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Social Determinants of Health and Health‐Related Quality of Life: The Potential Mediating Role of Social Activities, Access to Medical Services, and Access to Social Services

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explored the mediating influences of access to social activities, social services, and health and medical services on the relationship between social determinants of health and health‐related quality of life. A survey of 602 adults was conducted in a regional area of Australia.
Candice Oster, Ashleigh Powell, Claire Hutchinson, Richard Leibbrandt, Svetlana Bogomolova   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Hub and Spokes in Intellectual Disability Mental Health Support

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The distribution of specialist health services is usually uneven by location due to limited resources, which is a problem for people with complex needs. In this context, how can a hub and spoke model offer appropriate services for people with intellectual disability and mental health needs?
Christiane Purcal, Karen R. Fisher, Janelle Weise, Peri O'Shea, Julian Trollor   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Intersection of HIV and Migration: Conceptualising Quality of Life Among Asian‐Born Men Who Have Sex With Men Living With HIV in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This qualitative study aimed to understand how migration experiences shape wellbeing and quality of life (QoL) for Asian‐born men who have sex with men (MSM) who are living with HIV in Australia, and to identify relevant support needs. Drawing from intersectionality theory, this paper reports findings from semi‐structured interviews with Asian‐
Thomas Norman, Jennifer Power, Jimmy Yu‐Hsiang Chen, Nyssa Ferguson, Emil Canita, Satrio Nindyo Istiko, Bo Justin Xiao, John Rule, Dean Murphy, Adam Bourne   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of Access and Engagement With Mental Health Services by Young People From Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) young people encounter unique circumstances, which can lead to high levels of distress. However, an up‐to‐date comprehensive literature review synthesising knowledge concerning mental health issues faced by CALD young people is lacking.
Abner Weng Cheong Poon, Prasheela Karan, Maria Cassaniti, Anthony B. Zwi, Ilan Katz   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australia's Wellbeing Framework: Is It Really ‘Measuring What Matters’?

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Australia's newly established wellbeing framework, ‘Measuring What Matters’ (MWM), seeks to measure social progress and influence policy by reporting on 50 wellbeing indicators within five ‘themes’. In this article, we assess whether the MWM framework adequately measures what people in Australia value for their wellbeing by examining both the ...
Kate Sollis, Paul Campbell, Nicholas Drake   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Youth Assaults of Police Officers in Australia: A Power Threat Meaning Framework Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores youth violence towards police officers in Australia through the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF) to better understand the underlying factors contributing to such violence; focusing on power dynamics, childhood adversity, and trauma.
Dimitra Lattas, Kelly Hine, Catherine Creamer, Kelley Burton, Katelyn Davenport‐Klunder   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Smoking and Health Investments: Impacts of Health Adaptation and Damage Reversibility [PDF]

In the present paper we examine how different sets of beliefs about the health effects of smoking would influence a rational smoker. By embedding the rational addiction theory in a Grossman model of health investment modified to take account of ...
Carbone, Jared, Kverndokk, Snorre, Røgeberg, Ole-Jørgen   +2 more
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Strategies among Students of Guilan University of Medical Sciences

Journal of Holistic Nursing and Midwifery, 2014
Introduction: Stress is an undeniable fact of human life and is known as one of most important causes of diseases therefore response to stress can have important role in adaptation.
MAryam Niknami, Fatemeh Dehghani, Shahnaz Bouraki, Ehsan Kazem Nejad Leili, Robabeh Soleimani   +4 more
doaj  

Comparative analysis of short‐term and long‐term LL‐37‐induced rosacea‐like mouse models: Histopathological features and inflammatory immune responses

Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.
The aim of this study was to improve the long‐term LL‐37 mouse model and compare the disease manifestations and pathophysiology of short‐term and long‐term LL‐37‐induced rosacea‐like models. The results show that the long‐term LL‐37 induced mouse model provides a practical animal model for further study of the pathological mechanism of severe rosacea ...
Yiling Wu, Chuanxi Zhang, Hui Jin, Ruiping Zheng, Tian Li, Fuyu Jin, Yaqian Li, Xuemin Gao, Hong Xu, Zhongqiu Wei, Jie Yang   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Cyclic Alternating Pattern Dynamics in Individuals at Risk for Developing Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate the differences in cyclic alternating patterns (CAP) metrics, a non‐rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep physiological rhythm, among recently diagnosed patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), and individuals at high and low risk for developing PD based on genetic and prodromal risk.
Andrew Dagay, Shlomit Katzav, Danielle Wasserman, Valentina Gnoni, Anat Mirelman, Riva Tauman   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source