Health, Economic, Psychological And Social Impact Of Educating Carers Of Patients With Advanced Pulmonary Disease (APD)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$605,452.00
Summary
Our study aims to understand the health, economic and social costs associated with caring for patients with advanced pulmonary disease (APD) and to determine health, economic and social impact of improving the skills of caregivers of patients with APD has on patients and their carers. Patients with APD are a large population at high risk of health resource use, unnecessary medication use and emergency admission to hospital or residential care facilities. Although previous research has identified ....Our study aims to understand the health, economic and social costs associated with caring for patients with advanced pulmonary disease (APD) and to determine health, economic and social impact of improving the skills of caregivers of patients with APD has on patients and their carers. Patients with APD are a large population at high risk of health resource use, unnecessary medication use and emergency admission to hospital or residential care facilities. Although previous research has identified difficulties experienced by caregivers of the elderly in general, very little research has been undertaken with carers of patients with APD. The study will compare the usual practice of educating patients with APD who commence home oxygen therapy (HOT), and their carers, against a more detailed and individually targeted education program that increases the skills of patients and carers. This study has the potential to reduce hospital-residential care readmission, reduce carer distress, improve patient outcomes, reduce adverse effects of oxygen therapy and medication use, and minimize inappropriate presentation to tertiary care emergency departments.Read moreRead less
Improving Psychosocial Outcomes For Cancer Carers: A Randomised Control Trial
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$533,738.00
Summary
This multi-centre randomised trial will test a novel telephone-based intervention for carers of patients with advanced gastrointestinal cancer. The intervention involves five structured calls from a nurse to the carer over 10 weeks, aiming to improve psychosocial outcomes for both carers and patients. If the results are positive, this telephone intervention could be implemented broadly in both metropolitan and rural areas, and could be adapted for other groups of carers.
Predicting The Impact Of Current Obesity And Diabetes Trends On Future Prevalence Of Cardiovascular Disease In Australia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$222,762.00
Summary
Obesity and diabetes are both strong risk factors for cardiovascular disease. As their prevalence has more than doubled over the past decades we need to know the likely effect on future rates of cardiovascular disease. Here we propose to create projection models for cardiovascular disease in Australia to estimate the future impact of trends in obesity and diabetes.
The Impact Of Caregiving On The Health Of Informal Carers: Change Over Time And Association With Stressors And Resources
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$60,160.00
Summary
A large number of Australians provide care for an aged or disabled relative. This study will investigate the health of these family carers, if it changes after care-giving starts and how it varies with the duration and amount of care-giving. It will provide information about these effects in different groups such as those with time pressures due to childcare and employment as well as those with different levels of access to resources and support. It will help with policies to support carers.
Feeding Disturbance And Hypothalamus Integrity In Early Frontotemporal Dementia
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$428,319.00
Summary
Frontotemporal dementia accounts for 12-20% of all dementia cases. It is as common as Alzheimer�s disease in the < 65 year olds but understanding of this disease remains limited. Marked eating disturbance (overeating, snatching food) is a common clinical manifestation. This project will characterise this deficit and define its biological causes using blood tests and magnetic resonance imaging. Results will help in designing therapeutic interventions targeting this disabling feature.
Economic Evaluation Of Interventions To Reduce The Burden Of Harm From Alcohol Misuse In Indigenous Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$609,571.00
Summary
Indigenous people live considerably less than non-Indigenous Australians. Governments spend millions each year trying to close this health gap but there is little evidence to demonstrate that this money is being spent appropriately. This project aims to evaluate the return on investment on funds spent on addressing the harm caused by alcohol misuse in Indigenous Australians. These results will strengthen the evidence-base required to develop appropriate Indigenous health policy in Australia.
Characterization Of The Chloroquine Resistance Transporter Of The Malaria Parasite
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$400,527.00
Summary
The malaria parasite is a single-celled organism which invades the red blood cells of its host. The aim of this project is to characterise the mechanism by which parasites have become resistant to the antimalarial drug chloroquine. Resistance is conferred by small changes in a single protein, but the underlying mechanism is not known. The results of this project will constitute a major advance in our understanding of the increasingly widespread phenomenon of antimalarial drug resistance.