The DRUID follow up survey: diabetes and related disorders in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region

• Reach:

  NT

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Current

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

This study is a follow up to the DRUID study completed in 2009. The initial study investigated diabetes, kidney disease, heart disease and other health conditions to gain an understanding of the health and wellbeing of Indigenous people in an urban setting of Darwin, Northern Territory.

In this study researchers will look at how the health of the original participants has changed over time. The aim of the study is to also identify the factors that may predict who gets the diseases and who stays healthy. It is hoped that the results of this current study will help health professionals to diagnose and treat the risk factors earlier.

Contacts

The DRUID study
Menzies School of Health Research
PO Box 41096
Casuarina NT 0811
Mobile: 043 784 3101 or 04DRUID101
Toll Free: 1800 761 882
Fax: (08) 8927 5197
Email: druid@menzies.edu.au

Related publications

Cunningham J, Maple-Brown L, Barr E, Tatipata S (2012)

Darwin Region Urban Indigenous Diabetes (DRUID): follow-up study.

The Chronicle; 24(3): 8-9

• Links
• View publication: Darwin Region Urban Indigenous Diabetes (DRUID): follow-up study (PDF - 1.2 MB)
  pgs 8-9
• View website: The Chronicle

Links

• View abstract: The DRUID study: diabetes and related disorders in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region
• View information: The DRUID follow up survey: diabetes and related disorders in urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region
• View website: Menzies School of Health Research