Browsing Research Publications and Outputs by subject "11 Medical and Health Sciences"
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Acceptability and feasibility of a computer-based application to help Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians describe their alcohol consumption
Published 2019We examined acceptability and feasibility of a tablet application (“App”) to record self-reported alcohol consumption among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Four communities (1 urban; 3 regional/remote) ...Open AccessArticle -
Anterior uveitis onset after bnt162b2 vaccination: is this just a coincidence?
Published 2021Background Uveitis is a vision-threatening inflammation and is considered an ophthalmic emergency. It generally arises as a result of autoimmune conditions, infections, or ocular trauma, but it may also occur as an isolated ...Article -
Assessing Health Consequences of Vitamin D Fortification Utilizing a Societal Experiment Design: Methodological Lessons Learned from the D-Tect Project.
Published 2021By utilizing historical changes in Danish legislation related to mandatory vitamin D fortification of margarine, which was implemented in the mid 1930s and abruptly abandoned in June 1985, the studies in the D-tect project ...Article -
Barriers and facilitators: Clinicians' opinions and experiences of telehealth before and after their use of a telehealth platform for child language assessment
Published 2021BACKGROUND: Despite emerging evidence of validity and reliability, speech and language therapists' (SLT) uptake of telehealth has been limited and barriers remain to the effective and confident use of this service model. ...Article -
Changes in antibiotic prescribing following COVID_19 restrictions: Lessons for post_pandemic antibiotic stewardship
Published 2021AIMS: Public health responses to reduce SARS-CoV-2 transmission have profoundly affected the epidemiology and management of other infections. We examined the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on antibiotic dispensing in ...Article -
The characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-positive children who presented to Australian hospitals during 2020: a PREDICT network study
Published 2021OBJECTIVES: To examine the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of SARS-CoV-2-positive children in Australia during 2020. DESIGN, SETTING: Multicentre retrospective study in 16 hospitals of the Paediatric Research ...Article -
Comorbidities: Co-Occurring Mental and Alcohol Use Disorders
Published 2021Co-occurrence of mental and alcohol use disorders presents special challenges in the treatment of people with alcohol problems. Comorbid mental disorders are common among people with alcohol problems. In Australia, ...Open AccessBook chapter -
A context-specific instrument to record drinking behaviour: A pilot study on implications of identifying the context of risky drinking
Published 2020A context-specific quantity-frequency (CSQF) questionnaire has been developed to accurately measure alcohol consumption using probing questions on drinking context. The study aimed to describe the drinking context associated ...Open AccessArticle -
COVID-19 had no impact on emergency urological admissions at an Australian tertiary hospital
Published 2021Backgrounds The COVID-19 pandemic is an unprecedented threat to health and healthcare systems. There is no published data on the impact on urological presentations in Australia. Methods A retrospective analysis of ...Article -
Death and dying are not dirty words: palliative care and the older person in the COVID_19 pandemic
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Development and validation of a tool to appraise guidelines on SARS-CoV-2 infection control strategies in healthcare workers
Published 2021BACKGROUND: Clinical guidelines on infection control strategies in healthcare workers (HCWs) play an important role in protecting them during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic. Poorly constructed ...Article -
Discovery of Antiviral Cyclic Peptides Targeting the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2 via mRNA Display
Published 2021Abstract Antivirals that specifically target SARS-CoV-2 are needed to control the COVID-19 pandemic. The main protease (M pro ) is essential for SARS-CoV-2 replication and is an attractive target for antiviral development. ...Preprint -
Drinking risk varies within and between Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander samples: a meta-analysis to identify sources of heterogeneity
Published 2020Background and Aims To reduce health and social inequities, it is important to understand how drinking patterns vary within and between Indigenous peoples. We aimed to assess variability in estimates of Indigenous ...Open AccessArticle -
Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on family planning services.
Published 2021PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted existing healthcare disparities worldwide and has challenged access to family planning (FP) services. RECENT FINDINGS: Research has identified ways in which government ...Article -
Embedding Research (and evidence) in Cancer Healthcare (EnRICH) - Program Protocol
Published 2021-09-15Program title: Embedding Research (and evidence) in Cancer Healthcare (EnRICH) Short title: EnRICH Protocol number and date: X16-0447 dated 08/12/2020 Aim: The aim of this Sydney Catalyst flagship program is to assemble ...Open AccessOther -
Estimating changes in physical behaviour during lockdowns using accelerometry_based simulations in a large UK cohort
Published 2021To contain the recent COVID-19 outbreak restrictions have been imposed, which has limited outdoor activity. These physical behaviour changes can have serious health implications, but there is little objective information ...Article -
Factors influencing engagement and utilization of opium tincture-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder: A qualitative study in Tehran, Iran
Published 2021Introduction In response to a high burden of opioid use disorder (OUD), Iran established a network of opioid agonist treatment (OAT) centres beginning in 2002. To increase treatment diversity, particularly for patients ...Open AccessArticle -
From program suspension to the pandemic: A qualitative examination of Australia’s vaccine pharmacovigilance system over 10 years
Published 2021BACKGROUND: In 2010, the Australian seasonal influenza vaccination program for children under 5 years of age was suspended due to an unexpected increase in fever and febrile convulsions causally associated with one particular ...Article