Early intervention within First Episode Psychosis (FEP) recovery efforts support functional recovery in several ways, including increasing levels of (1) physical activity (2) life skills, and (3) social connectivity. Sport has been proposed as an ideal platform to target these three goals simultaneously. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

Postvention is a core component of suicide prevention strategies, internationally. However, the types of supports provided to people impacted by suicide vary widely. This study examines the perceived effectiveness of the Primary Care Navigator (PCN) model for people bereaved by suicide. The PCN model was implemented in response to a suicide cluster. ...

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• 2022
• December 2022

This article details the application of the participatory action research approach by the National Empowerment Project, Aboriginal community-based researchers. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• March 2017

This study included five mothers of young children with autism who participated in a 12-week parent training program based on the Early Start Denver Model ...

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• 2020
• February 2020

Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are common chronic respiratory diseases, and some patients have overlapping disease features, termed asthma-COPD overlap. Patients characterized with ACO have increased disease severity; however, the mechanisms driving this have not been widely studied. ...

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• 2022
• May 2022

This paper will present the first alcohol consumption data of pregnant and breastfeeding women living in rural Western Australia ...

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• 2017
• November 2017

Type 1 diabetes is well-recognised as a continuum heralded by the development of islet autoantibodies, progression to islet autoimmunity causing beta cell destruction, culminating in insulin deficiency and clinical disease. Abnormalities of glucose homeostasis are known to exist well before the onset of typical symptoms. ...

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• 2023
• Jun 2023

CGM with remote monitoring was found to improve multiple measures of quality of life, reduce family stress, and improve parental sleep ...

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• 2018
• December 2018

Findings suggest that the use of an online expert video is an acceptable and effective way to educate pregnant women in antenatal colostrum expression ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

Playgroups are community-based programs for children and families aiming to improve child outcomes, enhance family and community networks and increase parenting capacity. Despite the prevalence of playgroups in Australian communities there is a lack of research clearly articulating the key components of playgroups, specifically from the perspective of parents attending these groups. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

Antenatal group education is effective in supporting breastfeeding duration for rural women and should be a key priority for rural health service providers. ...

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• 2017
• August 2017

Clinical studies supported by immunological data indicate early life intervention strategies to be promising in reducing the growing global burden of food allergies. The events that predispose to food allergy, including the induction of allergen-specific immune responses, appear to be initiated early in development. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• June 2022