This section provides recent reference details and - where available - links and abstracts for general publications associated with diabetes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. References include journal articles, reports, theses, and other literature. To access our complete database please use our bibliography.
2012
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2012)
Summary of Australian Indigenous health, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2012)
Incidence of insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2000–2009.
Retrieved 15 February 2012 from http://www.aihw.gov.au/diabetes/incidence/
Closing the Gap Clearinghouse (2012)
Healthy lifestyle programs for physical activity and nutrition.
Canberra: Closing the Gap Clearinghouse
This report assesses the evidence regarding the effectiveness of physical activity and nutrition intervention programs in reducing the incidence of chronic diseases in Indigenous communities. The report also describes the burden of lifestyle-related chronic diseases (diabetes, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease) affecting Indigenous Australians and assesses strategies that have the potential to be affective.
The authors conclude from the evidence that healthy lifestyle programs can help to combat lifestyle-related chronic diseases. In particular, the programs that were found to be most effective were community-based projects that were initiated and managed by the communities in which they were run. Individual, family and group-based Indigenous healthy lifestyle projects were found to have positive effects in the short term (up to two years). It is not known whether these effects are sustained in the long term as few programs have both the resources and impetus to continue long term.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Dobler CC, Flack JR, Marks GB (2012)
Risk of tuberculosis among people with diabetes mellitus: an Australian nationwide cohort study.
BMJ Open; 2(1): e000666
Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000666
Kowanko I, Helps Y, Harvey P, Battersby M, McCurry B, Carbine R, Boyd J, Abdulla O (2012)
Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities: final report 2011.
Adelaide: Flinders University and the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
The main aim of the Chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities project was to evaluate the effectiveness of tailoring mainstream chronic care management strategies to suit Indigenous clients and settings. This was achieved through assessing the health outcomes and impacts, and the sustainability of the strategies. The strategies included:
- structured care planning focused on clients' problems and goals
- training in chronic disease self management and management support for health staff and peer leaders
- coordinated holistic team care.
Data collection involved the analysis of health service records of 36 clients involved in chronic care management over 1-10 years, and semi-structured interviews with 18 clients and 12 staff.
The research was conducted by a team from Flinders University and the Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia, in collaboration with Aboriginal clients and community members from Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service, Nunkuwarrin Yunti of South Australia Inc. and Riverland Commuity Health Service.
The authors conclude that people involved in structured chronic condition management strategies (eg care plans) improve their health and wellbeing over time. A range of barriers and enablers of chronic condition management strategies were identified and the authors highlight the importance of tailoring new initiatives to suit individual needs and local circumstances.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Shaw J, Tanamas S (2012)
Diabetes: the silent pandemic and its impact on Australia.
Canberra: Diabetes Australia
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2012)
Report on government services 2012: Indigenous compendium.
Canberra: Productivity Commission
This report draws on the Report on government services 2012 to present data specific to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population. It reports on the delivery of mainstream services to Indigenous people including services for:
- early childhood, education and training
- justice
- emergency management
- health
- community services
- housing and homelessness.
Performance reporting focuses on the degree to which objective for a service is met. The report details the objective (outcomes) for each services stated and the performance indicators measuring the achievement of each objective.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Thomson N, MacRae A, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Levitan L, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Stumpers S, Urquhart B (2012)
Overview of Australian Indigenous health status, 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
2011
AIHW Cardiovascular Diabetes and Kidney Unit (2011)
Diabetes indicators in Australia.
Retrieved December 2011 from http://www.aihw.gov.au/diabetes-indicators/
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework: 2010 report.
Canberra: Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Department of Health and Ageing
This is the third report developed under the auspice of the Australian Health Ministers' Advisory Council to measure progress against the National strategic framework for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health as well as the more recent measures introduced under Closing the gap national partnerships.
The performance framework reports on the three tiers of health:
- health status and outcomes: this includes measures of prevalence of disease or injury, human function, life expectancy and wellbeing
- measures of the health determinants: this includes socioeconomic status, environmental factors and health behaviours
- health system performance: this includes effectiveness, responsiveness, accessibility and sustainability.
Major findings of the report include:
- a significant decline in Indigenous deaths due to avoidable causes
- narrowing of the mortality gap
- reduction in infant mortality
- chronic diseases are a continuing concern, contributing to two thirds of the health gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
- there were slight reductions in literacy and numeracy gaps between Indigenous and non-Indigenous students
- risky behaviours, such as smoking and lack of physical activity, were continuing concerns among Indigenous people
- access to, and utilisation of medical services is less than expected given higher levels of illness
- access to medical services is more difficult in remote than non-remote areas.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: New South Wales.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in New South Wales. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Northern Territory.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in the Northern Territory. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Queensland.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Queensland. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: South Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in South Australia. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Victoria.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Victoria. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010 report: Western Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This publication reports on indicators relevant to health status and health outcomes, determinants of health and health systems performance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Western Australia. The report is based on the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses report. Jurisdiction-specific and national comparisons are both presented.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2010: detailed analyses.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Diabetes and poor mental health and wellbeing: an exploratory analysis.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Diabetes prevalence in Australia: detailed estimates for 2007–08.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Key indicators of progress for chronic disease and associated determinants: data report.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Life expectancy and mortality of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2011)
Prevalence of Type 1 diabetes in Australian children, 2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bailie RS, Si D, Connors CM, Kwedza R, O'Donoghue L, Kennedy C, Cox R, Liddle H, Hains J, Dowden MC, Burke HP, Brown A, Weeramanthri T, Thompson S (2011)
Variation in quality of preventive care for well adults in Indigenous community health centres in Australia.
BMC Health Services Research; 11: 139
Retrieved 1 June 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/11/139
Cadilhac DA, Magnus A, Sheppard L, Cumming TB, Pearce DC, Carter R (2011)
The societal benefits of reducing six behavioural risk factors: an economic modelling study from Australia.
BMC Public Health; 11: 483
Retrieved 21 June 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/11/483
Campbell D (2011)
Application of an integrated multidisciplinary economic welfare approach to improved wellbeing through Aboriginal caring for country.
Rangeland Journal; Online Early(33): 4
Campbell SK, Lynch J, Esterman A, McDermott R (2011)
Pre-pregnancy predictors of diabetes in pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in North Queensland, Australia.
Maternal and Child Health Journal; Online first(http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-011-0889-3):
Cargo M, Marks E, Brimblecombe J, Scarlett M, Maypilama E, Dhurrkay JG, Daniel M (2011)
Integrating an ecological approach into an Aboriginal community-based chronic disease prevention program: a longitudinal process evaluation.
BMC Public Health; 11: 299
Retrieved 11 May 2011 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-11-299.pdf
Chaubey SK, Davis B, Sinha AK (2011)
Diabetes in pregnancy.
O&G magazine : Indigenous health; 13(3): 34-36
Gardner K, Bailie R, Si D, O'Donoghue L, Kennedy C, Liddle H, Cox R, Kwedza R, Fittock M, Hains J, Dowden M, Connors C, Burke H, Beaver C (2011)
Reorienting primary health care for addressing chronic conditions in remote Australia and the South Pacific: review of evidence and lessons from an innovative quality improvement process.
Australian Journal of Rural Health; 19(3): 111–117
Helps Y, Kowanko I (2011)
Riverland Aboriginal chronic disease support group community storybook 2011.
Melbourne: Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia
This community storybook showcases the Riverland Aboriginal Chronic Disease Support Group (RACDSG). The storybook demonstrates how, in partnership with health professionals, Aboriginal people from the Riverland area in rural South Australia are taking an active part in managing their chronic conditions. The storybook tells how and why RACDSG was formed, and how the Riverland Community Health Service is involved with RACDSG. Also described are:
- achievements and benefits of RACDSG to date
- several stories and tips from individual members
- some related activities in the region
- how this work fits into a larger research project about chronic condition management strategies in Aboriginal communities.
Abstract adapted from Riverland Aboriginal Chronic Disease Support Group
Hsueh Y, Brando A, Dunt D, Anjou M, Taylor H (2011)
The cost to close the gap for vision.
Melbourne: Indigenous Eye Health Unit, the University of Melbourne
This report summarises a study which determines the direct medical and associated non-medical costs of providing full access to eye care services for Indigenous people focusing on three main eye problems; cataract, refractive error, and diabetic retinopathy. Methods were developed in the study to estimate resources currently spent on these services and estimate what extra resources are needed to Close the gap for vision for Indigenous people for each state and territory in the next five years.
The report is part of a series produced by the Indigenous Eye Health Unit, University of Melbourne, following the National Indigenous eye health survey and Access to eye health services among Indigenous Australians reports.
Abstract adapted from the University of Melbourne
JowseyT, Yen L, Aspin C, Ward NJ, The SCIPPS Team (2011)
People I can call on: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experiences of chronic illness. Community report. Serious and Continuing Illness Policy and Practice Study.
Canberra: Menzies Centre for Health Policy
Kuipers K, McIntosh K, Paluch T, Oke L (2011)
Caring for country was associated with positive health outcomes for Indigenous people living in remote areas of Northern Australia.
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal; 58(1): 56-57
Minges KE, Zimmet P, Magliano DJ, Dunstan DW, Brown A, Shaw JE (2011)
Diabetes prevalence and determinants in Indigenous Australian populations: a systematic review.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; 93(2): 139-149
Paasse G, Adams K (2011)
Working together as a catalyst for change: the development of a peer mentoring model for the prevention of chronic disease in Australian Indigenous communities.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 17(3): 214-219
Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (2011)
Overcoming Indigenous disadvantage: key indicators 2011 overview.
Canberra: Productivity Commission, Australia
Stumpers S, Thomson N, Brankovich J, Burns J, Catto M, Gray C, Maling C, Potter C, Ride K, Urquhart B (2011)
Overview of the health of Indigenous people in Western Australia 2011.
Perth, WA: Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Victorian Department of Health (2011)
Closing the health gap in Victoria: highlights - 2009 to 2011.
Melbourne: Victorian Department of Health
Whitehead J (2011)
Mental health clients and metabolic syndrome.
The Chronicle; 22(4): 23
2010
Abbott P, Davison J, Moore L, Rubinstein R (2010)
Barriers and enhancers to dietary behaviour change for Aboriginal people attending a diabetes cooking course.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 21(1): 33-38
Andreasyan K, Hoy WE (2010)
Recent patterns in chronic disease mortality in remote living Indigenous Australians.
BMC Public Health; 10: 483
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-483.pdf
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Diabetes in pregnancy: its impact on Australian women and their babies.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2010)
Incidence of Type 1 diabetes in Australian children 2000-2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Clark A, Morgan WH, Kain S, Farah H, Armstrong K, Preen D, Semmens JB, Yu DY (2010)
Diabetic retinopathy in Australian Aboriginal people: response.
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology; Accepted Article(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02430_2.x):
Closing The Gap: Tackling Indigenous Chronic Disease (2010)
Indigenous chronic disease package: monitoring and evaluation framework.
Canberra: Australian Department of Health and Ageing
Colagiuri S, Vita P, Cardona-Morrell M, Fiatarone-Singh M, Farrell L, Milat A, Haas M, Bauman A (2010)
The Sydney Diabetes Prevention program: a community-based translational study.
BMC Public Health; (10): 328
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-328.pdf
Cunningham J (2010)
Socio-economic gradients in self-reported diabetes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians aged 18–64.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S18-S24
Falhammar H, Davis B, Bond D, Sinha AK (2010)
Maternal and neonatal outcomes in the Torres Strait Islands with a sixfold increase in type 2 diabetes in pregnancy over six years.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; 50(2): 120-126
Hee M (2010)
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, a review comparing Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australians.
Medical Student Journal of Australia; 2(June 2010): 15-19
Hoy WE, Davey RL, Sharma S, Hoy PW, Smith JM, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S (2010)
Chronic disease profiles in remote Aboriginal settings and implications for health services planning.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(1): 11-18
Johnson S, Jennings G, Mott K (2010)
'Diabetes: bad for the heart!'.
The Chronicle; 16(1): 26-27
Li M, McDermott RA (2010)
Using anthropometric indices to predict cardio-metabolic risk factors in Australian Indigenous populations.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; 87(3): 401-406
McNamara BJ, Sanson-Fisher R, D’Este C, Eades S (2010)
Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous populations: quality of intervention research over 20 years.
Preventive Medicine; Article in Press(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.11.002):
Schierhout G, Brands J, Bailie R (2010)
Audit and best practice for chronic disease extension project, 2005–2009: final report.
Melbourne: Lowitja Institute
Schoen D, Balchin D, Thompson S (2010)
Health promotion resources for Aboriginal people: lessons learned from consultation and evaluation of diabetes foot care resources.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 21(1): 64-69
Shukla A (2010)
Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous communities: a multifactorial approach.
Cross-sections; 6(2010): 59-71
Si D, Bailie R, Dowden M, Kennedy C, Cox R, O'Donoghue L, Liddle H, Kwedza R, Connors C, Thompson S, Burke H, Brown A, Weeramanthri T (2010)
Assessing quality of diabetes care and its variation in Aboriginal community health centres in Australia.
Diabetes/Metabolism Research and Reviews; 26(6): 464–473
Spurling GDP, Askew DA, Hayman NE, Hansar N, Cooney AM, Jackson CL (2010)
Retinal photography for diabetic retinopathy screening in Indigenous primary health care: the Inala experience.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 34(s1): S30-S33
Taylor H (2010)
Diabetic retinopathy in Australian Aboriginal people.
Clinical & Experimental Ophthalmology; Accepted Article(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1442-9071.2010.02430_1.x):
Vos T, Carter R, Barendregt J, Mihalopoulos C, Veerman JL, Magnus A, Cobiac L, Bertram MY, Wallace AL (2010)
Assessing cost-effectiveness in prevention (ACE–Prevention): final report.
Canberra: Public Health Association of Australia
Wang Z, Hoy WE, Si D (2010)
Incidence of type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal Australians: an 11-year prospective cohort study.
BMC Public Health; 10: 487
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-10-487.pdf
2009
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2009)
Diabetes in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
In 2004-05 the Australian Bureau of Statistics conducted two nation-wide health surveys: the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey and the National Health Survey. These surveys were designed to enable comparisons between the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous people.
The results relating to diabetes in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population have been presented as a brief statistical summary and include a comparison with the non-Indigenous population.
The data presented in this report shows that the burden of diabetes is greater for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people than it is for other Australians. For all Australians, developing diabetes later in life is more likely to occur for those who lead an inactive lifestyle, and are overweight or obese.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Diabetes prevalence in Australia: an assessment of national data sources.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Insulin-treated diabetes in Australia 2000–2007.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Prevention of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and chronic kidney disease: targeting risk factors.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Dussart F (2009)
Diet, diabetes and relatedness in a central Australian Aboriginal settlement: some qualitative recommendations to facilitate the creation of culturally sensitive health promotion initiatives.
Health Promotion Journal of Australia; 20(3): 202-207
Jeon YH, Essue B, Jan S, Wells R, Whitworth JA (2009)
Economic hardship associated with managing chronic illness: a qualitative inquiry.
BMC Health Services Research; (9): 182
Retrieved 9 October 2009 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-9-182.pdf
Li SQ, Gray NJ, Guthridge SL, Pircher SLM (2009)
Avoidable hospitalisation in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 532-536
Longstreet D, Vink R (2009)
Correlation between total and ionic magnesium concentration in human serum samples is independent of ethnicity or diabetic state.
Magnesium Research; 22(1): 32-36
Luke JN, Brown A, O’Neal DN, Kerin O’Dea K, Jenkins AJ, Kelaher M, Best JD, Rowley KG (2009)
Lipid treatment guidelines and cardiovascular risk for Aboriginal people in Central Australia.
Medical Journal of Australia; 190(10): 552-556
Maple-Brown L, Hodge A, Cunningham J, Celermajer DS, O'Dea K (2009)
Risk factors for cardiovascular disease do not fully explain differences in carotid intima-media thickness between Indigenous and European Australians without diabetes.
Clinical Endocrinology; 71(2): 189-194
McDermott R, Campbell S, Li M, McCulloch B (2009)
The health and nutrition of young Indigenous women in north Queensland – intergenerational implications of poor food quality, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and alcohol use.
Public Health Nutrition; online
Retrieved from http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5830928
McDonald H (2009)
Australian Indigenous adolescents with chronic conditions: sociocultural context.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 45(11): 629-632
Roberts I (2009)
Analysis of diabetes in the western region of Melbourne: draft report.
Melbourne: Australian Community Centre for Diabetes, Victoria University
Sayers S, Singh G, Mott S, McDonnell J, Hoy W (2009)
Relationships between birthweight and biomarkers of chronic disease in childhood: Aboriginal Birth Cohort Study 1987–2001.
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology; 23(6): 548-556
2008
Atkinson D, Murray R, Couzos S (2008)
Diabetes.
In: Couzos S, Murray R, eds. Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach. 3rd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press: 521-574
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Diabetes: Australian facts 2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2008)
Indicators for chronic diseases and their determinants: 2008.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bailie R, Si D, Connors C, Weeramanthri T, Clark L, Dowden M, O'Donoghue L, Condon J, Thompson S, Clelland N, Nagel T, Gardner K, Brown A (2008)
Study protocol: audit and best practice for Chronic Disease Extension (ABCDE) Project.
BMC Health Services Research; 8: 184
Retrieved 9 September 2010 from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6963-8-184.pdf PDF (238KB)
Couzos S, Murray R (2008)
Aboriginal primary health care: an evidence-based approach.
3rd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press
Aboriginal Primary Health Care is a definitive guide to best-practice management of the major health problems facing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The text is intended to assist health practitioners, policy makers and communities in influencing health determinants, it also advocates for overcoming inertia to change and to strengthen health care provision within a human rights context.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Cunningham J, O'Dea K, Dubar T, Weeramanthri T, Shaw J, Zimmet P (2008)
Socioeconomic status and diabetes among urban Indigenous Australians aged 15-64 years in the DRUID study.
Ethnicity & Health; 13(1): 23-37
Dea K, Cunningham J, Maple-Brown L, Weeramanthri T, Shaw J, Dunbar T, Zimmet P (2008)
Diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors in urban Indigenous adults: results from the DRUID study.
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice; 80(3): 483-489
Health Networks Branch (2008)
Diabetes model of care.
Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia
Population Health Division (NSW) (2008)
The health of the people of New South Wales – report of the Chief Health Officer, data book – Aboriginal peoples.
Sydney: NSW Department of Health
PricewaterhouseCoopers (2008)
The Walgan Tilly Project: chronic care for Aboriginal people final report.
Sydney: NSW Health
Taylor GW, Bornakke WS (2008)
Periodontal disease: associations with diabetes, glycemic control and complications.
Oral Diseases; 14(3): 191-203
Templeton M, Pieris-Caldwell I (2008)
Gestational diabetes mellitus in Australia, 2005–06.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Vlack S (2008)
Chronic disease – the theory.
Brisbane: Queensland Health
Zhao Y, Connors C, Wright J, Guthridge S, Bailie R (2008)
Estimating chronic disease prevalence among the remote Aboriginal population of the Northern Territory using multiple data sources.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 32(4): 307-313
2007
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2007)
Australian social trends 2007: selected chronic conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (2007)
Review of diabetes among Indigenous peoples.
Retrieved from http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/chronic-conditions/diabetes/reviews/our-review
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
National indicators for monitoring diabetes: report of the Diabetes Indicators Review Subcommittee of the National Diabetes Data Working Group.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2007)
Rural, regional and remote health: a study on mortality (2nd edition).
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Bailie R, Si D, Dowden M, O'Donoghue L, Connors C, Robinson G, Cunningham J, Weeramanthri T (2007)
Improving organisational systems for diabetes care in Australian Indigenous communities.
BMC Health Services Research; 7: 67
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6963/7/67
Catanzariti L, Faulks K, Waters A (2007)
National Diabetes Register: statistical profile 1999-2005.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Cooper J, Moore S, Palmer L, Reinhardt J, Roberts M, Solomon A, Passey M (2007)
Partnership approach to Indigenous primary health care and diabetes: a case study from regional New South Wales.
Australian Journal of Rural Health; 15(1): 67-70
Craig ME, Femia G, Broyda V, Lloyd M, Howards NJ (2007)
Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous and non-Indigenous children and adolescents in New South Wales.
Medical Journal of Australia; 186(10): 497-499
Diabetes Australia (2007)
National priorities for turning around the diabetes epidemic, 2007-2008.
Canberra: Diabetes Australia
Gracey MS (2007)
Nutrition-related disorders in Indigenous Australians: how things have changed.
Medical Journal of Australia; 186(1): 15-17
Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Smith J, Sharma S (2007)
Western Australian chronic disease outreach program: Broome Regional Aboriginal Medical Service final report.
Brisbane: Centre for Chronic Disease, University of Queensland and Kidney Disease Research and Prevention
King M, Munt R, Eastwood A (2007)
The impact of a postgraduate diabetes course on the perceptions Aboriginal health workers and supervisors in South Australia.
Contemporary Nurse; 25(1-2): 82-93
Longstreet DA, Heath DL, Panaretto KS (2007)
Correlations suggest low magnesium may lead to higher rates of type 2 diabetes in Indigenous Australians.
Rural and Remote Health; 7: 843
Retrieved from http://www.rrh.org.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=843
Maple-Brown L, Cunningham J, Celermajer DS, O'Dea K (2007)
Increased carotid intima-media thickness in remote and urban Indigenous Australians: impact of diabetes and components of the metabolic syndrome.
Clinical Endocrinology; 66(3): 419-425
Marley JV, Davies S, Coleman K, Hayhow BD, Brennan G, Mein JK, Nelson C, Atkinson D, Maguire GP (2007)
Point-of-care testing of capillary glucose in the exclusion and diagnosis of diabetes in remote Australia.
Medical Journal of Australia; 186(10): 500-503
McDermott RA, McCulloch BG, Campbell SK, Young DM (2007)
Diabetes in the Torres Strait Islands of Australia: better clinical systems but significant increase in weight and other risk conditions among adults, 1999-2005.
Medical Journal of Australia; 186(10): 505-508
O'Dea K, Rowley KG, Brown A (2007)
Diabetes in Indigenous Australians: possible ways forward.
Medical Journal of Australia; 186(10): 494-495
Smith J, Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Sharma S (2007)
Chronic disease programs: different places, different ways: a hand to get started.
The Chronicle; 10(2): 19-21
2006
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
Diabetes in Australia: a snapshot, 2004-05.
Retrieved from http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4820.0.55.001Main+Features12004-05?OpenDocument
Australian Bureau of Statistics (2006)
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey: Australia, 2004-05.
Canberra: Australian Bureau of Statistics
This summary of results from the 2004-05 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Survey provides information about health status, health actions, and lifestyle factors, of Indigenous peoples. There are comparisons with the 1995 and 2001 National Health Surveys and the 2002 National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Social Survey.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance framework 2006 report.
Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2006)
Australia's health 2006: the tenth biennial health report of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare recently released Australia's health 2006, the tenth edition of its biennial national health report. The report shows that Australians generally have good health and access to a range of good health care services, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have much poorer health than the general population. Indigenous Australians also have higher rates of unemployment, poorer educational outcomes, and lower levels of home ownership. Section 4.5 of the report compiles health information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Information about the demographic profile, health status, disability rates, and service use is provided. The section concludes with information on behaviours that shape the health status of Indigenous peoples such as tobacco use, alcohol misuse, illicit drug use, and housing conditions.
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Barr E, Magliano D, Zimmet P, Polkinghorne K, Atkins R, Dunstan DW, Murray S, Shaw JE (2006)
The Australian Diabetes, Obesity and Lifestyle Study.
Melbourne: The International Diabetes Institute
Centre for Epidemiology and Research (2006)
New South Wales population health survey: 2002–2005 report on adult Aboriginal health.
Sydney: New South Wales Department of Health
Cunningham J, O'Dea K, Dunbar T, Weeramanthri T, Zimmet P, Shaw J (2006)
Study protocol: diabetes and related conditions in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin, Australia region: aims, methods and participation in the DRUID study.
BMC Public Health; 6
Retrieved from http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2458-6-8.pdf
Daniel M, Rowley KG, O'Dea K (2006)
Test agreement for classifying diabetes in Indigenous Australians.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 30(2): 128-131
Dixon T, Webbie K (2006)
The national system for monitoring diabetes in Australia.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Gracey M, Bridge E, Martin D, Jones TW, Spargo RM, Shephard M, Davis EA (2006)
An Aboriginal-driven program to prevent, control and manage nutrition-related "lifestyle" diseases including diabetes.
Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition; 15(2): 178-188
Type 2 diabetes and other nutrition-related so-called "lifestyle" diseases, including obesity, and cardiovascular and chronic renal disease, are very prevalent in Australian Aboriginal people and contribute to their high rates of chronic illness and premature mortality. An Aboriginal-driven, community-based health protection, health promotion and improved disease detection, management and care program was introduced in four remote, discrete communities in the far north of Western Australia (WA) in order to attempt to prevent these disorders through community-based lifestyle modification. More energetic screening for early risk factors is involved as well as early dietary and exercise interventions and medical treatment, when indicated. Distinctive features of this program include its Aboriginal initiatives and perspectives, committed partnerships between the communities, the Unity of First People of Australia of Australia (UFPA) and its carers, the communities' health care providers, external clinical specialists, other external agencies and a locally-operated point-of-care (POC) pathology testing capability that is conducted by local and UFPA personnel. The POC component is quality managed by Flinders University. These features have ensured the viability of the program in three of the communities; the other one decided not to continue with the program despite risks of serious long-term health consequences. The pre-program prevalence of diabetes in screened adults was almost 40% and in adults aged 35 years was almost 60%. After several months of the program's operation, there have been positive changes in knowledge about food, nutrition, exercise and disease and altered attitudes and behaviours related to dietary and exercise patterns. There have also been improvements in weight control and in pathology test results relevant to the risk of subsequent development of diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
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Hoy W, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan S, Smith J, Sharma S (2006)
Western Australian Chronic Disease Outreach Program: Bega Garnbirringu Health Service, final report.
Brisbane: Centre for Chronic Disease, University of Queensland and Kidney Disease Research and Prevention
McDermott R, Segal L (2006)
Cost impact of improved primary level diabetes care in remote Australian Indigenous communities.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 12(2): 124-130
Newton King M (2006)
The relevance of an accredited Australian diabetes educators association course to Aboriginal health workers, supervisors and Aboriginal people in South Australia.
Casuarina, NT: Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health
O'Brien K, Thow AM, Ofei S (2006)
Diabetes hospitalisations in Australia, 2003-04.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Page A, Tobias M, Glover J, Wright C, Hetzel D, Fisher E (2006)
Australian and New Zealand atlas of avoidable mortality.
Adelaide: Public Health Information Development Unit, The University of Adelaide and Ministry of Health, New Zealand
Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health, Statistical Information Management Committee (2006)
National summary of the 2003 and 2004 jurisdictional reports against the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health performance indicators.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
This report is the second national summary of 56 health performance indicators for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The indicators have been developed to monitor whether the health of Indigenous people is improving, and to highlight problem areas and priorities. Although information is given for separate states and territories, the relatively poor quality of current Indigenous health data makes comprehensive comparisons impossible.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Thomas DP, Condon JR, Anderson IP, Li SQ, Halpin S, Cunningham J, Guthridge SL (2006)
Long-term trends in Indigenous deaths from chronic diseases in the Northern Territory: a foot on the brake, a foot on the accelerator.
Medical Journal of Australia; 185(3): 145-149
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