• Conceptualisations and implications of ‘newness’ in education outside the classroom 

  North C; Hill A; Cosgriff M; Watson S; Irwin D; Boyes M (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 

  Ardagh MW; Morrison R; Grainger PC; Richardson, Sandra (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 

  Saleh Al-Shdoukhi KA; Petersen, Carl; Clarke, Jenny (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 

  Richardson A; McAllum A; Richardson, Sandra (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. 

  Kuziemsky C; Hunter I; Udayasankaran JG; Ranatunga P; Kulatunga G; John S; John O; F FlÓrez-Arango J; Ito M; Ho K; Gogia SB; Araujo K; Rajput VK; Meijer WJ; Basu, Arindam (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 

  Taylor MR; Carrasco K; Carrasco A; Basu, Arindam (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 

  Maitland N; Light RL (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 

  Maddocks, Wendy (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 

  Hobbs M; Milfont TL; Sibley CG; Marek, Lukas; Yogeeswaran, Kumar (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 

  Maddocks, Wendy (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 

  Wamamili B; Wallace-Bell M; Richardson A; Grace RC; Coope P (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 

  Alshdokhi K; Petersen C; Clarke J (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 

  Sherwood A; Carydias E; Whelan C; Emerson DLM (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 

  Light RL; Evans JR (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 

  Hassanin R; Light RL; Macfarlane A (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 

  Light RL; Jarrett K (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. 

  Namasivayam A; Lovell S; Namutamba S; Schluter PJ (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 

  Holmes P; Light RL; Sparkes A; light, r (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 

  Torepe, Toni; Macfarlane , Angus; Macfarlane, Sonja; Fletcher, Jo; Manning, Richard (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 

  Naef R; Brysiewicz P; Mc Andrew NS; Beierwaltes P; Chiang V; Clisbee D; de Beer J; Honda J; Kakazu S; Nagl-Cupal M; Price AM; Richardson A; Tehan T; Towell-Barnard A; Eggenberger S; Richardson, Sandra (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 ...

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