The emergence of Indigenous researchers into the public health research sector presents a challenge to what have traditionally been Western-based research... ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2011
• January 2011

Parenting is central to children's optimal development and accounts for a substantial proportion of the variance in child outcomes, including up to 40% of child mental health. Parenting is also one of the most modifiable, proximal, and direct factors for preventing and treating a range of children's problems and enhancing wellbeing. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• April 2022

Determining young people's knowledge of energy drink (EDs), factors influencing ED consumption and intervention strategies to lower ED consuption in youth. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2017
• October 2017

High quality intervention research is needed to inform evidence-based practice and policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We searched for studies published from 2008-2020 in the PubMed database. A narrative review of intervention literature was conducted, where we identified researcher reported strengths and limitations of their research practice. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2023
• February 2023

The implementation of an intervention protocol aimed at increasing vocal complexity in three pre-linguistic children with cerebral palsy (two males, starting age 15 months, and one female, starting age 16 months) was evaluated utilising a repeated ABA case series design. The study progressed until the children were 36 months of age. Weekly probes with trained and untrained items were administered across each of three intervention blocks. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• December 2022

The aim of this pilot study was to test the feasibility and acceptability of a family carer intervention for carers of patients with high-grade glioma ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• October 2018

The prevalence of bullying worldwide is high (UNESCO, 2018). Over the past decades, many anti-bullying interventions have been developed to remediate this problem. However, we lack insight into for whom these interventions work and what individual intervention components drive the total intervention effects. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• July 2022

The RT Prepare intervention was effective in reducing breast cancer patients’ psychological distress and preparing patients for treatment ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• June 2018

Parents are often expected to be the primary implementers of intervention for their young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The provision of a few hours a week of intervention by a trained therapist, in addition to parent-implemented intervention, could increase child outcomes compared to parent-implemented intervention in isolation. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2022
• September 2022

Intervention to address young people's low levels of understanding, to promote their involvement in consent and reduce vaccination-related fear and anxiety. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2016
• August 2016

Naturalistic developmental behavioural interventions are promising approaches for young children with, or suspected of having, autism spectrum disorder. Joint attention, symbolic play, engagement and regulation intervention (JASPER) is a well-researched naturalistic developmental behavioural intervention but, to date, no reviews have specifically evaluated its effects. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2021
• August 2021

A follow-up of Kidskin Study participants provides an opportunity to investigate the associations between a childhood sun-exposure intervention and potentially related conditions in adulthood ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2018
• January 2018