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Cigarette smoking and cervical cancer in Sydney, Australia 1980 - 1983: A case-control study
Published 1992-01-01The purpose of these hospital and community-based case-control studies was to investigate the association between cigarette smoking and cervical cancer (in-situ and invasive). A number of local and international studies ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Manic Depressive Disorder (Bipolar Disorder) and its effect on the family unit
Published 1993-01-01Bipolar affective disorder can mean many years of pain, confusion and loneliness for sufferers. This can also be said to be true for their families. Most relatives develop a fixed set of attitudes ranging from supportive, ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chronic mental illness and its effects on the Portuguese family
Published 1993-01-01Australian studies have indicated that NESB mentally ill live with and are cared for by their families to a much greater degree than the ESB host community. The possibilities for interaction between migration stressors and ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chinese-speaking women's experiences in the postnatal period in Australia: An exploratory study
Published 1993-01-01In today's contemporary world, postnatal women of Chinese ancestry still adhere to the traditional health beliefs and practices of postnatal care. Chinese-speaking people refer to these health beliefs and practices as "Zuo ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
The effects of exercise on quality of life before myocardial infarction and during four phase exercise rehabilitation
Published 1993-01-01Quality of life may be enhanced after myocardial infarction through participation in exercise rehabilitation. Improvements as a result of exercise participation are seen in physiological function, in psychological state ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
A study into the cause of drug abuse amongst the Vietnamese youth: An environmental perspective
Published 1994-01-01This study describes the environmental causes of alcohol and other drug misuse amongst the Vietnamese street youth. It explores how factors of migration affected the Vietnamese family life, mainly language difficulty, ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
The use of humour in diversional therapy
Published 1994-01-01Humour is a natural phenomenon that every human being possesses. But humour is often not fully utilized and often taken for granted. It is only recently that there has been an upsurge in research in the area of humour that ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
A study on how men define masculinity, maleness and the intrinsic value of being a man
Published 1994-01-01This study is concerned with men's health and health-related behaviours. It examines statistical evidence from a wide variety of resources relating to men's mortality and morbidity and to men's health-related behaviours ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
The adolescent asthma action program: ‘Triple A Program’
Published 1994-01-01Asthma is a major public health problem in Australia. With up to 1 in 4 children and adolescents having symptoms of asthma, there is a high toll not only on the individual with asthma and their care-givers but also on the ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
An investigation of thyroid hormone levels and disease in New South Wales children
Published 1994-01-01This epidemiological study investigated the proposed relationship between three parameters of thyroid function - thyroxine (T4) triiodothyronine uptake (T3U) and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and various diseases in ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Chinese migrants’ perception of migration stress and coping methods
Published 1994-01-01An exploratory qualitative research was conducted on perceptions of stress among people in the Chinese community, especially new migrants and what they do about it. One question in this research was whether Chinese migrants ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
A comparative study of Alzheimers Disease, Multi Infarct Dementia and the AIDS Dementia Complex
Published 1994-01-01Nursing homes and other long term health care facilities have traditionally been the home of the frail aged or younger people with profound disabilities. With increases in medical knowledge comes increased human longevity ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Breastfeeding policies and the social context of breastfeeding
Published 1994-01-01The World Health Organisation, in 1979, expressed a need to promote infant health through breastfeeding as a global health need. Australia voted in favour of adopting an 'International Code of Marketing of Breast Milk ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Investigation into employee psychosocial needs as a factor of managerial development
Published 1995-01-01The following dissertation addresses psychosocial needs of employees as a form of motivational strategies in the workforce and how these strategies can form an integral part of the total functioning of an organisation. The ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Perceptions of the role of diversional therapy within nursing homes by directors of nursing
Published 1995-01-01Provision of leisure and recreational services has the ability to significantly contribute to the quality of life of older adults living in residential settings including those residents living in nursing homes. Therefore ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Motor vehicle airbags and related ocular injury
Published 1995-01-01The aim of this study is to document current literature regarding those ocular injuries sustained due to airbag deployment during a motor vehicle accident. Airbags have been proven to reduce morbidity and mortality but eye ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
The impact of migration; influences on the lives of Chinese aged women in Sydney, Australia
Published 1995-01-01This survey examines the impact of migration on the lives of the Chinese aged women who are now living in Sydney, Australia. A convenience sample of sixty women participated in this survey. They were interviewed using ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Community theatre: A tool for health promotion
Published 1996-01-01Community theatre is a means of voicing community concerns, and involves collective analysis of an issue, decision making and action to bring about change. Health promotion through community development involves the community ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Patient's perspectives of non-compliance with medication and treatment regimes: A qualitative analysis
Published 1996-01-01The importance of compliance as a concept among health care workers is reflected in the amount of research conducted relating to this topic. Various data base programmes such as Medline has revealed 9,718 articles on ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Early discharge: What are the effects of programmes targeted at elderly orthopaedic patients?
Published 1997-01-01Early discharge from hospital is rapidly becoming acceptable hospital policy with increasing financial pressures that confront health services. Formalised programmes of early discharge have been developed in the United ...Open AccessReport, Technical