Impact Of An Infant Sleep Intervention On Infant Sleep And Maternal Wellbeing: A Cluster Controlled Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$205,500.00
Summary
Infant sleep problems and postnatal depression are common in the Australian community. Over a third of Australians report a problem with their infant's sleep in the second six months of life whilst 10-15% of Australian women will experience an episode of depression in the first year after their child is born. Both infant sleep problems and postnatal depression have been associated with serious outcomes including child abuse, child behaviour problems, maternal physical and emotional problems, fam ....Infant sleep problems and postnatal depression are common in the Australian community. Over a third of Australians report a problem with their infant's sleep in the second six months of life whilst 10-15% of Australian women will experience an episode of depression in the first year after their child is born. Both infant sleep problems and postnatal depression have been associated with serious outcomes including child abuse, child behaviour problems, maternal physical and emotional problems, family stress and family breakdown. This study builds on previous work conducted by researchers at the Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne. In this work, a brief behavioural intervention significantly decreased infant sleep problems and symptoms of maternal depression, particularly for depressed mothers. The intervention consisted of controlled crying and removal of sleep associations such as a dummy which the infant had become dependent upon to fall asleep. Mothers who received the intervention reported 20% fewer sleep problems and a 45% reduction in depression symptoms compared with mothers who did not receive the intervention. The interention also improved maternal sleep quality and quantity and reduced the need for professional sleep services. It was acceptable to mothers, of low cost and was minimally disruptive to families - in contrast to many current strategies directed primarily at postnatal depression. This trial aims to determine whther a similar intervention delivered by Victorian Maternal and Child health nurses within their usual practice settings can replicate these important benefits.Read moreRead less
Antecedents Of Renal Disease In Aboriginal Children And Young Adults - 12 Year Follow-up
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,845,061.00
Summary
Aboriginal Australians have 2 to 10 times the rate of chronic kidney disease and premature death from cardiovascular disease compared with non-Aboriginal Australians. Our 6 year follow-up of Aboriginal children from diverse NSW areas has shown no increase in risk for these diseases when compared with non-Aboriginal children. The ARDAC Second Phase Study will follow the participants for another 6 years to determine whether these health disparities start to manifest in young Aboriginal adults.
Cohort Study Of Risk Factors For Young Driver Injuries
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$689,830.00
Summary
Injuries impose a substantial burden on young people, both in Australia and internationally. In 1998, 70% of all deaths among young men, and 57% of deaths among young women, aged 15-24 years in Australia were due to injuries. The single largest cause of injury-related fatalities, hospital admissions and emergency department presentations among this age group is transport-related incidents. Technological advances in motor vehicle engineering and road design, and the implementation of various road ....Injuries impose a substantial burden on young people, both in Australia and internationally. In 1998, 70% of all deaths among young men, and 57% of deaths among young women, aged 15-24 years in Australia were due to injuries. The single largest cause of injury-related fatalities, hospital admissions and emergency department presentations among this age group is transport-related incidents. Technological advances in motor vehicle engineering and road design, and the implementation of various road safety measures, such as random breath testing, have led to an overall decline in the incidence of motor vehicle-related injuries in Australia in the past three decades. However, young people still have substantially higher rates of motor vehicle-related mortality than older people. This suggests that if the burden of injuries among young drivers is to be reduced to levels that are at least as comparable with those in other age-groups, then the identification of factors that are specifically associated with an increased risk of motor vehicle injury among young people, must be a priority. The current study aims to determine the role of several postulated risk factors in the incidence of young driver injuries. The specific risk factors to be examined include pre-licence road and driving exposure-experience; type, quality and quantity of driver training; and road risk perceptions and engagement in sensation seeking behaviours. The study also seeks to determine whether factors associated with increased risk of driver injury are the same for different socio-economic groups and for different ethnic and cultural groups. Information obtained in this study should provide reliable evidence about causal factors for motor vehicle crash injury among young drivers. Such information should be useful to licensing and road safety professionals, in the design of practical road safety strategies aimed at reducing the burden of young driver injuries.Read moreRead less
Deaths In Young People Involved In The Youth Justice System: Towards Evidence-based Prevention
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$620,705.00
Summary
Young offenders have complex health needs and are at dramatically increased risk of preventable death due to drug overdose, suicide and injury. In order to inform effective prevention, a more detailed understanding of mortality in these young people is required. This project will examine all deaths in young offenders in Queensland from 1993 to 2015, identify targets for prevention, and recommend policy reforms and interventions that are supported by evidence and are culturally appropriate.