Transition to an unfamiliar environment : international students' living experiences in an Australian regional area
- Authors: Yue, Yun , Le, Quynh , Terry, Daniel
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Journal of the Australia and New Zealand Student Services Association [JANZSSA] Vol. , no. 43 (2014), p. 10-20
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- Description: Transition to an unfamiliar environment is a complex process. Many previous studies have paid more attention to international students' sociocultural adaptation than their basic living conditions and healthy behaviours. In fact, these factors are also closely associated with international students' physical and psychological wellbeing. This study, in the context of a university in a regional area in Australia, examined international students' satisfaction with their basic living conditions, as well as assessed their healthy behaviours to give important insights into international students' basic living experience in Australia. Semi-structured interviews were used to collect qualitative data in this study. Twenty international students were invited to give their insights and perceptions of their life in regional Australia. The study found that accommodation, transport, financial and food and diet are the four main considerations related to international students' basic living satisfaction....
Access to health care services in an Australian rural area – a qualitative case study
- Authors: Le, Quynh , Nguyen, Hoang , Auckland, Stuart , Hoang, Ha , Terry, Daniel
- Date: 2012
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- Relation: International Journal of Annotative Interdisciplinary Research Vol. 1, no. 3 (2012), p. 29-36
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- Description: The study is aimed at investigating access to primary health care by examining various access parameters such as availability, accessibility, and affordability in Meander Valley, Northern Tasmania, Australia. Qualitative research design and data analysis were adopted. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 people that were recruited through convenience sampling. The findings indicated that participants generally expressed relative satisfaction with local health care service provision, although a number of participants cited satisfaction with some services and dissatisfaction with others. The main issues of concern were the absence of specialised, dental and after-hours care, high cost of services, and issues of access to transport. The resourcefulness of people with chronic health issues and their carers emerged as important, as was the relationship between lifestyle choices, alternative and mainstream health care options. This study revealed major barriers to health care access by residents in rural Australia, which calls for urgent corrective measures. Further research should be directed to the exploration of the experience and expertise of carers and health professionals so as to obtain a more complete picture of access to health care services in rural settings. In addition, the study recommends a thorough investigation of the alternative health care options.
Food security in a regional area of Australia : a socio-economic perspective
- Authors: Le, Quynh , Auckland, Stuart , Nguyen, Hoang , Murray, Sandra , Long, Gretchen , Terry, Daniel
- Date: 2014
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Universal Journal of Food and Nutrition Science Vol. 2, no. 4 (2014), p. 50-59
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International medical graduates in Australia : a historical perspective (1930-1950s)
- Authors: Terry, Daniel , Woodroffe, Jessica , Le, Quynh , Ogden, Kathryn
- Date: 2012
- Type: Text , Journal article , Editorial Material
- Relation: Medical Journal of Australia Vol. 197, no. 2 (Jul 2012), p. 84-86
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Misconceptions of the deaf : giving voice to the voiceless
- Authors: Terry, Daniel , Le, Quynh , Nguyen, Hoang , Malatzky, Christina
- Date: 2016-2017
- Type: Text , Journal article
- Relation: Health, culture and society (Pittsburgh, Pa.) Vol. 9-10, no. (2016-2017), p. 47-61
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- Description: The Deaf usually do not see themselves as having a disability however, discourses and social stereotyping continue to portray the Deaf rather negatively. These discourses may lead to misconceptions, prejudice and possibly discrimination. A study was conducted to identify the challenges members of the Deaf community experience accessing quality health care in a small Island state of Australia. Using a qualitative approach, semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with service providers and the Deaf community. Audist discourses of deafness as deficiency, disability and disease remain dominant in contemporary society and are inconsistency with the Deaf community’s own perception of their reality. Despite the dominant constructions of deafness and their affect on the Deaf’s experience of health service provision, many Deaf have developed skills, confidence and resilience to live in the hearing world. The Deaf were pushing back on discourses that construct deafness...
Women's access needs in maternity care in rural Tasmania, Australia : a mixed methods study
- Authors: Hoang, Ha , Le, Quynh , Terry, Daniel
- Date: 2014
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- Relation: Women and Birth Vol. 27, no. 1 (2014), p. 9-14
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- Description: Objectives: This study investigates (i) maternity care access issues in rural Tasmania, (ii) rural women's challenges in accessing maternity services and (iii) rural women's access needs in maternity services. Methods: A mixed-method approach using a survey and semi-structured interviews was conducted. The survey explored women's views of rural maternity services from antenatal to postnatal care, while interviews reinforced the survey results and provided insights into the access issues and needs of women in maternity care. Findings: The survey was completed by n=210 women, with a response rate of 35%, with n=22 follow-up interviews being conducted. The survey indicated the majority of rural women believed antenatal education and check-ups and postnatal check-ups should be provided locally. The majority of women surveyed also believed in the importance of having a maternity unit in the local hospital, which was further iterated and clarified within the interviews. Three main themes emerged from the interview data, namely (i) lack of access to maternity services, (ii) difficulties in accessing maternity services, and (iii) rural women's access needs. Conclusion: The study suggested that women's access needs are not fully met in some rural areas of Tasmania. Rural women face many challenges when accessing maternity services, including financial burden and risk of labouring en route. The study supports the claim that the closure of rural maternity units shifts cost and risk from the health care system to rural women and their families. © 2013 Australian College of Midwives.
Effective strategies adopted by migrants to improve food security in Tasmania
- Authors: Terry, Daniel , Yeoh, Joanne Sin Wei , Le, Quynh , McManamey, Rosa
- Date: 2015
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- Relation: Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal Vol. 4, no. 3-4 (2015), p. 1-13
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- Description: Accessibility, affordability, availability, and sustainability of food are vital for all to achieve food security. Specifically, attention should be given to people of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities such as migrants who settle in a new country. When migrants first reach the host country, they may encounter different food security challenges. Thus, various strategies are required to promote greater food security among migrants. This study aims to investigate the acculturation strategies adopted by migrants to improve their food security in Tasmania. A mixed methods approach using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews was used to gather data from 301 questionnaire participants and 33 interviewees. The data indicated that 42.2% of migrants replaced cultural ingredients with other locally sourced items and 25.8% of migrants went without, while, 46.0% of the participants received ongoing support from friends in terms of food access. These were three strategies that were utilised by many migrants in this study. Loglinear analysis and chi-square tests showed that region of origin and length of stay in Tasmania were factors that influenced migrants’ attitudes in coping with food security issues. Interview data revealed six main acculturation strategies: access from other places; adaptation; home gardening; equipping self with food knowledge; support from social networks; and access to technology. In addition, social and cultural capital was also vital in improving migrants’ food security. Overall, migrants employed different strategies for food security while acculturating into the new environment. These strategies employed may guide policy among various government or private sector organisations that seek to address food security issues and enhance migrants’ food security.
Continuity of carer in the public hospital system in the eyes of rural women and maternity health providers in Tasmania, Australia
- Authors: Hoang, Ha , Le, Quynh , Terry, Daniel , Kilpatrick, Sue , Stuart, Jacqueline
- Date: 2013
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- Relation: Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 1, no. (2013), p. 1-6
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- Description: This study investigates Tasmanian maternity health providers’ and rural women’s experiences and views of continuity of care in the public health system and the feasibility of this model is explored. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 22 women who had childbirth experiences in six rural areas in Tasmania in the past five years. In addition 20 multidisciplinary maternity health providers currently employed by the health care system were also interviewed. Multidisciplinary maternity health providers and rural women believed that continuity of carer would help them build up relationship with each other and contribute to their satisfaction with care. However, both Tasmanian maternity health providers and rural consumers recognised the challenges of providing continuity of carer in the current public health system due to the constraints of human resources. Given the human resource constraints in the public hospital system, women would be happy with the quality of care provided by the team of health professionals.
Challenges of food security for migrants living in a regional area of Australia : food availability, accessibility and affordability
- Authors: Yeoh, Joanne , Le, Quynh , Terry, Daniel , McManamey, Rosa
- Date: 2014
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- Relation: Journal of Food Security Vol. 2, no. 3 (2014), p. 72-78
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