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Developing a tablet computer-based application (‘App’) to measure self-reported alcohol consumption in Indigenous Australians
The challenges of assessing alcohol consumption can be greater in Indigenous communities where there may be culturally distinct approaches to communication, sharing of drinking containers and episodic patterns of drinking. This paper discusses the processes used to develop a tablet computer-based application (‘App’) to collect a detailed assessment of drinking patterns in Indigenous Australians. The key features of the resulting App are described.
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Publishing Date:
15 January, 2018
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Journal Name:
BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
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Authors:
Kylie Lee, Scott Wilson, Jimmy Perry, Robin Room, Sarah Callinan, Robert Assan, Noel Hayman, Tanya Chikritzhs, Dennis Gray, Edward Wilkes, Peter Jack and Katherine Conigrave.
‘To drink or not to drink’: media framing of evidence and debate about alcohol consumption in pregnancy
The issue of alcohol consumption during pregnancy has garnered significant attention in Australia. This article examines how news media and parenting websites framed the issue in 2013–2014, focusing on the themes of 'contested evidence and advice' and 'women’s rights.' Public health guidelines recommend avoiding alcohol, but debate continues over the evidence and its impact. The article highlights how media reports on new research, both supporting and disputing the risks, and how the 'women’s rights' frame emphasizes personal choice over scientific advice, reflecting the complex negotiation of public health guidance during pregnancy.
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Publishing Date:
19 December, 2017
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Journal Name:
Critical Public Health
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Authors:
Kerry McCallum, Kate Holland
Online scan of FASD prevention and health promotion resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities
Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) includes a range of life-long impairments caused by alcohol exposure in utero. Health professionals are vital to preventing FASD but many are hesitant to discuss FASD with clients due to their need for additional resources to aid the conversation. This scan sought to identify the scope and gaps in publicly available FASD prevention and health promotion resources, and assess their cultural appropriateness for use among five key groups of Indigenous Australian people including: (i) pregnant women, (ii) women of childbearing age, (iii) grandmothers and aunties, (iv) men, and (v) health professionals.
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Publishing Date:
14 December, 2017
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Journal Name:
Health Promotion Journal of Australia
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Authors:
Williams HMPercival NAHewlett NCCassady RBJSilburn SR
Pediatric hospital admissions in Indigenous children: a population-based study in remote Australia
This study published in 2017 analysed hospital admissions of a predominantly Aboriginal cohort of children in the remote Fitzroy Valley in Western Australia during the first 7 years of life.
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Publishing Date:
22 November, 2017
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Journal Name:
Developmental Neurorehabilitation
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Authors:
Dossetor PJ, Martiniuk ALC, Fitzpatrick JP, Oscar J, Carter M, Watkins R, Elliott EJ, Jeffrey HE, Harley D
Australian guide to the diagnosis of FASD: A summary
A summary of the trial and implementation of the diagnostic instrument for FASD in Australia.
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Publishing Date:
4 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
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Authors:
Carol Bower, Elizabeth J Elliott, Marcel Zimmet, Juanita Doorey, Amanda Wilkins, Vicki Russell, Doug Shelton, James Fitzpatrick, Rochelle Watkins
Maternal alcohol use disorder and subsequent child protection contact: A record-linkage population cohort study
This study examined the relationship between a maternal alcohol use diagnosis, the timing of diagnosis, and child protection outcomes in Western Australia. Results showed children of women who were diagnosed were at increased risk of a substantiated child protection allegation and entry into out-of-home care. The highest risk of child protection contact was associated with diagnosis received during pregnancy, and in the years immediately pre- and post-pregnancy.
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Publishing Date:
1 October, 2017
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Journal Name:
Child abuse & neglect
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Authors:
Katherine Hafekost, David Lawrence, Colleen O'Leary, Carol Bower, Melissa O'Donnell, James Semmens, Stephen R Zubrick
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