Martyn Amy Symons Finlay-Jones MS AFJ B.A. (Hons) PhD. BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) Honorary Research Associate Head, Early Neurodevelopment & Mental Health; Healthway WA Senior Research Fellow 08 6319 1672 +61 8 ...

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This manuscript will give a brief overview of clinical trial design including the strengths and limitations of various approaches ...

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• 2019
• November 2019

Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a leading cause of chronic wet cough in children. The current standard treatment in European and American guidelines is 2 weeks of antibiotics, but the optimal duration of therapy is unknown. We describe the first randomised controlled trial to assess the duration of antibiotic treatment in children with chronic wet cough and suspected PBB. ...

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• 2021
• October 2021

Survival statistics, estimated using data from national cystic fibrosis (CF) registries, inform the CF community and monitor disease progression. This study aimed to estimate survival among people with CF in Australia and to identify factors associated with survival. ...

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• 2022
• November 2022

In Australia, Aboriginal children experience disproportionate rates of type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared with non-Aboriginal children. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the experiences of Aboriginal adolescents with T2D and their family members to better understand the influences of T2D on self-management, with findings used to inform an enhanced service model of care. ...

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• 2023
• April 2023

Globally, there is a recognised need that all populations should be able to access the benefits of genomics and precision medicine. However, achieving this remains constrained by a paucity of data that quantifies access to clinical genomics, particularly amongst Indigenous populations. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022

Using data on 2868 children born in the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, we examined the association between changes in family... ...

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• 2010
• March 2010

To determine whether there was an independent effect of breastfeeding on child and adolescent mental health ...

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• 2010
• April 2010

This Research Note has explored the strengths, risks and potential complexity of adaptive trials ...

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• 2019
• April 2019

Positive maternal mental health during the perinatal period contributes to general well-being and positive emotional bonds with the child, encouraging an optimal developmental trajectory. Online interventions to enhance maternal well-being and develop coping skills, such as meditation-based interventions, can be a low-cost way to improve mother and child outcomes. ...

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• 2023
• January 2023

Maternal antenatal exposure to life stress events has differing effects on the school performance of male and female offspring. ...

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• 2013
• March 2013

To investigate the long-term effects of early-life recurrent otitis media (OM) and subsequent behavioural problems in children at the age of 10 years. ...

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• 2023
• November 2023