Supports are needed for families with children with disabilities to assist in meeting the child's health and developmental needs, but also to support the parents in managing the often more complex parenting environment. ...

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• 2017
• April 2017

Young adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and other diverse genders and sexualities (LGBTQIA+) are more likely to experience mental health difficulties and are at significantly elevated risk of substance abuse, self-harm and suicide, relative to their heterosexual, endosex and cisgender peers. There is a need for effective mental health interventions for LGBTQIA+ young adults. Mindful Self-Compassion training is a promising approach; among LGBTQIA+ individuals, self-compassion accounts for more variation in mental health outcomes than bullying, victimization, and adverse childhood experiences combined. Furthermore, LGBTQIA+ individuals with high self-compassion report more positive identity and happiness, less self-stigma, and lower suicidality than those with low self-compassion. ...

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• 2021
• January 2021

Background: We assessed the effect of posture on ventilation distribution and the impact on associations with structural lung disease. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• November 2017

The lung clearance index may be a useful surveillance tool for monitoring the presence and extent of lower airway inflammation and infection ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2017
• September 2017

This research focuses on three questions 1) What are the patterns of stability & change; 2) what are the predictors of this progression, and; 3) what is the... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2015
• September 2015

The maternal experience of stressful events during pregnancy has been associated with a number of adverse consequences for behavioral development offspring... ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2011
• January 2011

This study systematically reviewed Australian literature to determine if an association exists between geospatial exposure to food outlets and diet, health or weight status. Recommendations for future research are provided. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• November 2022

There is a large volume of research on the persistence of advantage and disadvantage across generations. Intergenerational studies typically address family resources as independent factors, which ignores how risks cluster together and accumulate over time. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2022
• March 2022

The objective of this review is to investigate First Nations populations' perceptions, knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and myths about stillbirth. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2023
• October 2023

The caregivers in this study have gained valuable knowledge and wisdom through caring for a child with FASD ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2019
• October 2019

Otitis media (OM) is a common childhood disease characterised by middle ear effusion and inflammation. ...

• Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2014
• February 2014

Brad Carrington Raewyn Carol Melissa Farrant Shepherd Mutch Michie O'Donnell Photos BM CCJ RM C M BSc (Hons), PhD PhD MBChB., DipRACOG., Cert.HPRT, FRACP., PhD BPsych (Hons), MPsych, GradDip Ed, PhD Co-Head, Aboriginal Health and Wellbeing Honorary ...

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