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FROM THE DIRECTOR 2013 has been a year of expansion and diversification for the Centre for Health Initiatives (CHI). We have seen substantial growth in our membership, student enrolments, publications, and research funding. CHI completed more than 30 research projects in 2013, many of which have already resulted in substantial changes to policy and/or practice and others that will contribute to future improvements in health and wellbeing. Rather than attempting to summarise all of the research activities that CHI-ers have undertaken throughout the year, this report highlights four projects that have already had a direct positive impact on their target communities (pages 4 through 11). Details of the full range of CHI projects are available on our website. As always, CHI researchers have been extremely successful in having their work published. Our 2013 output includes 9 book chapters, more than 95 journal articles, and 28 refereed conference papers. We have also seen an increase to our research funding income, with total income in 2013 of $2.7 million. CHI was successful in achieving renewal of our recognition as a Research Strength at the University of Wollongong in the 2013 review which saw a reduction in the number of recognised strengths. As part of this review process, a number of new members joined the CHI team, increasing the diversity of our research and the range of skills and methodologies within our toolkit (see page 2 for a list of our Members and Associate Members). We also took the opportunity to review our management and governance structure in 2013, resulting in the appointment of a Scientific Director (A/Prof Peter Caputi) and two Associate Directors (Dr Lyn Phillipson and Dr Ross Gordon). This provided CHI with a strong
leadership team which – in collaboration with myself and our Deputy Director, Dr Christopher Magee – has led CHI to an even stronger position than in previous years. While we continue to be recognised as one of the leading social marketing research units in the country – with demonstrated expertise spanning the spectrum from formative research thorough development and implementation to evaluation of social marketing interventions – we also have considerable expertise in other disciplines and approaches. The development of strong multidisciplinary teams is key to our success as a research group and to ensuring the quality and relevance of our research outcomes.
We have continued our strong relationships with our many partners within leading government, non-government and community organisations – a commitment that is reflected in the projects profiled in this report. We have also continued to work with, and for, local communities and to provide high-quality research to underpin advocacy efforts to improve health and social outcomes in our local, national and international communities. While this report highlights only a small number of our projects, what you will see throughout these (and in all the work that we do) is a reflection of the passion, commitment, and expertise of an amazing group of people who it has been my pleasure to lead for the last decade.
CHI PEOPLE STAFF
MEMBERS
Director
Dr Stephen Barnett Prof Andrew Bonney Prof Rodney Croft Prof Patrick Crookes Prof Ritin Fernandez A/Prof Mario Fernando Prof Richard Fleming Prof Don Iverson Dr Peter Kelly Dr Win Khin Dr Michael Matthias A/Prof Katina Michael Prof Lorna Moxham Dr Judy Mullan A/Prof Lindsay Oades Dr Barry Partridge A/Prof Rajeev Sharma Dr Kylie Smith Dr Gordon Spence Dr Gerard Stoyles A/Prof Victoria Traynor
Prof Sandra Jones
Deputy Director Dr Christopher Magee
Scientific Director A/Prof Peter Caputi
Senior Research Fellow Dr Ross Gordon
Research Fellows Dr Jeong Kyu Lee Dr Lyn Phillipson
Associate Research Fellows Dr Danika Hall Dr Samantha Reis
Research Manager Mr Lance Barrie
Project Leaders Ms Kelly Andrews Ms Joanne Telenta
Project Managers Katherine Butler Julie Hall Karen Larsen-Truong Laura Robinson
Research Assistants Michael Chapman Nicholas Corr Jessica Iannella Carol Keane Elizabeth Smyth
Graphic Design Joshua Beard
Administrative Officers Mrs Christine Cairns
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ASSOCIATE MEMBERS Prof Fred Ashbury Dr Andrew Dalley Prof Jan Dewing A/Prof Michael Flood Prof Julian Gold A/Prof Valerie Harwood A/Prof Lisa Kervin Prof Tony Okely Dr Max Sutherland Jeffery Thom Prof Irvine Gersch Michele Goldman
HDR STUDENTS
SUPERVISED BY CHI MEMBERS
Priscilla Almada Abhijith Anand Carina Andersen Loretta Andersen Megan Andrews A. H. M. Mehbub Anwar Elriede Ashcroft Chantel Ashkar Mohamed Assabri
Rachel Bailey Stephen Barnett Lance Barrie Lindsey Brett Renee Brighton Gorjana Brkic Angela Brown Roy Brown Tatiana Burns Tanya Buchanan Katherine Caldwell John Carmody Anna Cavanagh Meng Cheow Jesina Chigavazira Justine Connor Timothy Coombs Alisha Cork Miriam Coyle Alison Craswell Elizabeth Cridland Kay Crookes Natalie Cutler Anna Dalecki Sandra Daley Michael Darragh John Davey Maris Depers Bridget Dijkmans Hadley Jennifer Dooley Aylin Dulagil May El Haddad Willaim Ericksson Vivien Forner Andrea Garner Sheridan Gho Belinda Gibbons Robyn Gillespie Lisa-Marie Greenwood Clementine Gritti David Hammer Md Amlan Haque Naffisah Mohd Hassan Alexander Hayes Leanne Heaton Barry Hemmings Anne van den Heuvel William Hulin Tara Hunt Cedomir Ignjatovic Susan Jain Heidi Jarman Joanne Jenson
John Kemsley Heather Kennedy-Eden Douglas Kerr Taneile Kitchingman Carolyn Annita Guek Choo Koh David Kolevski Angela Kwok Sao Ian Leong Teresa Lewis Audrey Lowrie Maria Mackay Ely Marceau Sue Martin Donna Marynowski Vivian Masukwedza Kye McCarthy Breanna McGaffin Susan McInnes Meiliani Dirk Melton Helen Miller Suellen Moore Indrani Mukherjee Karumathil Murali Bita Najafi Paula Olsen Judy Pickard Magno Queiroz Fatemeh Rezaeibagha Rachel Riedel Lindsay Robertson Laura Robinson Paula Robinson Kelly Rochow Abigail Rodwell Adam Rogan Tamer Sabet Murad Safadi Karin Sandquist Kerry Searle Jenny Sim Ian Smith Natalie Stefanic Charlee Thongruang Sarah Tillott Corrina Trimarchi Louise Turner Shae-Leigh Vella Susan Vella Louise Weinholt Kathryn Williams Virginia Williams Angeline Wilson Suwanna Yamsiri
CHI STUDENT GRADUATIONS
Dr Uwana Evers & Dr Pippa Burns Dr Uwana Evers and Dr Pippa Burns graduated on Friday December 20, 2013 where both were awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy. Uwana’s Doctoral thesis was titled “Get your life back: The development, implementation and evaluation of a social marketing campaign to increase awareness of asthma among older adults”.
Ms. Kelly Andrews Ms. Kelly Andrews from The Centre for Health Initiatives graduated with a Masters of Science Research at the mid-year ceremony in July 2013. Kelly’s Masters thesis was titled “Self management perceptions and practices of adults with Asthma”. Supervisors: Professor Sandra Jones and Dr Judy Mullan.
Pippa’s Doctoral thesis was titled “Breathing not wheezing: The development and piloting of an online asthma education intervention for older Australians”. Supervisors: Professor Sandra Jones, Professor Don Iverson and Associate Professor Peter Caputi.
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UOW MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLBEING SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN INVESTIGATORS Professor Sandra Jones Dr Christopher Magee
FUNDING UOW Student Amenities Fee (SAF) Funding
BACKGROUND Mental health and emotional well-being are major issues facing university students. At UOW, approximately 25% of students experience mild to moderate psychological distress with a further 12% experiencing severe psychological distress. Furthermore, knowledge regarding the signs and symptoms of common psychological conditions (e.g., depression, stress, and anxiety) is low, and students are generally not aware
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of where and how they can access help and support. This is concerning because poor psychological health can have a range of adverse consequences including poor academic performance, higher dropout rates from university, social exclusion, and chronic psychological problems.
THE PROJECT This is a two year project to develop a comprehensive social marketing campaign across UOW campuses to: •
increase awareness of the signs and symptoms of mental health issues;
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decrease stigma around these issues;
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encourage help seeking behaviours among UOW students.
The first phase involved formative research with UOW students to investigate the key issues surrounding mental health among students (including awareness of signs and symptoms, and the influence of stigma on help seeking). Based on this research, a multicomponent campaign was developed that included posters, events, a website, info-graphic and giveaways to raise awareness about mental health. The next phase will focus on sources of help and support.
MAIN OUTCOMES Formative research showed UOW students perceived that stress, anxiety and depression were common among the UOW student population but suggested they were not confident in being able to identify signs and
symptoms. They themselves were likely to seek support from a partner, friend or parent before seeking any formal help. Of concern was that just over a fifth indicated they would not seek help from anyone if they were experiencing psychological distress. Following extensive formative research and message testing, the campaign was launched in May 2013. This included the distribution of 1200 posters across all UOW campuses, student giveaways, 1000 postcards, and bus shelter advertising. There were additional events in September and October 2013 including an event on World Mental Health Day. An evaluation survey following the first year of the project indicated that nearly three-quarters of UOW students had seen the campaign materials. A majority
of these students had seen the mental health message in the form of posters and also indicated that this was the campaign strategy that they liked most. In addition, the results suggest an increase in confidence about recognising signs and symptoms as well as increase in knowledge about the prevalence of mental health issues. Encouragingly, students felt that this project was in line with the values of the university, with 78% of students indicating that the campaign shows that the university cares about their health. The campaign has just finished its second time point and is proving it has some exciting potential for the 2014 university calendar!
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CANCER GOOD NEWS PROJECT ADDRESSING CANCER STIGMA WITHIN SERBIAN & MACEDONIAN COMMUNITIES OF THE ILLAWARRA INVESTIGATORS Dr Lyn Phillipson, Professor Sandra Jones, Ms Julie Hall, Ms Leissa Pitts (ISLHD), Ms Zaga Trkulja (ISLHD), Ms Anica Petkovski (ISLHD), Geraldine Beaven (ISLHD), Stephen Dunn (ISLHD) and Ms Tina Hunt (Cancer Council NSW, Southern Region)
FUNDING Cancer Institute NSW
BACKGROUND It has been recognised that stigma associated with cancer can present a barrier to people from culturally diverse backgrounds accessing cancer prevention and screening programs or seeking help early when cancer symptoms manifest. Subsequent
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impacts can include delays in diagnosis and treatment, poorer prognosis and increased morbidity.
THE PROJECT This project has utilised a social marketing framework to engage with Macedonian and Serbian communities in the Illawarra and cancer service providers within Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District to reduce cancer related stigma and to promote screening behaviours for breast and bowel cancer. Formative research revealed that cancer was not openly discussed and was seen as a death sentence – and not associated with treatment or survival. Research insights were translated into a tailored integrated and evidenced based community social marketing program
framed to emphasise good news about cancer and promote screening for two priority cancers – breast and bowel. Collecting and promoting personal stories of cancer survival and screening was also critical to facilitating open community discussion and improving screening rates. Multiple strategies were utilised to address literacy and language barriers including: •
radio ads on local ethnic radio
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community newsletters in language (print and downloadable on website)
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interactive powerpoint resources for use within bilingual health education seminars
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project website (multilingual)
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health education seminars
MAIN OUTCOMES This project has resulted in the development of a suite of culturally sensitive resources about bowel and breast cancer for dissemination amongst the Macedonian and Serbian communities in the Illawarra.
PLANS FOR 2014 The campaign is still in progress with further events and promotion planned for Bowel Cancer Awareness Week in 2014. Formal evaluation processes will be undertaken during 2014 to assess the impact of the project activities on changes in knowledge, attitudes and stigma amongst the communities of interest.
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A COMMUNITY BASED APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM OF UNDERAGE DRINKING
INVESTIGATORS
THE PROJECT
Prof. Sandra Jones
This is a four year project to reduce alcohol consumption among adolescents by altering the current culture so it is perceived by underage youth in the Illawarra region as being ‘okay not to drink’.
FUNDING ARC under the Future Fellowships scheme
BACKGROUND Underage drinking is a major public health issue for Australia, the US, the UK and most other industrialized countries. A large proportion of Australian adults (including parents) perceive that it is acceptable to provide alcohol to young people, and many young people perceive (excessive) drinking as the social norm.
The project aims to engage the whole community and as well as deliver teen and parent specific initiatives. The range of interventions include: •
A social marketing campaign designed to alter social norms around underage drinking
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A youth component that includes school and community based activities
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A parent component that includes online and environmental activities
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In January 2013 formative research began, including developing the research tools and materials as well as liaising with the Kiama community. The project was officially launched on Oct 9 2013. NSW Police Commissioner, Andrew Scipione, was guest speaker at the launch and other special guests included Kiama Deputy Mayor Neil Reilly, Gareth Ward MP, and local Olympians David McKeon and Casey Eastman.
MAIN OUTCOMES The formative research included: •
A community baseline survey with tailored questions for teenagers, parents and community members (n= 443)
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A projective parent survey to better understand participants’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviours regarding parenting teenagers (n= 216)
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Nine qualitative interviews with key members of the Kiama community, including parents, to gauge community attitudes and perceived norms regarding underage drinking. Two rounds of focus groups with teenagers (n=61), parents (n=27) and community members (n=27). The first round of focus group discussions focussed broadly on knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in relation to underage drinking and participants’ opinions on previous social marketing campaigns to reduce underage drinking. The second round focussed on message testing and participants’ opinions on drafted concepts for the campaign.
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Establishment of the Kiama Community Consultative committee that meets bi-monthly to advise and contribute to project development and implementation to ensure the
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Development and establishment of project website: www.stopunderagedrinking.com.au Marketing materials distributed throughout the Kiama LGA to increase awareness of the campaign including its tagline and website. Promotional strategies included:
- 83 corflute signs displayed throughout Minamurra, Jamberoo, Kiama, Gerroa and Gerringong.
- Posters with three different images; 600 A4 and 600 A3 distributed throughout shops and offices in the Kiama LGA; including Kiama High School.
- Signage installed on six Kiama coaches.
- Three roadside banners for both road and pedestrian traffic in and around Kiama.
- A large poster at the entrance of the Kiama shopping centre, with a further nine posters displayed in frames on the back of toilet cubicle doors. - Glow in the dark wristbands distributed at New Year’s Eve and Australia day celebrations
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Four Parent Workshops were developed and delivered to support and empower parents.
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A comprehensive alcohol and social norms curriculum was developed in conjunction with Kiama High School. This will be taught in PDHPE lessons during Term 1 2014 to Yrs 7-8 and 9-10.
WWW.STOPUNDERAGEDRINKING.COM.AU
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ACTIVE PLAY 60 MINUTES EVERY DAY IMPROVING AWARENESS, ATTITUDES AND UPTAKE OF THE AUSTRALIAN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY GUIDELINES FOR CHILDREN
INVESTIGATORS Dr Lyn Phillipson, Dr Danika Hall, Prof Sandra Jones, Prof Tony Okely; Dr Dylan Cliff; Dr Stewart Vella; Ms Lisa Franco (ISLHD)
FUNDING CHI Small Grant (2012); IHMRI Project Grant (2012)
BACKGROUND Physical inactivity and sedentary behaviours in children are contributing to increased rates of overweight and obesity in Australia. Current physical activity guidelines recommend that children perform at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day. However past studies have found as few as 20% of parents and 14% of Year 6 students can correctly state the recommendations and less than 50% of primary school aged children achieve them.
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With the imminent release of the new Australian Physical Activity Guidelines for Children (5-12years) by the Commonwealth Government, a new approach is needed to improve public awareness, attitudes and uptake of the guidelines to improve child health and wellbeing.
A social marketing intervention was developed to create awareness of the guidelines and promote key benefits to parents, as well as provide a fun, social experience of active play for children which was inexpensive, convenient and sustainable in the home and school environment.
THE PROJECT
The school intervention comprised nine active play events in three local primary schools. Up to 230 children engaged in active games at each event and for each week there was a fun and playful theme (Beach Safari, Circus Clowns or Space Pirates). Children took home a variety of active toys with tailored active homework as well as printed information for their parents.
Formative research was undertaken with children aged 5 to 12 and their parents. Research identified low awareness of the guidelines and beliefs that they were difficult to achieve or not necessary. For parents, key benefits of physical activity for children were health, cognitive and social. Common barriers were time constraints/competing priorities, inconvenience and cost of structured activities. For children key benefits of physical activity were the fun and social aspects. Common barriers were self-perceptions about abilities and competing priorities.
The community intervention included radio advertisements broadcast on two local stations, a website - www. activeeveryday.org.au which provided information and support for parents and teachers as well as posters, brochures, and postcards that were distributed to community organisations.
MAIN OUTCOMES The school intervention was evaluated with a pre/post survey of parents at participating schools. Of 159 parents who completed survey questionnaires 79 completed both pre and postquestionnaire and were included for statistical analyses. The intervention was successful in achieving a significant increase in parental awareness of the guidelines (from 24% to 59%). It also improved parental knowledge of the guideline content from 45% to 76% and decreased negative perceptions that being active for 60 minutes every day is difficult to achieve. Importantly, there was an increase in the mean number of days parents reported their child participated in at least 60 minutes of physical activity (over the past seven days) from 4.3 to 4.7 following the intervention. Another significant finding was that parents were more likely to report they had encouraged their child to try a new physical activity or skill. The design and evaluation of this project will help to inform the promotion of the new Australian Physical Activity Guidelines for Children to be released by the Department of Health and Ageing in 2014.
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Abbas, R., Michael, K., Michael, M. G. & Nicholls, R. (2013). Sketching and validating the location-based services (LBS) regulatory framework in Australia. Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice, 29 (5), 576-589. Aloudat, A. & Michael, K. (2013). Towards a conceptual model of user acceptance of location-based emergency services. International Journal of Ambient Computing and Intelligence, 5 (2), 17-34. Applegarth, J. A., Dwyer, T., Moxham, L. & Happell, B. (2013). Identifying and acquiring the contextual skills and knowledge for nursing practice in assisted reproductive technology: a grounded theory study. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 22 (11-12), 1738-1747. Andresen, R., Caputi, P. & Oades, L. (2013). Development of a short measure of psychological recovery in serious mental illness: the STORI-30. Australasian Psychiatry, 21 (3), 267-270. Andrew, C. L., Carmody, J., Lewis, K., Traynor, V. & Iverson, D. (2013). Developing a decision aid for drivers living with dementia: supporting consumers and carers in the process of making decisions about driving retirement. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60 (Suppl. S1), 70-71. Andrew, C. L., Smith, D., Sampson, J., Oades, L. & Spence, G. (2013). Changing workplace habits: from lunch a-la-desk to meetings on the run: a pilot initiative at the University of Wollongong, NSW. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60 (Suppl. S1), 80-81. Andrews, K. L., Jones, S. C. & Mullan, J. (2013). Perceptions and practices of adults with asthma: a social cognitive analysis. Journal of Asthma and Allergy Educators, 4 (2), 49-56.
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Andrews, K. L., Jones, S. C. & Mullan, J. (2013). Stigma: still an important issue for adults with asthma. Journal of Asthma and Allergy Educators, 4 (4), 165-171. Barnett, S., Jones, S. C., Bennett, S., Iverson, D. C. & Bonney, A. (2013). Perceptions of family physician trainees and trainers regarding the usefulness of a virtual community of practice. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15 (5), e92. Barnett, S., Jones, S. C., Bennett, S., Iverson, D. & Bonney, A. (2013). Usefulness of a virtual community of practice and Web 2.0 tools for general practice training: experiences and expectations of general practitioner registrars and supervisors. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 19 (4), 292-296. Black, D. A., Taggart, J., Jayasinghe, U. W., Proudfoot, J., Crookes, P., Beilby, J., Powell-Davis, G., Wilson, L. A. & Harris, M. F. (2013). The teamwork study: enhancing the role of non-GP staff in chronic disease management in general practice. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 19 (3), 184-189. Bonney, A. (2013). Critical decisions: how you and your doctor can make the right medical choices together. Australian Family Physician, 42 (5), 349-349. Bowley, C., Faricy, C., Hegarty, B., Johnstone, S. J., Smith, J. L., Kelly, P. J. & Rushby, J. A. (2013). The effects of inhibitory control training on alcohol consumption, implicit alcoholrelated cognitions and brain electrical activity. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 89 (3), 342-348.
Broyd, S. J., Greenwood, L., Croft, R., Dalecki, A., Todd, J., Michie, P. T., Johnstone, S. J. & Solowij, N. (2013). Chronic effects of cannabis on sensory gating. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 89 (3), 381-389. Burns, P., Jones, S. C., Iverson, D. & Caputi, P. (2013). AsthmaWise - a field of dreams? The results of an online education program targeting older adults with asthma. Journal of Asthma, 50 (7), 737-744. Burns, P. R., Jones, S. C., Iverson, D. C. & Caputi, P. (2013). Usability testing of AsthmaWise with older adults. CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, 31 (5), 219-226. Burns, P., Jones, S. C., Iverson, D. C. & Caputi, P. (2013). Where do older Australians receive their health information? Health information sources and their perceived reliability. Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, 3 (12), 60-69. Byrne, L., Happell, B., Welch, A. & Moxham, L. (2013). Reflecting on holistic nursing: the contribution of an academic with lived experience of mental health service use. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 34 (4), 265-272. Byrne, L., Happell, B., Welch, T. & Moxham, L. Jane. (2013). ‘Things you can’t learn from books’: teaching recovery from a lived experience perspective. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 22 (3), 195-204. Carmody, J., Granger, J., Lewis, K., Traynor, V. & Iverson, D. C. (2013). What factors delay driving retirement by individuals with dementia?: the doctors’ perspectives. Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety, 24 (1), 10-16.
Chowdhury, R. I. & Fernando, M. (2013). The role of spiritual well-being and materialism in determining consumers’ ethical beliefs: an empirical study with Australian consumers. Journal of Business Ethics, 113 (1), 61-79.
Coombs, T., Curtis, J. & Crookes, P. (2013). What is the process of a comprehensive mental health nursing assessment? Results from a qualitative study. International Nursing Review, 60 (1), 96-102.
Cavanagh, A., Wilson, C. J., Kavanagh, D. J. & Caputi, P. (2013). Futureproofing our community for natural disaster requires more attention on men. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 47 (6), 584-584.
Coombs, T., Crookes, P. & Curtis, J. (2013). A comprehensive mental health nursing assessment: variability of content in practice. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 20 (2), 150-155.
Craswell, A., Moxham, L. & Broadbent, M. (2013). Computerisation of perinatal data entry: is the data accurate?. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 188 7-13.
Chan, A. Y.C., Caputi, P., Jayasuriya, R. & Browne, J. L. (2013). Counterfactual thinking and anticipated emotions enhance performance in computer skills training. Behaviour and Information Technology, 32 (4), 387-396.
Connell, T., Fernandez, R. S., Tran, D., Griffiths, R., Harlum, J. & Agar, M. (2013). Quality of life of community-based palliative care clients and their caregivers. Palliative and Supportive Care, 11 (4), 323-330.
Craswell, A., Moxham, L. & Broadbent, M. (2013). Perinatal data collection: current practice in the Australian nursing and midwifery health care context. Health Information Management Journal, 42 (1), 11-17
Carmody, J., Traynor, V., Iverson, D. C. & Marchetti, E. (2013). Driving, dementia and Australian physicians: primum non nocere?. Internal Medicine Journal, 43 (6), 625-630.
NATIONAL MULTICULTURAL MARKETING AWARD CHI in partnership with the Multicultural Health Service (ISLHD) was awarded a prestigious National Multicultural Marketing Award by the Community Relations Commission at a Gala event in Sydney.
The award was for ‘Discovering and Discussing Organ Donation Together’: a social marketing program promoting awareness & discussion about organ & tissue donation amongst Greek, Serbian & Macedonian Orthodox communities (see pages 6-7). The project was led by Dr Lyn Phillipson; supported by Prof Sandra
Jones, Karen Larsen-Truong and Joshua Beard (CHI) and Leissa Pitts & Miriam Nonu (ISHLD). In his speech the Minister for Citizenship and Communities made specific reference to the project as a model of community engagement & marketing working in partnership to improve the health of local communities.
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Crookes, K., Crookes, P. A. & Walsh, K. (2013). Meaningful and engaging teaching techniques for student nurses: a literature review. Nurse Education in Practice, 13 (4), 239-243. Crowe, T. P., Kelly, P., Pepper, J., McLennan, R., Deane, F. P. & Buckingham, M. (2013). Service based internship training to prepare workers to support the recovery of people with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 11 (2), 269-280. Deane, F. P., Kelly, P. J., Crowe, T. P., Coulson, J. C. & Lyons, G. C.B. (2013). Clinical and reliable change in an Australian residential substance use program using the addiction severity index. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 32 (2), 194-205. El Haddad, M., Moxham, L. J. & Broadbent, M. (2013). Graduate registered nurse practice readiness in the Australian context: An issue worthy of discussion. Collegian, 20 (4), 233-238.
THE BIG IDEAS FESTIVAL As part of the Big Ideas Fesitval, CHI was invited to host an interactive research booth. The focus of the booth was the UV camera utilised in the ARC Sun Protection Study.
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Everett, B., Salamonson, Y., Trajkovski, S. & Fernandez, R. (2013). Demographic and academic-related differences between standard-entry and graduateentry nursing students: a prospective correlational survey. Nurse Education Today, 33 (7), 709-713. Evers, U., Jones, S. C., Caputi, P. & Iverson, D. C. (2013). Asthma in older adults: the need for asthma health promotion activities. Journal of Asthma and Allergy Educators, 4 (4), 183-190. Evers, U., Jones, S. C., Iverson, D. & Caputi, P. (2013). ‘Get Your Life Back’: process and impact evaluation of an asthma social marketing campaign targeting older adults. BMC Public Health, 13 (759), 1-12. Evers, U., Jones, S. C., Caputi, P. & Iverson, D. C. (2013). Promoting asthma awareness to older adults: Formative research for a social marketing campaign. Journal of Asthma and Allergy Educators, 4 (2), 77-84.
Like the young people involved in the study, attendees at the festival were able to have their photo taken to detect the first signs of over exposure to the sun. The booth also included a range of CHI project materials from campaigns
Evers, U., Jones, S. C., Caputi, P. & Iverson, D. C. (2013). The asthma knowledge and perceptions of older Australian adults: Implications for social marketing campaigns. Patient Education and Counseling, 91 (3), 392-399. Fernandez, R. S. & Frost, S. (2013). Congruence between the Indian diabetes risk score and Australian type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool screening in Asian-Indians. Nurse Researcher, 21 (2), 36-39. Fish, P. & Traynor, V. (2013). Sensor technology: a smart way to manage continence. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 2 (1), 35-37. Ghadi, M. Y., Fernando, M. & Caputi, P. (2013). Transformational leadership and work engagement: the mediating effect of meaning in work. Leadership and Organization Development Journal, 34 (6), 532-550.
such as Cold and Flu, Organ Donation and Chlaymdia Screening. The fesitval included two ideas sessions from recently appointed and promoted Professors as well as six interactive research booths, live music and entertainment.
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Gho, S. A., Steele, J. R., Jones, S. C. & Munro, B. J. (2013). Self-reported side effects of breast cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study of incidence, associations, and the influence of exercise. Cancer Causes and Control, 24 (3), 517-528. Gordon, R. (2013). Unlocking the potential of upstream social marketing. European Journal of Marketing, 47 (9), 1525-1547.
Kang, H., Lee, J.K., You, K.H., Lee, S. (2013). Does online news reading and sharing shape perceptions of the internet as a place for public deliberations? Mass Communication and Society, 16, 533 – 556. Kerr, M., Verner, Y. & Traynor, V. (2013). From darkness to lightness: developing a working definition of special observation in an acute aged care setting. International Practice Development Journal, 3 (Conference Suppl.), 6-1-6-13.
Hamirudin, A. Haslinda., Charlton, K., Walton, K., Bonney, A., Albert, G., Hodgkins, A., Potter, J., Milosavljevic, M. & Dalley, A. (2013). ‘We are all time poor’: is routine nutrition screening of older patients feasible?. Australian Family Physician, 42 (5), 321-326.
Knight, P. J., Iverson, D. C. & Harris, M. F. (2013). The perceptions of young rural drivers in NSW, Australia of speeding and associated risk: a mixed methods study. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 55 172-177.
Hadzic, R., Magee, C.A., Robinson, L. (2013). Parental employment and child behaviors: Do parenting practices underlie these relationships? International Journal of Behavioral Development, 37, 332 – 339.
Lee, J.K., Boyle, R.G., D’Silva, J., St Claire, A.W., Whittet, M.N., Kinney, A.N. (2013). Smoker identity among occasional smokers: Findings from Minnesota. American Journal of Health Behavior, 37, 525 – 530.
Happell, B., Welch, T., Moxham, L. & Byrne, L. (2013). Keeping the flame alight: understanding and enhancing interest in mental health nursing as a career. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing, 27 (4), 161-165.
Low, L., Brodaty, H., Goodenough, B., Spitzer, P., Bell, J., Fleming, R., Casey, A., Liu, Z. & Chenoweth, L. (2013). The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes. BMJ Open, 3 (1), 1-10.
Holliday, E., G., Magee, C.A., Kritharides, L., Banks, E., Attia, J. (2013). Short sleep duration is association with risk of future diabetes but not cardiovascular disease: A prospective study and meta-analysis. PLOS ONE. 8, e82395. Jackson, M. L., Croft, R. J., Kennedy, G. A., Owens, K. & Howard, M. E. (2013). Cognitive components of simulated driving performance: Sleep loss effects and predictors. Accident Analysis And Prevention, 50 438-444.
Maffina, L., Deane, F. P., Lyons, G. C. B., Crowe, T. P. & Kelly, P. J. (2013). Relative importance of abstinence in clients’ and clinicians’ perspectives of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse. Substance Use and Misuse, 48 (9), 683-690. Magee, C.A., Caputi, P., Iverson, D.C. (2013). Identification of distinct body mass index trajectories in Australian Children. Pediatric Obesity, 8, 189 – 198.
Magee, C.A., Caputi, P., Iverson, D.C. (2013). The longitudinal relationship between sleep duration and BMI in children: a growth mixture modeling approach. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, 34 (3), 165 – 173. Magee, C.A., Caputi, P., Iverson, D.C. (2013). Patterns of health behaviours predict obesity in Australian Children. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, 49 (4), 291 – 296. Magee, C.A., Heaven, P.C.L., Miller, L. (2013). Personality change predicts self-reported mental and physical health. Journal of Personality, 81, 324 – 334. Magee, C.A., Holliday, E., Attia, J., Kritharides, L., Banks, E. (2013). Investigation of the relationship between sleep duration, all-cause mortality and pre-existing disease. Sleep Medicine, 14, 591 – 596. Magee, C.A., Miller, L., Heaven, P.C.L. (2013). Personality trait change and life satisfaction in adults: The roles of age and hedonic balance. Personality and Individual Differences, 55, 694 – 698. Mahashabde, R., Fernandez, R. & Sabnis, S. (2013). Validity and reliability of the aneroid sphygmomanometer using a paediatric size cuff for craniocervical flexion test. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare, 11 (4), 285-290. Michael, K. (2013). High-tech lust. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 32 (2), 4-5. Michael, K. (2013). Putting technology into perspective in Asia. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 32 (3), 5-6.
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PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS Michael, K. (2013). Scope of the society on social implications of technology. IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, 32 (3), C2-C2. Michael, K. & Clarke, R. (2013). Location and tracking of mobile devices: uberveillance stalks the streets. Computer Law and Security Review: the International Journal of Technology Law and Practice, 29 (3), 216-228. Michael, K. & Michael, M. G. (2013). The future prospects of embedded microchips in humans as unique identifiers: the risks versus the rewards. Media Culture and Society, 35 (1), 78-86. Michael, K. & Miller, K. W. (2013). Big data: new opportunities and new challenges. Computer, 46 (6), 22-24. Miller, P., Pennay, A., Jenkinson, R., Droste, N., Chikritzhs, T., Tomsen, S., Wadds, P., Jones, S. C., Palmer, D., Barrie, L. & Lubman, D. I. (2013). Patron offending and intoxication in night-time entertainment districts (POINTED): A study protocol. The International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 2 (1), 69-76. Mo, C., Deane, F. P., Lyons, G. C. & Kelly, P. (2013). Factor analysis and validity of a short six-item version of the Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 44 (5), 557-564.
Mullan, J., Rich, W., Kreis, I. & Fleming, C. (2013). Early childhood facility staff knowledge and confidence with food allergy management: a preliminary study. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood, 38 (1), 107-111.
Shin, Y.J., Lee, J.K., Miller-Day, M. (2013). The effects of maternal emotional wellbeing on MotherAdolescent Communication and youth emotional wellbeing. Communication Research Reports, 30, 137 – 147.
Mullan, J., Weston, K. M., McLennan, P. L., Rich, W. C. & Pai, N. B. (2013). Mental health research projects: a practical integration of mental health into a medical curriculum. India Journal of Psychiatry, 55 (5 (Suppl.)), S64-S64.
Smith, I., Oades, L. G. & McCarthy, G. (2013). The Australian corporate closet, why it’s still so full: A review of incidence rates for sexual orientation discrimination gender identity discrimination in the workplace. Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, 9 (1), 51-63.
Nathan, P. J., Watson, J., Lund, J., Davies, C. H., Peters, G., Dodds, C. M., Swirski, B., Lawrence, P., Bentley, G. D., O’Neill, B. V., Robertson, J., Watson, S., Jones, G. A., Maruff, P., Croft, R. J., Laruelle, M. & Bullmore, E. T. (2013). The potent M1 receptor allosteric agonist GSK1034702 improves episodic memory in humans in the nicotine abstinence model of cognitive dysfunction. International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 16 721-731. Ogle, J., Bushnell, J. A. & Caputi, P. (2013). Empathy is related to clinical competence in medical care. Medical Education, 47 (8), 824-831. Perentos, N., Croft, R., McKenzie, R. J. & Cosic, I. (2013). The alpha band of the resting electroencephalogram under pulsed and continuous radio frequency exposures. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 60 (6), 1702-1710.
Moxham, L., Dwyer, T. & Reid-Searl, K. (2013). Articulating expectations for PhD candidature upon commencement: ensuring supervisor/student ‘best fit’. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 35 (4), 345-354.
Phillipson, L., Magee, C. & Jones, S. C. (2013). Why carers of people with dementia do not utilise out-of-home respite services. Health and Social Care in the Community, 21 (4), 411-422.
Moxham, L., Dwyer, T. & Reid-Searl, K. (2013). Graduate nurses and nursing student’s behaviour: knowledge and attitudes toward smoking cessation. Nurse Education Today, 33 (10), 1143-1147.
Potente, S., Rock, V., McIver, J., Williams, M., Magee, C., Chapman, K. (2013). Fighting skin cancer with a musical sound: The innovative Australian Sun Sound Campaign. Social Marketing Quarterly, 19, 279 - 289.
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Smith, K. M., Crookes, E. & Crookes, P. A. (2013). Measuring research ‘impact’ for academic promotion: issues from the literature. Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management, 35 (4), 410-420. Smith, P. A., Caputi, P. & Crittenden, N. (2013). Measuring optimism in organizations: development of a workplace explanatory style questionnaire. Journal of Happiness Studies, 14 (2), 415-432. Tillott, S., Walsh, K. & Moxham, L. (2013). Encouraging engagement at work to improve retention. Nursing Management, 19 (10), 27-31. Traynor, V., Andrew, C. L. & Carmody, J. (2013). Navigating the road to retirement from driving. Australian Journal of Dementia Care, 2 (4), 19-20. Traynor, V., Fernandez, R. & Caldwell, K. (2013). The effects of spending time outdoors in daylight on the psychosocial wellbeing of older people and family carers: a comprehensive systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports, 11 (9), 36-55.
Vella, S. A., Crowe, T. P. & Oades, L. G. (2013). Increasing the effectiveness of coach education: Evidence of a parallel process. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 8 (2), 417-430. Vella, S. A., Oades, L. G. & Crowe, T. P. (2013). A pilot test of transformational leadership training for sports coaches: Impact on the developmental experiences of adolescent athletes. International Journal of Sports Science and Coaching, 8 (3), 513-530 Vella, S. A., Oades, L. G. & Crowe, T. P. (2013). The relationship between coach leadership, the coach–athlete relationship, team success, and the positive developmental experiences of adolescent soccer players. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 18 (5), 549-561.
MOVEMBER TREADMILL CHALLENGE This year the Centre for Health Initiatives entered the iC Health Movember Treadmill Challenge, setting out to reclaim the title won in 2012.
Wiedemann, P. M., Schuetz, H., Boerner, F., Clauberg, M., Croft, R., Shukla, R., Kikkawa, T., Kemp, R., Gutteling, J. M., de Villiers, B., da Silva Medeiros, F. N. & Barnett, J. (2013). When precaution creates misunderstandings: The unintended effects of precautionary information on perceived risks, the EMF case. Risk Analysis: an international journal, 33 (10), 1788-1801. Williams, V., Oades, L. G., Deane, F. P., Crowe, T. P., Ciarrochi, J. & Andresen, R. (2013). Improving implementation of evidence-based practice in mental health service delivery: protocol for a cluster randomised quasi-experimental investigation of staff-focused values interventions. Implementation Science, 8 (75), 1-10.
Five teams paced it out on the treadmill from 9am till 2pm, raising awareness and funds for male mental health and prostate cancer charities. It was a fun day, and fantastic to see the various iC businesses coming together to support such a great cause. While the theme of the event was the Tortoise and the Hare, the CHI team
Xu, F., Michael, K. & Chen, X. (2013). Factors affecting privacy disclosure on social network sites: an integrated model. Electronic Commerce Research, 13 (2), 151-168. You, K.H., Lee, S.A., Lee, J.K., Kang, H. (2013). Why read online news? The structural relationships among motivations, behaviors, and consumption in South Korea. Information Communication and Society, 16, 1574 – 1595.
knew this was no time to be slow and steady. The team hopped into action and sprinted to the finish line to reign as champions over the Innovation Campus teams, winning by 5.6km with a total of 63.23 km. Best Dressed on the day was awarded to Lance Barrie sporting bunny ears and a white fluffy tail.
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