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Women's experiences of learning to breastfeed

- Sheeran, Leanne, Buchanan, Kerrie, Welch, Anthong, Jones, Linda

Authors: Sheeran, Leanne , Buchanan, Kerrie , Welch, Anthong , Jones, Linda
Date: 2015
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Breastfeeding Review Vol. 23, no. 3 (2015), p. 15-22
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Description: Aim: This research explores women's experiences of learning to breastfeed. Design: A purposive cohort of healthy mothers participated in individual audio recorded interviews late pregnancy and then 2 and 8 weeks after birth. All interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using van Manen's approach. Setting and participants: Participants were 13 first time mothers based in a rural municipality in Victoria, Australia. Key findings: Women's voices gave rich descriptions of their experience of learning to breastfeed. Women shared the physicality of having 'great big engorged breasts' or 'sore nipples', and 'learning to latch' while 'having so very many things happening'. Conclusion: Many participants felt overwhelmed with learning to breastfeed at the same time as coping with caesarean wounds, perineal trauma, uterine bleeding and extreme fatigue. Future implications: Parenting education needs to be offered early in pregnancy so couples can explore birthing and its potential outcomes and to introduce infant cues and behaviours as a base for understanding how these impact on breastfeeding and problem solving. © 2015, Australian Breastfeeding Association. All rights reserved.

Educating for sustainability : An innovative interactive CD and internet resource

- Kentish, Barry, Darby, Linda

Authors: Kentish, Barry , Darby, Linda
Date: 2005
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Teaching Science Vol. 51, no. 3 (2005), p. 30-33
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Description: There is concern that interest in environmental issues is declingin, particularly among young people.
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Students, faculty and local community health professionals learning together

- Paliadelis, Penny, Stupans, Ieva, Turner, Linda, Puxty, Maree, Fagan, Anthea, Lea, Jackie

Authors: Paliadelis, Penny , Stupans, Ieva , Turner, Linda , Puxty, Maree , Fagan, Anthea , Lea, Jackie
Date: 2012
Type: Text , Conference paper
Relation: 35th HERDSA Annual International Conference
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Experiences of overseas nurse educators teaching in New Zealand

- Skaria, Reen, Whitehead, Dean, Leach, Linda, Walshaw, Margaret

Authors: Skaria, Reen , Whitehead, Dean , Leach, Linda , Walshaw, Margaret
Date: 2019
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Nurse Education Today Vol. 81, no. (2019), p. 7-12
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Description: Background: Globalisation and a shortage of registered nurses in New Zealand have caused an increase in the number of overseas qualified registered nurses and nurse educators migrating to New Zealand. This reflects the overall international context. If overseas qualified nurse educators are to work optimally, providing the maximum benefit for students, their experiences need to be examined in order to identify potential issues and provide support. Objectives: To investigate the experiences of overseas qualified nurse educators teaching in New Zealand nursing schools and relate this to the international context. Design: A qualitative study using van Manen's hermeneutic approach to phenomenology. Methods: The lived experiences of 17 overseas qualified nurse educators were explored through in-depth, semi –structured individual interviews. Results: The study revealed that overseas qualified nurse educators initially experienced a sense of non-belonging in New Zealand, while their separation from their homeland and migration to a new country resulted in a sense of disorientation. Integration was the preferred method of adaptation to New Zealand among the study participants. However, they wanted to choose which aspects of the new culture they would adopt and to what extent they would adapt. Conclusion: The initial phase of adaptation was a difficult process for the majority of participants, however, it was found that the adaptation process was easier for the participants who were actively engaging in New Zealand society. Understanding and improving the experiences of overseas qualified nurse educators will enable nursing students to receive maximum educational benefits wherever they train in the world. © 2019

Community-based sustainability : Conservation in the Ballarat region

- Kentish, Barry, Robottom, Ian

Authors: Kentish, Barry , Robottom, Ian
Date: 2006
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Australian Journal of Environmental Education Vol. 22, no. 2 (2006), p. 33-43
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Description: Abstract: The discourse of sustainability is promoted internationally, with the United Nations declaring 2005-2014 as a Decade for Education for Sustainable Development. There is discussion concerning the nature, status and significance of Education for Sustainability and its relationship with the somewhat established discourse of environmental education. This debate requires continuing theorising and one approach is to reflect critically on specific examples of sustainability within specific communities. This article seeks to promote further discussion about sustainability, and to contribute to ongoing theorisation about Education for Sustainability, by considering a particular instance - that of environmental sustainability in the Ballarat region of Victoria. The case study suggests that implementation of this local environmental sustainability strategy was dominated by technocratic and individualistic ideologies.
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Palaeoecological evidence for sustained change in a shallow Murray River (Australia) floodplain lake: regime shift or press response?

- Kattel, Giri, Gell, Peter, Zawadzki, Atun, Barry, Linda

Authors: Kattel, Giri , Gell, Peter , Zawadzki, Atun , Barry, Linda
Date: 2017
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Hydrobiologia Vol. 787, no. 1 (2017), p. 269-290
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Description: Paleolimnological techniques can reveal long-term perturbations and associated stable state transitions of lake ecosystems. However, such transitions are difficult to predict since changes to lake ecosystems can be abrupt or gradual. This study examined whether there were past transitions in the ecological regime of Kings Billabong, a shallow River Murray wetland in southeast Australia. A 94-cm-long core, covering c. 90 years of age, was analysed at 1 cm resolution for subfossil cladocerans, diatoms and other proxies. Prior to river regulation (c. 1930), the littoral to planktonic ratios of cladocerans and diatoms, and bulk sediment delta C-13 values were high, while the period from c. 1930 to c. 1970 experienced considerable changes to the wetland ecosystem. The abrupt nature of changes of planktonic cladocerans and diatoms, particularly after the onset of river regulation (1930s), was triggered by inundation, high rates of sedimentation and shifts in bulk sediment delta N-15 values. However, the transition of a once littoral-dominated community, to one favouring an increasingly turbid, plankton-dominated trophic condition following river regulation was relatively slow and lasted for decades. The progression to a new regime was likely delayed by the partial recovery of submerged plant communities and related internal dynamics.

Swaziland rural maternal care : Ethnography of the interface of custom and biomedicine

- Thwala, Siphiwe, Jones, Linda, Holroyd, Eleanor

Authors: Thwala, Siphiwe , Jones, Linda , Holroyd, Eleanor
Date: 2011
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: International Journal of Nursing Practice Vol. 17, no. 1 (2011), p. 93-101
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Description: Thwala SBP, Jones LK, Holroyd E. International Journal of Nursing Practice 2011; 17: 93-101 Swaziland rural maternal care: Ethnography of the interface of custom and biomedicine A retrospective ethnographic enquiry was used to examine the values and beliefs that underpin Swazi women's birth practices during pregnancy, labour, birth and the postnatal period. An unstructured interview guide was used to conduct 15 one-to-one audio-taped interviews in the field. Results revealed that although Swazi women embraced modern biomedical practices, they also largely adhered to customary practices, including use of traditional model of causation of illness, and the use of traditional medicines during childbirth. Recommendations include parallel antenatal education, which gives credence to the customs within the context of scientific modernity. In addition, changes are needed to public health policy that allows parallel systems of care to be delivered within the context of community midwifery practice. © 2011 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.

To have or not have a child in contemporary Taiwan? Motherhood decision making

- Chen, ShuLing, Holroyd, Eleanor, Jones, Linda

Authors: Chen, ShuLing , Holroyd, Eleanor , Jones, Linda
Date: 2012
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Australian Nursing Journal Vol. 19, no. 11 (2012), p. 41
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Description: The article reports on research which was conducted through RMIT University, or the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in an effort to investigate the factors which influence Taiwanese women’s decision to have children. A discussion of a decline in childbirth which has been seen in Taiwan, and of incentives and policies which the Taiwanese government has established to encourage Taiwanese women to have children, is presented.
Description: The article reports on research which was conducted through RMIT University, or the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, in an effort to investigate the factors which influence Taiwanese women’s decision to have children. A discussion of a decline in childbirth which has been seen in Taiwan, and of incentives and policies which the Taiwanese government has established to encourage Taiwanese women to have children, is presented

Collaboration and co-creation in regional and remote education : case studies from initial teacher education programs

- Woolcott, Geoff, Whannell, Robert, Wines, Chris, Pfeiffer, Linda, Marshman, Margaret, Galligan, Linda

Authors: Woolcott, Geoff , Whannell, Robert , Wines, Chris , Pfeiffer, Linda , Marshman, Margaret , Galligan, Linda
Date: 2019
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Australasian Journal of Regional Studies Vol. 25, no. 1 (Apr 2019), p. 54-80
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Description: Education policies and practices developed for urban populations are not always effective when implemented in regional and remote locations. Despite government policy initiatives that may provide for collaboration across communities, a singular issue is that a diversity of solutions may be required rather than a 'one size fits all' approach. This article presents a potential solution to this problem through engaging collaboration and co-creation to optimise educational opportunities in initial teacher education in Australia. Qualitative analysis of a collaborative and co-created process of enhancement, lesson development and reflection brings together the every-day problem-solving processes used by pre-service teachers and classroom students with those used by research scientists and community experts. A consequence of such a process that benefits regional and remote communities is the development of collaborative networks founded in co-creation of educational opportunities and based on daily life in local communities.

Quantitative study of oncology nurses' knowledge and attitudes towards pain management in Saudi Arabian hospitals

- Alqahtani, Mohammed, Jones, Linda

Authors: Alqahtani, Mohammed , Jones, Linda
Date: 2015
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: European Journal of Oncology Nursing Vol. 19, no. 1 (2015), p. 44-49
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Description: Pain is an unpleasant human experience, often associated with underlying medical conditions, and a key reason for individuals experiencing pain to seek medical advice. However, the pain experience is unique and subjective, and affects people's quality of life, as well as impacting on their concerned family members. Optimal pain management requires adequate knowledge, a positive attitude, and competent pain assessment measures. It has been reported that oncology nurses in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have inadequate knowledge, assessment skills and management of pain. Objective: This paper aims to examine nurses' knowledge and attitudes regarding pain management in Saudi Arabian hospitals (SA). Method: A cross-sectional survey was administered to 320 nurses exhibiting considerable racial, cultural, religious and professional diversity, working in oncology units at five hospitals in the KSA. Self-completed survey questionnaires were distributed using the 'Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain' (KASRP) tool. Results: The nurses exhibited a relatively poor overall knowledge of pain management (mean score=45.1%; 95% CI=43.9%, 46.2%). The mean KASRP scores varied significantly at α=0.05 with respect to the nurses' nationality, whether they had attended pain-related courses, and whether they had participated in research. Conclusion: The results indicate the urgency needed to reform pain management education for oncology nurses in the KSA. © 2014 Elsevier Ltd.

Data analytics identify glycated haemoglobin co-markers for type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis

- Jelinek, Herbert, Stranieri, Andrew, Yatsko, Andrew, Venkatraman, Sitalakshmi

Authors: Jelinek, Herbert , Stranieri, Andrew , Yatsko, Andrew , Venkatraman, Sitalakshmi
Date: 2016
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Relation: Computers in Biology and Medicine Vol. 75, no. (2016), p. 90-97
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Description: Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) is being more commonly used as an alternative test for the identification of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or to add to fasting blood glucose level and oral glucose tolerance test results, because it is easily obtained using point-of-care technology and represents long-term blood sugar levels. HbA1c cut-off values of 6.5% or above have been recommended for clinical use based on the presence of diabetic comorbidities from population studies. However, outcomes of large trials with a HbA1c of 6.5% as a cut-off have been inconsistent for a diagnosis of T2DM. This suggests that a HbA1c cut-off of 6.5% as a single marker may not be sensitive enough or be too simple and miss individuals at risk or with already overt, undiagnosed diabetes. In this study, data mining algorithms have been applied on a large clinical dataset to identify an optimal cut-off value for HbA1c and to identify whether additional biomarkers can be used together with HbA1c to enhance diagnostic accuracy of T2DM. T2DM classification accuracy increased if 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OhdG), an oxidative stress marker, was included in the algorithm from 78.71% for HbA1c at 6.5% to 86.64%. A similar result was obtained when interleukin-6 (IL-6) was included (accuracy=85.63%) but with a lower optimal HbA1c range between 5.73 and 6.22%. The application of data analytics to medical records from the Diabetes Screening programme demonstrates that data analytics, combined with large clinical datasets can be used to identify clinically appropriate cut-off values and identify novel biomarkers that when included improve the accuracy of T2DM diagnosis even when HbA1c levels are below or equal to the current cut-off of 6.5%. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.

Body mass index is negatively associated with telomere length : A collaborative cross-sectional meta-analysis of 87 observational studies

- Gielen, Marij, Hageman, Geja, Antoniou, Evangelia, Nordfjall, Katarina, Mangino, Massimo, Balasubramanyam, Muthuswamy, De Meyer, Tim de, Hendricks, Audrey, Giltay, Erik, Hunt, Steven, Nettleton, Jennifer, Salpea, Klelia, Diaz, Vanessa, Farzaneh-Far, Ramin, Atzmon, Gil, Harris, Sarah, Hou, Lifang, Gilley, David, Hovatta, Iiris, Kark, Jeremy, Nassar, Hisham, Kurz, David, Mather, Karen, Willeit, Peter, Zheng, Yun-Ling, Pavanello, Sofia, Demerath, Ellen, Rode, Line, Bunout, Daniel, Steptoe, Andrew, Boardman, Lisa, Marti, Amelia, Needham, Belinda, Zheng, Wei, Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind, Pellatt, Andrew, Kaprio, Jaakko, Hofmann, Jonathan, Gieger, Christian, Paolisso, Giuseppe, Hjelmborg, Jacob, Mirabello, Lisa, Seeman, Teresa, Wong, Jason, Van Der Harst, Pim, Broer, Linda, Kronenberg, Florian, Kollerits, Barbara, Strandberg, Timo, Eisenberg, Dan, Duggan, Catherine, Verhoeven, Josine, Schaakxs, Roxanne, Zannolli, Raffaela, Dos Reis, Rosana, Charchar, Fadi, Tomaszewski, Maciej, Mons, Ute, Demuth, Ilja, Molli, Andrea, Cheng, Guo, Krasnienkov, Dmytro, D'Antono, Bianca, Kasielski, Marek, McDonnell, Barry, Ebstein, Richard, Sundquist, Kristina, Pare, Guillaume, Chong, Michael, Zeegers, Maurice

Authors: Gielen, Marij , Hageman, Geja , Antoniou, Evangelia , Nordfjall, Katarina , Mangino, Massimo , Balasubramanyam, Muthuswamy , De Meyer, Tim de , Hendricks, Audrey , Giltay, Erik , Hunt, Steven , Nettleton, Jennifer , Salpea, Klelia , Diaz, Vanessa , Farzaneh-Far, Ramin , Atzmon, Gil , Harris, Sarah , Hou, Lifang , Gilley, David , Hovatta, Iiris , Kark, Jeremy , Nassar, Hisham , Kurz, David , Mather, Karen , Willeit, Peter , Zheng, Yun-Ling , Pavanello, Sofia , Demerath, Ellen , Rode, Line , Bunout, Daniel , Steptoe, Andrew , Boardman, Lisa , Marti, Amelia , Needham, Belinda , Zheng, Wei , Ramsey-Goldman, Rosalind , Pellatt, Andrew , Kaprio, Jaakko , Hofmann, Jonathan , Gieger, Christian , Paolisso, Giuseppe , Hjelmborg, Jacob , Mirabello, Lisa , Seeman, Teresa , Wong, Jason , Van Der Harst, Pim , Broer, Linda , Kronenberg, Florian , Kollerits, Barbara , Strandberg, Timo , Eisenberg, Dan , Duggan, Catherine , Verhoeven, Josine , Schaakxs, Roxanne , Zannolli, Raffaela , Dos Reis, Rosana , Charchar, Fadi , Tomaszewski, Maciej , Mons, Ute , Demuth, Ilja , Molli, Andrea , Cheng, Guo , Krasnienkov, Dmytro , D'Antono, Bianca , Kasielski, Marek , McDonnell, Barry , Ebstein, Richard , Sundquist, Kristina , Pare, Guillaume , Chong, Michael , Zeegers, Maurice
Date: 2018
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Vol. 108, no. 3 (2018), p. 453-475
Relation: http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1123472
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Description: Background: Even before the onset of age-related diseases, obesity might be a contributing factor to the cumulative burden of oxidative stress and chronic inflammation throughout the life course. Obesity may therefore contribute to accelerated shortening of telomeres. Consequently, obese persons are more likely to have shorter telomeres, but the association between body mass index (BMI) and leukocyte telomere length (TL) might differ across the life span and between ethnicities and sexes. Objective: A collaborative cross-sectionalmeta-analysis of observational studies was conducted to investigate the associations between BMI and TL across the life span. Design: Eighty-seven distinct study samples were included in the meta-analysis capturing data from 146,114 individuals. Studyspecific age- and sex-adjusted regression coefficients were combined by using a random-effects model in which absolute [base pairs (bp)] and relative telomere to single-copy gene ratio (T/S ratio) TLs were regressed against BMI. Stratified analysis was performed by 3 age categories ("young": 18-60 y; "middle": 61-75 y; and "old": >75 y), sex, and ethnicity. Results: Each unit increase in BMI corresponded to a-3.99 bp (95% CI: -5.17, -2.81 bp) difference in TL in the total pooled sample; among young adults, each unit increase in BMI corresponded to a -7.67 bp (95% CI:-10.03,-5.31 bp) difference. Each unit increase in BMI corresponded to a -1.58 × 10-3 unit T/S ratio (0.16% decrease; 95% CI: -2.14 × 10-3, -1.01 × 10-3) difference in ageand sex-adjusted relative TL in the total pooled sample; among young adults, each unit increase in BMI corresponded to a -2.58 × 10-3 unit T/S ratio (0.26% decrease; 95% CI: -3.92 × 10-3, -1.25 × 10-3). The associations were predominantly for the white pooled population. No sex differences were observed. Conclusions: A higher BMI is associated with shorter telomeres, especially in younger individuals. The presently observed difference is not negligible. Meta-analyses of longitudinal studies evaluating change in body weight alongside change in TL arewarranted.

Health belief dualism in the postnatal practices of rural Swazi women : An ethnographic account

- Thwala, Siphiwe, Holroyd, Eleanor, Jones, Linda

Authors: Thwala, Siphiwe , Holroyd, Eleanor , Jones, Linda
Date: 2012
Type: Text , Journal article
Relation: Women and Birth Vol. 25, no. 4 (2012), p. e68-e74
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Description: Objective: This study explores and describes the values, beliefs, and practices of rural Swazi women regarding childbearing in the postpartum period. Method: A retrospective ethnographic research design was used. A snowballing sampling method was used to recruit fifteen participants. Face-to-face unstructured audio-taped interviews and field notes were utilised to gather data. Findings: Results showed that rural Swazi women held a dual health belief system of modern and traditional medicinal use; practiced lengthy periods of postpartum confinement; customarily gave regular enemas and traditional medicines to their babies; undertook the specific cultural practice of taking the baby to enyonini [a tree struck by lightening] to perform specific rituals; used self-prescribed pharmacy medicines; used both traditional and modern contraception; as well as practiced breastfeeding. Conclusion: Rural Swazi women observe modern health practices alongside traditional customary practices that are inherent to their health belief and value systems in the postnatal period. These customary beliefs and values underpin their birth practices postpartum. Recommendations include the need to consider including formal knowledge on cultural aspects of childbirth and postpartum care into midwifery education; a review of maternal care practices and policies to incorporate widely practised traditional elements including redressing the use of self-prescribed pharmacy medicines to ensure a higher level of safety. © 2011 Australian College of Midwives.

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