Vol 6 No 4 October 2006 - December 2006: ISSN 1445-7253
A peer-reviewed electronic journal from the Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
Journal articles
This section of the Bulletin identifies recent journal articles. If you are aware of any journal articles that would be appropriate for inclusion in this section please contact us.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health, wellbeing and leadership added 17 October 2006
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide in context added 13 October 2006
- Aeromedical evacuations from and east Arnhem Land community 2003-2005: the impact on a primary health care centre added 24 November 2006
- Alcohol problems and psychological health in a remote Indigenous Australian community: a preliminary quantitative study added 10 October 2006
- An Aboriginal-driven program to prevent, control and manage nutrition-related "lifestyle" diseases including diabetes added 30 October 2006
- Cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a matched cohort study added 2 October 2006
- Care, community, capacity: rethinking mental health services in remote Indigenous settings added 3 November 2006
- Changes in cannabis use and its consequences over 3 years in a remote Indigenous population in northern Australia added 2 October 2006
- Does the store-turnover method still provide a useful guide to food intakes in Aboriginal communities? added 7 December 2006
- Factors to consider in smoking interventions for Indigenous women added 3 November 2006
- Growing up brown in a white-shirted time added 17 October 2006
- Housing and health in Indigenous communities: key issues for housing and health improvement in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities added 25 October 2006
- Investigating the sustainability of outcomes in a chronic disease treatment programme added 16 November 2006
- Men's health: Indigenous and non-Indigenous men getting together [conference report] added 17 October 2006
- Oral health inequalities among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children in the Northern Territory of Australia added 2 October 2006
- Orientation for general practice in remote Aboriginal communities: a program for registrars in the Northern Territory added 25 October 2006
- Participation in cervical screening by Indigenous women in the Northern Territory: a longitudinal study added 6 November 2006
- Rotavirus gastroenteritis in the Northern Territory 1995-2004 added 3 October 2006
- Rotavirus: time to act [editorial] added 3 October 2006
- Specialist outreach to isolated and disadvantaged communities: a population-based study added 21 November 2006
- The Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health: an operational rationale and some reflections on progress so far added 3 November 2006
- The challenge of acute rheumatic fever diagnosis in a high-incidence population: a prospective study and proposed guidelines for diagnosis in Australia's Northern Territory added 9 October 2006
- The importance of the 'family meeting' in health care communication with Indigenous people: findings from an Australian study added 3 November 2006
- Trends in the annual prevalence of hospitalisation for remote Indigenous communities in Queensland, 1997/98 to 2004/05 added 7 December 2006
Bailie R, Robinson G, Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan SN, Halpin S, Wang Z (2006)
Investigating the sustainability of outcomes in a chronic disease treatment programme.
Social Science and Medicine;63:1661-1670
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abstract: Social Science and Medicine
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Bailie RS, Wayte KJ (2006)
Housing and health in Indigenous communities: key issues for housing
and health improvement in remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
communities.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;14(5):178-183
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abstract: Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Barnes GL, Bishop RF (2006)
Rotavirus: time to act [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia;185(7):352-353
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Journal of Australia
Binns PL, Condon JR (2006)
Participation in cervical screening by Indigenous women in the Northern
Territory: a longitudinal study.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(9):490-494
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Journal of Australia
Brimblecombe J, Mackerras D, Clifford P, O’Dea K
(2006)
Does the store-turnover method still provide a useful guide to food
intakes in Aboriginal communities?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(5):444-447
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abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Health Association of Australia
Clough AR, Lee KSL, Cairney S, Maruff P, O'Reilly B, et al.
(2006)
Changes in cannabis use and its consequences over 3 years in a remote
Indigenous population in northern Australia.
Addiction;101(5):696-705
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abstract: Addiction
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Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Coory M, Johnston T (2006)
Trends in the annual prevalence of hospitalisation for remote Indigenous
communities in Queensland, 1997/98 to 2004/05
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(5):440-443
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abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
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Health Association of Australia
Giles G, Malin M, Harvey P (2006)
The Centre of Clinical Research Excellence in Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Health: an operational rationale and some reflections
on progress so far.
Australian Journal of Primary Health;12(2):97-104
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abstract: Australian Journal of Primary Health (PDF - 64KB)
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Gracey M, Bridge E, Martin D, Jones TW, Spargo RM, et al. (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
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The incidence and prevalence of diabetes and other lifestyle diseases are at least two to four times higher among Indigenous people than among non-Indigenous people. This article describes a community-based health program initiated to address 'lifestyle' diseases' in four remote communities in the far north of Western Australia. Several months into the program's operation, improvements were noted in: weight control; pathology test results; and behaviours related to diet and exercise. The fact that the program was 'Indigenous driven' is thought to have had a great bearing on these positive outcomes.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Gruen RL, Bailie RS, Wang Z, Heard S, O'Rourke IC (2006)
Specialist outreach to isolated and disadvantaged communities: a population-based study.
The Lancet;368(9530):130-138
View website: The Lancet.com
In recognising the potential of overcoming some of the substantial access barriers faced by disadvantaged rural, remote and Indigenous communities, this article aimed to assess the effects of outreach clinics on access, referral patterns, and care outcomes. A population-based observational study conducted over an 11 year period looked at the effects of outreach clinics on the proportion of patients referred, the time from referral to initial specialist consultation and the rates of community-based and hospital-based procedures. Findings indicated that outreach improved the rate of referral completion and the risk of timely completion according to the urgency of referral and outreach consultations were associated with a reduced rate of procedures that needed hospital admission. Outreach had no significant effect on initiation of elective referrals. It was concluded that specialty outreach visits improved access to specialist consultations and procedures without increasing elective referrals or demands for hospital services.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Heath DL, Panaretto K, Manessis V, Larkins S, Malouf P, et
al. (2006)
Factors to consider in smoking interventions for Indigenous women.
Australian Journal of Primary Health;12(2):131-136
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abstract: Australian Journal of Primary Health (PDF - 64KB)
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Hunter E, Milroy H (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander suicide in context.
Archives of Suicide Research;10(2):141-157
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abstract: Archives of Suicide Research
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Taylor and Francis (publishers)
This article presents a review of the social and historical context of the dramatic increase in suicides among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander males - from very low levels in the late 1980s to considerably higher levels compared with the non-Indigenous male population. The article also identifies the causal frameworks adopted in developing interventions. An explanation that draws on critical family-centered trauma is presented in pictures and text.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Jamieson LM, Armfield JM, Roberts-Thomson KF (2006)
Oral health inequalities among Indigenous and non-Indigenous children
in the Northern Territory of Australia.
Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology;34(4):267-276
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article: Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology
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Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Kelly AB (2006)
Alcohol problems and psychological health in a remote Indigenous Australian
community: a preliminary quantitative study.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;14(2):86-87
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article info: Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
This article explores the association between alcohol problems and psychological ill-health in a remote Indigenous community. The high rates of psychological ill-health that are reported are consistent with previous reviews of Indigenous mental health. The article suggests that the association between alcohol problems and psychological ill-health is masked by prevalent and potent factors that influence both issues, such as poverty, unemployment, boredom and marginalisation.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Macdonald JJ, Millan G, Adams M (2006)
Men's health: Indigenous and non-Indigenous men getting together [conference
report].
Medical Journal of Australia;185(8):416-417
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 156KB)
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Journal of Australia
McDermott DR (2006)
Growing up brown in a white-shirted time.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(8):464-466
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Journal of Australia
McGrath P, Patton MA, Holewa H, Rayner R (2006)
The importance of the 'family meeting' in health care communication
with Indigenous people: findings from an Australian study.
Australian Journal of Primary Health;12(1):56-64
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abstract: Australian Journal of Primary Health (PDF - 64KB)
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website: Australian Journal of Primary Health
Morgan S (2006)
Orientation for general practice in remote Aboriginal communities: a
program for registrars in the Northern Territory.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;14(5):202-208
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abstract: Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Peiris D, Wirtanen C, Hall J (2006)
Aeromedical evacuations from and east Arnhem Land community 2003-2005:
the impact on a primary health care centre.
Australian Journal of Rural Health;14(6):270-274
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abstract: Australian Journal of Rural Health
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Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)
Ralph A, Jacups S, McGough K, MCDonald M, Currie BJ
(2006)
The challenge of acute rheumatic fever diagnosis in a high-incidence
population: a prospective study and proposed guidelines for diagnosis
in Australia's Northern Territory.
Heart, Lung and Circulation;15(2):113-118
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abstract: Heart, Lung and Circulation
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ScienceDirect (Elsevier - publishers)
Santhanam R, Hunter E, Wilkinson Y, Whiteford H, McEwan A
(2006)
Care, community, capacity: rethinking mental health services in remote
Indigenous settings.
Australian Journal of Primary Health;12(2):51-56
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abstract: Australian Journal of Primary Health (PDF - 64KB)
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website: Australian Journal of Primary Health
Schultz R (2006)
Rotavirus gastroenteritis in the Northern Territory, 1995-2004.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(7):354-356
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article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 206KB)
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Journal of Australia
Valery PC, Coory M, Stirling J, Green AC (2006)
Cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous
Australians: a matched cohort study.
The Lancet;367(9525):1842-1848
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Lancet.com
This article examined differences between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people living in Queensland in relation to: disease stage at cancer diagnosis; treatment; and survival. Non-Indigenous patients were found to have better survival rates than Indigenous patients, even after adjustment for stage at diagnosis, treatment and comorbidities. The article suggests that a better understanding of cultural differences could lead to more meaningful public health and clinical interventions, and improved cancer survival in Indigenous Australians.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Wenitong M (2006)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander male health, wellbeing and leadership.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(8):466-467
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