Results 51 to 60 of about 37,666 (249)

Barriers and Enablers for Effective Support Coordination in the National Disability Insurance Scheme

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Support coordinators act as intermediaries between the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and participants, facilitating access to funded supports. To optimise outcomes, they must navigate NDIS complexities, identify services that meet individual needs and engage with diverse stakeholders.
Sharyn McDonald, Lee Cubis, Di Winkler, Jacinta Douglas   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Utilization of social media and web forums by HIV patients - A cross-sectional study on adherence and reported anxiety level

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2017
Due to the high stigma surrounding the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), people living with HIV (PLWH) often reach out peers over the Internet for emotional and social support. The purpose of this study was to assess the characteristics of PLWH who use
Elisa Longinetti, Vinoth Manoharan, Hala Ayoub, Pamela J. Surkan, Ziad El-Khatib   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Public Attitudes Toward Compassionate Release of Older People From Prison: Findings From a National Survey in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The rapid increase in older people in prison populations worldwide is generating significant health, cost, and human rights pressures on custodial systems. Compassionate release for older, frail inmates is a potentially effective response, yet little is known about public support for this approach.
Ye In (Jane) Hwang, Natasha Ginnivan, Amanuel Kidane Hagos, Tony Butler   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Australian Activists as Storytellers in Digital Spaces: Acquiring Skills, Producing Content and Getting the Message Out

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As modes of activism rapidly evolve, activists—both seasoned and emerging—must increasingly navigate a hybrid terrain of both digital and non‐digital engagement. This paper draws on the personal narratives of 16 nascent activists based in Australia to explore how they develop competencies related to digital storytelling, which is critical to ...
Garth Stahl, Miri Yemini, Claire Maxwell, Yating Hu, Benjamin Adams, Sarah Bergen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

DIALOGISM IN THE DISCUSSION FORUMS IN ONLINE EDUCATION

Signum: Estudos da Linguagem, 2014
The digital genre, Discussion Forums, if constitutes as the main instrument of asynchronous communication and interaction of the Education in the distance online.
Carmem Lúcia de Oliveira MARINHO, Ivanda Maria Martins SILVA   +1 more
doaj  

Supporting Aged Care Worker Wellbeing: A Qualitative Document Analysis of the Strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aged care work is physically and emotionally demanding. Workers can feel disempowered, vulnerable and at increased risk of experiencing work‐related stress. This in turn can result in sub‐optimal care and staff shortages. This study aimed to investigate what provisions exist within Australia's strengthened Aged Care Quality Standards to ...
Sharon Stoddart, Kate Churruca, Maree Saba, Janet C Long, Peter D. Hibbert, Amy Nguyen, Viviana Wuthrich, Bronwyn Newman, Leonard C. Gray, Hilda Bø Lyng, Jeffrey Braithwaite, Louise A Ellis   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Online forum users’ views and experiences of managing irritable bowel syndrome: a qualitative analysis of discussion content

BJGP Open, 2020
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is common and often negatively affects quality of life. Patients frequently perceive medical interventions as inadequate and seek support from other sources, including online discussion forums.
Emma Teasdale, Hannah Clarke, Nick Chen, Hazel Everitt   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Determining the Minimal Clinically Important Difference of the 40‐Item Smell Identification Test in People With Cystic Fibrosis

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and olfactory dysfunction (OD) are highly prevalent among people with cystic fibrosis (PwCF) and negatively impact quality of life. The 40‐item Smell Identification Test (SIT) is widely used to assess psychophysical olfaction, but a CF‐specific minimal clinically important difference (MCID) has not been ...
Eugene Oh, Jessa E. Miller, Michelle J. Lee, Anna Zemke, David Baraghoshi, Matthew J. Strand, Jeremiah A. Alt, Todd E. Bodner, Michael Chang, Naweed I. Chowdhury, Patricia H. Eshaghian, Anne E. Getz, Jennifer L. Goralski, David A. Gudis, Peter H. Hwang, Ashoke Khanwalkar, Adam J. Kimple, Jivianne T. Lee, Douglas A. Li, Jess C. Mace, Jayakar V. Nayak, Jonathan B. Overdevest, Zara Patel, Daniella K. Safatian, Rodney J. Schlosser, Brent Senior, Amanda L. Stapleton, Timothy L. Smith, Zachary M. Soler, Jeffrey D. Suh, Grant A. Turner, Marilene B. Wang, Milene T. Saavedra, Jennifer L. Taylor‐Cousar, Daniel M. Beswick   +34 more
wiley   +1 more source

Extent of Sinus Surgery Is Associated With Disease Control in Biologic Treated Type 2 Dominant CRS

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background A greater benefit of biologics is observed after surgery in Type 2 chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). However, the extent of surgery remains undefined in many studies. This study evaluated the extent of surgery on disease control in patients receiving biologics for refractory Type 2 dominant CRSwNP.
Nicholas J. Campion, Peta‐Lee Sacks, Lu Hui Png, Ruoxin Hua, Rhea Darbari Kaul, Raquel Alvarado, Christine Choy, Raymond Sacks, Peter Earls, Raewyn G. Campbell, Larry Kalish, Richard J. Harvey   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detecting cognitive engagement in online course forums: A review of frameworks and methodologies

Natural Language Processing Journal
A key aspect of online learning in higher education involves the utilization of course discussion forums. Assessing the quality of posts, such as cognitive engagement, within online course discussion forums, and determining students’ interest and ...
Nazmus Sakeef, M. Ali Akber Dewan, Fuhua Lin, Dharamjit Parmar   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source