R Mcdermott
Biographic Data
| ID | 18293 |
|---|---|
| NAME | R Mcdermott |
| GIVEN NAMES | R |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcdermott |
| SIGNATURE | MCDERMOTT R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of South Australia |
| ORCID | 0009-0004-6636-658X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 24 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 24 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Using Health Check Data to Understand Risks for Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Among Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Peoples in Northern Queensland—A Data Linkage Study
OBJECTIVE: High rates of dementia are evident in First Nations populations, and modifiable risk factors may be contributing to this increased risk. This study aimed to use a longitudinal dataset to gain insights into the long-term risk and protective factors for dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND) in a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal population in Far North Queensland, Australia. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Probabilistic dat…
Folic acid deficiency declined substantially after introduction of the mandatory fortification programme in Queensland, Australia
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of folic acid deficiency in Queensland-wide data of routine laboratory measurements, especially in high-risk sub-populations. Design: Secondary health data analysis. Setting: Analysis of routine folic acid tests conducted by Pathology Queensland (AUSLAB). Participants: Female and male persons aged 0–117 years with routine folic acid testing between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2015. If repeat tests on th…
Alcohol management plans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australian communities in Queensland
The present Government review provides an opportunity to reinforce 'favourable' outcomes while targeting: illicit alcohol, treatment and diversion services and reconciliation of criminalization and discrimination issues
Alcohol control policies in Indigenous communities
Characteristics of Indigenous adults with poorly controlled diabetes in north Queensland
These results demonstrate a high potential for improved culturally sound community-based management of diabetes and other comorbid conditions in this very high risk population. They also provide further evidence for including albuminuria in cardiovascular risk calculation
Participant views on participating in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12610000224022)
Study Protocol - Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) in remote indigenous communities in Queensland
This evaluation will report on the impacts of the original aims for AMPs, what impact they have had on Indigenous residents and service providers. A central outcome will be the establishment of relevant databases describing the parameters of the changes seen. This will permit comprehensive and rigorous surveillance systems to be put in place and provided to communities empowering them with the best credible evidence to judge future policy and pro…
Stages of Change, Smoking Behaviour and Readiness to Quit in a Large Sample of Indigenous Australians Living in Eight Remote North Queensland Communities
Tobacco smoking is a major health issue for Indigenous Australians, however there are few interventions with demonstrated efficacy in this population. The Transtheoretical Model may provide a useful framework for describing smoking behaviour and assessing readiness to quit, with the aim of developing better interventions. Interviews were conducted with 593 Indigenous Australians in eight rural and remote communities in north Queensland, to examin…
Factors influencing attendance in a structured physical activity program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in an urban setting
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000224022
The Diabetes Care Project
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12612000363886); World Health Organisation (U1111-1128-0481)
Pre-pregnancy predictors of hypertension in pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in north Queensland, Australia; a prospective cohort study
Pre-pregnancy adiposity and features of the metabolic syndrome among these young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women track strongly to increased risk of hypertension in pregnancy with associated risks to the health of babies
Pragmatic randomised trial of a 12-week exercise and nutrition program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000224022
Getting better at chronic care in remote communities
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTR12610000812099
Folate status and health behaviours in two Australian Indigenous populations in north Queensland
Objective To assess nutritional status using red-cell folate (RCF) and associated health behaviours including fruit and vegetable intake, smoking, drinking and physical activity in two Indigenous populations living in remote northern Australia. Design A cross-sectional survey conducted during 1998–2000. Setting Twenty-six rural communities in north Queensland, Australia. Subjects A total of 2524 Indigenous people aged 15 years and over was includ…
Study protocol
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000224022
Aboriginal premature mortality within South Australia 1999-2006
While confirming the gap in premature mortality rates between Aboriginal South Australians and the rest of the community, the study also found a heterogeneity of outcomes within the Aboriginal community underlie this difference. The results support the existence of relationship between area level socio-economic deprivation, remoteness and premature mortality in the midst of an affluent society. The study concludes that vertically equitable resour…
Pre-Pregnancy Predictors of Diabetes in Pregnancy Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in North Queensland, Australia
Can attending preschool reduce the risk of tobacco smoking in adulthood? The effects of Kindergarten Union participation in South Australia
BACKGROUND: Innovative strategies beyond the health system are required to reduce the prevalence of smoking. Early child development interventions are examples of interventions that can help set children on positive social and educational trajectories, which in turn may also reduce the prevalence of smoking. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of attendance at Kindergarten Union preschools on tobacco smoking in adulthood. METHODS: Kin…
Study Protocol - Accurate assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians
We have successfully managed several operational challenges within this multi-centre complex clinical research project performed across remote North, Western and Central Australia. It seems unlikely that a single correction factor (similar to that for African-Americans) to the equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate will prove appropriate or practical for Indigenous Australians. However, it may be that a modification of the equation in …
Alcohol, metabolic risk and elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in Indigenous Australians
In this Indigenous population, an adverse metabolic profile conferred three times the risk of elevated GGT in risky drinkers compared with abstainers, independent of sex and ethnicity. Community interventions need to target both determinants of the population's metabolic status and alcohol consumption to reduce the risk of elevated GGT
The health and nutrition of young indigenous women in north Queensland – intergenerational implications of poor food quality, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and alcohol use
Objective To document nutritional status and health behaviours of young indigenous women of childbearing age in rural communities in north Queensland. Design Cross-sectional survey of 424 Aboriginal and 232 Torres Strait Islander (TSI) women aged 15–34 years, conducted in twenty-three rural and remote communities of far north Queensland in 1999–2000, with follow-up of a smaller cohort ( n 132) in 2006–2007. Main outcome measures Weight, waist cir…
A Good Beginning
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Comparing Rational Choice and Prospect Theory Analyses
New age Hinduism, new age orientalism, and the second-generation south Asian
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New age Hinduism, new age orientalism, and the second-generation south Asian
Comparing Rational Choice and Prospect Theory Analyses
A Good Beginning
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The health and nutrition of young indigenous women in north Queensland – intergenerational implications of poor food quality, obesity, diabetes, tobacco smoking and alcohol use
Objective To document nutritional status and health behaviours of young indigenous women of childbearing age in rural communities in north Queensland. Design Cross-sectional survey of 424 Aboriginal and 232 Torres Strait Islander (TSI) women aged 15–34 years, conducted in twenty-three rural and remote communities of far north Queensland in 1999–2000, with follow-up of a smaller cohort ( n 132) in 2006–2007. Main outcome measures Weight, waist cir…
Study Protocol - Accurate assessment of kidney function in Indigenous Australians
We have successfully managed several operational challenges within this multi-centre complex clinical research project performed across remote North, Western and Central Australia. It seems unlikely that a single correction factor (similar to that for African-Americans) to the equation for estimated glomerular filtration rate will prove appropriate or practical for Indigenous Australians. However, it may be that a modification of the equation in …
Alcohol, metabolic risk and elevated serum gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) in Indigenous Australians
In this Indigenous population, an adverse metabolic profile conferred three times the risk of elevated GGT in risky drinkers compared with abstainers, independent of sex and ethnicity. Community interventions need to target both determinants of the population's metabolic status and alcohol consumption to reduce the risk of elevated GGT
Study protocol
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000224022
Aboriginal premature mortality within South Australia 1999-2006
While confirming the gap in premature mortality rates between Aboriginal South Australians and the rest of the community, the study also found a heterogeneity of outcomes within the Aboriginal community underlie this difference. The results support the existence of relationship between area level socio-economic deprivation, remoteness and premature mortality in the midst of an affluent society. The study concludes that vertically equitable resour…
Pre-Pregnancy Predictors of Diabetes in Pregnancy Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women in North Queensland, Australia
Can attending preschool reduce the risk of tobacco smoking in adulthood? The effects of Kindergarten Union participation in South Australia
BACKGROUND: Innovative strategies beyond the health system are required to reduce the prevalence of smoking. Early child development interventions are examples of interventions that can help set children on positive social and educational trajectories, which in turn may also reduce the prevalence of smoking. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of attendance at Kindergarten Union preschools on tobacco smoking in adulthood. METHODS: Kin…
Pragmatic randomised trial of a 12-week exercise and nutrition program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000224022
Getting better at chronic care in remote communities
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTR12610000812099
Folate status and health behaviours in two Australian Indigenous populations in north Queensland
Objective To assess nutritional status using red-cell folate (RCF) and associated health behaviours including fruit and vegetable intake, smoking, drinking and physical activity in two Indigenous populations living in remote northern Australia. Design A cross-sectional survey conducted during 1998–2000. Setting Twenty-six rural communities in north Queensland, Australia. Subjects A total of 2524 Indigenous people aged 15 years and over was includ…
Stages of Change, Smoking Behaviour and Readiness to Quit in a Large Sample of Indigenous Australians Living in Eight Remote North Queensland Communities
Tobacco smoking is a major health issue for Indigenous Australians, however there are few interventions with demonstrated efficacy in this population. The Transtheoretical Model may provide a useful framework for describing smoking behaviour and assessing readiness to quit, with the aim of developing better interventions. Interviews were conducted with 593 Indigenous Australians in eight rural and remote communities in north Queensland, to examin…
Factors influencing attendance in a structured physical activity program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in an urban setting
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12610000224022
The Diabetes Care Project
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12612000363886); World Health Organisation (U1111-1128-0481)
Pre-pregnancy predictors of hypertension in pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women in north Queensland, Australia; a prospective cohort study
Pre-pregnancy adiposity and features of the metabolic syndrome among these young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women track strongly to increased risk of hypertension in pregnancy with associated risks to the health of babies
Participant views on participating in a pragmatic randomised controlled trial
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ACTRN12610000224022)
Study Protocol - Alcohol Management Plans (AMPs) in remote indigenous communities in Queensland
This evaluation will report on the impacts of the original aims for AMPs, what impact they have had on Indigenous residents and service providers. A central outcome will be the establishment of relevant databases describing the parameters of the changes seen. This will permit comprehensive and rigorous surveillance systems to be put in place and provided to communities empowering them with the best credible evidence to judge future policy and pro…
Characteristics of Indigenous adults with poorly controlled diabetes in north Queensland
These results demonstrate a high potential for improved culturally sound community-based management of diabetes and other comorbid conditions in this very high risk population. They also provide further evidence for including albuminuria in cardiovascular risk calculation
Alcohol control policies in Indigenous communities
Alcohol management plans in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) Australian communities in Queensland
The present Government review provides an opportunity to reinforce 'favourable' outcomes while targeting: illicit alcohol, treatment and diversion services and reconciliation of criminalization and discrimination issues
Folic acid deficiency declined substantially after introduction of the mandatory fortification programme in Queensland, Australia
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of folic acid deficiency in Queensland-wide data of routine laboratory measurements, especially in high-risk sub-populations. Design: Secondary health data analysis. Setting: Analysis of routine folic acid tests conducted by Pathology Queensland (AUSLAB). Participants: Female and male persons aged 0–117 years with routine folic acid testing between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2015. If repeat tests on th…
Using Health Check Data to Understand Risks for Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Among Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal Peoples in Northern Queensland—A Data Linkage Study
OBJECTIVE: High rates of dementia are evident in First Nations populations, and modifiable risk factors may be contributing to this increased risk. This study aimed to use a longitudinal dataset to gain insights into the long-term risk and protective factors for dementia and cognitive impairment not dementia (CIND) in a Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal population in Far North Queensland, Australia. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING: Probabilistic dat…
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