Previous studies on maternal work hours and child diet quality have reported conflicting findings possibly due to differences in study design, lack of a... ...

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• 2011
• November 2011

Bullying involvement in any form can have lasting physical and emotional consequences for adolescents. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• August 2014

Language is one of the most remarkable developmental accomplishments of early childhood. Language connects us with others and is an essential tool for literacy, education, employment and lifelong learning. ...

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Relationships between context-specific measures of the physical and social environment and children's independent mobility to neighborhood destination types... ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

It is plausible that dog-facilitated activity rather than dog ownership per se encourages children's physical activity behaviors. ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2014
• October 2014

Diagnosis of chronic disease in a child can result in unresolved grief (UG) in parents. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of psychological insight-oriented therapy (IOT) as a treatment for UG compared to disease related education in parents of children with cystic fibrosis. Sequence of delivery, first IOT then disease related education (or vice versa) was also examined, to let all participants experience both interventions. ...

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• 2022
• April 2022

Amy Jenny Susan Desiree Keerthi Finlay-Jones Downs Prescott Silva Kottampally AFJ JA SL DS KK BPsych(Hons), MPsych(Clinical), MHealthEcon, PhD (Clin Psych) BApplSci (physio) MSc PhD MBBS BMedSci PhD FRACP MBBS, FRACP, MPH, PhD Bsc (Hons), ...

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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... ...

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• 2015
• September 2015

To prevent persistent victimization, schools and teachers need to be better equipped to respond effectively when a student first becomes a target of bullying ...

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• Reports and Findings
• 2019
• July 2019

Childhood obesity is one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century and is affected not only by individual choice but also by societal and environmental influences. Childhood obesity is higher in children living in regional and remote compared with major cities, in one-parent families and for those with a disability. ...

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• 2021
• November 2021

The aims of the study were to investigate family and hospital staff views about the use of spring-infusor devices for administration of intravenous antibiotic medications, to examine if the device is acceptable and feasible and to map a process for implementation. ...

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• 2022
• September 2022

This study aimed to examine friendship networks and social support outcomes for mothers according to patterns of playgroup participation. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2015
• June 2015