness expression, and symptom causal
attribution were strong predictors of choice of help seeking of Vietnamese-Australians,
acculturation scores further improved predictive power. The results were discussed in terms of the various limitations and constraints on interpretation of this complex data set.
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Jackson, Joan. "Is it 'too bloody late'? : Older people's attitudes to physical activity and to the recommendations in the National Physical Activity Guidelines." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2003. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1321.
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Participation in physical activity confers many health benefits by reducing the risk factor for a number of lifestyle related diseases such as diabetes, colon cancer, and heart disease. Other benefits include improved mental and physical well-being. For older people the benefits are even more important; engagement in physical activity extends to such health benefits as reduction in the risk of falls and related potential injuries. However the most significant benefit to older people is that physical activity enables older people to live independently for longer and with a greater sense of well-being. This study explores, through qualitative research, older people's attitudes to physical activity in general and to the recommendations in the National Physical Activity Guidelines (NPAGs) in particular with the aim of developing recommendations for social marketing practitioners when designing messages about physical activity targeted at older people. Eight focus groups were conducted with male and female, blue and white collar, 'healthy' and 'unhealthy' older people, 65-85 years of age. Ajzen and Fishbein's (1980) Theory of Reasoned Action was the theoretical framework for the study. The study aimed to establish participants' affective, cognitive, and behavioural responses to the recommendations contained in the NPAGs. This theory distinguishes between the person's beliefs relating to the object or issue and the person's perceptions of how they believe other people will react to the same object or issue. That is, social norms influence attitudes and behaviour. There were four major findings from this study. Firstly, it emerged that many of the participants thought that engagement in physical activity meant doing something 'extra' to a normally physically active day; thus the message that incidental activity is beneficial to health needs to be effectively disseminated amongst older people. Secondly, the message relating to the accumulation of short bouts of moderate-intensity physical activity throughout the day had not reached all participants, also suggesting that effective dissemination of this message is warranted. Thirdly, some participants stated that by engaging in physical activity they enjoyed a better night's sleep. Lastly, it emerged that source credibility was an issue for some participants. There was a specific concern that someone 'young' was telling them what to do. Social marketing practitioners could incorporate these findings into a physical activity campaign directed at older people. In addition, it is suggested that an appropriate marketing 'place' strategy would be the use of shopping centres as this would reduce perceived effort and inconvenience as well as reducing psychological costs related to fear of falling, fear of uncontrolled dogs, and fear of crime.
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Skett, Kim A. "Meeting the challenge : The female carers' perspective of managing dyspnoea." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2004. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/807.
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The aim of this descriptive, explorative study was to describe the lived experience of informal carers providing care within the home, to a family member who has lung cancer and the symptom of dyspnoea. Many studies have highlighted the stressors associated with care provision, but no studies have focused on the experience associated with caring for a family member who is dyspnoeic. Ten carers were interviewed regarding their experiences of providing care to the family member during the palliative phase of the illness and while the family member was experiencing the symptom of dyspnoea. Analysis of the initial data highlighted differences in issues identified by nurses and carers, therefore, two Registered Nurses were interviewed to determine how the perceptions of the carers needs differ between the carer and the nurse. Data was collected using unstructured, in-depth interviews which were audio-taped. All data was analysed and common themes identified. Three key themes emerged from the data: developing skills, sustaining the carer and meeting the challenge. In addition to these themes, "developing relationships" emerged as the underpinning concept that supports the themes. The double ABCX model of adaptation and adjustment was used to determine how the carers' perceptions of the stressor and their coping resources influence the process of adaptation. Recommendations have been developed from the findings and are directed towards clinical practice issues, education of carers and areas for further nursing research. The aim of this descriptive, explorative study was to describe the lived experience of informal carers providing care within the home, to a family member who has lung cancer and the symptom of dyspnoea. Many studies have highlighted the stressors associated with care provision, but no studies have focused on the experience associated with caring for a family member who is dyspnoeic. Ten carers were interviewed regarding their experiences of providing care to the family member during the palliative phase of the illness and while the family member was experiencing the symptom of dyspnoea. Analysis of the initial data highlighted differences in issues identified by nurses and carers, therefore, two Registered Nurses were interviewed to determine how the perceptions of the carers needs differ between the carer and the nurse. Data was collected using unstructured, in-depth interviews which were audio-taped. All data was analysed and common themes identified. Three key themes emerged from the data: developing skills, sustaining the carer and meeting the challenge. In addition to these themes, "developing relationships" emerged as the underpinning concept that supports the themes. The double ABCX model of adaptation and adjustment was used to determine how the carers' perceptions of the stressor and their coping resources influence the process of adaptation. Recommendations have been developed from the findings and are directed towards clinical practice issues, education of carers and areas for further nursing research.
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Featherstone, Lisa. "Breeding and feeding: a social history of mothers and medicine in Australia, 1880-1925." Australia : Macquarie University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.14/38533.
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Thesis (PhD)--Macquarie University, Division of Humanities, Department of Modern History, 2003.Bibliography: p. 417-478.
Introduction: breeding and feeding -- The medical man: sex, science and society -- Confined: women and obstetrics 1880-1899 -- The kindest cut? The caesarean section as turning point -- Reproduction in decline -- Resisting reproduction: women, doctors and abortion -- From obstetrics to paediatrics: the rise of the child -- The breast was best: medicine and maternal breastfeeding -- The deadly bottle and the dangers of the wet nurse: the "artificial" feeding of infants -- Surveillance and the mother -- Mothers and medicine: paradigms of continuity and change.
The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries saw profound changes in Australian attitudes towards maternity. Imbibed with discourses of pronatalism and eugenics, the production of infants became increasingly important to society and the state. Discourses proliferated on "breeding", and while it appeared maternity was exulted, the child, not the mother, was of ultimate interest. -- This thesis will examine the ways wider discourses of population impacted on childbearing, and very specifically the ways discussions of the nation impacted on medicine. Despite its apparent objectivity, medical science both absorbed and created pronatalism. Within medical ideology, where once the mother had been the point of interest, the primary focus of medical care, increasingly medical science focussed on the life of the infant, who was now all the more precious in the role of new life for the nation. -- While all childbirth and child-rearing advice was formed and mediated by such rhetoric, this thesis will examine certain key issues, including the rise of the caesarean section, the development of paediatrics and the turn to antenatal care. These turning points can be read as signifiers of attitudes towards women and the maternal body, and provide critical material for a reading of the complexities of representations of mothers in medical discourse.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Jeevanandam, Lohsnah. "Burnout, coping, self-efficacy, attitudes towards people with disabilities, and negative psychological variables in service providers working with people with intellectual disability : a cross-national compariosn across Australia and Singapore /." [St. Lucia, Qld.], 2006. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe19642.pdf.
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King, Carolyn. "The relationship between transportation mode choice and well-being: An ecological perspective." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 1999. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1211.
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The present study is based on an ecological analysis of transport and wellbeing as devised by Stokols and Novaco (1981). This study seeks to examine the link between transport mode and well-being. One hundred and eight Participants (N= 1 08) filled out a questionnaire that contained the psychological well-being scales of self-efficacy, general health and perceived stress; and the organizational scales of job satisfaction and absenteeism. The participants were divided into groups of 18 according to which transport mode they used. The transport mode groups were drive alone, train, bus, car pool, walk or cycle. It was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference in well-being between transport modes, that alternative modes of transport would score better than the drive alone category and that transport mode had an effect on psychological and organizational well-being. Findings supported that there was a difference in well-being between transport modes with the cycle and drive alone categories being significantly different to the bus, car pool and walk categories. Only the alternative mode of cycle performed better on the well-being scales than the drive alone category which did not support our second hypothesis. Transport mode did have an effect across both the psychological and organizational categories. Research and practical implications are discussed and directions for future research are highlighted.
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Sinclair, Andrew. "The primary health care experiences of gay men in Australia." Connect to this title online, 2006. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au/public/adt-VSWT20060713.084655/.
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Menzies, Allan R., and n/a. "Attitudes to euthanasia amongst health care professionals in the Australian Capital Territory : issues towards a policy." University of Canberra. Administrative Studies, 1991. http://erl.canberra.edu.au./public/adt-AUC20061017.152535.
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Three groups of health care professionals were canvassed for
their views on euthanasia - student nurses, practising
nurses and doctors. The aim of the research was to make a
possible contribution to a formalised health policy on this
issue for the ACT.
The following forms of euthanasia were covered by the
research:
(i) voluntary active euthanasia:
(ii) voluntary passive euthanasia:
(iii) involuntary active euthanasia:
(iv) involuntary passive euthanasia.
Passive forms of euthanasia were found to be the most
acceptable.
Voluntary forms of euthanasia were not found, in general, to
be more approved of than involuntary forms of euthanasia.
However, active forms of euthanasia were much less
acceptable than passive forms.
In order to adapt the research findings to a methodology for
policy use. Allison's models (1971) of public policy
development were modified into a single model. This provided
an application of the research results in such a way as to
allow for the development of a possible formalised policy on
euthanasia, and practical applications.
The conclusions drawn from the research findings and the
subsequent recommendations are supportive of law reform and
the implementation of a new policy on the issue of
euthanasia.
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Willer, Fiona. "A good fit: Health-oriented size acceptance and Australian dietetic practice." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2021. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/211444/1/Fiona_Willer_Thesis.pdf.
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This thesis explored the suitability of health-oriented, size-accepting approaches for use in Australian dietetics counselling with weight-concerned adults. Across three studies, this work established that such an approach has an acceptable evidence base to drive Australian dietetics practice and may be a superior method to support higher dietary quality and lower eating disorder risk when compared with weight-centric approaches.
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Lea, Emma J. "Moving from meat : vegetarianism, beliefs and information sources." Connect to this title online, 2001. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09PH/09phl4335.pdf.
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Includes bibliographical references (leaves 327-346). A random population survey and a survey of vegetarians were conducted to examine South Australians' beliefs about meat and vegetarianism. Meat beliefs, barriers and benefits of vegetarianism, meat consumption, personal values, use of and trust in sources of food/nutrition/health information and demographic variables were measured.
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Akompab, Derick Akoku. "Population health and climate change: public perceptions, attitudes and adaptation to heat waves in Adelaide, Australia." Thesis, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/99892.
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Background and objectives: There is compelling scientific evidence that climate change will increase the frequency of heat waves which have an impact on population health. In Adelaide, unprecedented heat waves have been experienced in recent years which had significant impact on human health. The objectives of this research project were to: (1) explore public opinion (views and attitudes) about heat waves in relation to climate change, (2) explore public understanding of the consequences and the emotional and psychological responses associated with heat waves, (3) identify the predictors of risk perception using a heat wave scenario and adaptive behaviours during heat waves; and (4) explore the concept of multi-stakeholder processes during the development of an adaptation strategy for heat waves. Methods: In the first study, interviews were conducted among fourteen residents to explore their views about heat waves, their understanding of its consequences and the emotional and psychological responses associated with heat waves. The second study was a cross-sectional study that examined the attitudes towards heat waves, risk perception and adaptive behaviours during heat waves among 267 participants with the health belief model used as the theoretical framework. The third study explored the concept of multi-stakeholder processes during the development of an adaptation strategy for heat waves. Data were gathered through a review of policy documents and interviews with eighteen stakeholders involved in the strategy development process. Qualitative data were analysed according to themes while descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were used to analyse quantitative data. Results: In the first study, most participants didn’t associate recent heat waves in Adelaide with climate change, although they acknowledged a considerable change in weather patterns over recent years. Although there were differences in the level of understanding among the participants, they modified their behaviours during a heat wave. Fear, worry, anxiety and concern were the main emotional responses associated with heat waves. Participants were concerned about low agricultural productivity, the costs of running an air-conditioner, sleeping well, and the threat of bush fires during a heat wave. In the second study, there was a significant association between gender, annual household income and concern for the societal effects of heat waves. About 43.2% of the participants believed that heat waves will extremely or very likely increase in Adelaide according to climate projections; 49.3% believed that the effects of heat waves were already being felt. The significant predictors of risk perception included age, marital status, annual household income, fan ownership and living arrangements. Participants’ perceived benefit, cues to action, educational level, and annual household income were associated with adaptive behaviours during a heat wave. In the third study, there was high level governance, leadership, collaboration, coordination and good institutional arrangements during the adaptation strategy development process in South Australia. The process benefited from the Emergency Management Act 2004, which facilitated an enabling environment. Although the process was not entirely inclusive and the fact that it experienced a few challenges, the strategy development process was overall successful. Conclusions: These findings suggest that there are variations in public opinion about heat waves in the context of climate change. Heat waves affect the emotional and psychological wellbeing of certain individuals. Using the health belief model as the theoretical framework, perceived benefit and cues to action predicted good adaptive behaviours. There were some demographic factors that were associated with risk perception in relation to heat waves. These factors would inform risk communication and behaviour change strategies for heat waves. An adaptation policy process for heat waves indicates that the process can be successful through a participatory process characterised by good leadership, excellent coordination, governance and institutional framework.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Population Health, 2014.
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Toloo, Sheikhzadeh Yazd Abol-Ghasem. "Social support, health orientation and consultation behaviour amongst Lebanese in Sydney." Phd thesis, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/145336.
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Skehan, Jaelea. "Attitudes towards and uptake of evidence-informed guidelines for media reporting of suicide in Australia." Thesis, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1408794.
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Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)The use of evidence-informed decision making has been considered an integral part of health policy and practice. Nevertheless, the significant gap between evidence and use of that evidence has been repeatedly acknowledged as a major challenge. This can be magnified in areas like suicide prevention, where evidence for effective interventions to reduce suicide is still emerging and where the evidence needs to be applied across diverse settings, within health and also outside of health settings. One of the universal, or community-level, interventions in suicide prevention that has been highlighted consistently in suicide prevention frameworks relates to responsible and safe media reporting of suicide. There is a large body of evidence demonstrating the association between media reporting of suicide and suicidal behaviour and there have been international resources allocated to the development of guidelines for media reporting of suicide. There are significant gaps in the evidence, however, related to factors that may influence attitudes towards and uptake of the guidelines into policy and practice. This thesis presents a coherent body of research that investigates attitudes towards and uptake of evidence-informed guidelines for media reporting suicide in Australia. The research builds on more than fifteen years of work conducted by the candidate and colleagues to develop and implement the Mindframe initiative in Australia, which is a multi-component initiative aimed at improving the way the media and those who work with the media report on, portray and communicate about suicide. While other countries have developed media guidelines for reporting suicide, the Australian approach has included an active implementation strategy that not only targets media professionals but also those who work with and pitch stories to the media, including professional communicators. Prior research in Australia has indicated that media reporting of suicide was more aligned with evidence-informed guidelines following implementation of the Mindframe guidelines and research conducted by the candidate has demonstrated that media in Australia were aware of and used the guidelines and valued face-to-face briefings provided by the project team disseminating the guidelines. There has, however, been limited research conducted to understand some of the individual and environmental enablers that may have supported those changes with media professionals and there is no research examining the attitudes of others involved in shaping media reporting of suicide, including professional communicators and those with lived experience of suicide. The research presented in this thesis seeks to address a number of the existing gaps in the evidence to inform future practice in Australia and internationally. It aims to examine the attitudes that media professionals, professional communicators and those bereaved by suicide have towards evidence-informed guidelines for reporting suicide and assesses the update of media guidelines within media policies and reporting practice in Australia. The thesis includes five separate studies, three presented as non-published chapters and two presented as chapters based on peer-reviewed publications, as summarised below. 1. A quantitative study of attitudes towards evidence-informed guidelines for reporting suicide, and the factors associated with these attitudes (Chapter 2), presents results from a cross-sectional survey completed by 262 media professionals and 260 professional communicators in Australia during 2015. The study uses linear regression analyses to examine factors associated with attitudes that are aligned to evidence-informed guidelines. 2. A qualitative study of attitudes towards reporting suicide and evidence-informed guidelines for reporting suicide (Chapter 3), presents the results of thematic analysis conducted on one open ended-question included in the cross-sectional survey described in Chapter 2 to further explore attitudes towards reporting suicide and associated guidelines. 3. Suicide bereavement and the media: a qualitative investigation of attitudes and experiences (Chapter 4), presents the results of thematic analysis applied to a series of key informant interviews with those bereaved by suicide, journalists, postvention workers, police and coronial staff (part 1) and focus groups conducted with people bereaved by suicide (part 2) to examine the views and attitudes of those bereaved by suicide towards media reporting of suicide. 4. The uptake of evidence-informed guidelines for reporting suicide into media codes of practice and policies in Australia (Chapter 5), presents the results of a content analysis of relevant documents obtained from 12 media agencies in Australia to examine the extent to which media-led policies in Australia align with the Mindframe guidelines. 5. Media use of evidence-informed guidelines when covering a suicide prevention campaign (Chapter 6), examines the extent to which media professionals in Australia apply evidence-informed guidelines for reporting suicide in broadcast reports associated with the largest suicide prevention campaign in Australia, R U OK? Day. Factors associated with the quality of reporting (as determined by adherence to guidelines), were also examined. Each of the studies presented in this thesis, notwithstanding some limitations, provide a unique contribution to the international body of research investigating attitudes towards and uptake of media guidelines for reporting suicide. Combined, the studies provide some insights to inform future knowledge translation, here in Australia and internationally.
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Backhouse, Peter. "Medical knowledge, medical power : doctors and health policy in Australia / Peter John Backhouse." Thesis, 1994. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/21496.
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Bibliography: leaves 494-519.ix, 519 leaves ; 30 cm.
Examines the influence of the medical profession on health policy in Australia. Case studies of policy struggles under Federal Labor governments since 1983 illustrate both the nature and scope of that influence.
Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of Politics and Dept. of Community Medicine, 1994
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Grant, Richard Michael. "Parties, press and polls : institutional influences on public attitudes to social security and health policy in Australia, 1945-99." Phd thesis, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1885/147160.
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Gleeson, Paul. "Understandings, Attitudes and Intentions of Health and Physical Education Teachers in Relation to the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education." Thesis, 2017. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/37850/.
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Australia’s education system is undergoing major reform with the staged
introduction of the Australian Curriculum starting in 2010. One of the learning
areas designated for development in the Australian Curriculum is Health and
Physical Education (HPE). The aim of this study is to examine the
understandings, attitudes and intentions of regional HPE teachers in relation to
the Australian Curriculum: Health and Physical Education (AC:HPE). A
qualitative research method based on narrative inquiry has been used to gather
data to provide a depiction of regional secondary school HPE teachers during
the initial implementation phase of the AC:HPE. This study is significant in
that it occurs at a unique time in Australia’s education system with the
realisation of the nation’s first national curriculum. Furthermore, this study will
contribute knowledge to an area of HPE research that has received little
scholarly attention in the past, using a research methodology that is not usually
associated with the discipline.
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Wang, Wei Chun. "Social ideological influences on food consumption and BMI." 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/64721.
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Social ideologies appeared to influence dietary behaviour, physical activity and BMI. These influences varied through different pathways in younger and older baby boomers. Studies provide insight into the segmentation of baby boomer population in relation to concrete social ideologies that could be used for policy development and effective health promotion.
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Brownbill, Aimee Lee. "Marketing and Consumer Perceptions of Sugar-Containing Beverages Positioned as Healthy or as Having Health-Related Benefits." Thesis, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/127016.
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Reducing population consumption of sugar-containing beverages is widely acknowledged as an important public health measure to address high population prevalence of overweight and obesity and related non-communicable diseases. In this thesis, I address marketing as a key driver of consumption and explore how advertising may function to negate increasing consumer concerns about sugar in beverages. My specific aims were to investigate how sugar-containing beverages are being marketed as healthy, or as having health-related benefits, and, how health-related marketing influences consumers’ perceptions of the healthfulness of these beverages. In study one, I conducted a cross-sectional audit of sugar-containing beverages sold in 17 Australian supermarkets during 2016. I analysed the content of 945 sugar-containing beverage labels to assess the extent and nature of explicit and implicit features that positioned them as healthy or better-for-you. I found that 88% of labels displayed advertising that positioned the beverage as healthy or better-for-you. Certain types of beverages were strongly positioned in this way. I also examined the use of the Health Star Rating System, a government-endorsed front-of-pack labelling scheme, in a sub-set analysis of 762 ready-to-drink sized beverages. I found that in its voluntary nature the system was preferentially displayed on high sugar products that scored a healthy rating, namely juices. In this way the system functioned more as tool for advertising juices than a comprehensive tool for informing consumers. In study two, I further explored the positioning of sugar-containing beverages as healthy or better-for-you in television advertisements. All advertisements on free-to-air television from one Australian major network were collected during 2016. I qualitatively analysed 37 unique advertisements from beverage manufacturers to examine health-related messaging in sugar-containing beverage television advertisements. I observed that beverages were positioned as contributing a functional role to promote and enhance physical, mental and social health and wellbeing. In this way, advertisements were situated in wider understandings and conceptualisations of health. In study three, I explored how young adults conceptualise the healthfulness of sugar-containing beverages. I conducted seven semi-structured focus groups with South Australians aged 18 to 25 years (n=32) to elicit information on perceptions regarding beverage healthfulness and how participants evaluated whether a beverage was healthy, or healthier than others. I found that conceptualisation of beverage healthfulness was a balancing act in which participants weighed up their perceptions of beverage ingredients and properties that they saw to be harmful to health, necessary for health, and beneficial to health. In beverages that are positioned as healthy, ingredients and properties perceived as health-promoting appeared to outweigh concern for sugar content. The studies provide insight into how sugar-containing beverages are being advertised within the current sugar-conscious era and how this positioning aligns with consumers’ understanding of health-promoting products. This body of work highlights the gaps in current advertising regulations that allow beverages high in sugar to be positioned as healthy or as having health-related benefits and makes recommendations for strengthening these regulations. Further, this body of work can be used to inform public health interventions which seek to counter misperceptions of beverage healthfulness.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Public Health, 2020
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Clever, McLytton Nkonde. "Sleep quality, beliefs and attitudes about sleep : a comparison of Caucasian Australian, Zimbabwean and Ghanaian black immigrants resident in Australia." Thesis, 2010. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/16008/.
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The aim of the present study was to explore ethnic differences in sleep quality as well as beliefs and attitudes about sleep in a community sample of Caucasian Australians (CAA), black immigrants from Zimbabwe (BZW) and those from Ghana (BGH), all currently resident in Australia.
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Sayakhot, Padaphet. "Perceptions and experiences of Laotian women living in Australia with managing menopause." Thesis, 2005. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/33015/.
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A more universal approach to an understanding of menopause can offer health
professionals a broader view of the phenomenon. Menopause is an important time in a
woman's life. As her body is going through changes that can affect her social life, her
feelings about herself and her ability to work. In the past, menopause was often surrounded
by misconceptions and myths. Now, it is recognized that menopause is a natural step in the
process of aging. However, different ethnic cultures perceive and experience menopause
differently. Women in some Asian cultures, such as Chinese, Indian and Laotian cultures
hold more esteemed positions in their culture when they are older and menopausal, while
western societies may devalue the role of women as they age.
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the perceptions and the experiences of women
with Laotian cultural backgrounds living in Victoria, Australia, in regards to how they
manage menopause, and to examine the Laotian cultural influence on the perceptions of
menopause. The research methodology was decided to use surveys or structured interviews
as the means of collecting data. The survey was used to collect demographic data, and
record social demographic and cultural factors, menopausal symptoms and menopausal
management. Data was collected from 55 Laotian women residing in Victoria.
Participating women were recruited by word of mouth, and through a Laotian community
representative of Victoria. One of the three methods, such as interviewer-administered
questionnaire, self-administered questionnaire and telephone interviewing was used to
survey Laotian women who were aged between 45 and 65years old.
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Kueh, Yee Cheng. "Modelling knowledge, attitudes, self-management, and quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus." Thesis, 2014. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/24836/.
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The aim of this thesis was to investigate the relationship between diabetes knowledge, attitudes, self-management, and quality of life (QoL) of people with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). The main hypothesis was there would be significant relationships between diabetes knowledge, attitudes, self-management, and QoL in the path model. I conducted two studies on two different populations, one in Australia and the other in Malaysia. In addition, these two samples represented different cultures. In research on the Australia-based population, I examined the relationship between diabetes knowledge, attitudes, self-management, and QoL in people with T2DM living in Melbourne, Australia. In research in the Malaysia-based population, I examined the relationship between diabetes knowledge, attitudes, self-management, and QoL in people with T2DM living in Kelantan, Malaysia.
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Boshoff, Jacobie. "Towards facilitating change in occupational therapy managers' perceptions of early intervention service delivery in South Australia." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/26118.
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Please read the abstract in the section, 00front, of this documentThesis (PhD (Augmentative and Alternative Communication))--University of Pretoria, 2008.
Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)
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Nguyen, Sandra Yung. "Comparison of Sleep Attitudes and Beliefs among Older Adult Vietnamese Migrants and Australians with and without Insomnia." Thesis, 2017. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/35046/.
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Sleep is an essential part of human life and is associated with both physical and mental health. When, where and how people sleep is known to vary across different cultures (Glaskin and Chenhall, 2013) but very little is documented about whether there are significant differences in attitudes and beliefs about sleep across different cultures or different ethnic groups. Previous research has found that both dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep and poor sleep hygiene knowledge can contribute to sleeping problems, especially for those with insomnia. As non-pharmacological treatments for insomnia often include addressing cognitive aspects related to sleep it is important that there is a good understanding of how sleep beliefs and attitudes may vary across groups and individuals, including possible ethnic differences. However, there has been no research, to the author’s knowledge, investigating the possible differences in sleep attitudes and beliefs between older adult Vietnamese migrants and Australians. This study aimed to examine the dysfunctional beliefs and attitudes about sleep, sleep hygiene knowledge and sleep perceptions between these two ethnic groups. Sex differences on the dependent variables were also of interest. Insomnia status was addressed as it is a possible confound. The participants consisted of 207 subjects (100 Vietnamese and 107 Australians). There were 36 males and 54 females for the Vietnamese sample with a mean age of 65.50 years (SD = 5.62). The Australian sample consisted of 50 males and 57 females with a mean age of 68.82 years (SD = 7.32).
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Mills, David (Peter David Duncombe). "The role of goal setting in the diabetes case management of aboriginal and non-aboriginal populations in rural South Australia / David Mills." 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38374.
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Includes publications published as a result of ideas developed in this thesis, inserted at end."April 2005"
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Examines goal setting in people with diabetes as part of chronic disease management in a rural setting. The studies were performed in Eyre Peninsula with a significant (10-20%) Aboriginal population.
Thesis (M.D.)--University of Adelaide, Dept. of General Practice, 2005
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Mills, David (Peter David Duncombe). "The role of goal setting in the diabetes case management of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations in rural South Australia / David Mills." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/38374.
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Includes publications published as a result of ideas developed in this thesis, inserted at end.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 210-242)
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Examines goal setting in people with diabetes as part of chronic disease management in a rural setting. The studies were performed in Eyre Peninsula with a significant (10-20%) Aboriginal population.
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Wirrell, Joanne. "Caring for someone with depression: attitudes and clinical practices of Australian mental health clinicians." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/939748.
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Professional Doctorate - Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DCP)Background: Family members and carers who support a person with depression are faced with specific challenges and are often significantly burdened as a result of the role. Those caring for someone with depression report being dissatisfied with the level of inclusivity and support provided by clinicians. However, little is known about what influences the support provided to Australian carers of people in depression. Method: To investigate this, 119 Australian mental health clinicians were surveyed with a self-report questionnaire to gather information on their attitudes towards, and current clinical practices when, working with family members and carers of a person with depression. Participants comprised mental health clinicians who identified their primary client group as mental health consumers or family members and carers. Recruitment occurred via invitation to clinicians who had attended a Partners in Depression facilitator training course and recruitment of clinicians who had not attended this training. Results: Results indicated that the attitudes of clinicians towards family members and carers were generally positive, while inclusive clinical practices varied. Providing family members and carers with an orientation to services and information on how to respond in crisis situations were two of the most frequently reported interventions. There were a number of barriers to inclusive practice identified, which were predominantly organisational in nature. In addition, those who perceived more barriers reported providing more clinical interventions to family members and carers of people with depression. In contrast, there was no relationship between reported attitudes and perceived barriers. Additionally, attitudes and barriers did not predict the inclusive clinical practice of those working directly with carers, while there was a significant relationship between perceived barriers and the inclusive clinical practice for those working directly with family members and carers. Conclusions: It appears that in order for inclusive practice to occur more consistently there is a need for major organisational and systematic reform. Further research is necessary to explore the reasons why family members and carers are not routinely included in the care and treatment process for people with depression.
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Horton, Graeme Leonard. "The attitudes of Australian medical students to the inclusion of the topic of "health impacts of climate change" in the medical curriculum." Thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1384937.
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Research Doctorate - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)Medical education must prepare doctors to be able to work with patients and communities as they face emerging challenges. Climate change has been described by leading authorities as the defining issue for public health during this century and the greatest of threats to health. Educational interventions are best devised with input from students as stakeholders. This project explored the attitudes of Australian medical students about the health impacts of climate change and the relevance of these issues to medical school curricula. The project also explored the implications of these student attitudes to curriculum planning from the perspective of medical educators. This study is a mixed methods design in three stages. This design was selected because in this new area of educational research, it enabled the exploration of beliefs and ideas for change from stakeholders; the assessment of how representative certain views were amongst the student population, and finally a study of the perceived implications of student opinion on future curriculum design. In Stage 1, 27 students from two universities were interviewed about climate change, and what methods of learning they would most engage with in exploring topics relating to climate change and health. In Stage 2, 283 students from four universities in three states of Australia (RR=8.7%) completed a questionnaire which was informed by issues raised by students in Stage 1. Students indicated support for climate change in the curriculum, but raised concerns about potential loss of other important curriculum content. Analyses showed that support for climate change issues in the curriculum was associated with female gender and with understanding climate change to be relevant to patient care. In Stage 3, fourteen medical educators were asked about their own views on climate change and how the findings from Stages 1 and 2 could influence medical curriculum planning. Climate change was seen as a politically-charged topic. The range of views which students bring to such discussion were seen to require sensitive and skilful management so as to ensure safe learning environments. Our findings indicate that the use of examples relating to climate change health impacts and environmental sustainability in the medical curriculum may be used to teach core knowledge and competencies for doctors, and to give an accurate understanding of the evolving determinants of health in a changing world.
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Xafis, Vicki. "The ethical, legal, and social acceptability of health data linkage in the Australian context: an investigation of current practices, perceptions, and public attitudes." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/96171.
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Vast collections of electronic data are held by a variety of health organisations, including government and non-government agencies, hospitals and universities. Data linkage involves combining such data sets for secondary purposes such as population health research. Data linkage currently occurs in Australia and is rapidly developing into a key tool both for Government and researchers. There are considerable benefits to data linkage, including the ability to conduct high quality research which may lead to advances in clinical practice, the development of public health policy, the prevention of disease, the conduct of public health surveillance. However, the associated ethical and legal issues require analysis and consideration to determine the moral and legal ramifications of such uses of data and so that indeterminate ethical and legal issues do not restrict agencies’ and researchers’ ability to fully support a co-ordinated national approach to data linkage. Lagging substantially behind recent developments in Australia and internationally is knowledge and clarity about the public’s acceptance of data linkage practices. This thesis presents findings of a multi-phase project comprising a theoretical component and two empirical studies. The theoretical component examines the ethical, legal and social acceptability of data linkage (Phase 1), and two empirical components (Phases 2 and 3) present the views of community members about data linkage. In Phase 1 I argue that the non-consensual use of data is morally acceptable under certain conditions. It is currently legally acceptable in Australia despite certain impediments arising from the strict interpretation and complexity of Australian privacy legislation, an issue which is currently being addressed through amendments to the Australian Commonwealth privacy legislation. Phase 2 comprised in-depth face-to-face interviews to determine participant views in relation to privacy and their preferred consent options in four hypothetical data linkage scenarios. Phase 3 involved the administration of a questionnaire before and after a citizens’ jury to gauge, amongst other issues, these citizens’ attitudes to health data linkage and to determine whether the provision of detailed information about the data linkage process, as well as the ethical and legal issues it raises, had an impact on previously held views and perceptions. Participants quickly acquired an understanding of data linkage. They generally supported the non-consensual use of data provided that there were protection mechanisms in place such as the removal of identifiable data. Most participants believed that consent should be sought for data linkage projects if the linkage were being conducted by researchers with fully identifiable data. Participants weighed up opposing values such as the need for privacy against the potential benefits arising from data linkage research using an informal moral reasoning framework. The wealth of justifications for their decisions highlighted the participants’ values. This research aims to contribute to the Australian and international literature at a time when this method of combining data is being considered by researchers world-wide. In addition, the findings will assist in discussions and activities in relation to the development of the national data linkage framework, a key Australian Government research target within the next five to ten years.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Population Health and School of Paediatrics and Reproductive Health, 2013