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2. Misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage in Mozambique: an analysis of the interface between human rights, maternal health and development
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Hobday, Karen, Zwi, Anthony B, Homer, Caroline, Kirkham, Renae, Hulme, Jennifer, Wate, Páscoa Zualo, and Prata, Ndola
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Health Services ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,Generic health relevance ,Reproductive health and childbirth ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Female ,Health Services Accessibility ,Home Childbirth ,Human Rights ,Humans ,Interviews as Topic ,Maternal Health ,Maternal Mortality ,Misoprostol ,Mozambique ,Postpartum Hemorrhage ,Pregnancy ,Program Evaluation ,Post-partum haemorrhage ,Maternal health ,Human rights ,Development ,Right to health ,Public Health and Health Services ,Epidemiology ,Health services and systems ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundMozambique has high maternal mortality which is compounded by limited human resources for health, weak access to health services, and poor development indicators. In 2011, the Mozambique Ministry of Health (MoH) approved the distribution of misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage (PPH) at home births where oxytocin is not available. Misoprostol can be administered by a traditional birth attendant or self-administered. The objective of this paper is to examine, through applying a human rights lens, the broader contextual, policy and institutional issues that have influenced and impacted the early implementation of misoprostol for the prevention of PPH. We explore the utility of rights-based framework to inform this particular program, with implications for sexual and reproductive health programs more broadly.MethodsA human rights, health and development framework was used to analyse the early expansion phase of the scale-up of Mozambique's misoprostol program in two provinces. A policy document review was undertaken to contextualize the human rights, health and development setting in Mozambique. Qualitative primary data from a program evaluation of misoprostol for the prevention of PPH was then analysed using a human rights lens; these results are presented alongside three examples where rights are constrained.ResultsStructural and institutional challenges exacerbated gaps in the misoprostol program, and sexual and reproductive health more generally. While enshrined in the constitution and within health policy documents, human rights were not fully met and many individuals in the study were unaware of their rights. Lack of information about the purpose of misoprostol and how to access the medication contributed to power imbalances between the state, health care workers and beneficiaries. The accessibility of misoprostol was further limited due to dynamics of power and control.ConclusionsApplying a rights-based approach to the Mozambican misoprostol program is helpful in contextualising and informing the practical changes needed to improve access to misoprostol as an essential medicine, and in turn, preventing PPH. This study adds to the evidence of the interconnection between human rights, health and development and the importance of integrating the concepts to ensure women's rights are prioritized within health service delivery.
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3. “Sometimes Our Mob Don’t Really Take It Serious Until It’s Serious”: The Experiences of Western Australian Aboriginal Adolescents Living With Type 2 Diabetes, Their Parents, and Their Family Members
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Carman, Rebecca, Towell-Barnard, Amanda, Shah, Mark, Davis, Elizabeth, Maple-Brown, Louise, Pearson, Glenn, Arabiat, Diana, Kirkham, Renae, and Whitehead, Lisa
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- 2023
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4. “I Don’t Really Know What Diabetes Is”: A Qualitative Study Exploring the Experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Young People Aged 10 to 25 Years Living With Type 2 Diabetes in Northern and Central Australia
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Weaver, Emma, Freeman, Natasha, Mack, Shiree, Titmuss, Angela, Dowler, James, Corpus, Sumaria, Hyatt, Teresa, Ellis, Elna, Sanderson, Cheryl, Connors, Christine, Moore, Elizabeth, Silver, Bronwyn, Azzopardi, Peter, Maple-Brown, Louise, and Kirkham, Renae
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- 2022
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5. "It Empowers You to Empower Them": Health Professional Perspectives of Care for Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy Following a Multi-Component Health Systems Intervention.
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MacKay, Diana, Maple-Brown, Louise, Freeman, Natasha, Boyle, Jacqueline A., Campbell, Sandra, McLean, Anna, Corpus, Sumaria, Whitbread, Cherie, Dokkum, Paula Van, Connors, Christine, Moore, Elizabeth, Sinha, Ashim, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Boffa, John, Graham, Sian, Oats, Jeremy, Brown, Alex, McIntyre, H. David, and Kirkham, Renae
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6. Remote Indigenous students : Raising their aspirations and awareness of tertiary pathways.
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Thomas, Kym, Ellis, Bronwyn, Kirkham, Renae, and Parry, Louka
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- 2014
7. Supporting healthy lifestyles for First Nations women and communities through co-design: lessons and early findings from remote Northern Australia.
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Dias, Tara, MacKay, Diana, Canuto, Karla, Boyle, Jacqueline A., D'Antoine, Heather, Hampton, Denella, Martin, Kim, Phillips, Jessica, Bartlett, Norlisha, Mcintyre, H. David, Graham, Sian, Corpus, Sumaria, Connors, Christine, McCarthy, Leisa, Kirkham, Renae, and Maple-Brown, Louise J.
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- 2024
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8. Exploring differences in perceptions of child feeding practices between parents and health care professionals: a qualitative study
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Rohit, Athira, Kirkham, Renae, McCarthy, Leisa, Puruntatameri, Valentina, Maple-Brown, Louise, and Brimblecombe, Julie
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- 2021
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9. Additional file 1 of Racial microaggressions and interculturality in remote Central Australian Aboriginal healthcare
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Wicks, Mary, Hampshire, Christine, Campbell, Jeannie, Maple-Brown, Louise, and Kirkham, Renae
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10. Remote Indigenous Students: Raising Their Aspirations and Awareness of Tertiary Pathways
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Thomas, Kym, Ellis, Bronwyn, Kirkham, Renae, and Parry, Louka
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The lower rates of participation in higher education of people from remote areas, together with the under-representation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students in higher education, make it less likely that students from remote Indigenous communities will aspire to attend university. Educators and community must develop working relationships and act early to raise students' aspirations through an awareness of wider possibilities within and beyond their own community. One initiative taken to accomplish these aims is the UniCamps program run by the University of South Australia's (UniSA) Centre for Regional Engagement (CRE) in partnership with Mimili Anangu School. (Anangu is the name that Indigenous people from that region use for themselves.) By showing learning pathways through the tertiary sector, leading to a range of careers, either within their community or through pursuing their own interests, this program seeks to capture and maintain Anangu students' interest in diverse educational opportunities. Beginning in 2010, groups of Mimili secondary students have been visiting Whyalla, living in student accommodation and experiencing university study and life in a large regional centre. While raising aspirations and developing tertiary experience are priorities, students also develop skills to assist them with living away from home and their remote community, acquire and refine communication skills, and learn to build relationships with unfamiliar non-Anangu people--a supportive environment is important. The planning and initiation of the first UniCamp required full commitment from all involved--school leaders, family and community members, the students themselves and university staff--to provide optimal learning experiences and opportunities for the young people. For successful transition from secondary schooling in a remote community to a tertiary environment, students need significant literacy and numeracy skills, along with confidence to seek assistance in an unfamiliar setting. At times, the young people immersed themselves in the experience, supporting each other. On subsequent visits, through a widening range of activities--academic sessions, living skills, recreational activities, and engaging in the wider community--the students have grown more familiar with the campus and regional city environment. Students who before the program did not aspire to tertiary study now see this, including university, as one possibility for their future. Relationship-building--between communities, educational institutions and within the university--takes time, but is a crucial foundation for implementing such a program. Support from the CRE Director and wider UniSA connections have contributed to making the program a reality. Collaboration with different areas of the University and community allows for an enriched educational experience. UniCamps is an opportunity for students to engage in career-related experiences which may be unfamiliar to them. As such, participation and learning opportunities should be targeted to achieve this goal. As the students' first language is not English, program content must be delivered in an appropriately scaffolded way, while still challenging and extending the students. What has been learned from the Mimili-UniSA partnership will guide current plans to extend UniCamps opportunities to other rural and remote students.
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11. Youth-onset type 2 diabetes among First Nations young people in northern Australia: a retrospective, cross-sectional study
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Titmuss, Angela, Davis, Elizabeth A, O'Donnell, Vicki, Wenitong, Mark, Barr, Elizabeth L M, Boffa, John, Brown, Alex D H, Connors, Christine, Corpus, Sumaria, Dowler, James, Graham, Sian, Griffiths, Emma, Kirkham, Renae, Lee, Christopher, Moore, Elizabeth, Pearson, Glenn, Shaw, Jonathan E, Singleton, Sally, Sinha, Ashim, White, Gwyneth, Zimmet, Paul, Maple-Brown, Louise J, and Haynes, Aveni
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- 2022
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12. The Aboriginal Maternal Infant Care Story
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Stuart-Butler, Deanna and Kirkham, Renae
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13. Incorporating Aboriginal women’s voices in improving care and reducing risk for women with diabetes in pregnancy - A phenomenological study
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Wood, Anna J, primary, Graham, Sian, additional, Boyle, Jacqueline A, additional, Marcusson-Rababi, Beverley, additional, Anderson, Shonada, additional, Connors, Christine, additional, McIntyre, Harold D, additional, Maple-Brown, Louise, additional, and Kirkham, Renae, additional
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14. The Adaptation of a Youth Diabetes Prevention Program for Aboriginal Children in Central Australia: Community Perspectives
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Rohit, Athira, primary, McCarthy, Leisa, additional, Mack, Shiree, additional, Silver, Bronwyn, additional, Turner, Sabella, additional, Baur, Louise A., additional, Canuto, Karla, additional, Boffa, John, additional, Dabelea, Dana, additional, Sauder, Katherine A., additional, Maple-Brown, Louise, additional, and Kirkham, Renae, additional
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- 2021
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15. Additional file 1 of Exploring differences in perceptions of child feeding practices between parents and health care professionals: a qualitative study
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Rohit, Athira, Kirkham, Renae, McCarthy, Leisa, Puruntatameri, Valentina, Maple-Brown, Louise, and Brimblecombe, Julie
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16. Additional file 1 of Incorporating Aboriginal women’s voices in improving care and reducing risk for women with diabetes in pregnancy - A phenomenological study
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Wood, Anna J, Graham, Sian, Boyle, Jacqueline A, Marcusson-Rababi, Beverley, Anderson, Shonada, Connors, Christine, McIntyre, Harold D, Maple-Brown, Louise, and Kirkham, Renae
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17. Enablers and barriers to primary healthcare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adolescents: study protocol for participatory mixed-methods research that builds on WHO global standards
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Ritchie, Tirritpa, primary, Purcell, Tara, additional, Westhead, Seth, additional, Wenitong, Mark, additional, Cadet-James, Yvonne, additional, Brown, Alex, additional, Kirkham, Renae, additional, Neville, Johanna, additional, Saleh, Clara, additional, Brown, Ngiare, additional, Kennedy, Elissa C, additional, Hennegan, Julie, additional, Pearson, Odette, additional, and Azzopardi, Peter S, additional
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18. Additional file 1 of Misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage in Mozambique: an analysis of the interface between human rights, maternal health and development
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Hobday, Karen, Zwi, Anthony B., Homer, Caroline, Kirkham, Renae, Hulme, Jennifer, Páscoa Zualo Wate, and Ndola Prata
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Additional file 1. International and Regional Human Rights Conventions to which Mozambique is party.
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19. Incorporating Aboriginal Women’s Voices in Improving Care and Reducing Risk for Women With Diabetes in Pregnancy - A Phenomenological Study.
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Wood, Anna, primary, Graham, Sian, additional, Boyle, Jacqueline, additional, Marcusson-Rababi, Beverley, additional, Anderson, Shonada, additional, Connors, Christine, additional, McIntyre, Harold, additional, Maple-Brown, Louise, additional, and Kirkham, Renae, additional
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- 2020
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20. Misoprostol for the prevention of post-partum haemorrhage in Mozambique: an analysis of the interface between human rights, maternal health and development
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Hobday, Karen, primary, Zwi, Anthony B., additional, Homer, Caroline, additional, Kirkham, Renae, additional, Hulme, Jennifer, additional, Wate, Páscoa Zualo, additional, and Prata, Ndola, additional
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21. Primary Health Care for Aboriginal Australian Women in Remote Communities after a Pregnancy with Hyperglycaemia
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Wood, Anna, primary, MacKay, Diana, additional, Fitzsimmons, Dana, additional, Derkenne, Ruth, additional, Kirkham, Renae, additional, Boyle, Jacqueline A., additional, Connors, Christine, additional, Whitbread, Cherie, additional, Welsh, Alison, additional, Brown, Alex, additional, Shaw, Jonathan E., additional, and Maple-Brown, Louise, additional
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- 2020
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22. My experiences with kidney care: A qualitative study of adults in the Northern Territory of Australia living with chronic kidney disease, dialysis and transplantation
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Hughes, Jaquelyne T., primary, Freeman, Natasha, additional, Beaton, Barbara, additional, Puruntatemeri, Anne-Marie, additional, Hausin, Monica, additional, Tipiloura, Gerarda, additional, Wood, Pamela, additional, Signal, Selina, additional, Majoni, Sandawana W., additional, Cass, Alan, additional, Maple-Brown, Louise J., additional, and Kirkham, Renae, additional
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- 2019
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23. Improving systems of prenatal and postpartum care for hyperglycemia in pregnancy: A process evaluation.
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MacKay, Diana, Freeman, Natasha, Boyle, Jacqueline A., Campbell, Sandra, McLean, Anna, Peiris, David, Corpus, Sumaria, Connors, Christine, Moore, Elizabeth, Wenitong, Mark, Silver, Bronwyn, McIntyre, H. David, Shaw, Jonathan E., Brown, Alex, Kirkham, Renae, Maple‐Brown, Louise, Chitturi, S., Eades, S., Inglis, C., and Dempsey, K.
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- 2021
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24. Process evaluation in the field: global learnings from seven implementation research hypertension projects in low-and middle-income countries
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Limbani, Felix, Goudge, Jane, Joshi, Rohina, Maar, Marion A., Miranda, J. Jaime, Oldenburg, Brian, Parker, Gary, Pesantes, Maria Amalia, Riddell, Michaela A., Salam, Abdul, Trieu, Kathy, Thrift, Amanda G., van Olmen, Josefien, Vedanthan, Rajesh, Webster, Ruth, Yeates, Karen, Webster, Jacqui, Pozas, Alfonso Fernandez, Patel, Anushka, Pillay, Arti, Cotrez, Briana, Salinas, Carlos Aguilar, Nowson, Caryl, Johnson, Claire, Villalpando, Clicerio Gonzalez, Garcia-Ulloa, Cristina, Litzelman, Debra, Praveen, Devarsetty, Hua, Diane, Kakoulis, Dimitrios, Fottrell, Ed, Vucovich, Elsa Cornejo, Salazar, Francisco Gonzalez, Musa, Hadi, Chemusto, Harriet, Haghparast-Bidgoli, Hassan, Mutabazi, Jean Claude, Schultz, Jimaima, Odenkirchen, Joanne, Zavala-Loayza, Jose, Gyamfi, Joyce, Bobrow, Kirsty, Neira, Leticia, Maple-Brown, Louise, Lazo, Maria, Daivadanam, Meena, Wijemanne, Nilmini, Almeda-Valdes, Paloma, Camacho-Lopez, Paul, Delobelle, Peter, Zhang, Puhong, Saulson, Raelle, Guggilla, Rama, Kirkham, Renae, Angeles, Ricardo, Mohan, Sailesh, Tobe, Sheldon, Jha, Sujeet, Lei, Sun, Irazola, Vilma, Ma, Yuan, Shenderovich, Yulia, Public Health Sciences, and The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases, Process Evaluation Working Group
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Male ,Process management ,purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.05 [https] ,COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS ,PROCESS EVALUATION ,Psychological intervention ,MIXED-METHODS ,Process Assessment (Health Care)/methods ,0302 clinical medicine ,IMPLEMENTATION SCIENCE ,middle aged ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,media_common ,Process Assessment (Health Care) ,Clinical Trials as Topic ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,Process Assessment, Health Care ,Capacity building ,Public Health, Global Health, Social Medicine and Epidemiology ,clinical trial (topic) ,Middle Aged ,3. Good health ,female ,health care quality ,Hypertension ,Implementation science ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3 [https] ,Female ,Research Article ,Adult ,Canada ,Process (engineering) ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Best practice ,Fidelity ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Process evaluation ,Indigenous ,03 medical and health sciences ,purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3 [https] ,Complex interventions ,LOW AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES ,Intervention (counseling) ,Humans ,human ,procedures ,Developing Countries ,Mixed-methods ,HYPERTENSION ,business.industry ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,developing country ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,Folkhälsovetenskap, global hälsa, socialmedicin och epidemiologi ,Low and middle-income countries ,Human medicine ,Implementation research ,business - Abstract
Background: Process evaluation is increasingly recognized as an important component of effective implementation research and yet, there has been surprisingly little work to understand what constitutes best practice. Researchers use different methodologies describing causal pathways and understanding barriers and facilitators to implementation of interventions in diverse contexts and settings. We report on challenges and lessons learned from undertaking process evaluation of seven hypertension intervention trials funded through the Global Alliance of Chronic Diseases (GACD). Methods: Preliminary data collected from the GACD hypertension teams in 2015 were used to inform a template for data collection. Case study themes included: (1) description of the intervention, (2) objectives of the process evaluation, (3) methods including theoretical basis, (4) main findings of the study and the process evaluation, (5) implications for the project, policy and research practice and (6) lessons for future process evaluations. The information was summarized and reported descriptively and narratively and key lessons were identified. Results: The case studies were from low- and middle-income countries and Indigenous communities in Canada. They were implementation research projects with intervention arm. Six theoretical approaches were used but most comprised of mixed-methods approaches. Each of the process evaluations generated findings on whether interventions were implemented with fidelity, the extent of capacity building, contextual factors and the extent to which relationships between researchers and community impacted on intervention implementation. The most important learning was that although process evaluation is time consuming, it enhances understanding of factors affecting implementation of complex interventions. The research highlighted the need to initiate process evaluations early on in the project, to help guide design of the intervention; and the importance of effective communication between researchers responsible for trial implementation, process evaluation and outcome evaluation. Conclusion: This research demonstrates the important role of process evaluation in understanding implementation process of complex interventions. This can help to highlight a broad range of system requirements such as new policies and capacity building to support implementation. Process evaluation is crucial in understanding contextual factors that may impact intervention implementation which is important in considering whether or not the intervention can be translated to other contexts. Fil: Limbani, Felix. University of the Witwatersrand; Sudáfrica Fil: Goudge, Jane. University of the Witwatersrand; Sudáfrica Fil: Joshi, Rohina. University Of Technology Sydney.; Australia Fil: Maar, Marion A.. University of New South Wales; Australia Fil: Miranda, J. Jaime. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Perú Fil: Oldenburg, Brian. University of Melbourne; Australia Fil: Parker, Gary. University College London; Estados Unidos Fil: Pesantes, Maria Amalia. Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia; Perú Fil: Riddell, Michaela A.. School Of Clinical Sciences At Monash Health; Australia Fil: Salam, Abdul. University of New South Wales; Australia Fil: Trieu, Kathy. University Of Technology Sydney.; Australia Fil: Thrift, Amanda G.. School Of Clinical Sciences At Monash Health; Australia Fil: Van Olmen, Josefien. Bernhard Nocht Institute For Tropical Medicine.; Alemania Fil: Vedanthan, Rajesh. University of New York; Estados Unidos Fil: Webster, Ruth. The George Institute For Global Health; Australia Fil: Yeates, Karen. Queens University; Canadá Fil: Webster, Jacqui. University Of Technology Sydney.; Australia Fil: Irazola, Vilma. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Centro de Investigaciones en Epidemiología y Salud Pública. Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria. Centro de Investigaciones en Epidemiología y Salud Pública; Argentina
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25. The role of context in implementation research for non-communicable diseases : Answering the 'how-to' dilemma
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Daivadanam, Meena, Ingram, Maia, Annerstedt, Kristi Sidney, Parker, Gary, Bobrow, Kirsty, Dolovich, Lisa, Gould, Gillian, Riddell, Michaela, Vedanthan, Rajesh, Webster, Jacqui, Absetz, Pilvikki, Alvesson, Helle Molsted, Androutsos, Odysseas, Chavannes, Niels, Cortez, Briana, Devarasetty, Praveen, Fottrell, Edward, Gonzalez-Salazar, Francisco, Goudge, Jane, Herasme, Omarys, Jennings, Hannah, Kapoor, Deksha, Kamano, Jemima, Kasteleyn, Marise J., Kyriakos, Christina, Manios, Yannis, Mogulluru, Kishor, Owolabi, Mayowa, Lazo-Porras, Maria, Silva, Wnurinham, Thrift, Amanda, Uvere, Ezinne, Webster, Ruth, van der Kleij, Rianne, van Olmen, Josefien, Vardavas, Constantine, Zhang, Puhong, Almeda-Valdes, Paloma, Britton, John, Cristobal, Fortunato, Delobelle, Peter, Gonzalez, Clicerio, Guwatudde, David, Gyamfi, Joyce, Johnson, Claire, Kirkham, Renae, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Lucero, Vilarmina Ponce, Mills, Katherine, Oldenburg, Brian, Patel, Anushka, Saulson, Raelle, Silva, Ninha, Trieu, Kathy, Daivadanam, Meena, Ingram, Maia, Annerstedt, Kristi Sidney, Parker, Gary, Bobrow, Kirsty, Dolovich, Lisa, Gould, Gillian, Riddell, Michaela, Vedanthan, Rajesh, Webster, Jacqui, Absetz, Pilvikki, Alvesson, Helle Molsted, Androutsos, Odysseas, Chavannes, Niels, Cortez, Briana, Devarasetty, Praveen, Fottrell, Edward, Gonzalez-Salazar, Francisco, Goudge, Jane, Herasme, Omarys, Jennings, Hannah, Kapoor, Deksha, Kamano, Jemima, Kasteleyn, Marise J., Kyriakos, Christina, Manios, Yannis, Mogulluru, Kishor, Owolabi, Mayowa, Lazo-Porras, Maria, Silva, Wnurinham, Thrift, Amanda, Uvere, Ezinne, Webster, Ruth, van der Kleij, Rianne, van Olmen, Josefien, Vardavas, Constantine, Zhang, Puhong, Almeda-Valdes, Paloma, Britton, John, Cristobal, Fortunato, Delobelle, Peter, Gonzalez, Clicerio, Guwatudde, David, Gyamfi, Joyce, Johnson, Claire, Kirkham, Renae, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Lucero, Vilarmina Ponce, Mills, Katherine, Oldenburg, Brian, Patel, Anushka, Saulson, Raelle, Silva, Ninha, and Trieu, Kathy
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Introduction Understanding context and how this can be systematically assessed and incorporated is crucial to successful implementation. We describe how context has been assessed (including exploration or evaluation) in Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) implementation research projects focused on improving health in people with or at risk of chronic disease and how contextual lessons were incorporated into the intervention or the implementation process. Methods Using a web-based semi-structured questionnaire, we conducted a cross-sectional survey to collect quantitative and qualitative data across GACD projects (n = 20) focusing on hypertension, diabetes and lung diseases. The use of context-specific data from project planning to evaluation was analyzed using mixed methods and a multi-layered context framework across five levels; 1) individual and family, 2) community, 3) healthcare setting, 4) local or district level, and 5) state or national level. Results Project teams used both qualitative and mixed methods to assess multiple levels of context (avg. = 4). Methodological approaches to assess context were identified as formal and informal assessments, engagement of stakeholders, use of locally adapted resources and materials, and use of diverse data sources. Contextual lessons were incorporated directly into the intervention by informing or adapting the intervention, improving intervention participation or improving communication with participants/stakeholders. Provision of services, equipment or information, continuous engagement with stakeholders, feedback for personnel to address gaps, and promoting institutionalization were themes identified to describe how contextual lessons are incorporated into the implementation process. Conclusions Context is regarded as critical and influenced the design and implementation of the GACD funded chronic disease interventions. There are different approaches to assess and incorporate context as demonstrated by this s
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26. Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia
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McLean, Anna, primary, Kirkham, Renae, additional, Campbell, Sandra, additional, Whitbread, Cherie, additional, Barrett, Jennifer, additional, Connors, Christine, additional, Boyle, Jacqueline, additional, Brown, Alex, additional, Mein, Jacqueline, additional, Wenitong, Mark, additional, McIntyre, H. David, additional, Barzi, Federica, additional, Oats, Jeremy, additional, Sinha, Ashim, additional, and Maple-Brown, Louise, additional
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27. ‘We can work together, talk together’: an Aboriginal Health Care Home
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Smith, Greg, primary, Kirkham, Renae, additional, Gunabarra, Charlie, additional, Bokmakarray, Valda, additional, and Burgess, C. Paul, additional
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28. Improving postpartum screening after diabetes in pregnancy: Results of a pilot study in remote Australia
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Kirkham, Renae, primary, MacKay, Diana, additional, Barzi, Federica, additional, Whitbread, Cherie, additional, Kirkwood, Marie, additional, Graham, Sian, additional, Van Dokkum, Paula, additional, McIntyre, H. David, additional, Shaw, Jonathan E., additional, Brown, Alex, additional, O'Dea, Kerin, additional, Connors, Christine, additional, Oats, Jeremy, additional, Zimmet, Paul, additional, Boyle, Jacqueline, additional, and Maple‐Brown, Louise, additional
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29. Understanding the role of Australian Aboriginal maternal infant care workers: bringing a cultural dimension to a critique of the ideal worker concept
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Kirkham, Renae, primary, Hoon, Elizabeth, additional, Rumbold, Alice, additional, and Moore, Vivienne, additional
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30. 'We can work together, talk together': an Aboriginal Health Care Home.
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Smith, Greg, Kirkham, Renae, Gunabarra, Charlie, Bokmakarray, Valda, and Burgess, C. Paul
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Objective: The aim of this study was to identify an Aboriginal community's aspirations for health service improvement during implementation of the Commonwealth's Health Care Homes (HCH) reform. Methods: This study was a qualitative study consisting of Aboriginal-controlled phenomenological enquiry in a large Aboriginal community in north-central Arnhem Land. Results: A representative sample of 60 Aboriginal health service users identified shortcomings in their current experience of primary health care, including low cultural security. These shortcomings reduced access to care. Participants described several ways that care could be reorientated to match their needs during HCH implementation. Principally, patients voiced the need for: (1) restructuring care teams to foster culturally secure relationship-based care; and (2) reorientating the Aboriginal Health Practitioner role from acute care to strength-based competencies as the focal point of care continuity: self-management support, care coordination and navigation, health coaching and cultural mentorship for non-Aboriginal staff. Conclusions: For HCH to be successful, service providers need to engage with service users to identify and implement patient-centred strategies to improve access, acceptability and patient activation. What is known about the topic?: Success of the Commonwealth's HCH reform is contingent on improving care access and patient activation to better manage chronic conditions What does this paper add?: This is the first opportunity that this Aboriginal community has had to articulate their aspirations for high quality healthcare. Beyond the strong alignment with the HCH building blocks, their care preferences posit practical and achievable workforce and delivery system reforms that may improve primary health care in other remote Aboriginal communities. What are the implications for practitioners?: The long-term success of the HCH reform will require iterative engagement with service users to identify and implement patient-centred strategies to improve access and acceptability of care. Service model alignment with patient care preferences will improve patient activation and is particularly important when working with vulnerable populations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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31. Real‐world experience of metformin use in pregnancy: Observational data from the Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Clinical Register.
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Maple‐Brown, Louise J., Lindenmayer, Greta, Barzi, Federica, Whitbread, Cherie, Connors, Christine, Moore, Elizabeth, Boyle, Jacqueline, Kirkwood, Marie, Lee, I‐Lynn, Longmore, Danielle, van Dokkum, Paula, Wicks, Mary, Dowden, Michelle, Inglis, Chrissie, Cotter, Margaret, Kirkham, Renae, Corpus, Sumaria, Chitturi, Sridhar, Thomas, Sujatha, and O'Dea, Kerin
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DIABETES in women ,GESTATIONAL diabetes ,PREGNANCY ,DIET therapy ,TYPE 2 diabetes ,MATERNAL age - Abstract
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32. Improving postpartum screening after diabetes in pregnancy: Results of a pilot study in remote Australia.
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Kirkham, Renae, MacKay, Diana, Barzi, Federica, Whitbread, Cherie, Kirkwood, Marie, Graham, Sian, Van Dokkum, Paula, McIntyre, H. David, Shaw, Jonathan E., Brown, Alex, O'Dea, Kerin, Connors, Christine, Oats, Jeremy, Zimmet, Paul, Boyle, Jacqueline, and Maple‐Brown, Louise
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BLOOD sugar , *GESTATIONAL diabetes , *ETHNOPSYCHOLOGY , *GLUCOSE tolerance tests , *GLYCOSYLATED hemoglobin , *MEDICAL screening , *ONLINE information services , *PREGNANCY complications , *PUERPERIUM , *RESEARCH funding , *WOMEN'S health , *TEXT messages , *PILOT projects , *DATA analysis software , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics - Abstract
Background: The postpartum period is a critical time to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal women, particularly for those who have chronic conditions. Aims: To assess enhanced support methods (for women following diabetes in pregnancy (DIP)) to improve completion rates of recommended postpartum health checks. Materials and Methods: Fifty‐three Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory (NT) were contacted in the postpartum period to encourage medical check‐ups. Messages were delivered through phone (call or text messages) or other methods (Facebook or email). The primary outcome was postpartum blood glucose testing (oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT), random or fasting glucose and HbA1c). Results: Establishing contact with women was difficult. Of 137 messages sent to 52 women, 22 responded (42%). Phone was the most common contact method with successful contact made from 16 of 119 (13%) attempts. Rates of postpartum OGTT completion were higher in the group successfully contacted (32% vs 7%). However, for any postpartum glucose testing (including OGTT and HbA1c) rates were 25 of 42 (60%) and neither success in making contact nor the contact method was associated with higher rates. Conclusions: The small sample size limits our conclusions; however, results highlight that engaging remote women postpartum is difficult. While rates of postpartum OGTT completion differed according to successful contacts, rates of any postpartum blood glucose testing did not. Further research is needed to explore feasible intervention methods to improve postpartum screening after a pregnancy complicated by diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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33. Understanding the role of Australian Aboriginal maternal infant care workers: bringing a cultural dimension to a critique of the ideal worker concept.
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Kirkham, Renae, Hoon, Elizabeth, Rumbold, Alice, and Moore, Vivienne
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HEALTH of Aboriginal Australians , *WORK environment , *MIDWIVES , *INDIGENOUS women , *MEDICAL care - Abstract
Models of care that include a prominent role for Aboriginal workers are fundamental to improving the health of Aboriginal Australians. However, tension arises when these models co-exist with mainstream models, contributing to difficulties sustaining an Aboriginal workforce. The ‘ideal worker’ theory is drawn on to explore whether historical workplace norms undermine the roles of Aboriginal workers in an Australian hospital setting. In-depth interviews were conducted with 30 staff and clients of an innovative maternity service, featuring Aboriginal Maternal Infant Care (AMIC) workers caring for Aboriginal women in partnership with midwives. A phenomenological methodology highlighted that unrealistic and inappropriate assumptions embedded in the ideal worker notion underpin many challenges facing AMIC workers. These workers have deep ties to their communities, with extensive responsibilities beyond the workplace. Although the hospital system relies on these ties to engage clients, this time commitment and the unbounded ways in which AMIC workers provide care are not acknowledged. Findings illustrate how the ideal worker concept has a cultural and gender dimension, which undermines AMIC workers and does not value culturally relevant care. This work has implications for ingraining cultural competence into health care, suggesting the wide-ranging contributions of Aboriginal workers must be recognised to achieve sustainable reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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34. Implementation of a diabetes in pregnancy clinical register in a complex setting: Findings from a process evaluation.
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Kirkham, Renae, Whitbread, Cherie, Connors, Christine, Moore, Elizabeth, Boyle, Jacqueline A., Richa, Richa, Barzi, Federica, Li, Shu, Dowden, Michelle, Oats, Jeremy, Inglis, Chrissie, Cotter, Margaret, McIntyre, Harold D., Kirkwood, Marie, Van Dokkum, Paula, Svenson, Stacey, Zimmet, Paul, Shaw, Jonathan E., O’Dea, Kerin, and Brown, Alex
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Background: Rates of diabetes in pregnancy are disproportionately higher among Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal women in Australia. Additional challenges are posed by the context of Aboriginal health including remoteness and disadvantage. A clinical register was established in 2011 to improve care coordination, and as an epidemiological and quality assurance tool. This paper presents results from a process evaluation identifying what worked well, persisting challenges and opportunities for improvement. Methods: Clinical register data were compared to the Northern Territory Midwives Data Collection. A cross-sectional survey of 113 health professionals across the region was also conducted in 2016 to assess use and value of the register; and five focus groups (49 healthcare professionals) documented improvements to models of care. Results: From January 2012 to December 2015, 1,410 women were referred to the register, 48% of whom were Aboriginal. In 2014, women on the register represented 75% of those on the Midwives Data Collection for Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes and 100% for Aboriginal women with pre-existing diabetes. Since commencement of the register, an 80% increase in reported prevalence of gestational diabetes among Aboriginal women in the Midwives Data Collection occurred (2011–2013), prior to adoption of new diagnostic criteria (2014). As most women met both diagnostic criteria (81% in 2012 and 74% in 2015) it is unlikely that the changes in criteria contributed to this increase. Over half (57%) of survey respondents reported improvement in knowledge of the epidemiology of diabetes in pregnancy since establishment of the register. However, only 32% of survey respondents thought that the register improved care-coordination. The need for improved integration and awareness to increase use was also highlighted. Conclusion: Although the register has not been reported to improve care coordination, it has contributed to increased reported prevalence of gestational diabetes among high risk Aboriginal women, in a routinely collected jurisdiction-wide pregnancy dataset. It has therefore contributed to an improved understanding of epidemiology and disease burden and may in future contribute to improved management and outcomes. Regions with similar challenges in context and high risk populations for diabetes in pregnancy may benefit from this experience of implementing a register. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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35. Remote Indigenous Students
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Thomas, Kym, primary, Ellis, Bronwyn, additional, Kirkham, Renae, additional, and Parry, Louka, additional
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36. Aboriginal young people's experiences of type 2 diabetes diagnosis, management and support: A qualitative study in the Kimberley region of Western Australia.
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Spry, Erica, Seear, Kimberley, Harkin, Ben, O'Donnell, Vicki, Maple‐Brown, Louise, Atkinson, David, and Kirkham, Renae
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Issues Addressed Methods Results Conclusions So What? In Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people in remote settings are most‐affected by young onset type 2 diabetes (T2D). It is necessary to understand young people's experiences, including factors impacting on self‐management, to improve models of care.A phenomenological methodology underpinned this qualitative study in Western Australia's Kimberley region. Two Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services supported recruitment of seven Aboriginal young people aged 12–24 with T2D, who participated in interviews. A carer and health professional of one young person in each site were also interviewed and relevant medical record data reviewed to assist with triangulation of data. De‐identified transcripts were inductively coded and a coding structure developed with oversight by a Kimberley Aboriginal researcher.Young people reported varied experiences and emotions relating to a T2D diagnosis. Most recounted this was upsetting and some reported current negative impact on emotional wellbeing. Challenges with understanding and managing diabetes were highlighted, particularly regarding healthy eating, physical activity and medication. Family are a prominent source of self‐management support, with the intergenerational impact of diabetes being evident for each participant. Positive relationships with health professionals, entailing continuity of care, were valued.There are significant emotional and medical challenges for young people with T2D and their families. Recommendations from this work will contribute to the development of local resources and initiatives to improve diabetes‐related support.Alongside broader efforts to support good health at the societal level, enhanced health education and family‐oriented support structures including Aboriginal clinical staff for young people with T2D are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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37. Improving postpartum screening after diabetes in pregnancy: Results of a pilot study in remote Australia
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Alex Brown, Federica Barzi, Renae Kirkham, Cherie Whitbread, Christine Connors, Jacqueline Boyle, Paula van Dokkum, Louise J. Maple-Brown, Diana MacKay, Kerin O'Dea, Jonathan E. Shaw, H. David McIntyre, Paul Zimmet, Sian Graham, Jeremy Oats, Marie Kirkwood, Kirkham, Renae, MacKay, Diana, Barzi, Federica, Whitbread, Cherie, Kirkwood, Marie, Graham, Sian, Van Dokkum, Paula, McIntyre, H David, Shaw, Jonathan E, Brown, Alex, O'Dea, Kerin, Connors, Christine, Oats, Jeremy, Zimmet, Paul, Boyle, Jacqueline, and Maple-Brown, Louise
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Telemedicine ,Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander ,Medically Underserved Area ,Pilot Projects ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Prenatal care ,aboriginal ,postpartum period ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Pregnancy ,Diabetes mellitus ,Northern Territory ,Health Services, Indigenous ,Humans ,Mass Screening ,text messaging ,Medicine ,Maternal Health Services ,030212 general & internal medicine ,postpartum screening ,Mass screening ,diabetes ,business.industry ,Obstetrics ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Prenatal Care ,Puerperal Disorders ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease ,Quality Improvement ,Diabetes, Gestational ,Clinical research ,Gestation ,Female ,business ,Postpartum period - Abstract
Background: The postpartum period is a critical time to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal women, particularly for those who have chronic conditions. Aims: To assess enhanced support methods (for women following diabetes in pregnancy (DIP)) to improve completion rates of recommended postpartum health checks. Materials and Methods: Fifty-three Aboriginal women in the Northern Territory (NT) were contacted in the postpartum period to encourage medical check-ups.Messages were delivered through phone (call or text messages) or other methods (Facebook or email). The primary outcome was postpartum blood glucose testing (oral glucose tolerance testing (OGTT), random or fasting glucose and HbA1c). Results: Establishing contact with women was difficult. Of 137 messages sent to52 women, 22 responded (42%). Phone was the most common contact method with successful contact made from 16 of 119 (13%) attempts. Rates of postpartum OGTT completion were higher in the group successfully contacted (32% vs 7%). However, for any postpartum glucose testing (including OGTT and HbA1c) rates were 25 of 42 (60%) and neither success in making contact nor the contact method was associated with higher rates. Conclusions: The small sample size limits our conclusions; however, results highlight that engaging remote women postpartum is difficult. While rates of postpartum OGTT completion differed according to successful contacts, rates of any postpartum blood glucose testing did not. Further research is needed to explore feasible intervention methods to improve postpartum screening after a pregnancy complicated by diabetes. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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38. Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia
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Anna McLean, Renae Kirkham, Sandra Campbell, Cherie Whitbread, Jennifer Barrett, Christine Connors, Jacqueline Boyle, Alex Brown, Jacqueline Mein, Mark Wenitong, H. David McIntyre, Federica Barzi, Jeremy Oats, Ashim Sinha, Louise Maple-Brown, McLean, Anna, Kirkham, Renae, Campbell, Sandra, Whitbread, Cherie, Barrett, Jennifer, Connors, Christine, Boyle, Jacqueline, Brown, Alex, Mein, Jacqueline, Wenitong, Mark, McIntyre, H David, Barzi, Federica, Oats, Jeremy, Sinha, Ashim, and Maple-Brown, Louise
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medicine.medical_specialty ,diabetes management ,Indigenous ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Diabetes management ,Intervention (counseling) ,medicine ,gestational diabetes–mellitus ,030212 general & internal medicine ,screening practices ,Original Research ,Blood glucose monitoring ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,030503 health policy & services ,Medical record ,lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,medicine.disease ,model of care ,Focus group ,care coordination ,3. Good health ,Test (assessment) ,Gestational diabetes ,Family medicine ,access to health care ,Public Health ,0305 other medical science ,business ,diabetes in pregnancy - Abstract
Aims: To map health practitioners’ experiences and describe knowledge regarding screening and management of Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) in Far North Queensland, Australia. Methods: Mixed methods including a cross-sectional survey (101 respondents) and 8focus groups with 61 health practitioners. All participants provided clinical care for women with DIP. Results: A wide range of healthcare professionals participated; 96% worked with Indigenous women, and 63% were from regional or remote work settings. Universal screening for gestational diabetes at 24–28 weeks gestation was reported as routine with 87% using a 75 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Early screening for DIP was reported by 61% although there was large variation in screening methods and who should be screened
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39. Implementation of a diabetes in pregnancy clinical register in a complex setting: Findings from a process evaluation
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Renae Kirkham, Cherie Whitbread, Christine Connors, Elizabeth Moore, Jacqueline A Boyle, Richa Richa, Federica Barzi, Shu Li, Michelle Dowden, Jeremy Oats, Chrissie Inglis, Margaret Cotter, Harold D McIntyre, Marie Kirkwood, Paula Van Dokkum, Stacey Svenson, Paul Zimmet, Jonathan E Shaw, Kerin O'Dea, Alex Brown, Louise Maple-Brown, Northern Territory Diabetes in Pregnancy Partnership, Kirkham, Renae, Whitbread, Cherie, Connors, Christine, Moore, Elizabeth, O'Dea, Kerin, Brown, Alex, and Maple-Brown, Louise
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Cross-sectional study ,Epidemiology ,Maternal Health ,Systems Engineering ,Pregnancy in Diabetics ,lcsh:Medicine ,Surveys ,Midwives ,Geographical Locations ,0302 clinical medicine ,Endocrinology ,Pregnancy ,Medicine and Health Sciences ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Registries ,lcsh:Science ,Multidisciplinary ,diabetes ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,3. Good health ,Gestational diabetes ,Professions ,Health Education and Awareness ,Research Design ,Engineering and Technology ,Female ,pregnancy ,Research Article ,Adult ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Endocrine Disorders ,Oceania ,030209 endocrinology & metabolism ,Context (language use) ,Midwifery ,Research and Analysis Methods ,03 medical and health sciences ,medicine ,Northern Territory ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Humans ,Psychiatry ,Disadvantage ,Disease burden ,Survey Research ,business.industry ,lcsh:R ,Health Plan Implementation ,Australia ,medicine.disease ,Focus group ,Health Care ,Diabetes, Gestational ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Family medicine ,Metabolic Disorders ,People and Places ,Women's Health ,lcsh:Q ,Population Groupings ,business ,Quality Assurance - Abstract
Background: Rates of diabetes in pregnancy are disproportionately higher among Aboriginal than non-Aboriginal women in Australia. Additional challenges are posed by the context of Aboriginal health including remoteness and disadvantage. A clinical register was established in 2011 to improve care coordination, and as an epidemiological and quality assurance tool. This paper presents results from a process evaluation identifying what worked well, persisting challenges and opportunities for improvement. Methods: Clinical register data were compared to the Northern Territory Midwives Data Collection. A cross-sectional survey of 113 health professionals across the region was also conducted in 2016 to assess use and value of the register; and five focus groups (49 healthcare professionals) documented improvements to models of care. Results: From January 2012 to December 2015, 1,410 women were referred to the register, 48% of whom were Aboriginal. In 2014, women on the register represented 75% of those on the Midwives Data Collection for Aboriginal women with gestational diabetes and 100% for Aboriginal women with pre-existing diabetes. Since commencement of the register, an 80% increase in reported prevalence of gestational diabetes among Aboriginal women in the Midwives Data Collection occurred (2011–2013), prior to adoption of new diagnostic criteria (2014). As most women met both diagnostic criteria (81% in 2012 and 74% in 2015) it is unlikely that the changes in criteria contributed to this increase. Over half (57%) of survey respondents reported improvement in knowledge of the epidemiology of diabetes in pregnancy since establishment of the register. However, only 32% of survey respondents thought that the register improved care-coordination. The need for improved integration and awareness to increase use was also highlighted. Conclusion: Although the register has not been reported to improve care coordination, it has contributed to increased reported prevalence of gestational diabetes among high risk Aboriginal women, in a routinely collected jurisdiction-wide pregnancy dataset. It has therefore contributed to an improved understanding of epidemiology and disease burden and may in future contribute to improved management and outcomes. Regions with similar challenges in context and high risk populations for diabetes in pregnancy may benefit from this experience of implementing a register. Refereed/Peer-reviewed
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40. Codesigning enhanced models of care for Northern Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth with type 2 diabetes: study protocol.
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Kirkham R, Puszka S, Titmuss A, Freeman N, Weaver E, Morris J, Mack S, O'Donnell V, Boffa J, Dowler J, Ellis E, Corpus S, Graham S, Scott L, Sinha AK, Connors C, Shaw JE, Azzopardi P, Brown A, Davis E, Wicklow B, and Maple-Brown L
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Introduction: Premature onset of type 2 diabetes and excess mortality are critical issues internationally, particularly in Indigenous populations. There is an urgent need for developmentally appropriate and culturally safe models of care. We describe the methods for the codesign, implementation and evaluation of enhanced models of care with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth living with type 2 diabetes across Northern Australia., Methods and Analysis: Our mixed-methods approach is informed by the principles of codesign. Across eight sites in four regions, the project brings together the lived experience of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people (aged 10-25) with type 2 diabetes, their families and communities, and health professionals providing diabetes care through a structured yet flexible codesign process. Participants will help identify and collaborate in the development of a range of multifaceted improvements to current models of care. These may include addressing needs identified in our formative work such as the development of screening and management guidelines, referral pathways, peer support networks, diabetes information resources and training for health professionals in youth type 2 diabetes management. The codesign process will adopt a range of methods including qualitative interviews, focus group discussions, art-based methods and healthcare systems assessments. A developmental evaluation approach will be used to create and refine the components and principles of enhanced models of care. We anticipate that this codesign study will produce new theoretical insights and practice frameworks, resources and approaches for age-appropriate, culturally safe models of care., Ethics and Dissemination: The study design was developed in collaboration with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and non-Indigenous researchers, health professionals and health service managers and has received ethical approval across all sites. A range of outputs will be produced to disseminate findings to participants, other stakeholders and the scholarly community using creative and traditional formats., Competing Interests: Competing interests: None declared., (© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2024. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ.)
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