Health Coaching Intervention To Prevent Excessive Gestational Weight Gain
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$98,507.00
Summary
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy places women at a greater risk for the development of overweight and obesity. This study responds to the urgent need to design effective interventions to prevent excessive weight gain in pregnancy. A health coaching intervention has been designed to address this need, and its effectiveness will be evaluated in a randomised controlled trial with first time pregnant women.
A Randomised Controlled Trial To Prevent Primigravid Excessive Gestational Weight Gain And Postpartum Weight Retention
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$505,412.00
Summary
Excessive weight gain in pregnancy and weight retention 12 months post birth place women at a greater risk for the development of overweight and obesity. This study responds to the urgent need to design effective interventions to prevent excessive weight gain in pregnancy and postpartum weight retention. A health coaching intervention has been designed to address this urgent need, and its effectiveness will be evaluated in a randomised controlled trial with first time pregnant women.
Anabolic Steroids: The Emergent Public Health Threat Facing Australian Boys And Men
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$318,768.00
Summary
Steroid use is a growing public health threat with devastating health consequences for boys and men. In response, we will investigate i) how steroid use develops among high-school boys, and ii) the experience of steroid use among current steroid users. Findings will inform models of how steroid use develops, help prevention and treatment efforts, and help to change the thinness- and female-centric criteria for diagnosing eating disorders to better accommodate males and muscularity.
VISUAL HALLUCINATIONS: MECHANISTIC BIOMARKERS AND NOVEL TREATMENTS
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$464,793.00
Summary
This proposal will address an urgent need to develop novel treatment strategies for hallucinations. A critical starting point in this endeavour is to look at the pathophysiology underlying hallucinations because these mechanisms represent the targets that can be modulated by treatment. This proposal will provide strong evidence for two biomarkers of hallucinations 1. Behavioural and 2. Neural.
Psychoeducational Program To Address Women’s Genital Appearance Concerns
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$191,261.00
Summary
An increasing number of women are seeking to alter the appearance of their genitals through unproven cosmetic surgery. There are no options besides surgery for women concerned about their genitals. I propose to develop and evaluate an online psychological program which aims to assist these women. If found to be effective, the program could be used throughout Australia and internationally, potentially reducing the total number of women undergoing genital cosmetic surgery.
The Effectiveness Of Motivational Enhancement Therapy For Obese Patients And Support Partners
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$547,644.00
Summary
Tbe obesity pandemic has been described by leading researchers as a problem out of control, with lifestyle interventions generally resulting in regain of treatment-induced weight losses. The present study will evaluate the effectiveness of motivational enhancement therapy (MET) for both patients and their support partners in helping obese patients to achieve long-term weight losses by sustaining their motivation for making difficult lifestyle changes over time.
Maximising The Effectiveness Of Interactive Automated Programs For Smoking Cessation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$922,582.00
Summary
This project is to design, implement and trial automated programs to help smokers quit. It makes use of the powers of modern computing and telecommunications. It uses information the person provides to personally tailor advice and assistance to smokers as they progress from beginning to think about quitting through to being a stable, happy non-smoker. In particular, we are interested in the relative value of detailed advice as compared with the capacity of modern messaging technology (SMS, voice ....This project is to design, implement and trial automated programs to help smokers quit. It makes use of the powers of modern computing and telecommunications. It uses information the person provides to personally tailor advice and assistance to smokers as they progress from beginning to think about quitting through to being a stable, happy non-smoker. In particular, we are interested in the relative value of detailed advice as compared with the capacity of modern messaging technology (SMS, voice, images) to provide a set of prompts and reminders that help smokers manage a quit attempt and help prevent them relapsing back to smoking. Once we have developed the interventions, we will subject them to a rigorous scientific trial to see how effective they are and also how cost-effective they prove. Our hope is that these programs will provide a cheap, accessible and effective way of helping smokers to quit and thus help reduce the huge toll of smoking-related disease.Read moreRead less