A5040347898- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Clinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Sodium Intake and Health
- Diet and metabolism studies
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography
- Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques
- Body Contouring and Surgery
- Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases
- Cultural Competency in Health Care
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
Flinders University
2015-2024
RMIT University
2015
Purpose: Pre-frailty and frailty in older adults are associated with poor health outcomes increase health-care costs, further worsening during hospitalization. This study aimed to examine the effect of an individualized hospital home, exercise-nutrition self-managed intervention for pre-frail frail hospitalized adults. Patients Methods: Older admitted acute medical unit a tertiary South Australia who were or recruited from September 2020 June 2021, randomized either control group followed up...
Introduction: Self-managed exercise and nutrition interventions can alleviate pre-frailty frailty but understanding of adherence to them is lacking. This study aimed explore the experiences of, barriers enablers to, a hospital-to-home self-managed combined program for hospitalised older adults living with frailty. Methods: A hybrid approach data- theory-driven descriptive thematic analysis identified experiences, barriers, participation in 3-month, self-managed, exercise–nutrition,...
Background Mobile health apps are increasingly used as early intervention to support behavior change for diabetes prevention and control, with the overarching goal of lowering overall disease burden. Objective This prospective cohort study conducted in Singapore aimed investigate app engagement features their association weight loss improved glycemic control among adults prediabetes from arm Diabetes Lifestyle Intervention using Technology Empowerment randomized controlled trial. Methods...
Objective To determine, first, if fat mass index (FMI) or fat‐free (FFMI) and serum adipokines tumor necrosis factor (TNF) interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) are associated with prevalent (stage 2) foot pain, and, second, they predictive of future 3) pain. Methods A subset participants ages ≥50 years (n = 1,462) from the North West Adelaide Health Study were used for this study. Participants community cohort asked in stage 2 (2004–2006) 3 (2008–2010) had aching, stiffness. In 2, anthropometry measured,...
Malnutrition is common in older adults and often goes unrecognised untreated. Australian evidence-based guidelines for the management of malnutrition indicate that only Mini Nutritional Assessment short form (MNA-sf) Rapid Screen are recommended use as screening tools rehabilitation setting. The aim this secondary analysis was to assess validity reliability two tools, validated other adult sub-groups, a population aged ≥60 years. Council on Nutrition Appetite Questionnaire (CNAQ) Simplified...
Malnutrition is an umbrella term that includes starvation, sarcopenia, and cachexia; however, differentiating between these terms infrequent in clinical practice. Given the effectiveness of treatment depends on aetiology unintentional weight loss, it important clinicians are aware defining characteristics. The aim this study was to determine whether Australian dietitians understand use cachexia provide targeted strategies accordingly. Members Dietitians Association Australia were surveyed...
This article describes a review undertaken in 2012–2013 by Nutrition and Dietetics, Flinders University, to assess the Indigenous health curriculum of Bachelor Dietetics (BND) Masters (MND). An action research framework was used guide inform inquiry. involved four stages, each which provided information reach final decision about how progress forward. First, relevant collected present stakeholders. included identification acknowledged frameworks, other accredited nutrition dietetics courses...
The association between diet and cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is well established in younger adults, however limited evidence exists to demonstrate that these associations persist for older particularly the context of dietary patterns.To investigate whether dominant patterns identified a cohort adults are predictive cancer or CVD development.This study was secondary analysis data from Australian Longitudinal Study Ageing (ALSA). ALSA multi-dimensional population based human ageing...
Objective This study aimed to compare clinical outcomes of chemotherapy patients who received either a neutropenic diet (ND) or liberalised (LD) and investigate associations between ND infectious outcomes. Methods A retrospective case note audit admitted Flinders Medical Centre from 2013 2017 was conducted. Patients were eligible if they aged 18 years above, during admission. Demographic data collected medical records. Primary occurrence infections fever. Secondary include hospital length...
Abstract Background Bariatric surgery candidates have a high prevalence of foot pain, depression and elevated plantar pressures. There is, however, limited research into how these factors interact pre‐ post‐surgery. The aims this study were therefore to investigate the mechanical non‐mechanical associated with pain severity before, change after, surgery. Methods underwent baseline six‐month follow‐up measures. Foot was measured Manchester‐Oxford Questionnaire. Mechanical measures included...
This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable food service satisfaction questionnaire for use by family members of residents in nursing homes. Questionnaire development validation conducted using COSMIN® benchmarks excellence. Nursing Family Content validity was established based on review the literature, qualitative interviews with (n = 9) expert 10). Face pilot testing 5). A 40-item developed psychometric testing. Data from 414 used establish construct (Principal Components Analysis),...
A prospective observational study was conducted in a cohort of older adults ≥65 years (n = 329), admitted to the acute medical unit (AMU) tertiary hospital, describe and compare characteristics including frailty status clinical outcomes. Multivariable models compared with without history cancer determine associated pre-frailty. An adjusted Poisson regression model used length hospital stay (LOS) between two groups. About one-fifth (22%) had cancer. The most common types were prostate 20),...