A full list of publications produced by UQ Poche Centre staff (including affiliate, adjunct and honorary) and students is available on eSpace.
Wand, H, Reilly, R, McKetin, R, Quinn, B, Roe, Y, Conigrave, K, Ezard, N, Butt, J, Treloar, C, Sivak, L, Shackleford, I, Dunlop, A, and Ward, J
Barriers and Facilitators to Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in Rural South Australia: A Service Providers’ Perspective
This study explored the barriers and facilitators to hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in rural South Australia as viewed from a healthcare provider perspective in the era of direct acting antivirals (DAAs). Five main themes emerged: the importance of HCV education, recognizing competing social and cultural demands, the impact of holistic care delivery and client experience, the effect of internal barriers, and overlapping stigma, discrimination, and shame determine how Indigenous peoples navigate the healthcare system and their decision to engage in HCV care.
Lim, D, Phillips, E, Bradley, C, and Ward, J
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people sustain the oldest living culture on the planet. Yet our health is in a state of emergency. Health targets are not on track – our people die early from communicable and non-communicable diseases; they are not partners in their health; health systems do not meet needs; provide seamless patient journeys or quality patient-valued safe care. The Australian Charter of Healthcare Rights1 espouses rights only a few Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people enjoy – access, safety, respect, communication, participation, privacy and comment. Despite health being a fundamental human right, Australia continues down the path of paternalism that breaches human rights standards.
Bainbridge, R
Key policy directives from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Norway and the United States (CANNZUS countries) highlight the importance of addressing the unique and complex wellbeing and mental health needs of Indigenous school-aged children and youth. This systematic scoping review of the peer reviewed and grey literature identifies the extant evidence about the conditions, strategies and impacts of wellbeing and mental health screening, management and referral pathways for Indigenous children and youth in CANNZUS countries.
Jongen, C,Campbell, S, Saunders, V, Askew, D, Spurling, G, Gueorguiev, E, Langham, E, Bainbridge, R, McCalman, J
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ (hereafter respectfully referred to as Indigenous Australians) experiences of health care are shaped by historical, social and cultural factors, with cultural security critical to effective care provision and engagement between services and community. Positive patient experiences are associated with better health outcomes. Consequently, it is an accreditation requirement that primary health care (PHC) services must formally gather and respond to patient feedback. However, currently available patient feedback tools were not developed with Indigenous Australians, and do not reflect their values and world views. Existing tools do not capture important experiences of care of Indigenous Australians in PHC settings, nor return information that assists services to improve care. Consistent with the principles of Indigenous Data Sovereignty, we will co-design and validate an Indigenous-specific Patient Reported Experience Measure (PREM) that produces data by and for community, suitable for use in quality improvement in comprehensive PHC services.
Chakraborty, A, Walke, E, Bainbridge, R, Bailie, R, Matthews, V, Larkins, S, Burgess, P, Askew, D, Langham, E, Smorgon, S, Swaminathan, G, Cameron, D
This systematic review aimed to determine the level of existing research that investigates the intake, specifically macro and micronutrient intake, of patients undergoing opioid replacement therapy.
Waddington, F Naunton, M, Thomas, J, Kyle, G, Wheatley, B, Oguoma, V
Do tobacco and cannabis use and co-use predict lung function: a longitudinal study
Use of tobacco and cannabis is common and has been reported to predict lung function. Less is known about co-use of tobacco and cannabis and their impact on changes in lung function to early adulthood. The study examines whether cigarette smoking or cannabis use and co-use are each associated with lung function in a population sample of young adults.
Najman, Jake M., Bell, Scott, Williams, Gail M., Clavarino, Alexandra M., Scott, James G., McGee, Tara R., and Mamun, Abdullah A.
Dietary patterns and young adult body mass change: a 9-year longitudinal study
While excessive weight gain is highest during young adulthood, the extent to which specific dietary patterns are associated with changes in measures of body mass in this course of life remains unknown. We aimed to examine the associations of dietary patterns at 21 years with changes in body weight and body mass index (BMI) between 21 and 30 years.
Ushula, Tolassa W., Mamun, Abdullah, Darssan, Darsy, Wang, William Y. S., Williams, Gail M., Whiting, Susan J., and Najman, Jake M.
Epidemiology of Caesarean section on maternal request in Australia: A population-based study
To explore the trends, determinants, and short-term maternal and neonatal health outcomes of Caesarean section on maternal request (CSMR) in Queensland, Australia, from 2008 to 2017. Despite being linked with adverse perinatal health outcomes, the incidence of CSMR increased 1.75-fold during the past 10 years. Maternal educational interventions to provide adequate information, including the long-term risks and benefits of C-sections, can help reduce the growing rates of CSMR.
Begum, Tahmina, Anuradha, Satyamurthy, Fatima, Yaqoot, and Mamun, Abdullah A.