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Exploring Oral Health Related Quality of Life in Rett Syndrome Using Directed Content Analysis

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT No validated oral health‐related quality of life (OHRQOL) instrument currently exists for those with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities and who communicate non‐verbally. This qualitative study aimed to explore the domains that were important to the oral health‐related quality of life in individuals with Rett syndrome (RTT).
Yvonne Yee Lok Lai, Jenny Anne Downs, Helen Margaret Leonard, Laurence James Walsh, Sobia Zafar   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Room‐Temperature Material Recycling/Upcycling of Polyamide Waste Enabled by Cosolvent‐Tunable Dissolution Kinetics

Angewandte Chemie, EarlyView.
Physical recycling of polyamides (PAs) requires high temperatures due to solvent resistance. Rapid dissolution of PAs in formic acid (FA) using a cosolvent strategy enables room‐temperature recycling and upcycling for utilization of high‐value resources.
Jonathon Tanks, Kenji Tamura
wiley   +2 more sources

Considering the animating ethos of designing digital first unemployment services: On the motivation of others

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the animating ethos of digital unemployment services. Unlike human‐to‐human services, where the intention of policy is normally mediated by professionals, digital services are fully designed in the policy imagination. As a result, it is a pressing issue to understand the ethos that animates their development.
Ray Griffin, Antoinette Jordan, Aisling Tuite   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health behaviours and affective states of partners of fly‐in fly‐out workers: A daily diary study

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Partners of fly‐in fly‐out (FIFO) workers face increases in demands, for instance in care and family responsibilities, particularly in the absence of workers; however, little is known about how their daily life experiences influence their health across the FIFO work cycle.
Bernard Kwadwo Yeboah Asiamah‐Asare, Suzanne Robinson, Dominika Kwasnicka, Daniel Powell   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Introduction of Extended Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) Until 21 Years in Australia: A Mapping of Policy, Legislation and Programs in Each Jurisdiction

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT It is increasingly recognised by global research that extending out‐of‐home care (OOHC) until at least 21 years of age is the policy reform most likely to advance improved outcomes for care leavers. In recent years, all eight Australian jurisdictions (States and Territories) have introduced forms of extended care programs.
Philip Mendes, Steven Roche, Isabella Kristo, Melissa O'Donnell, Tim Moore, Catia Malvaso, Jemma Venables, Joseph McDowall   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Homelessness and Housing Instability Among Care Leavers in Australia: Exploring Housing Pathways and Best Practice Housing Models

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT A significant proportion of young people exiting Out‐of‐Home Care (OOHC) encounter substantial challenges in securing housing, often leading to homelessness within a few months after leaving care. All Australian jurisdictions have now approved extended care programs up to 21 years; however, none of them currently offer these young people ...
Yujie Zhao, Jacinta Waugh
wiley   +1 more source

The Gender Harassment Experiences of Women Who Play, Coach, Officiate and Manage Sport in Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sport remains a male‐dominated industry despite increasing numbers of women participating and working in a variety roles and contexts. In many sports, women report negative experiences and face gendered challenges as elite players, community players, coaches and referees.
Samantha Marshall, Nicola McNeil, Emma‐Louise Seal, Matthew Nicholson   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Intergenerational Family Relationships and Old‐Age Volunteering: The Perspectives of Older Chinese Immigrants in Greater Sydney, Australia

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Embedded in the framework of intergenerational solidarity, this paper explores the interactions between older immigrants' participation in volunteering activities and intergenerational family relationships in the Chinese community in Sydney, Australia. The study investigates the effects of volunteering on the lives of older Chinese immigrants.
Bingqin Li, Yiran Li, Alan Morris, Youqing Fan, Xin Gu, Ilan Katz   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

What do older people do when sitting and why? Implications for decreasing sedentary behaviour [PDF]

, 2018
Background and Objectives: Sitting less can reduce older adults’ risk of ill health and disability. Effective sedentary behavior interventions require greater understanding of what older adults do when sitting (and not sitting), and why.
Benzeval, Blue, Carolyn Greig, Catharine Gale, Chastin, Chastin, Cindy Gray, Cindy M Gray, Claire F Fitzsimons, Claire Fitzsimons, Dawn A Skelton, Dawn A Skelton, de Rezende, Deary, Department of Health, Dogra, Elaine Coulter, Elaine Hindle, Gennuso, Geoff Der, Geoff Der, Gillian Mead, Greenwood-Hickman, Harvey, Harvey, Hawkley, Ian Deary, Ian J Deary, Iva Čukić, Jason Gill, John Starr, Karen Laird, Kendig, Leask, Leask, Lenz, Malcolm Granat, Manon Dontje, Martin, McEwan, Nanette Mutrie, Nanette Mutrie, Naveed Sattar, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, Owen, Philippa Dall, Ratko Radakovic, Richard Shaw, Ritchie, Sallis, Sally Stewart, Sally Wyke, Sally Wyke, Sebastien Chastin, Sebastien F M Chastin, Sedentary Behaviour Research Network, Shove, Simon Cox, Strain, Victoria J Palmer, Victoria Palmer, Wight, Wullems   +62 more
core   +5 more sources

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