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Committee on the Covenant on Economic Social and Cultural Rights Shadow Report: Aotearoa New Zealand
(STIR: Stop Institutional Racism, 2018)No abstract. -
Comparing an Additional High-risk Gambler Cohort With National Gambling Study High-risk Gamblers. NGS Series Report Number 7
(Gambling and Addictions Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Background The New Zealand National Gambling Study (NGS) is a nationally representative longitudinal survey of adults aged 18 years and older. The purpose of the NGS is to provide information on the prevalence, incidence, ... -
Computation of Nonparametric Survival Functions in the Presence of Interval Censoring
(NZMASP, 2008)This talk will cover my research in developing an efficient and robust algorithm for solving a particular problem in survival analysis. The problem is to find the nonparametric maximum likelihood (NPMLE) survival function ... -
Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: Third Edition
(Gambling Research Exchange Ontario Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO), 2018)Although it is seen by many as a form of leisure and recreation, gambling can have serious repercussions for individuals, families, and society as a whole. The harmful effects of gambling have been studied for decades in ... -
Confidentiality and Consent Issues in Psychotherapy Case Reports: The Wolf Man, Gloria and Jeremy
(John Wiley & Sons, 2015)In this article I explore the issues surrounding confidentiality and consent in the writing of psychotherapy case reports. An important theme is the challenge of protecting a patient's privacy while furthering knowledge ... -
Consumption and Foraging Behaviors for Common Stimulants (Nicotine, Caffeine)
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)Models are needed to understand the emerging capability to track consumers' movements. Therefore, we examined the use of legal and readily available stimulants that vary in their addictive potential (nicotine, caffeine). ... -
Contextualization of an Introductory Physiology Course to Address Student Disengagement During Remote Learning in Aotearoa
(SCHOLINK INC., 2022)Extended periods of population lockdown during the Covid-19 pandemic required many university courses to be delivered completely online, and for a student, this can lead to feelings of isolation, disconnectedness, and ... -
The Covariance Between Air Pollution Annoyance and Noise Annoyance, and Its Relationship With Health-related Quality of Life
(MDPI, 2016)Air pollution originating from road traffic is a known risk factor of respiratory and cardiovascular disease (both in terms of chronic and acute effects). While adverse effects on cardiovascular health have also been linked ... -
Creating an Indigenous Māori‐centred Model of Relational Health: A Literature Review of Māori Models of Health
Aims and objectives Identify the key concepts, principles and values embedded within Indigenous Māori models of health and wellbeing; and determine how these could inform the development of a Māori-centred relational model ... -
Critical Assessment of Three Decades of Breast Cancer Research in Yemen: Systematic Review
Objective: The aim of this review is to critically assess three decades (1989 to 2019) of breast cancer research in Yemen and to identify the gaps in, and need for, breast cancer research in Yemen. Methodology: A search ... -
A Critical Tiriti Analysis of the Recruitment and Performance Review Processes of Public Sector Chief Executives in Aotearoa
(Wiley Open Access, 2021)Objective: Breaches of Te Tiriti o Waitangi (Te Tiriti) and evidence of institutional racism have been consistently documented within the public sector for decades. Chief executives across the sector have a critical ... -
Cross-Cultural Validation of the Stroke Riskometer Using Generalizability Theory
(Nature Publishing Group, 2021)The Stroke Riskometer mobile application is a novel, validated way to provide personalized stroke risk assessment for individuals and motivate them to reduce their risks. Although this app is being used worldwide, its ... -
Decision-making style, nicotine and caffeine use and dependence
(Wiley, 2015)Rationale As therapeutic interventions are being developed utilising telehealth and mobile phones, it is important to understand how substance-dependent individuals will respond to offers of online assistance. Objectives ... -
Decolonising healthcare services one prejudice at a time: Psychological, sociological, ecological and cultural considerations
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)This paper describes a minority and marginalised psychiatric patient named ‘Lucy’ and offers an analysis of the multiple ‘colonising’ or ‘power-over’ relations that dominate her life. Lucy’s colonisation and consequent ... -
Demystifying Case Management in Aotearoa New Zealand: A Scoping and Mapping Review
(MDPI AG, 2023)Background: Community-based case managers in health have been compared to glue which holds the dynamic needs of clients to a disjointed range of health and social services. However, case manager roles are difficult to ... -
Dermatological Disease in the Older Age Group: A Cross-sectional Study in Aged Care Facilities
(BMJ Publishing Group Limited, 2015)Background: Older people living in aged care facilities face multiple potential barriers to accessing dermatological care including physical and/or cognitive disability. This group is therefore at risk for undiagnosed and ... -
The Development of Psychoanalysis in New Areas, Revisiting the Analytic Attitude and Melanie’s Klein’s Depressive Position - A Review of Maria Teresa Savio Hooke’s Lecture and Workshop
(The New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP) Inc., and supported by the School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies at Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The development of psychoanalysis in new areas, revisiting the analytic attitude and Melanie’s Klein’s depressive position. -
Digital Health in Primordial and Primary Stroke Prevention: A Systematic Review
(American Heart Association (AHA), 2022)The stroke burden continues to grow across the globe, disproportionally affecting developing countries. This burden cannot be effectively halted and reversed without effective and widely implemented primordial and primary ... -
Distance to School Is Associated With Sedentary Time in Children: Findings From the URBAN Study
(Frontiers Media S. A., 2014)Sedentary behavior is associated with overweight and obesity in children, and distance to school has been negatively associated with active commuting to school. It is not known how distance to school relates to sedentary ... -
Does Public Subsidy of the Cost of Malaria Chemoprophylaxis Reduce Imported Malaria? A Comparative Policy Analysis
(BioMed Central, 2013)Chemoprophylaxis is recommended for at-risk travellers visiting malaria endemic regions. The majority of travellers with imported malaria have not used this, and travellers visiting friends and relatives have the largest ...