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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 ... -
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 ... -
Improved contraceptive use among women and men in Uganda between 1995-2016: A repeated cross-sectional population study.
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019)BACKGROUND: Research on contraceptive behaviour changes over time in Uganda is scarce, yet it has among the highest fertility and maternal mortality rates of any country in the East African region. Understanding temporal ... -
The influence of early life experiences on English and Australian Super League coaches’ learning
(Informa UK Limited, 2020)This article focuses on the influence of early life experiences and socio-cultural context on coach learning in the sport of rugby league. It draws on the findings of a study that investigated the influence of cultural ... -
Leading schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand: Understanding and supporting the weight of culture for Māori teachers
(Exeley, Inc., 2018)Leading schools in Aotearoa New Zealand is a critical role. In a bicultural country, a key aspect of this role is developing a school ethos where culturally responsive practices are strongly embedded. Frequently, this ... -
Intensive care nurse-family engagement from a global perspective: A qualitative multi-site exploration
(Elsevier BV, 2021)Background: Critical illness is distressing for families, and often results in negative effects on family health that influence a family's ability to support their critically ill family member. Although recent attention ... -
Targeting human milk fortification to improve very preterm infant growth and brain development: study protocol for Nourish, a single-center randomized, controlled clinical trial.
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)Human milk is recommended for very preterm infants, but its variable macronutrient content may contribute to undernutrition during a critical period in development. We hypothesize that individually targeted human milk ... -
Obstacles, obligations and optimism: enhancing transition(s) to employment for people with disabilities in a post-COVID context
(2020)The global lockdowns of 2020 associated with COVID-19 have highlighted how, with sufficient impetus, employers can innovate with telecommuting and other accommodations that offer new forms of employment, and new potential ... -
Diversity in the essential oil of New Zealand grown Kānuka, Kunzea ericoides (A. Rich) Joy Thomps.
(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 work ... -
Telehealth and the COVID-19 Pandemic: International Perspectives and a Health Systems Framework for Telehealth Implementation to Support Critical Response.
(Georg Thieme Verlag KG, 2021)Telehealth implementation is a complex systems-based endeavour. This paper compares telehealth responses to (COrona VIrus Disease 2019) COVID-19 across ten countries to identify lessons learned about the complexity of ... -
Preschool Language Development of Children Born to Women with an Opioid Use Disorder.
(MDPI AG, 2021)Increasing evidence suggests that prenatal exposure to opioids may affect brain development, but limited data exist on the effects of opioid-exposure on preschool language development. Our study aimed to characterize the ... -
Investigating change in the food environment over 10 years in urban New Zealand: A longitudinal and nationwide geospatial study
(Elsevier BV, 2021)Background: While it is likely that changing food environments have contributed to the rise in obesity rates, very few studies have explored historical trends in the food environment with little, if any, consideration at ...
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