Alex Collie
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 284380 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Alex Collie |
| NOMBRES | Alex |
| APELLIDO | Collie |
| FIRMA | COLLIE A |
| AFILIACIONES | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2617-9339 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 9 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 26 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2011 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Trends and determinants of adverse working conditions among employed women in Australia
Between 1996 and 2018, working conditions for a cohort of Australian women of reproductive age changed significantly. There was a notable decline in shift and night work, alongside a significant increase in long working hours. The results likely reflect a combination of modified working conditions, women's career transitions and changes in personal/caring responsibilities. The potential health implications of long working hours require careful mo…
Relationship between the timing of physical therapy commencement and the duration of work disability
In workers with work-related LBP undertaking physical therapy, early commencement of physical therapy was associated with a significantly shorter duration of disability. Although we cannot establish causality, our findings highlight the potential benefits of initiatives that promote timely initiation of treatment in reducing extended work disability for injured workers undergoing physical therapy for LBP
Transition between social protection systems for workers with long term health problems
Many nations have established workers' compensation systems as a feature of their social protection system. These systems typically provide time-limited entitlements such as wage replacement benefits and funding for medical treatment. Entitlements may end for workers with long-term health conditions before they have returned to employment. We sought to determine the prevalence of transitions to alternative forms of social protection, specifically…
Impact of work and coping factors on mental health
This study explored the impact of work and coping factors affecting truck driver mental health in Australia. Themes described the importance of connections and coping methods drivers had to support their health. Many factors that compromised their health were often outside their control. These results highlight the need for a multi-faceted collaboration between stakeholders; the driver, employing companies, policy makers/regulators and the public…
Injured worker outcomes after compensation system overhaul
OBJECTIVE: In 2015, South Australia replaced its workers' compensation system with the aim of improving return to work rates. We examined whether this was achieved by focusing on the duration of time off work, as well as claim processing times and claim volumes to understand how this may have been achieved. METHODS: The primary outcome was mean weeks of compensated disability duration. Secondary outcomes tested alternative mechanisms of a change …
The relationship between work disability and subsequent suicide or self-harm
Work disability occurs when an injury or illness limits the ability of a worker to participate in employment. While evidence suggests that people with work disability are at increased risk of suicide and intentional self-harm, this relationship has not been the subject of systematic review. This scoping review aims to assess and summarise the research literature regarding the relationship between work disability and subsequent suicide or intentio…
Factors associated with long term work incapacity following a non-catastrophic road traffic injury
This study was registered prospectively with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12613000889752)
The physical and mental health of Australian truck drivers
Australian truck drivers report a high prevalence of multiple physical and mental health problems. Strategies focused on improving diet, exercise and preventing chronic conditions and psychological distress, that can also be implemented within the unique occupational environment of trucking are needed to help improve driver health. Further research is needed to explore risk and protective factors that specifically affect health in both short-haul…
Changes in work and health of Australians during the Covid-19 pandemic
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12620000857909
Changes in Access to Australian Disability Support Benefits During a Period of Social Welfare Reform
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is the major Australian government financial benefit program for people of working age with medical conditions and disabilities that restrict work capacity. Between 2012 and 2018 a series of policy reforms sought to restrict the growth in DSP payments and encourage more people with some work capacity to seek employment. We characterise changes in three markers of access to disability financial support over the…
The learning, compliance, and psychological costs of applying for the Disability Support Pension
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) provides financial support to more than 750,000 Australians with permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairments that prevent them from engaging in employment. We sought to characterise the information, compliance and psychological costs of applying for the DSP. A cohort of 518 DSP applicants and recipients completed a questionnaire capturing medical, disability, benefit and demographic data. The q…
Prognostic Role of Demographic, Injury and Claim Factors in Disabling Pain and Mental Health Conditions 12 Months after Compensable Injury
Identifying who might develop disabling pain or poor mental health after injury is a high priority so that healthcare providers can provide targeted preventive interventions. This retrospective cohort study aimed to identify predictors of disabling pain or probable mental health conditions at 12 months post-injury. Participants were recruited 12-months after admission to a major trauma service for a compensable transport or workplace injury ( n =…
Injured worker experiences of insurance claim processes and return to work
There is a strong positive association between worker experiences of the insurance claims process and self-reported return to work status. Revision and reform of workers' compensation claims management practices to enhance worker experience and the fairness of procedures may contribute to improved return to work outcomes
Age, sex, and the changing disability burden of compensated work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Canada and Australia
The compensated disability burden of work-related MSDs is shifting towards older workers and particularly older females in Australia and older males in Canada. Employers and workers' compensation boards should consider the specific needs of older workers to reduce injuries and time off work. Comparative research made possible through research-stakeholder partnerships offers a unique opportunity to use existing administrative data to identify long…
Effectiveness of employer financial incentives in reducing time to report worker injury
The results suggest that ERIs reduced claim lodgement time and, in the long-term, reduced total time in the claim lodgement process. However, only worker reporting time significantly decreased in SA, indicating that ERIs may not have shortened the process through the intended target of employer reporting time. Lack of similar data in Tasmania limited our ability to determine whether this was a result of ERIs or another component of the legislativ…
Fear of (re)injury and return to work following compensable injury
Our findings illustrate the need for a contextualised perspective of fear avoidance and RTW behaviour that includes the beliefs of other important people surrounding the injured worker (e.g. employers, family members, GPs). Existing models of health behaviour such as The Health Beliefs Model may provide useful frameworks for interventions targeting the affective, cognitive, social, organisational and policy factors that can influence fear avoidan…
Differences in perceived fairness and health outcomes in two injury compensation systems
The study shows large differences in perceived fairness between two different compensation systems and an association between fairness and health. These findings are politically important because compensation processes are designed to improve recovery. Lower perceived fairness in NSW may have been caused by potential adversarial aspects of the scheme, such as liability assessment, medical assessments, dealing with a third party for-profit insuran…
Factors associated with sickness certification of injured workers by General Practitioners in Victoria, Australia
This study suggests that specific groups of injured workers (i.e. older age, workers with mental health issues, in rural areas) are less likely to receive ALT certificates
Type, frequency and purpose of information used to inform public health policy and program decision-making
These results have implications for the design and implementation of research translation interventions in the context within which the study was undertaken. In particular, they suggest that intervention will need to be targeted to the information needs of the different role groups within an organisation. The results can also be utilised as a baseline measure for intervention evaluations and assessments of research impact in this context
Organisational factors affecting policy and programme decision making in a public health policy environment
Organisational factors can affect the success of interventions aimed at increasing research use. Research is needed to identify organisational factors affecting research use in specific public health policy contexts. Qualitative interviews with decision makers from a specific public health context identified a range of organisational factors that affected policy and programme decision making. Interestingly, factors affecting decision making gener…
Academic perspectives and experiences of knowledge translation
This study explores the views and experiences of knowledge translation of 14 Australian public health academics. Capacity to engage in knowledge translation is influenced by factors within the academic context and the interaction of the academic and policy environments. Early and mid-career researchers reported a different set of experiences and pressures to senior researchers. Barriers to knowledge translation reported are largely consistent wit…
Factors influencing social and health outcomes after motor vehicle crash injury
Australia New Zealand Clinical trial registry identification number--ACTRN12613000889752. Available at: ANZCTR Registered FISH Study
Measuring use of research evidence in public health policy
Transport injury compensation policy development is complex; with multiple sources of information cited including legislation, internal policy, external policy and clinical/medical evidence. There is limited use of academic research evidence in Victorian state government injury treatment and rehabilitation compensation policies. Decisions regarding compensation for injury treatment and rehabilitation services could benefit from greater use of aca…
External factors affecting decision-making and use of evidence in an Australian public health policy environment
Second Workers’ Compensation Claims
The learning, compliance, and psychological costs of applying for the Disability Support Pension
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) provides financial support to more than 750,000 Australians with permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairments that prevent them from engaging in employment. We sought to characterise the information, compliance and psychological costs of applying for the DSP. A cohort of 518 DSP applicants and recipients completed a questionnaire capturing medical, disability, benefit and demographic data. The q…
Changes in Access to Australian Disability Support Benefits During a Period of Social Welfare Reform
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is the major Australian government financial benefit program for people of working age with medical conditions and disabilities that restrict work capacity. Between 2012 and 2018 a series of policy reforms sought to restrict the growth in DSP payments and encourage more people with some work capacity to seek employment. We characterise changes in three markers of access to disability financial support over the…
External factors affecting decision-making and use of evidence in an Australian public health policy environment
Repeat workers' compensation claims
A substantial proportion of injured workers experience a second occupational injury or disease. These workers pose a greater economic burden than those with single claims, and also experience a substantially greater cumulative period of work disability. There is potential to reduce the social, health and economic burden of workplace injury by enacting prevention programs targeted at these workers
Second Workers’ Compensation Claims
Factors influencing social and health outcomes after motor vehicle crash injury
Australia New Zealand Clinical trial registry identification number--ACTRN12613000889752. Available at: ANZCTR Registered FISH Study
Measuring use of research evidence in public health policy
Transport injury compensation policy development is complex; with multiple sources of information cited including legislation, internal policy, external policy and clinical/medical evidence. There is limited use of academic research evidence in Victorian state government injury treatment and rehabilitation compensation policies. Decisions regarding compensation for injury treatment and rehabilitation services could benefit from greater use of aca…
External factors affecting decision-making and use of evidence in an Australian public health policy environment
Type, frequency and purpose of information used to inform public health policy and program decision-making
These results have implications for the design and implementation of research translation interventions in the context within which the study was undertaken. In particular, they suggest that intervention will need to be targeted to the information needs of the different role groups within an organisation. The results can also be utilised as a baseline measure for intervention evaluations and assessments of research impact in this context
Organisational factors affecting policy and programme decision making in a public health policy environment
Organisational factors can affect the success of interventions aimed at increasing research use. Research is needed to identify organisational factors affecting research use in specific public health policy contexts. Qualitative interviews with decision makers from a specific public health context identified a range of organisational factors that affected policy and programme decision making. Interestingly, factors affecting decision making gener…
Academic perspectives and experiences of knowledge translation
This study explores the views and experiences of knowledge translation of 14 Australian public health academics. Capacity to engage in knowledge translation is influenced by factors within the academic context and the interaction of the academic and policy environments. Early and mid-career researchers reported a different set of experiences and pressures to senior researchers. Barriers to knowledge translation reported are largely consistent wit…
Differences in perceived fairness and health outcomes in two injury compensation systems
The study shows large differences in perceived fairness between two different compensation systems and an association between fairness and health. These findings are politically important because compensation processes are designed to improve recovery. Lower perceived fairness in NSW may have been caused by potential adversarial aspects of the scheme, such as liability assessment, medical assessments, dealing with a third party for-profit insuran…
Factors associated with sickness certification of injured workers by General Practitioners in Victoria, Australia
This study suggests that specific groups of injured workers (i.e. older age, workers with mental health issues, in rural areas) are less likely to receive ALT certificates
Fear of (re)injury and return to work following compensable injury
Our findings illustrate the need for a contextualised perspective of fear avoidance and RTW behaviour that includes the beliefs of other important people surrounding the injured worker (e.g. employers, family members, GPs). Existing models of health behaviour such as The Health Beliefs Model may provide useful frameworks for interventions targeting the affective, cognitive, social, organisational and policy factors that can influence fear avoidan…
Age, sex, and the changing disability burden of compensated work-related musculoskeletal disorders in Canada and Australia
The compensated disability burden of work-related MSDs is shifting towards older workers and particularly older females in Australia and older males in Canada. Employers and workers' compensation boards should consider the specific needs of older workers to reduce injuries and time off work. Comparative research made possible through research-stakeholder partnerships offers a unique opportunity to use existing administrative data to identify long…
Effectiveness of employer financial incentives in reducing time to report worker injury
The results suggest that ERIs reduced claim lodgement time and, in the long-term, reduced total time in the claim lodgement process. However, only worker reporting time significantly decreased in SA, indicating that ERIs may not have shortened the process through the intended target of employer reporting time. Lack of similar data in Tasmania limited our ability to determine whether this was a result of ERIs or another component of the legislativ…
Injured worker experiences of insurance claim processes and return to work
There is a strong positive association between worker experiences of the insurance claims process and self-reported return to work status. Revision and reform of workers' compensation claims management practices to enhance worker experience and the fairness of procedures may contribute to improved return to work outcomes
Prognostic Role of Demographic, Injury and Claim Factors in Disabling Pain and Mental Health Conditions 12 Months after Compensable Injury
Identifying who might develop disabling pain or poor mental health after injury is a high priority so that healthcare providers can provide targeted preventive interventions. This retrospective cohort study aimed to identify predictors of disabling pain or probable mental health conditions at 12 months post-injury. Participants were recruited 12-months after admission to a major trauma service for a compensable transport or workplace injury ( n =…
The learning, compliance, and psychological costs of applying for the Disability Support Pension
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) provides financial support to more than 750,000 Australians with permanent physical, intellectual or psychiatric impairments that prevent them from engaging in employment. We sought to characterise the information, compliance and psychological costs of applying for the DSP. A cohort of 518 DSP applicants and recipients completed a questionnaire capturing medical, disability, benefit and demographic data. The q…
The relationship between work disability and subsequent suicide or self-harm
Work disability occurs when an injury or illness limits the ability of a worker to participate in employment. While evidence suggests that people with work disability are at increased risk of suicide and intentional self-harm, this relationship has not been the subject of systematic review. This scoping review aims to assess and summarise the research literature regarding the relationship between work disability and subsequent suicide or intentio…
Factors associated with long term work incapacity following a non-catastrophic road traffic injury
This study was registered prospectively with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12613000889752)
The physical and mental health of Australian truck drivers
Australian truck drivers report a high prevalence of multiple physical and mental health problems. Strategies focused on improving diet, exercise and preventing chronic conditions and psychological distress, that can also be implemented within the unique occupational environment of trucking are needed to help improve driver health. Further research is needed to explore risk and protective factors that specifically affect health in both short-haul…
Changes in work and health of Australians during the Covid-19 pandemic
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry: ACTRN12620000857909
Changes in Access to Australian Disability Support Benefits During a Period of Social Welfare Reform
The Disability Support Pension (DSP) is the major Australian government financial benefit program for people of working age with medical conditions and disabilities that restrict work capacity. Between 2012 and 2018 a series of policy reforms sought to restrict the growth in DSP payments and encourage more people with some work capacity to seek employment. We characterise changes in three markers of access to disability financial support over the…
Transition between social protection systems for workers with long term health problems
Many nations have established workers' compensation systems as a feature of their social protection system. These systems typically provide time-limited entitlements such as wage replacement benefits and funding for medical treatment. Entitlements may end for workers with long-term health conditions before they have returned to employment. We sought to determine the prevalence of transitions to alternative forms of social protection, specifically…
Impact of work and coping factors on mental health
This study explored the impact of work and coping factors affecting truck driver mental health in Australia. Themes described the importance of connections and coping methods drivers had to support their health. Many factors that compromised their health were often outside their control. These results highlight the need for a multi-faceted collaboration between stakeholders; the driver, employing companies, policy makers/regulators and the public…
Injured worker outcomes after compensation system overhaul
OBJECTIVE: In 2015, South Australia replaced its workers' compensation system with the aim of improving return to work rates. We examined whether this was achieved by focusing on the duration of time off work, as well as claim processing times and claim volumes to understand how this may have been achieved. METHODS: The primary outcome was mean weeks of compensated disability duration. Secondary outcomes tested alternative mechanisms of a change …
Trends and determinants of adverse working conditions among employed women in Australia
Between 1996 and 2018, working conditions for a cohort of Australian women of reproductive age changed significantly. There was a notable decline in shift and night work, alongside a significant increase in long working hours. The results likely reflect a combination of modified working conditions, women's career transitions and changes in personal/caring responsibilities. The potential health implications of long working hours require careful mo…
Medicine (25 obras) · Public health (16 obras) · Nursing (15 obras) · Biostatistics (13 obras) · Environmental health (13 obras) · Psychology (13 obras) · Workplace Health and Well-being (13 obras) · Occupational safety and health (12 obras) · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation (11 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras)