Context: The process of knowledge translation (KT) in health research depends on the activities a wide range actors, including professionals, researchers, public, policymakers, and funders. Little is known, however, about funding agencies' support promotion KT. Our team asked thirty‐three agencies from Australia, Canada, France, Netherlands, Scandinavia, United Kingdom, States their role promoting results they fund. Methods: Semistructured interviews were conducted with sample key informants...

The police attend numerous domestic violence events each year, recording details of these as both structured (coded) data and unstructured free-text narratives. Abuse types (including physical, psychological, emotional, financial) conducted by persons interest (POIs) along with any injuries sustained victims are typically recorded in long descriptive narratives.We aimed to determine if an automated text mining method could identify abuse narratives contained a large dataset from the New...

Background: Vast numbers of domestic violence (DV) incidents are attended by the New South Wales Police Force each year in and recorded as both structured quantitative data unstructured free text WebCOPS (Web-based interface for Computerised Operational Policing System) database regarding details incident, victim, person interest (POI). Although used reporting purposes, remains untapped DV surveillance purposes. Objective: In this paper, we explore whether mining can automatically identify...

In Australia, domestic violence reports are mostly based on data from the police, courts, hospitals, and ad hoc surveys. However, gaps exist in reporting information such as victim injuries, mental health status abuse types. The police record details of events structured (e.g., gender, postcode, ethnicity), but also text narratives describing other substance use, status. voluminous nature has prevented their use for surveillance purposes. We used a validated mining methodology 492,393...

Importance People living with psychosis experience excess premature mortality and are overrepresented in criminal legal systems, but little is known about associated sanctions or diversion this population. Objective To examine associations of different types recent (past 2 years) sanction, including court diversion, among people psychosis. Design, Setting, Participants This population-based, retrospective, data-linkage cohort study was conducted using 6 routinely collected administrative...

Background With significant numbers of individuals in the criminal justice system having mental health problems, court-based diversion programmes and liaison services have been established to address this problem. Aims To examine effectiveness New South Wales (Australia) court programme reducing re-offending among those diagnosed with psychosis by comparing treatment order group a comparison who received punitive sanction. Method Those psychoses were identified from Ministry Health records...

Background The New South Wales Police Force (NSWPF) records details of significant numbers domestic violence (DV) events they attend each year as both structured quantitative data and unstructured free text. Accessing information contained in the text such victim’s persons interest (POI's) mental health status could be useful better management DV attended by police thus improve health, justice, social outcomes. Objective aim this study is to present prevalence extracted illness mentions for...

Psychosis is a known risk factor for offending behavior, but little about the association between clinical contact with mental health services after an offense and reoffending.To examine early reoffending index in individuals psychosis.In this cohort study, diagnosed psychosis before their from July 1, 2001, to December 31, 2012, who received noncustodial sentence were identified by linking databases New South Wales, Australia. The incidence of factors time within 2 years examined using Cox...

Prison inmate health surveys consistently show high proportions of prisoners have mental problems; however, scholarly opinion is divided on the contribution illness to offending. Some contend that not a cause offending and treatment will reduce Others maintain can risk among persons with significant illness. In this article we report results rigorous evaluation effectiveness in reducing amongst cohort defendants diagnosis psychosis. We find evidence provision psychotic does significantly further

Study objective: To determine barriers and enablers for evidence-based practice (EBP) in population health potential strategies change. Design: Self-administered survey of 104 professional staff (response rate, 73%) the Division Population Health, South Western Sydney Area Health Service NSW serving a disadvantaged urban population. Main results: Most respondents (80%) ?strongly agreed? or ?agreed? that EBP would improve effectiveness their efforts region. However, more than half (56%) there...

Evidence-based tobacco control in ethnic minorities is compromised by the near absence of rigorous testing interventions either prevention or cessation. This randomised controlled trial was designed to evaluate feasibility, acceptability and impact a culturally specific cessation intervention delivered context primary medical care most diverse region New South Wales. Adult Arabic smokers were recruited from practices 29 general practitioners (GPs) south-west Sydney randomly allocated usual...

Abstract Objective Prisoners complete suicide and self-harm more frequently than members of the community. Sex offenders have been found to be at greater risk engaging in these behaviours. This study examines characteristics, prevalence, predictors attempts among: sex that only victimise children (ChildSOs); adults (AdultSOs); or both (age-crossover polymorphous; PolySOs). Methods Data from three waves (1996, 2001, 2009) New South Wales (NSW) Inmate Health Survey was linked State’s...

To assess current capacity to implement evidence based practice (EBP) in population health.Postal survey of a regional health workforce Sydney, Australia.Division Population Health, South Western Sydney Area Health Service.104 staff (response rate: 73%).In the sample practitioners, views about promotion EBP were positive. Non-medical respondents with less that Masters degree more likely report "high self assessed need" increase their (p = 0.022). Confidence understanding terminology was not...

This paper describes a service-based initiative to enhance capacity for evidence-based practice (EBP) in the South Western Sydney Area Health Service Division of Population Health. A working group planned an organisational response customised EBP needs assessment using New Wales Department Health?s framework building focussing on five key action areas; development, workforce resource allocation, leadership and partnerships. Innovative strategies promote were developed implemented on-site...

To investigate use of a web-based portal, known as the Clinical Information Access Program (CIAP), and evidence databases in an Australian population health workforce.Self-administered postal survey 104 staff regional Division Population Health Sydney, Australia. The main outcome measures were CIAP organization support for use. Two thirds respondents agreed that using was legitimate part their practice. However, half encouraged to it. One five (21%) used weekly. significantly associated with...

Background Psychosis is more prevalent among people in prison compared with the community. Early detection important to optimise health and justice outcomes; for some, this may be first time they have been clinically assessed. Aims Determine factors associated a diagnosis of psychosis describe from entry into prison. Method This retrospective cohort study describes individuals identified New South Wales (NSW) prisons (2006–2012). Logistic regression was used identify psychosis. Cox Results...

This article addresses availability and implications of evidence about culturally diverse subgroups in population.To determine linguistically (CALD) communities for decision-makers practitioners population health.Self-administered questionnaire a regional health workforce. One hundred four staff the Division Population Health South Western Sydney Area Service (SWSAHS) were invited to participate (response rate 73%).The majority respondents positive applying appropriate approaches practice...

Data from 110 primary healthcare clinics participating in two or more continuous quality improvement (CQI) cycles preventive care, which included syphilis testing performance (STP) for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged between 15 54 years, were used to examine whether the number of audit including was associated over time with STP at clinic level this specific measure public health importance. The per ranged nine (mode 3). As shown by medical record entry CQI, only 42 (38%)...

Cross-sectional and retrospective offence data are often used to classify sex offenders in epidemiological survey research, but little empirical evidence exists regarding the practical implications of this for applied research. This study describes classification from a cohort prisoners recruited as part an Australian inmate health reporting results.

While psychosis is considered a risk factor for offending, little reported about mental health service utilisation in offenders with and its relationship reoffending. We examined the association between contact services reoffending those diagnosed psychosis.We linked offending records New South Wales (Australia) identified all individuals diagnosis of subsequent offence resulting non-custodial sentence 2001 2012. incidence factors reoffending, time to 2015 using Cox regression Kaplan-Meier...