https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 A Scoping Review of Economic Evaluations to Inform the Reorientation of Preventive Health Services in Australia https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51079 Wed 28 Feb 2024 15:07:10 AEDT ]]> The Impact of Modifying Food Service Practices in Secondary Schools Providing a Routine Meal Service on Student’s Food Behaviours, Health and Dining Experience: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52881 Wed 28 Feb 2024 14:46:16 AEDT ]]> Participant-centered online active surveillance for adverse events following vaccination in a large clinical trial: feasibility and usability study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45032 P<.001). Conclusions: Vaxtracker is an effective tool for monitoring AEFIs in the 55 to 61 years age group. Participant response rates were high for both surveys, in both treatment arms and for each method of sending the survey. This study indicates that administration of 23vPPV was well-tolerated in this cohort. Vaxtracker has successfully demonstrated its application in the monitoring of adverse events in near-real time following vaccination in people participating in a national clinical trial.]]> Wed 26 Oct 2022 10:52:36 AEDT ]]> Australian general practitioners’ perspectives on integrating specialist diabetes care with primary care: qualitative study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:55201 90% of patients annually) and five practices with low rates of monitoring HbA1c levels (< 80% of patients annually) from HNELHD, NSW provided the sampling frame. A total of nine GPs were interviewed. The transcripts from the interviews were reviewed and analysed to identify emergent patterns and themes. Results: Overall, GPs were supportive of DAP. They considered that DAP resulted in significant changes in their knowledge, skills, and approach and improved the quality of diabetes care. Taking a more holistic approach to care, including assessing patients with diabetes for co-morbidities and risk factors that may impact on their future health was also noted. DAP was noted to increase the confidence levels of GPs, which enabled active involvement in the provision of diabetes care rather than referring patients for tertiary specialist care. However, some indicated the program could be time consuming and greater flexibility was needed. Conclusions: GPs reported DAP to benefit their knowledge, skills and approach for managing diabetes. Future research will need to investigate how to improve the intensity and flexibility of the program based on the workload of GPs to ensure long-term acceptability of the program.]]> Wed 24 Apr 2024 13:05:58 AEST ]]> Why we eat the way we do: A call to consider food culture in public health initiatives https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48588 Wed 22 Mar 2023 08:32:48 AEDT ]]> Multiple health behaviors before and after a cancer diagnosis among women: a repeated cross-sectional analysis over 15 years https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41799 .05) in survivors pre-diagnosis, after adjusting for confounders; however, the compliance score increased during postdiagnosis, with the mean difference score being significantly higher in recent survivors (0-3 years post diagnosis; MD = 0.055, P < .01). Likewise, within cancer survivors, the mean compliance score significantly increased 0-3 years postdiagnosis (MD = 0.07, P < .05) compared to pre-diagnosis, but this significant improvement was not maintained over the longer term (MD = 0.037, P > .05). Conclusion: In this sample, survivors had higher MHB score than controls. A cancer diagnosis may provide a teachable moment for health behavior change in the period immediately following diagnosis, but this effect was not sustained during longer-term survivorship.]]> Wed 22 Feb 2023 15:02:13 AEDT ]]> Compliance with multiple health behaviour recommendations: a cross-sectional comparison between female cancer survivors and those with no cancer history https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35698 Wed 17 Nov 2021 16:28:24 AEDT ]]> Pregnancy weight gain a balancing act: The experience and perspectives of women participating in a pilot randomised controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47098 Wed 14 Dec 2022 09:44:38 AEDT ]]> Lower Vegetable Variety and Worsening Diet Quality Over Time Are Associated With Higher 15-Year Health Care Claims and Costs Among Australian Women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:49321 Wed 13 Mar 2024 08:52:20 AEDT ]]> The association between the macronutient content of maternal diet and the adequacy of micronutrients during pregnancy in the Women and Their Children's Health (WATCH) Study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12880 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:06:18 AEST ]]> Dietary supplement use during preconception: the Australian longitudinal study on women's health https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30553 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:00:37 AEST ]]> Effect of the adult pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21269 Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:00:25 AEST ]]> Nutritional influences in pregnancy and postpartum for women and their children https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4249 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:10:54 AEST ]]> Phasic phosphorylation of caldesmon and ERK 1/2 during contractions in human myometrium https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12929 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:45:22 AEST ]]> Diet and pregnancy status in Australian women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6953 4·5 but <20·0 MJ/d, were included in the analyses. Results: Pregnancy status was not significantly predictive of diet quality, before or after adjusting for area of residence and socio-economic status. Pregnant women and those who had given birth in the previous 12 months had marginally higher ARFS (mean (se): 30·2 (0·4) and 30·2 (0·3), respectively) than ‘other’ women (29·1 (0·1)). No single food group accounted for this small difference. Across all pregnancy categories there were important nutrients that did not meet the current nationally recommended levels of intake, including dietary folate and fibre. Conclusion: Women do not appear to consume a wider variety of nutritious foods when planning to become pregnant or during pregnancy. Many young Australian women are failing to meet key nutrient targets as nationally recommended.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:22:27 AEST ]]> Stress increases the risk of type 2 diabetes onset in women: a 12-year longitudinal study using causal modelling https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32912 Wed 09 Mar 2022 16:02:02 AEDT ]]> Prevalence and clinical risk prediction of hypertriglyceridaemia in a community cohort https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:50159 Wed 05 Jul 2023 15:35:23 AEST ]]> Rates and predictors of caesarean section for first and second births: a prospective cohort of Australian women https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31489 Wed 04 Sep 2019 09:56:22 AEST ]]> Reducing postpartum weight retention and improving breastfeeding outcomes in overweight women: a pilot randomised controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27515 25 kg/m²) and parity is associated with risk of weight gain. Weight gain greater than that recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM)is also associated with lower rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration in women. The aim of this pilot randomised controlled trial is to examine the feasibility of recruiting and maintaining a cohort of pregnant women with the view of reducing postpartum weight retention and improving breastfeeding outcomes. Women (BMI of 25-35 kg/m² (n = 36)) were recruited from the John Hunter Hospital antenatal clinic in New South Wales, Australia. Participants were stratified by BMI and randomised to one of three groups with follow-up to six months postpartum. Women received a dietary intervention with or without breastfeeding support from a lactation consultant, or were assigned to a wait-list control group where the dietary intervention was issued at three months postpartum. Feasibility and acceptability was assessed by participation rates and questionnaire. Analysis of variance and covariance was conducted to determine any differences between groups. Sixty-nine per cent of the participants were still enrolled at six months postpartum. This pilot demonstrated some difficulties in recruiting women from antenatal clinics and retaining them in the trial. Although underpowered; the results on weight; biomarkers and breastfeeding outcomes indicated improved metabolic health.]]> Wed 02 Oct 2019 10:19:56 AEST ]]> Persistence of Detectable Anti-Pneumococcal Antibodies 4 Years After Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination in a Randomised Controlled Trial: The Australian Study for the Prevention through Immunisation of Cardiovascular Events (AUSPICE) https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54542 Tue 27 Feb 2024 20:40:53 AEDT ]]> Prioritising and incentivising productivity within indicator-based approaches to Research Impact Assessment: a commentary https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54485 Tue 27 Feb 2024 15:11:32 AEDT ]]> A case for not adjusting birthweight customized standards for ethnicity: observations from a unique Australian cohort https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44624 P<.0001; with adjustment for infant sex and maternal body mass index). Indigenous mean birthweight percentile was 4.2 units lower (P<.0001). Adjustment for maternal age, smoking, body mass index, and infant sex reduced the difference in birthweight/percentiles to nonsignificance (12 g; P=.07). Conclusion: Disparities exist between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian infants for birthweight, birthweight percentile, and adverse outcome rates. Adjustment for smoking and maternal age removed any significant difference in birthweights and birthweight percentiles for indigenous infants. Our data indicate that birthweight percentiles should not be adjusted for indigenous ethnicity because this normalizes disadvantage; because White and indigenous Australians have diverged for approximately 50,000 years, it is likely that the same conclusions apply to other ethnic groups. The disparities in birthweight percentiles that are associated with smoking will likely perpetuate indigenous disadvantage into the future because low birthweight is linked to the development of chronic noncommunicable disease and poorer educational attainment; similar problems may affect other indigenous populations.]]> Tue 18 Oct 2022 11:09:49 AEDT ]]> The Needs of School Professionals for Eating Disorder Prevention in Australian Schools: A Mixed-Methods Survey https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52965 Tue 14 Nov 2023 12:58:28 AEDT ]]> Improving the accuracy of blood pressure measuring devices in Australia: a modelled return on investment study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54582 Tue 14 May 2024 15:30:17 AEST ]]> Using the AUSDRISK score to screen for pre-diabetes and diabetes in GP practices: a case-finding approach https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47053 Tue 13 Dec 2022 15:25:32 AEDT ]]> Demographic and social-cognitive factors associated with gestational weight gain in an Australian pregnancy cohort https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39116 Tue 10 May 2022 15:01:34 AEST ]]> Diet quality and its potential cost savings https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14532 Thu 20 Sep 2018 15:04:35 AEST ]]> Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine associated with reduced lengths of stay for cardiovascular events hospital admissions: experience from the Hunter Community Study https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37057 Thu 17 Feb 2022 09:29:52 AEDT ]]> Generation of cardio-protective antibodies after pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine: Early results from a randomised controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47210 Thu 15 Dec 2022 17:18:38 AEDT ]]> Healthier options do not reduce total energy of parent intended fast food purchases for their young children: a randomised controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23962 Thu 13 Jan 2022 10:29:25 AEDT ]]> Modeling the Predictive Value of Evidence-Based Referral Criteria to Support Healthy Gestational Weight Gain among an Australian Pregnancy Cohort https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:45421 Thu 10 Nov 2022 10:30:53 AEDT ]]> Evaluating recruitment strategies for AUSPICE, a large Australian community-based randomised controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36636 Thu 09 Dec 2021 11:03:23 AEDT ]]> The effect of zinc supplementation on glucose homeostasis: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46986 Thu 06 Jul 2023 15:13:05 AEST ]]> Nutrition in pregnancy: the balancing act https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:16060 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:03:42 AEDT ]]> Dietary zinc is associated with a lower incidence of depression: findings from two Australian cohorts. https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18764 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:02:46 AEDT ]]> Developing a clinical care pathway for obese pregnant women: a quality improvement project https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20391 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:58:08 AEDT ]]> A 15-year follow-up study on long-term adherence to health behaviour recommendations in women diagnosed with breast cancer https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38208 p = 0.02) and consumed more fruit (≥ 2 serves/day; 57.4% to 66.4%; p = 0.01) in the recent survivorship period, but were less likely to be classified in the healthy weight range (p < 0.01). The proportion of non-drinkers and non-smokers slightly increased over the survivorship period. Whole-vegetable intake did not significantly change; however, the intake of non-starchy vegetables significantly increased from pre-diagnosis (LS mean = 89.1g/day) to post-diagnosis, 6 to ≤ 9 years (LS mean = 137.1g/day), and 9 to ≤ 12 years (LS mean = 120.8g/day). There were no significant changes in the total intake of fibre, carotenoids, calcium, fat, saturated fat, vitamin C, or vitamin E observed, except for increased total energy intake (p = 0.012). Conclusion: Before diagnosis, BCSs had similar adherence to health behaviours compared to cancer-free women. Initial positive changes to health behaviours were observed post BC diagnosis, except healthy body weight, but maintenance of such changes over the long-term was poor. BCSs may benefit from additional advice and support to make healthy lifestyle choices throughout survivorship.]]> Mon 29 Jan 2024 17:55:50 AEDT ]]> Diet quality indices used in australian and new zealand adults: a systematic review and critical appraisal https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39175 Mon 23 May 2022 14:54:30 AEST ]]> A revalidation of the weight related behaviours questionnaire within an Australian pregnancy cohort https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39754 Mon 20 Jun 2022 12:01:11 AEST ]]> The return of weighing in pregnancy: a discussion of evidence and practice https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:39753 Mon 20 Jun 2022 11:54:05 AEST ]]> Identifying low value pathology test ordering in hospitalised patients: a retrospective cohort study across two hospitals https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41884 Mon 15 Aug 2022 15:25:08 AEST ]]> Omega-3 Blood Levels and Stroke Risk: A Pooled and Harmonized Analysis of 183 291 Participants From 29 Prospective Studies. https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54738 Mon 11 Mar 2024 14:19:10 AEDT ]]> Adherence to multiple health behaviours in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:36889 5 years) survivors (PE 25%; 95% CI, 14%, 36%). Adherence to multiple behaviours improved over time since 2007. Conclusion: Adherence to physical activity, dietary, and multiple lifestyle behaviours recommendations was low amongst cancer survivors. Recent cancer survivors were relatively more adherent to WCRF/AICR recommendations compared to long-term survivors. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Health promotion programs help support healthy lifestyle behaviours of cancer survivors.]]> Fri 22 Apr 2022 10:24:30 AEST ]]> Diet during pregnancy: Women's knowledge of and adherence to food safety guidelines https://ogma.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:31413 Fri 10 Mar 2023 17:57:35 AEDT ]]>