- Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Community Health and Development
- Mining and Resource Management
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Neonatal Health and Biochemistry
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes
- Urological Disorders and Treatments
- Risk Perception and Management
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
- Counseling Practices and Supervision
- Place Attachment and Urban Studies
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Indigenous Studies and Ecology
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
James Cook University
2015-2025
Neonatology has made significant advances in the last 30 years. Despite treatments, not all neonates survive and a palliative care model is required within neonatal context. Previous research focused on barriers of provision. A holistic approach to enhancing provision should include identifying both facilitators barriers. strengths-based would allow be addressed while also facilitators. The current study qualitatively explored perceptions nurses about delivery impact regional location...
ObjectiveAddressing the continued health disparities between Australia's Indigenous and non‐Indigenous peoples requires a multi‐sector approach in which discipline of psychology has central role. These are partially driven by lack culturally appropriate methods delivery. This study aimed to explore urban Aboriginal Torres Strait Islanders' perceptions wellbeing through social emotional strengths‐based frameworks.MethodsA qualitative was conducted with 19 Australian Islander people. Data...
The stillbirth rate of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants remains almost twice the for non-Indigenous infants. There is a paucity research giving voice to women families experiences pregnancy loss stillbirth. This qualitative study aimed explored five in North Queensland. Women identified need timely, clear, concise, sensitive communications with culturally responsive health professionals throughout their experience also want be consulted supported during beyond...
ObjectiveIt has been acknowledged that the mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people "bedeviled" by inappropriate application non‐Indigenous models health. To enhance Indigenous well‐being it is necessary for practitioners to find a culturally safe way enter negotiated space cross‐cultural This will be facilitated through understanding both points similarity divergence in perspectives across cultures. The current study aimed explore urban Islander's understandings using...
Background The stillbirth rate for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants is twice that non‐Indigenous infants. Autopsy the gold standard fetal investigation; however, parental consent often not given. There little research investigating drivers of parents’ decision‐making autopsy after stillbirth. Aims current study explored reasons why women did or give permission to Materials Methods Five and/or participated in semi‐structured interviews. Thematic analysis was conducted...
Over the past 30 years, perinatal mortality rate (PMR) in Australia has been reduced to almost a quarter of that observed 1970s. To large extent, this decline PMR driven by reduction neonatal mortality. Stillbirth rates have, however, remained relatively unchanged, and stillbirth for Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander mothers have approximately twice non-Indigenous women over last 10 years. The causes difference remain be fully established. Fetal autopsy is single most important...
BackgroundIn the context of Australian Psychological Society's formal apology and increasing awareness need to develop interventions that improve social emotional wellbeing clients who identify from Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander cultural backgrounds, this article considers clinical psychology case conceptualisation. The primary aim any conceptualisation is inform intervention and, in initial stages treatment, considered important helping psychologists a stronger therapeutic relationship...
Background The stillbirth rate for Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants remains higher than non‐Indigenous rates. Risks include maternal factors such as ethnicity, age, geographic location, physical health. Fetal risk gestational birthweight congenital anomalies. total all babies born at the Townsville University Hospital during study period was 11 per 1000 births. Aims To identify rates, causes in North Queensland. Materials Methods A retrospective chart audit conducted...