A5022887502- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Water resources management and optimization
- Dental Education, Practice, Research
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Nursing Roles and Practices
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Water Systems and Optimization
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Social and Economic Development in India
Oregon Health & Science University
2024
Keck Hospital of USC
2023
University of Southern California
2023
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
2023
Flinders University
2021-2023
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
2019
American University
2019
The University of Melbourne
2015-2017
The University of Adelaide
1999-2016
Okinawa Prefectural College of Nursing
2013-2016
To develop a short-form version of the 29-item Health Literacy in Dentistry (HeLD-29) instrument.Deriving used data from cross-sectional study 400 indigenous Australians aged 18+ years Port Augusta, South Australia, which was split to enable testing (N = 191). Internal reliability analysis, factor analysis and regression were undertaken derive subset (HeLD-14) questionnaire. Its validity evaluated by assessing associations with socio-demographic self-reported oral health variables....
This study was designed to measure job satisfaction among registered clinical dentists so as identify issues which may influence recruitment and retention of in active practice.A questionnaire measuring dimensions mailed a stratified random sample 80 private public sector selected from the 1999 Victorian Dental Register.An adjusted response rate 60 per cent achieved (n = 87). Analyses showed significant differences (ANOVA; p < 0.05) levels for various by gender, age group practice type....
Mediation analyses are critical to understanding why behavioral interventions work. Health literacy is a known mediator between socio-economic factors, health behavior and oral outcomes in various populations, explaining gradients status outcomes. We explore whether self-efficacy (SE) mediates the association (OHL) self-rated (SROH) an Indigenous population.Cross-sectional data collected from 278 rural-dwelling Australians evaluated OHL, SE, SROH, socio-demographic characteristics. OHL was...
To explore and document self-reported factors contributing to Indigenous Australians' attendance non-attendance at South Australian public dental clinics.
Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted infection that rarely can spread to other parts of the body and cause serious complications. In addition prevention, early diagnosis treatment might prevent severe disease
Globally, trachoma is the leading cause of infectious blindness and Australia only developed country with endemic trachoma. It found in remote Indigenous communities burdened poverty, overcrowding poor hygiene. Lack culturally appropriate health promotion, a small workforce lack awareness support for elimination general, were early barriers.A cross-sectional pre-post study using convenience sample, was conducted clinics, schools community work-settings from 63 82 Aboriginal identified as...
<b>Background:</b> Measuring change in symptoms of COPD is challenging early studies assessing efficacy new molecules. The Evaluating Respiratory Symptoms (E-RS) tool provides total and 3 symptom subscale scores (breathlessness, cough sputum, chest symptoms). We analyzed its potential to support go/no go decisions a Phase II clinical trial. <b>Methods:</b> E-RS from planned 6 month interim analysis first-time-in-patient randomized trial (NCT02130193, GSK Study 200163) were analyzed. This...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), health departments, other state federal partners have linked contact with live poultry to 70 human Salmonella outbreaks in the United States from 2000 2017, which resulted a total of 4,794 illnesses, 894 hospitalizations, 7 deaths. During salmonellosis environmental sampling is rarely conducted as part outbreak investigation. CDC was contacted by officials on June 12, 2018, provide support during an investigation risk factors infections...
The Australian population is aging, and the proportion of older Australians will continue to grow over coming decades. However, there a lack research published on specific roles responsibilities allied health professionals (AHPs) providing palliative care within an aged context. Understanding needs AHPs during last months life in community facilities could contribute workforce planning, targeted information improved care. In total, 108 eSurveys were collected between November 2019 May 2020...
Social analysis regarding oral health and promotion are almost non-existent in the Australian context. The usefulness of such exploration lies framing informing research methodologies initiatives, can improve our understanding behaviours their social contexts. We conducted a systematic content random sample popular magazines, newspapers television shows from May to September 2012. Our included top three best-selling six weekly newspapers, one each available state, four highest ranked prime...
On June 12, 2018, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services requested assistance from CDC to investigate risk factors for Salmonella infection linked live backyard poultry originating at a mail-order hatchery in Michigan.
There is increasing use of prognostic models to support evidence based delivery health care. However, widespread application such for in public dental services assist predicting priority need or treatment planning patients not common. Prognostic facilitate transparent and consistent decision making remove many the subjective elements traditional receptionist methods determining relative between calling same day ‘emergency’ Pressures on Australian system often mean that people are forced...
As the population ages, number of older populations globally requiring palliative care is rapidly growing, services multidisciplinary teams—including community pharmacists. The aim this study to describe pharmacists’ perceived role in providing dwelling Australians receiving care. Utilising an eight-domain End Life Directions for Aged Care (ELDAC) model, a national cross-sectional questionnaire was designed and undertaken online with Australian Respondents were asked questions relating...