Parenting+ Improving Health And Service-use Outcomes Through Health Literacy Training For New Parents: An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$495,761.00
Summary
The Parenting+ project will evaluate an educational program for socio-economically and culturally diverse new parents. The study will assess the impact of the program on parents' health literacy, parent and infant health and psychosocial outcomes and health service use over one year. It additionally will identify key characteristics and reproducible steps in the successful implementation of the program in order to support wider adoption by other health services.
Developing A Model Of Preventative Healthcare For People With Intellectual Disability
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,244,756.00
Summary
People with intellectual disability face stark health inequalities, die prematurely from potentially avoidable causes and experience poor access to preventative health care. Access to preventative health care is one of the key pillars of Australia's long-term national health plan. This project will find out why there are gaps in preventative health care for people with intellectual disability, determine how these gaps affect people and develop a new model of health care.
A national collaboration to generate new knowledge, co-design, implement, evaluate and measure individual and organisational level interventions that will address key barriers to leadership across capacity, perceived capability and credibility and cultural diversity, to successful advance women in healthcare leadership. This work is highly prioritised by partners and in a policy context.
Community Health Workers Extending Care In The Community
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,004,341.00
Summary
Community Health Workers (CHW) have an important potential role in bridging the transition between hospital and community. With consumer co-researchers and our partners, we will co-design a model of CHW follow up and support care following hospitalisation. We will then conduct a trial to evaluate their implementation and impact on hospital readmission, health outcomes and value for money. With our partners, we will then translate them into policy, and practice.
A Practice Change Intervention To Increase The Routine Provision Of Care Addressing Gestational Weight Gain: A Stepped-wedge Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$734,163.00
Summary
Unhealthy weight gain during pregnancy contributes to a range of adverse outcomes for the mother and child. Despite guidelines recommending routine weighing and weight gain care be provided by antenatal services, less than 10% of health professionals provide such care, and 50-70% of women gain weight outside of recommended levels during pregnancy. This study aims to determine if a practice change intervention can increase antenatal clinician delivery of recommended gestational weight gain care.
Improving Physical Activity And Screen Time In Outside School Hours Care Through Evidence-based Guidelines: An Effectiveness-implementation Hybrid Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,398,570.00
Summary
This study aims to lift the standards of physical activity and screen time offerings in Out of School Hours Care services throughout Australia, by implementing and evaluating newly developed Australian OSHC physical activity and screen time guidelines. The guidelines will be evaluated in a rigorous trial in OSHC services in SA, NSW and WA, prior to national release and evaluation Australia-wide.
Defining And Optimising The Economic And Social Return On Investment Of Telephone Cancer Information And Support Services For All Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$936,787.00
Summary
The economic and social value of telephone cancer information and support services (CISS) for Australia is undefined thus hindering decisions about the future direction of services and levels of funding. This research will identify and compare the broad monetised, social benefits of CISS with the costs of providing the service. We will identify different strategies to deliver, promote and target services to improve cancer outcomes for all Australians and maximise the return on investment.
Piloting, Implementing And Evaluating First Few Hundred Protocols In The Australian Context
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,497,570.00
Summary
The World Health Organisation identifies pandemic influenza as one of ten top threats to human health in 2019. Australia has invested extensively in preparedness planning, but gaps remain. We do not presently have finalised study protocols to collect evidence from early identified cases and household contacts in a pandemic, information needed to inform targeted public health responses. We will work across governments and settings to test and advise on these study protocols for all Australians.
The Who, Why, What, Where And When Of Primary Youth Mental Health Care: The 5W Research Program
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$857,288.00
Summary
headspace has been an international pioneer for primary mental health care for young people. However, we need to better understand how to match the range of services headspace provides to the diverse needs of its clients. In the 5W research program, we will use a range of big data techniques, machine learning, data linkage, discrete choice experiments and economic modelling to develop an acceptable, equitable and efficient stepped care model for headspace.
I-HEART - Implementation Of HEArt Failure Guidelines In Regional AusTralia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,266,173.00
Summary
Heart failure (HF) is a common disease of the heart with a high rehospitalisation and mortality rate. Regional HF patients rarely receive the full benefits of evidence-based care simply due to inaccessibility to a HF specialist team. This translational project will implement key recommendations from clinical guidelines in regional health services and improve access to specialist services. It has the potential to keep patients out of hospital and save lives.