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A Home-Based Exercise Program to Improve Function, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality in Patients With Stage IV Lung and Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

, 2012
Andrea Cheville, Jenny Kollasch, Justin Vandenberg, Tiffany Shen, Axel Grothey, Gail L. Gamble, Jeffrey R. Basford   +6 more
openalex   +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

Automatic sleep stage classification based on easy to register signals as a validation tool for ergonomic steering in smart bedding systems

, 2012
Tim Willemen, Dorien Van Deun, Vincent Verhaert, Sandra Pirrera, Vasileios Exadaktylos, Johan Verbraecken, Bart Haex, Jos Vander Sloten   +7 more
openalex   +2 more sources

Understanding well‐being and safety for First Nations children and young people in the Riverland—Engaging with metic knowledge via a capability approach

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Aboriginal culture is both a strength and a protective factor for Aboriginal children; yet, we continue to see disparities in education, health and well‐being outcomes. To improve outcomes for Aboriginal children and families, local cultural ways of knowing, being and doing need to be incorporated into policy and practice.
Michelle Jones, Luke Cantley, Donna Quinn, Daniel Quinn, Craig Rigney, Jenny van der Arend   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

“That grey area where no one can help”: The experience of younger people avoiding or leaving residential aged care who are not NDIS participants

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
Abstract Living in residential aged care (RAC) can have deleterious effects on the health, well‐being and social participation of younger people (<65 years of age). This research examined the barriers and enablers to leaving or avoiding RAC for Australian younger people who are not National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) participants. It reports on
Barrie Shannon, Caroline Hart, Stella Koritsas, Keith McVilly   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Access to Transition Planning and Support for Young People Who Self‐Place When in Out‐Of‐Home Care: The Perspectives of Young People and Practitioners

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores the experiences of young people in Queensland, Australia, under child protection orders who leave approved out‐of‐home care placements (e.g., foster; residential care) to stay in unapproved locations (e.g., sleeping on the streets; staying with friends, family/kin, or strangers).
Jemma Venables, Laura Simpson Reeves, Kathy Ellem, Karen Healy, Joel Cullin   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Philanthropy and Indigenous Initiatives: Insights From Australian Donors

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper draws on a survey and interview data, collected from a group of 180 donors who made monetary gifts to an Australian higher education institution, to better understand what drives individuals and organisations to donate to Indigenous initiatives.
Celina McEwen, Christopher Bajada, Deborah Cotton, Kevin Wallace, David S. Waller   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Don't Worry About Her; Intersectionality, and the Role of Systems and Structures in the Embodied Experiences of Young Women's Use of Violence

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Systems and structures designed to protect and support young people, specifically (in this paper) young women, are ironically the same systems that maintain gender disparity. Consequently, this has influenced the embodied identities of young women who experience and use violence. Such systemic and structural intersectionality has impacted upon
Louise Rak, Tamara Blakemore, Elsie Randall, Meaghan Katrak Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Meaning of Home for Children and Young People After Parental Separation: Key Insights for Practice

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This article draws on a recent study of the meaning of home for children and young people after parental separation to provide a way of shifting adult attention beyond prevailing focus on the amount of time children spend with each parent, towards a greater attentiveness to children and young people's views on how their living arrangements ...
Belinda Fehlberg, Bruce M. Smyth, Monica Campo, Kristin Natalier   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

National Disability Insurance Scheme and Quality of Life Among Carers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Australia: A Thematic Analysis

Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder in Australia have increased considerably in recent years. The current study investigated how the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) impacts quality of life (QoL) among carers of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Jesse Gerhard, Sharon L. Grant
wiley   +1 more source