Integration Of Exercise Counselling And Support Into The Musculoskeletal Help Line For People With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Mixed-methods Evaluation Of A Novel Telephone Service.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$437,099.00
Summary
Exercise is an important part of self-management for people with knee osteoarthritis, however access to qualified clinicians is limited for many Australians with knee osteoarthritis. In addition, most exercise providers are not adequately trained to motivate and support people to effectively incorporate exercise into their life on a long-term basis. This project will implement and evaluate a telephone-based exercise counselling and support service for people with knee osteoarthritis.
Optimising Primary Care Management Of Knee Osteoarthritis: The PARTNER Project.
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,155,444.00
Summary
Our overall aim is to implement a cost-effective, sustainable, evidence-based model of co-ordinated primary care targeting both the general practitioner and the patient that improves management and outcomes for overweight/obese people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and reduces health care costs.
The Women’s Wellness After Cancer Program: A National Multisite Randomised Clinical Trial Of An E-Health Enabled Lifestyle Modification Intervention To Improve The Health And Wellness Of Women After Cancer Treatment
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,209,031.00
Summary
Advances in diagnostics, treatment and clinical practice have transformed some cancers from fatal to chronic and sometimes curable diseases. Many Australian women now live with the effects of cancer treatment and are at risk of cancer recurrence, chronic disease and poor quality of life. The Womens Wellness After Cancer Program aims to maximise the wellbeing of women treated for cancer, utilising internet and Smartphone technology to support them to live healthier lifestyles.
Acceptability And Effectiveness Of The DESMOND Diabetes Self-management Program For Indigenous Australians
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$531,966.00
Summary
The ‘Diabetes Education Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed’ (DESMOND) program was developed in the UK to help people live with their diabetes. It has been shown to be beneficial for a number of ethnic minority groups in the UK and has been trialed in Australia. At the request of Indigenous community and health care services, this project will test whether this program would be widely accepted by and be beneficial to Indigenous Australians.
Improving Medicine Adherence In Kidney Transplantation
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$265,953.00
Summary
More people require kidney transplants which are in short supply. Poor adherence to prescribed medicines risks kidney transplant rejection and increased morbidity. This project will develop and test a program to help adults requiring a kidney transplant to take their medicines as prescribed. Better medicine adherence results in improved graft life, general well-being, and reduced health care costs. Our industry partners share this vision of improved health for kidney transplant patients.
Implementation And Evaluation Of A Systems Navigation Model Of Transition And Care For Non-Metropolitan Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes: Youth OutReach For Diabetes (YOuR-Diabetes) Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial In Hunter New England
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$769,833.00
Summary
Young people with diabetes have to learn to self-manage in their teens, as they transfer from children’s to adult services. Few adult services specifically cater for young people and many fail to establish good support; management of their diabetes suffers. We will use evidence from services successful at engaging and supporting young people to redesign youth-friendly services in Hunter New England. We will examine the processes required to achieve this, and test whether diabetes control is bett ....Young people with diabetes have to learn to self-manage in their teens, as they transfer from children’s to adult services. Few adult services specifically cater for young people and many fail to establish good support; management of their diabetes suffers. We will use evidence from services successful at engaging and supporting young people to redesign youth-friendly services in Hunter New England. We will examine the processes required to achieve this, and test whether diabetes control is better with the new model than the current service.Read moreRead less
Prevention Of Complications In Type 2 Diabetes By Using ICT To Optimise Self-management
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$849,181.00
Summary
The impact of the diabetes epidemic on individuals and society is severe but can be reduced by improving diabetes self-management. Conducted in partnership with Diabetes Australia (Queensland, Victoria, WA) and Roche Diagnostics, this research will evaluate the 'real world' implementation of a telehealth program, already successfully trialled, which has the potential to provide a low cost and effective program to a large number of Australians with type 2 diabetes.
HealthMap: A Cluster Randomised Trial Of Interactive Self-care Plans To Prevent And Manage Chronic Conditions By People Living With HIV
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$1,592,697.00
Summary
Australia’s ageing population is increasingly at risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. For Australians who are living with HIV, these diseases are more common and often occur at an earlier age. This project will evaluate online programs that help people living with HIV work with their healthcare providers to identify individual health goals and reduce their risk of chronic disease. This project will provide important information for Australians at risk of developing these ....Australia’s ageing population is increasingly at risk of chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. For Australians who are living with HIV, these diseases are more common and often occur at an earlier age. This project will evaluate online programs that help people living with HIV work with their healthcare providers to identify individual health goals and reduce their risk of chronic disease. This project will provide important information for Australians at risk of developing these diseases.Read moreRead less
Telehealth And Advanced CT Imaging Combined Study (TACTICS)
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$979,270.00
Summary
This project aims to converge several acute stroke therapy systems of care to provide the best possible health outcomes for patients living in regional areas. We will implement a proven telehealth program with the aim of providing increased access to thrombolysis through screening with multimodal CT. During this project we will also undertake a nested randomised trial of advanced imaging to identify which is the most efficient imaging protocol to ensure the best possible patient outcomes
Improving Evidence Based Care For Locally Advanced Prostate Cancer
Funder
National Health and Medical Research Council
Funding Amount
$533,442.00
Summary
There is an urgent need to improve care for men with advanced prostate cancer if we wish to improve their survival. Compelling new evidence suggests we need to alter current practice by offering radiotherapy to high risk men – but will clinicians change their practice? We will develop and test ways to change practice within a network of 9 hopsitals. The study will provide crucial evidence about how to embed the recommended care into practice to improve outcomes for men with prostate cancer.