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Using a One Health Approach to Explore Māori Experts' Views on Antimicrobial Resistance: A Qualitative Study
Infectious diseases cause a considerable burden on health in Aotearoa New Zealand. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is an increasing threat to public health that affects the ability to treat existing and emerging infectious ... -
Determining potential cost savings associated with avoided medical utilisation due to National Poisons Centre self management of suspected poisonings, and identifying factors associated with awareness and utilisation of the service.
The New Zealand National Poisons Centre (NZNPC) provides a range of services contributing to the prevention and mitigation of harm to New Zealanders from poisoning. Each year the NZNPC’s Poisons Line handles around 23,000 ... -
An Exploration of Transgender and Gender Diverse People's Positive Experience of Primary Health Care in Aotearoa New Zealand
Research exploring the experiences of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) patients engaging with primary health care systems is minimal, with very few studies examining positive health care experiences of TGD people. Of ... -
Loneliness and wellbeing amongst New Zealand Veterans
Objective: To identify the proportion of New Zealand (NZ) veterans who suffer from loneliness, and whether this is correlated with general wellbeing. In addition, we wished to find out whether NZ veterans are aware of ... -
The health and wellbeing of New Zealand contemporary Vetrerans
Multi System Illness conformed to the US Centers for Disease Control definition as ‘the presence of one or more chronic symptoms (for at least six months) from at least two of three categories namely fatigue, mood-cognition ... -
The natural history of lung function - A longitudinal analysis based on the Dunedin Multidisciplinary Health and Development Study
Lung function is related to health and mortality throughout the lifetime. Lung function impairment has been associated with earlier onset of respiratory, cardiovascular, and metabolic conditions and higher all-cause ... -
FICare in a New Zealand NICU
Background Family integrated care (FICare) is a model of care which shifts the role of parents from ‘observers’ of their infant’s care to being their infant’s ‘primary caregiver’ in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU). ... -
The Ultraviolet Radiation Environment and Use of Observable Sun Protection at Secondary School Rowing Regattas
Background Skin cancer is the most common cancer in New Zealand/Aotearoa and the incidence of melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer, is amongst the highest in the world. Overexposure to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) ... -
Sun protection for adolescents at school in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Skin cancer is a substantial public health issue in New Zealand (NZ) with exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) being the major modifiable risk. Excessive UVR during adolescence can have a lasting effect on long-term ... -
Evaluation of the tuberculosis control programme in prisons and the post-release continuation of tuberculosis treatment in Malaysia
Background: Poorly managed tuberculosis (TB) control programmes in prisons have detrimental health consequences, placing prisoners at an increased risk for TB morbidity and mortality. This situation could further fuel the ... -
An Exploration of Mental Health Promotion in New Zealand: A Qualitative Study
Mental health promotion employs a strengths-based approach and focuses on promoting positive mental health. The current level of knowledge and reporting about mental health promotion efforts occurring in New Zealand is ... -
Mental Health Service-users’ experiences of people-centred joined-up care in Aotearoa New Zealand: development of a new people-centred joined-up model and questionnaire
Internationally and in New Zealand (NZ), mental health service-users (MHS-users) have been shown to experience inequities in health and wellbeing outcomes, including premature mortality, compared to the general population. ... -
Antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella Typhi globally, and sources, prescribing, and consumption of antimicrobial medicines in Yangon, Myanmar
Antimicrobial resistance is a major global health concern with the worst consequences being increased disease severity, duration, morbidity, and mortality experienced by individuals in low-and middle-income countries, ... -
Assessing medication appropriateness in older adults and recommending therapeutic alternatives in individuals with dementia
Older adults comprise a significant proportion of the population of New Zealand (NZ) and are known to be prescribed the highest number of medications. Several medications have to be prescribed with caution in older adults ... -
A Mixed Methods Investigation of Bar Atmospherics and Smoking in New Zealand
Background: Smoking is a major public health concern and a leading cause of health loss within New Zealand and globally. Smoking prevalence and initiation are particularly high among young adults and, among this age group, ... -
Infection control and latent tuberculosis infection in health care workers in Indonesia
Background: Health care workers (HCWs) and health care students (HCSs), especially in low and middle-income countries (LMICs) are particularly vulnerable to being infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The extent of ... -
Health-Related Quality of Life and Disability among Older People with Chronic Kidney Disease
Background Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been characterised into five stages with CKD5 defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of < 15ml/min/1.73m2 and includes those receiving renal replacement therapy ... -
An integrative approach to understanding antimicrobial resistance in New Zealand
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when micro-organisms (including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites) survive exposure to a medicine that would usually kill them or halt their growth. This is a natural phenomenon ... -
Spirituality, Healthcare and Medical Education: Views from New Zealand Medical Students
Background: Spiritual care is becoming increasingly recognised as important for achieving better health outcomes as identified by patients, families of patients and healthcare professionals. However, spiritual care is not ... -
For Love, Not Money! A study of health-related decision making in a group of female healthcare assistants who work in residential aged care and who live in low-income households
Issues of social inequality have increasingly featured in public debate in New Zealand and around the world, as the widening gap between rich and poor, both within and across countries, is highlighted and becomes more ...