A5021464134- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Healthcare innovation and challenges
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Labor market dynamics and wage inequality
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Disability Rights and Representation
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Global Health Care Issues
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
The University of Melbourne
2009-2024
Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research
2023
Karolinska Institutet
2015-2022
RMIT University
2022
Menzies School of Health Research
2014-2019
The University of Sydney
2014-2019
Macquarie University
2018
People with limiting longstanding illness and low education may experience problems in the labor market. Reduced employment protection that maintains economic security for individual, known as “flexicurity,” has been proposed a way to increase overall employment. We compared development of market policies rates from 1990 2010 Denmark Netherlands (representing flexicurity), United Kingdom, Sweden. Employment all countries were much lower target group than other groups over study period....
Background Denmark and Sweden have implemented reforms that narrowed disability benefit eligibility criteria. Such in combination with increasing work demands create a pincer movement where particular those moderate health problems might be unable to comply demands, but still not qualify for permanent benefits, ending up temporary means-tested or no benefits. This paper examines whether this actually happened before after the reforms. Methods The Survey of Health, Ageing Retirement Europe...
Abstract Utilisation of budgets provides important insights into the effectiveness individualised funding schemes. Significant under‐utilisation by certain cohorts may indicate schemes are not working as intended. People with psychosocial disability have been identified one such cohort experiencing barriers to effective budget utilisation within Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme. Our mixed‐methods research confirms that while this receive sufficient budgets, their spending is...
Abstract The Otway, Gippsland and central coast basins (including the Torquay Basin, Sorrento Graben Port Phillip Basin) preserve one of most complete records Mesozoic Cenozoic sedimentation in southern Australia. However, robust age constraints on are scarce. Strontium isotope analysis calcitic bioclasts from Jan Juc Marl Group, gives a range possible ages between 24.2 27.9 Ma for Marl, an 24.24 (+1.3 Ma, −1.2 Ma) base Point Addis Limestone. These data demonstrate that lower Limestone...
Aim: This article aims to explore how policymakers conceptualise a person suitable for disability income support (DIS) and this compares across two settings – Australia Canada. Methods: A constructivist grounded theory approach was used; 45 in Canada were interviewed between March 2012 September 2013. All are or influential the design assessment of DIS. Results: Results found that both jurisdictions define as having an ‘ideal type’ with five features visibility, diagnostic proof, permanency,...
Background Keeping older workers in employment is critical for societies facing the challenge of an ageing population. This study examined association between types health conditions and differentials probability by level education among men women 60–69 years age Canada, Denmark, Sweden England. Methods Data were drawn from Canadian Community Health Survey, Survey Health, Ageing Retirement Europe English Longitudinal Study Ageing. We combined country data, applied logistic regression,...
Abstract Background Mental-health-related stigma among physicians towards people with mental illnesses remains a barrier to quality care, yet few curricula provide training proactive focus reduce the potential negative impacts of stigma. The aim our study was explore medical students’ perspectives on what areas learning should be targeted (where presents) and how they could supported prevent formation attitudes. Methods Six group discussions were conducted second, third, fourth-year...
In most developed countries, governments are implementing policies encouraging older persons to work past 65 years reduce the burden on societies related disability benefits and pension payments. Despite this push extend working lives, we know little about who already works age any inequalities that may exist. Our study investigates employment rates of those aged 65–75 by educational level, health status sex in Canada (CAN), Denmark (DK), Sweden (SE) United Kingdom (UK). Secondly, aim relate...
Abstract Background Healthcare is funded and delivered separately from income support programs such as unemployment disability benefits. Greater understanding of the health service use (HSU) benefit recipients would more effective design delivery programs. This study aimed to characterise HSU relative people earning wages, while controlling for personal, household health-related factors associated with in recipients. Methods A cross-sectional national survey 9110 working age Australian...
Objectives Comorbidity is prevalent in older working ages and might affect employment exits. This study aimed to 1) assess the associations between comorbidity different exit routes, 2) examine such by gender. Methods We used data from employed adults aged 50–62 Stockholm Public Health Survey 2002 2006, linked longitudinal administrative income records (N = 10,416). The morbidity measure combined Limiting Longstanding Illness Common Mental Disorder—captured General Questionnaire-12 (≥4)—into...
Abstract People with disability are an at-risk group in the COVID-19 pandemic for a range of clinical and socioeconomic reasons. In recognition this, Australians those who work them were prioritized access to vaccination, but vaccination targets not met. this paper, we analyze qualitative data generated from survey 368 support workers identify drivers hesitancy why implementation policy may have experienced challenges. We themes within these ultimately argue that major driver vaccine is...
Abstract People with disability are an ‘at‐risk’ group in a pandemic context for various clinical and structural reasons. However, the early stages of COVID‐19 pandemic, people were not identified as priority group, which exacerbated this risk, particularly those living congregate settings. This paper examines inter‐organisational issues during second wave residential settings gathered from senior managers, team leaders, support workers. We use Victoria case study since several Victorian...
Describe perceptions of COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccines, information sources, and levels reasons for vaccine hesitancy among disability support workers (DSWs).Cross-sectional survey 252 DSWs from across Australia, between early March April 2021. Perceptions risk COVID-19; government media representations; vaccination status (Y/N); intentions (when offered, delayed vaccinators, refusers); hesitancy; confidence in safety efficacy vaccine; sources.At the time survey, fewer than 1% had been...
Objective The aim of the present study was to describe how policy makers (bureaucrats and politicians) in Australia Ontario (Canada) perceive evidence provided by doctors substantiate applications for disability income support (DIS) their patients with mental illnesses. Because many illnesses (e.g. depression) lack diagnostic tests, existence effects are more difficult demonstrate than most somatic Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted 45 informants, all influential design...
Abstract The Disability Support Pension (DSP) provides financial support to more than 750,000 Australians with permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairments that prevent them from engaging in employment. We sought characterise the information, compliance and psychological costs of applying for DSP. A cohort 518 DSP applicants recipients completed a questionnaire capturing medical, disability, benefit demographic data. also included an Administrative Burden (AB) scale was...
Achieving high levels of vaccination among disability support workers (DSWs) is critical to protecting people with from COVID-19 and other vaccine-preventable diseases. To identify how demographic factors, risk perceptions the vaccine, views about are associated vaccine hesitancy DSWs. Survey 252 Australian DSWs conducted in March early April 2021. Participants were classified as hesitant if they had not been vaccinated would have when offered it. Logistic regression analysis was used...
The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted family and community support systems that typically nurture pregnancy birth experiences of migrant Bangladeshi Sri Lankan women in Australia. Very little is known about how lockdown measures impacted pregnant living Australia during the pandemic. Using an intersectional resilience thinking approach, we explored social emotional Victoria, lockdowns. Semi-structured photo-elicitation interviews were conducted English, Tamil Bangla audio-recorded in-person...