Health: Journal Articles
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A cross-tabulated analysis for the influence of climate conditions on the incidence of dengue fever in Jeddah City, Saudi Arabia during 2006–2009
(2022)Objective: Increased temperature and humidity across the world and emergence of mosquito-borne diseases, notably dengue both continue to present public health problems, but their relationship is not clear as conflicting ... -
Electronic cigarette use among university students aged 18-24 years in New Zealand: Results of a 2018 national cross-sectional survey
(BMJ, 2020)Objectives: To examine electronic cigarette use, reasons for use and perceptions of harm among university students. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: University students across New Zealand. Methods: We ... -
Attitudes towards the New Zealand Government's Smokefree 2025 goal associated with smoking and vaping in university students aged 18 to 24 years: Results of a 2018 national cross-sectional survey
(BMJ, 2020)Objective: In March 2011, New Zealand (NZ) launched an aspirational goal to reduce smoking prevalence to 5% or less by 2025 (Smokefree 2025 goal). Little is known about university students' awareness of, support for and ... -
Mental health screening for children in care using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Brief Assessment Checklists: Guidance from three national studies
(SAGE Publications, 2019)Although children residing in statutory out-of-home care and those adopted from care are more likely than not to have mental health difficulties requiring clinical intervention or support, their difficulties often remain ... -
A narrative review of stability and change in the mental health of children who grow up in family-based out-of-home care
(SAGE Publications, 2019)The present review sought to address the following questions: What evidence is there that long-term, family-based out-of-home care (OOHC) has a general, population-wide effect on children’s mental health such that it is ... -
A narrative review of mental and relational health interventions for children in family-based out-of-home care
(Wiley, 2021)The present article reviews the evidence base for psychosocial interventions provided to children in family-based out-of-home care that seek to improve children’s mental health, felt security, and/or the quality, strength ... -
Alignment of Borderline Personality Disorder and Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder With Complex Developmental Symptomatology
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2022)Cluster analysis of maltreatment-related mental health symptoms manifested by adolescents in foster care suggest the absence of an underlying taxonomic structure. To test this further, we investigated alignment between ... -
Mental Health Symptom Profiles of Adolescents in Foster Care
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)The article describes an investigation of the nature, patterns and complexity of carer-reported mental health symptoms for a population sample (N = 230) of adolescents (age 12–17) placed in long-term foster and kinship ... -
Helping Young People in Out-of-Home Care: Basic Elements
(Elsevier BV, 2022)Children and adolescents (young people) who experience maltreatment early in life and are subsequently placed in out-of-home care (OOHC) are specifically at risk of poor mental health outcomes1 . Though rates vary by ... -
Factors associated with having family/whānau or close friends who used alcohol or other drugs in harmful ways among university students in New Zealand
(MDPI AG, 2022)The consequences of alcohol and other drug (AoD) use are well documented. This study investigated factors associated with having family/whānau or close friend who used AoD in harmful ways in New Zealand. Data came from a ... -
Conceptualisations and implications of ‘newness’ in education outside the classroom
(Informa UK Limited, 2022)Newness was a key theme identified in a comprehensive national study of education outside the classroom (EOTC) in Aotearoa New Zealand. This paper examines what newness means from the perspectives of students, educators ... -
Management of the aggressive emergency department patient: Non-pharmacological perspectives and evidence base
(Informa UK Limited, 2019)Introduction: Aggression in the Emergency Department (ED) remains an ongoing issue, described as reaching epidemic proportions, with an impact on staff recruitment, retention, and ability to provide quality care. Most ... -
Three weeks of combined resisted and assisted in-water training for adolescent sprint backstroke swimming: a case study
(Termedia Sp. z.o.o., 2022)Purpose. Resisted and assisted in-water training methods are often employed in swimming training but their effectiveness remains unsubstantiated for different strokes and age groups. The study aim was to quantify the ... -
District nursing and family/whanau assessment practices: A New Zealand study
(Wiley, 2022)Aim: District Nurses apply specialized nursing knowledge and assessment skills to provide care in New Zealand communities. This study aimed to identify whether District Nurse's (both Registered and supervised Enrolled ... -
Telehealth as a Means of Enabling Health Equity.
(Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2022)The goal of this paper is to provide a consensus review on telehealth delivery prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic to develop a set of recommendations for designing telehealth services and tools that contribute to ... -
Tobacco and ADHD: A Role of MAO-Inhibition in Nicotine Dependence and Alleviation of ADHD Symptoms
(Frontiers Media SA, 2022)Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a relatively commonly occurring neurodevelopmental disorder affecting approximately 5% of children and young people. The neurobiological mechanisms of ADHD are proposed ... -
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 ...