A5060703728- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Physical Activity and Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
University of Otago
2020-2024
Ministry of Health
2018
Cancer survival and mortality outcomes for people with mental health substance use conditions (MHSUC) are worse than without MHSUC, which may be partly explained by poorer access to timely appropriate healthcare, from screening diagnosis through treatment follow-up. Access quality of healthcare can evaluated comparing the proportion who receive a cancer following an acute or emergency hospital admission (emergency presentation) across different population groups: those diagnosed presentation...
Physical activity smartphone apps are a promising strategy to increase population physical activity, but it is unclear whether government mass media campaigns promote these would be cost-effective use of public funds.We aimed estimate the health impacts, costs, and cost-effectiveness one-off national campaign apps.We used an established multistate life table model lifetime gains (in quality-adjusted years [QALYs]) that accrue if New Zealand adults were exposed app use, with 1-year impact on...
People who enter and leave places of incarceration experience considerable health inequities are at increased risk premature death compared to the general population. Causes in this population vary markedly between countries so country-specific information is needed. Additionally, there a lack large population-based studies which can disaggregate mortality based on person factors. This study first examination period following release from New Zealand. We linked deidentified administrative...
Background Inadequate physical activity is a substantial cause of health loss worldwide, and this attributable to diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, certain forms cancer. Objective This study aims assess the potential impact prescription smartphone apps in primary care settings on levels, gains (in quality-adjusted life years [QALYs]), system costs New Zealand (NZ). Methods A proportional multistate lifetable model was used estimate change levels predict resultant...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Physical activity smartphone apps are a promising strategy to increase population physical activity, but it is unclear whether government mass media campaigns promote these would be cost-effective use of public funds. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> We aimed estimate the health impacts, costs, and cost-effectiveness one-off national campaign apps. <title>METHODS</title> used an established multistate life table model lifetime gains (in quality-adjusted years...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Inadequate physical activity is a substantial cause of health loss worldwide, and this attributable to diseases such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, stroke, certain forms cancer. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aims assess the potential impact prescription smartphone apps in primary care settings on levels, gains (in quality-adjusted life years [QALYs]), system costs New Zealand (NZ). <title>METHODS</title> A proportional multistate lifetable...