- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Wikis in Education and Collaboration
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Social Media in Health Education
- Urban Transport and Accessibility
- Web and Library Services
- Community Health and Development
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Online and Blended Learning
- Health disparities and outcomes
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Physical Activity and Health
- Intimate Partner and Family Violence
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Innovative Teaching Methods
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Homicide, Infanticide, and Child Abuse
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
Queensland University of Technology
2013-2025
The rapid adoption of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT by students has the potential to disrupt higher education sector, with concerns being raised academics about threats academic integrity. This paper contributes pressing discussion responses examining students' perceptions and use assist them assessments. Based on a survey among 337 Australian university students, this study found that more than third have used chatbot for assistance an assessment, do not necessarily perceive breach...
Background More than a million health and well-being apps are available from the Apple Google app stores. Some use built-in mobile phone sensors to generate data. Clinicians patients can find information regarding safe effective (mHealth) in third party–curated mHealth libraries. Objective These independent Web-based repositories guide selection trusted lists, but do they offer using ubiquitous, low-cost smartphone improve health? This study aimed identify types of used listed on curated...
Equal access to safe transport is increasingly conceptualised as a fundamental right for women, with demonstrated impact on health outcomes, social and economic mobility, societal participation. This study analysed qualitative quantitative data examine travel patterns experiences among 200 women (aged between 18-64 years) using paid work or educational purposes in Bangladesh. Results showed that the faced multiple threats their safety, including gender-based violence, harassment crime,...
Research has found that autistic women experience elevated rates of sexual and domestic violence may benefit from accessing support to recover. This study aimed explore the experiences Australian practitioners approaches they use recovery needs who are survivors violence. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 capture their supporting Data these analysed using a reflexive thematic analysis, which generated four themes about participants’ in survivors: (1) unburdening processing...
<p>While the Internet has been described as fundamental to higher education students, social and leisure internet tools are also increasingly being used by these students generate maintain their professional networks interactions. Rapid technological advancements have enabled greater faster access information for learning education. As such, we sought integrate interactive, online media into assessment profile of a Public Health undergraduate cohort at Queensland University Technology...
Food choice is complex and influenced by a range of social, environmental, structural, individual factors. Poor diet one the major contributors to burden disease, in particular for men who habitually have lower intakes fruits vegetables higher meat. has been linked expression masculine identities. This research used Bourdieusian framework explore influential drivers young Australian men’s eating habits based on occupational groupings. Twenty aged 19–30 years participated in-depth...
This study used the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) to analyze lived experiences of 13 women in Brisbane, Australia, striving for food security. Data analysis identified two key themes and four sub-themes about 'trade off's made by managing insecurity. The were resilient pragmatism coping pragmatism, which both included sub-strategies minimize damage social identity self-identity. Participants applied a pragmatic, cascading decision-making process based on their need acceptance...
Chemsex refers to using illicit substances facilitate sexual experiences in men who have sex with men. has been linked significant negative impacts on psychological, social, and physical wellbeing. Little is known about information-seeking behaviours this population. This study aims provide an in-depth understanding of seeking engaging health information.Self-identified Australian minority engage chemsex (N = 184) participated anonymous cross-sectional survey. Variables included engagement,...
This paper presents new research methods that combine the use of location-based social media on mobile phones with geographic information systems (GIS) to explore connections between people, place, and health. It discusses feasibility, limitations, benefits using these methods, which enable real-time, location-based, quantitative data be collected recreation, consumption, physical activity patterns urban residents in city Brisbane, Australia. The study employs mechanisms already inherent...
Empirical research has shown that household and neighbourhood characteristics are significantly linked to particular health-behaviour profiles. Specifically, people living in lower socioeconomic contexts tend be associated with less active healthy lifestyles. However, what is not yet fully understood how work produce sustain common or shared behavioural patterns. To address this question, we employed Berger Luckman's social constructionist conceptualisation of context study a group residents...
Most pedagogical literature has generated “how to” approaches regarding the use of student response systems (SRS). There are currently no systematic reviews on effectiveness SRS, for its capacity to enhance critical thinking, and achieve sustained learning outcomes. This paper addresses this current gap in knowledge. Our teaching team introduced GoSoapBox (an interactive online SRS) an undergraduate sociology public health subject, as a mechanism discussing controversial topics, such...
Clinically valid and reliable simulated inspiratory sounds were required for the development evaluation of a new therapeutic respiratory exergame application (i.e., QUT Inspire). This smartphone virtualises incentive spirometry, longstanding therapy technique.Inspiratory flows using 3 litre calibration syringe validated clinical reference devices. Syringe flow nozzles decreasing diameter applied to model influence mouth shape on audible sound levels generated.A library calibrated audio was...
A new smartphone app (QUT Inspire) has been developed to detect inspiratory sound and deliver virtual incentive spirometry (ISy), a respiratory therapy technique used in postoperative recuperation, management of some chronic conditions with potential applications SARS-CoV-2 rehabilitation. The aim this study was compare the usability clinical ISy device as measured by effectiveness, efficiency satisfaction.In mixed-methods randomised study, healthy volunteers (aged 39.2±12.2 years, n=24)...