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Improving Medication Uptake in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples [PDF]

Heart, Lung and Circulation, 2010
Poor medication adherence is associated with adverse health outcomes. Improving access and adherence to pharmacological therapy is important in achieving optimal health outcomes for Indigenous populations. In spite of the impressive evidence base for cardiovascular pharmacotherapy, strategies for promoting adherence and evidence based practice are less
Davidson, Patricia, Abbott, P., Davison, J., Digiacomo, Michelle   +3 more
openaire   +4 more sources

The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Family and kinship networks are a key aspect of culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Australia. They are intrinsically connected to good health and wellbeing, and cultural knowledge exchange.
Makayla-May Brinckley, Roxanne Jones, Philip J. Batterham, Alison L. Calear, Raymond Lovett   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating the difference in prevalence of common mental disorder diagnoses for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples compared to the general Australian population

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 2022
Aims There is currently little nationally representative diagnostic data available to quantify how many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people may need a mental health service in any given year.
I. Page, A. Ferrari, T. Slade, M. Anderson, D. Santomauro, S. Diminic   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Release of the National Scheme's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety Strategy 2020‐2025; the impacts for podiatry in Australia: a commentary

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, 2021
Background Developing since colonisation, Australia's healthcare system has dismissed an ongoing and successful First Nations health paradigm in place for 60,000 years.
James M. Gerrard, Shirley Godwin, Vivienne Chuter, Shannon E. Munteanu, Matthew West, Fiona Hawke   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Developing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural indicators: an overview from Mayi Kuwayu, the National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing

International Journal for Equity in Health, 2022
Background For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture is foundational to health and wellbeing. However, its inherent conceptual complexity and diversity across and within different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural groups ...
Sarah C. Bourke, Janet Chapman, Roxanne Jones, Makayla-May Brinckley, Katherine A. Thurber, Bianca Calabria, Kate Doery, Anna Olsen, Raymond Lovett   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ticking the box of ‘cultural safety’ is not enough: why trauma-informed practice is critical to Indigenous healing

Rural and Remote Health, 2021
It is critical that those working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities acknowledge and understand the impacts of trauma in order to engage in culturally safe practice.
Nicole Tujague, Kelleigh Ryan
doaj   +1 more source

Dementia in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 2014
The article by Li and colleagues 1 in this issue of the Journal highlights an important emerging public health problem for Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population that incorporates many health issues relevant to the “close the gap” initiative.
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The potential for tailored screening to reduce bowel cancer mortality for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia: Modelling study.

Journal of Cancer Policy, 2022
BACKGROUND Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples experience health and socioeconomic disparities, including lower life-expectancy, have a younger mean age of colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnosis, and lower CRC survival than non-Indigenous
J. Lew, E. Feletto, J. Worthington, D. Roder, K. Canuto, C. Miller, K. D'Onise, K. Canfell   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Enhanced reporting of deaths among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples using linked administrative health datasets

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2012
Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are under-reported in administrative health datasets in NSW, Australia. Correct reporting of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is essential to measure the effectiveness of policies and ...
Taylor Lee K, Bentley Jason, Hunt Jennifer, Madden Richard, McKeown Sybille, Brandt Peter, Baker Deborah   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Development of a Decolonising Framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Policy Analysis in Australia

International Indigenous Policy Journal, 2022
Analysis of policies relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples could help improve health outcomes—a critical challenge in Australia. While there are many health policy analysis frameworks, we did not find one which supported decolonising
Helen Kehoe, Heike Schütze, Geoffrey Spurling, Raymond Lovett   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source