Faculty of Health
Recent submissions
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Exploring facilitators for successful home literacy engagement at school entry.
(2022)The home literacy environment is a well-established area of research. Few studies, however, have explored the facilitators to and challenges of the home literacy environment in the context of Aotearoa. The aims of this ... -
Experiences of silence in end-of-life-care : a phenomenological study
(2022)This research was undertaken in order to seek a way of acknowledging and understanding the lived experience of people giving and receiving palliative care. Utilising the World Health Organisation’s philosophy of palliative ... -
An investigation into the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia for treating sleep difficulties in young people on the autism spectrum
(2022)Many individuals on the autism spectrum experience sleep difficulties. This includes sleep onset delay, night wakings, early morning wakings and a lower sleep efficiency. Sleep difficulties are associated with a number of ... -
A Tale of Two Surfers: Joy and Wellbeing in Mature Participants
(Scholink Co, Ltd., 2021)Within larger concern over wellbeing at a global level, there is growing interest in the role that sport can play in developing positive wellbeing with a focus on young people. Lifestyle sports that people participate in ... -
Evaluating the effects of kānuka essential oil (Kunzea ericoides) grown in different locations in New Zealand on two pathogenic dermatophytes: An in vitro study
(2021)Kunzea ericoides (Kānuka) is a New Zealand (NZ) native tree. The essential oil, obtained from leaves and branches, has been commercially produced in New Zealand since the early 1990’s. Whilst there has been extensive ... -
The environment an adult resides within is associated with their health behaviours, mental and physical health outcomes: A nationwide geospatial study
(Elsevier BV, 2022)Background: The determinants of health behaviours and health outcomes are multifaceted and the surrounding environment is increasingly considered as an important influence. This pre-registered study investigated the ... -
Aromatherapy in Nursing and Midwifery Practice: A Scoping Review of Published Studies Since 2005
(SAGE Publications, 2021)Background: Since the 1990's aromatherapy has been a popular adjunct to nursing and midwifery care in a variety of health care settings. Objective: The scoping review seeks to identify and confirm the benefits of incorporating ... -
Student wellbeing in secondary schools: an exploration of opportunities and challenges in the greater Ōtautahi Christchurch region.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)There is a growing movement, both nationally and internationally, to support the integration of wellbeing and related concepts into the core work of educational institutions, both at the primary and secondary levels. In ... -
Factors influencing caregivers’ choice of support sources and support-acceptance decisions : a systematic review.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Background Social support has been found to be an alternative to formal treatments and can be effective in buffering against the stress experienced by parents and teachers, due to the demands of their roles. Support ... -
Children’s perceptions and experiences of being sent to respite care for short-term stays.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The objective of the current study was to investigate New Zealand children’s perceptions and experience of short-term respite care provided as a support intervention for disadvantaged families. An exploratory study was ... -
A formative evaluation of an Aotearoa New Zealand family/whānau violence programme : examining facilitators’ perspectives of goodness of fit, efficacy, and fidelity.
(University of Canterbury, 2021)Family/whānau violence and intimate partner violence are now unquestionably seen as a major social burden internationally and in Aotearoa New Zealand (Martin et al., 2006). In our communities there are some populations ... -
Cigarette smoking among university students aged 18-24 years in New Zealand: Results of the first (baseline) of two national surveys
(BMJ, 2019)Objectives: Although the smoking prevalence continues to decline in New Zealand (NZ) overall, little is known about smoking in university students. A 2013 survey of students aged 17-25 years found that 14% were current ... -
Effect of 8 Weeks of Grip Strength Training on Adolescent Sprint Swimming: A Randomized Controlled Trial
(2020)Objectives: Grip strength positively correlates with faster sprint swimming performance in both master and elite level swimmers. But it remains unknown whether improving grip strength improves swim performance. Our ... -
The explanatory role of facets of dispositional mindfulness and negative beliefs about worry in anxiety symptoms
(Elsevier BV, 2020)Dispositional mindfulness (DM) has been linked to a number of mental health outcomes, including anxiety. Metacognitive models of anxiety posit that an individual's negative beliefs about the danger and uncontrollability ... -
Learning as transformation in the development of expertise by elite indigenous Australian athletes
(Montenegrin Sports Academy, 2018)This article addresses the lack of attention paid to research on the development of Indigenous sporting expertise from a socio-cultural perspective. It inquires into the role that informal games played in the development ... -
Developing ‘good buggers’: global implications of the influence of culture on New Zealand club rugby coaches’ beliefs and practice
(Informa UK Limited, 2018)Despite recognition of how experience shapes sport coaches’ beliefs and practice empirical investigation into how this occurs is limited. This article redresses this gap in the literature by presenting the findings of a ... -
The experience of teaching using a game based approach: Teachers as learners, collaborators and catalysts
(SAGE Publications, 2018)This study focuses on the analysis of collective meaning associated with secondary physical education teachers’ (n = 12) experiences of teaching games using a game based approach (GBA). Participants taught in one of two ...
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