Women's Evaluation Of A Randomised Controlled Trial For Abuse And Violence In General Practice
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$679,718.00
Summary
Domestic violence or intimate partner abuse (physical, emotional or sexual) is a common hidden problem for women attending general practice. It has major emotional and physical consequences for abused women of child bearing age and as a result they use medical services more frequently than non abused women. Doctors are often the first professional person that abused women tell and women report that doctors who have good communication skills encourage disclosure. This study will evaluate a brief ....Domestic violence or intimate partner abuse (physical, emotional or sexual) is a common hidden problem for women attending general practice. It has major emotional and physical consequences for abused women of child bearing age and as a result they use medical services more frequently than non abused women. Doctors are often the first professional person that abused women tell and women report that doctors who have good communication skills encourage disclosure. This study will evaluate a brief counselling intervention for abused women in general practice using a randomised controlled trial. General practice staff (general practitioners and-or practice nurses) will be randomised either to be intensively trained to deliver the intervention and their practice systems improved for care of abused women or to be given information to ensure minimum safe practice and deliver 'usual care' to abused women. The primary aim of the intervention is to increase abused women's safety behaviours and planning and improve their mental health and quality of life. Secondary aims include increasing their readiness for change and action with regard to abuse, and their comfort to discuss abuse with general practitioners-practice nurses and general practitioners-practice nurses inquiry about safety. It is not expected that in a twelve month period that any intervention with women will be able to decrease the abuse women experience as women cannot control their partners' behaviour and to leave is not necessarily going to end the violence and abuse. Rather, the intervention and outcomes will look at women's pathway and decision making around seeking safety and non-violence. A cost effective analysis will also be undertaken using health service use by women and costs of the intervention.Read moreRead less
FAST-Australia: A Phase II Study Of Family History Screening For Chronic Disease Prevention In Primary Care.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$343,429.00
Summary
Risk of developing certain cancers, heart disease and diabetes is increased by having an affected family member. People found to be at risk can be offered ways to prevent or detect these diseases early through lifestyle advice or disease screening. This project will develop and evaluate a family history questionnaire in preparation for a trial of family history screening and its impact on disease prevention.
PEACH: Patient Engagement And Coaching For Health: An Intensive Treatment Intervention For Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$304,300.00
Summary
Diabetes care is a partnership between health professionals and patients, but each faces difficulties in optimising medical care. The PEACH study exoplores how practice nurses can work with patients to empower them to manage their own condition and medicines better and be more active in working with their doctor to improve their diabetes control. The study could have important implications for patients and the way Governments fund primary care.
Development and evaluation of computer assisted survey technology as an adjunct to the professional consultation. The project aims to test the effectiveness of computer technology as an adjunct to the client-provider interaction in General Medical Practice. An innovative system for generating dietary assessment and advice will be developed, supporting both local software and multi media industries and providing data on population based interventions for prevalent lifestyle disease (obesity, diab ....Development and evaluation of computer assisted survey technology as an adjunct to the professional consultation. The project aims to test the effectiveness of computer technology as an adjunct to the client-provider interaction in General Medical Practice. An innovative system for generating dietary assessment and advice will be developed, supporting both local software and multi media industries and providing data on population based interventions for prevalent lifestyle disease (obesity, diabetes). The study involves developing the technology, evaluating its use in practice and researching the opinions of key stakeholders (consumers, GPs dietitians) on the position of this technology in the client-provider interaction.Read moreRead less
Increasing Cardiovascular Risk Assessment In First Degree Relatives Of Patients With Premature Heart Disease: An RCT
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$113,972.00
Summary
Family history is a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease (IHD), especially if the history includes early onset disease. Families share both genetic and environmental risk factors, many of which can be modified to reduce the risk of heart disease. The aim of this project is to trial an intervention to promote heart disese risk assessment among the relatives of patients with premature heart disease. This is a first step toward prevention of heart disease in these families.
THE DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF DEMENTIA IN GENERAL PRACTICE.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$499,977.00
Summary
This research aims to examine a new method and practice guidelines for detection of early dementia. General practitioners will be screened on their ability to diagnose and manage dementia and to distinguish it from other diseases. Patient outcomes - including quality of life, depression, and satisfaction with care and referral indicators - will be examined.
Translating Risk Models To Improve Prevention And Early Diagnosis Of Cancer In Primary Care
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$479,882.00
Summary
Primary care plays a key role in prevention and early diagnosis of cancer. This fellowship will apply evidence about cancer risk to help GPs provide tailored advice to patients about preventing common cancers. It will also use new risk tools to assess people with symptoms suggestive of cancer to support earlier diagnosis. The research extends to studies relating to how people interpret symptoms and ways of promoting earlier presentation to the GP in patients who are at higher risk of cancer.
The CRISP Trial: An RCT Of Risk Assessment And Decision Support To Implement Risk-stratified Colorectal Cancer Screening In Primary Care.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$936,641.00
Summary
There is a mismatch between people’s use of bowel cancer screening tests through faecal occult blood testing or colonoscopy and their individual risk of bowel cancer. Building on the work of our NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence (CRE) on Optimising Colorectal Cancer Screening, this trial will test the effect of an electronic risk assessment tool, implemented in general practice, on use of the most appropriate screening test for bowel cancer based on a person’s risk of developing the condition
Improving the physical and oral health of people with severe mental illness: using Normalisation Process Theory to support new practices. The physical health of people with severe mental illness is extremely poor, often due to inadequate attention to their health needs by health professionals in primary care and the public mental health system. This project will focus on how practices can be changed to improve the health of this population and increase their access to preventative healthcare.
Enhancing health literacy to optimise health equality across Victorian communities. Health literacy—the ability to seek, understand and use health information—is a major influence on equitable health outcomes for Australians. This project will take a fresh approach to health literacy to understand vulnerable members of our community and develop supports and interventions that aim to assist services to reduce health inequalities.