Gail Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3604000 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gail Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gail |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS G |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Queensland |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4822-5263 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 52 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 188 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 52 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 8 |
Assessing the efficacy of coproduction to better understand the barriers to achieving sustainability in NHS chronic kidney services and create alternate pathways
CONTEXT: Too many people living with chronic kidney disease are opting for and starting on hospital-based dialysis compared to a home-based kidney replacement therapy. Dialysis services are becoming financially unsustainable. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of coproductive research in chronic kidney disease service improvement to achieve greater sustainability. DESIGN: A 2-year coproductive service improvement study was conduct…
The Indoor Environment and Otitis Media among Australian Children: A National Cross-Sectional Study
The association between the indoor environment and lifetime prevalence of otitis media (OM) in Australian children was assessed. We analysed data from a cross-sectional study of children, aged 7-11 years, performed in twelve Australian cities during 2007-2008. The main outcome was a parental report of their child's diagnosis with OM by a doctor. Information on the indoor environment (energy sources used for heating, cooling, and cooking, pets, an…
Do cannabis and amphetamine use in adolescence predict adult life success: A longitudinal study
Background While some studies have reported that early age of onset of cannabis and amphetamine use predicts a range of adverse outcomes, these findings are rarely adjusted for other predictors of adverse outcomes or subsequent drug use over the adult life course. These studies have not addressed the possibility that it is subsequent rather than early age of onset of drug use that may predict adult life success.Methods Data are from the Mater-Uni…
Lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults: Evidence from an Australian birth cohort
Objective: Previous studies of sociodemographic and lifestyle correlates of dietary patterns among young adults have primarily focused on physical activity and smoking, with inconclusive results. This study aims to examine the associations between a broader range of lifestyles of young adults and their patterns of food consumption. Design: Cross-sectional. Setting: Brisbane, Australia. Participants: The data set are from a long running birth coho…
Predicting Child Maltreatment over the Early Life Course: A Prospective Study
Does leaving an abusive partner lead to a decline in victimization
Changing a partner does not interrupt the continuity of victimization either for male or female respondents, and previous IPV victimization remained a determining factor of re-abuse, despite re-partnering
Australian doctors’ knowledge of and compliance with the law relating to end-of-life decisions: Implications for LGBTI patients
In most developed countries, competent patients have the legal right to refuse any medical treatment; Advance Care Planning mechanisms extend this right to non-competent patients. However, some groups, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people, risk their wishes not being respected if they lose capacity, more than others. Little is known about medical practitioners' knowledge of, or attitudes to, the law in this ar…
Spatiotemporal heterogeneity of malnutrition indicators in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh, 1999–2011
Objective To examine changes in the spatial clustering of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (under-5s) for the period 1999 to 2011 in Bangladesh. Design We used data from four nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in 1999–2000, 2004, 2007 and 2011 in Bangladesh involving a total of 24 211 under-5s located in 1661 primary sampling units (PSU; geographical unit of analysis) throughout Bangladesh. The p…
Heat Wave and Mortality: A Multicountry, Multicommunity Study
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined variation in the associations between heat waves and mortality in an international context. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to systematically examine the impacts of heat waves on mortality with lag effects internationally. METHODS: We collected daily data of temperature and mortality from 400 communities in 18 countries/regions and defined 12 types of heat waves by combining community-specific daily mean temperature ≥90…
Does substantiated childhood maltreatment lead to poor quality of life in young adulthood? Evidence from an Australian birth cohort study
Hypertension and diabetes prevalence among adults with moderately increased BMI (23·0–24·9 kg/m 2 ): Findings from a nationwide survey in Bangladesh
Objective BMI is a proxy for fat accumulation in the body. Increased diabetes and CVD risks have been observed for Asian populations at lower BMI than the WHO-recommended BMI cut-off points for overweight (≥25·0 kg/m 2 ) and obesity (≥30·0 kg/m 2 ). The current study aimed to quantify the increased hypertension (HTN) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) prevalence in Bangladeshi adults with moderately increased BMI (23·0–24·9 kg/m 2 ). Design Data…
Substantiated Childhood Maltreatment and Intimate Partner Violence Victimization in Young Adulthood: A Birth Cohort Study
Risky Sexual Behaviors and Pregnancy Outcomes in Young Adulthood Following Substantiated Childhood Maltreatment: Findings From a Prospective Birth Cohort Study
Childhood maltreatment is associated with a range of adverse mental and physical health outcomes, including increased rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) later in life. However, the impact on risky sexual behaviors and pregnancy outcomes has not been adequately studied. This is particularly true for physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. We examined associations between prospectively substantiated childhood maltreatment and rep…
Association between patient activation and patient‐assessed quality of care in type 2 diabetes: Results of a longitudinal study
BACKGROUND: Previous research using cross-sectional data has shown a positive relationship between patient activation and quality of care. The quantitative relationships in the same patients over time, however, remain undefined. OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between changes in activation over time and patient-assessed quality of chronic illness care. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. PARTICIPANTS: The study used data reported annually fr…
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners: A single-blinded, multisite, randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
The impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patient‐assessed quality of diabetes care
OBJECTIVE: To examine the impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patients' assessments of providers' adherence to diabetes-specific care guidelines and quality of chronic illness care. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A population-based survey of 3761 adults with type 2 diabetes, living in Queensland, Australia was conducted in 2008. Based on self-reports, participants were grouped into four mutually exclusive comorbid categories: none,…
Trajectories and predictors of alcohol consumption over 21 years of mothers׳ reproductive life course
Patterns of women׳s alcohol consumption exhibit a high level of stability for abstainers and women who drink at low levels. After the birth of their child, there are some changes in alcohol consumption for the moderate and heavy-escalating alcohol consumption groups. Low risk patterns of consumption are associated with variables which generally reflected a low risk behaviour lifestyle. Intervention programmes should particularly target women enga…
The role of maternal education in the 15‐year trajectory of malnutrition in children under 5 years of age in B angladesh
Malnutrition in children under 5 years of age (U5s) is a serious public health problem in low- and middle-income countries including Bangladesh. Improved maternal education can contribute effectively to reduce child malnutrition. We examined the long-term impact of maternal education on the risk of malnutrition in U5s and quantified the level of education required for the mothers to reduce the risk. We used pooled data from five nationwide demogr…
Forecasting the progress towards the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C in children under 5 years of age in Bangladesh
Objective To estimate the average annual rates of reduction of stunting, underweight and wasting for the period 1996 to 2011, and to evaluate whether Bangladesh will be expected to achieve the target of Millennium Development Goal 1C of reducing the prevalence of underweight by half by 2015. Design We used five nationwide, cross-sectional, Demographic and Health Survey data sets to estimate prevalence of undernutrition defined by stunting, underw…
Global Variation in the Effects of Ambient Temperature on Mortality: A Systematic Evaluation
BACKGROUND: Studies have examined the effects of temperature on mortality in a single city, country, or region. However, less evidence is available on the variation in the associations between temperature and mortality in multiple countries, analyzed simultaneously. METHODS: We obtained daily data on temperature and mortality in 306 communities from 12 countries/regions (Australia, Brazil, Thailand, China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Italy, Spain, Unit…
The global burden of low back pain: Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global burden of low back pain (LBP). METHODS: LBP was defined as pain in the area on the posterior aspect of the body from the lower margin of the twelfth ribs to the lower glutaeal folds with or without pain referred into one or both lower limbs that lasts for at least one day. Systematic reviews were performed of the prevalence, incidence, remission, duration, and mortality risk of LBP. Four levels of severity were i…
Trajectories and Predictors of Women’s Depression Following the Birth of an Infant to 21 Years: A Longitudinal Study
Television watching from adolescence to adulthood and its association with BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio and obesity: A longitudinal study
Objective To examine the prospective association of television (TV) watching from adolescence to young adulthood with BMI, waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and obesity. Design A community-based longitudinal cohort study. Setting Mater–University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy (MUSP) Cohort, Brisbane, Australia. Subjects A sub-sample of 2439 children was followed up at ages 14 years and 21 years as part of a population-based bi…
Evaluation of the tuberculosis programme in Ningxia Hui Autonomous region, the People’s Republic of China: A retrospective case study
It is clear that active surveillance is necessary to determine the full extent of the burden of TB in NHAR. New control and treatment strategies for TB are required that increase awareness in the health-care system and at the individual and community level
Ask: A health advocacy program for adolescents with an intellectual disability: a cluster randomised controlled trial
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00519311
Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms: Relationships with child outcomes at age 5
The generational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in child cognitive development and emotional health
Family Poverty Over the Early Life Course and Recurrent Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety and Depression: A Longitudinal Study
Objectives. We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. Methods. We used a birth cohort study of a sample of women in Brisbane, Australia, who were recruited in early pregnancy and whose children were followed up on at ages 14 and 21 years. Some 2609 mothers and adolescents provided usable data at the 14- and 21-year follow-ups. Results. After adjust…
Patients with terminal cancer who use alternative therapies: Their Beliefs and Practices
This paper examines the extent to which patients who have been diagnosed as having terminal cancer choose to use non-medical therapies. In particular it is concerned with the illness behaviour of patients who are receiving conventional cytotoxic drug and radiation treatments, who also decide to use a wide range of 'alternative' medications and therapies. The paper discusses the findings of a study of 152 patients with metastatic cancer that exami…
The mental health of women 6 months after they give birth to an unwanted baby: A longitudinal study
Integrating biological and social processes in relation to early-onset persistent aggression in boys and girls
This study examined the relationship between biological and social risk factors and aggressive behavior patterns in an Australian high-risk sample of 370 adolescents. Perinatal, temperamental, familial, sociodemographic, and behavioral data were collected during interviews completed during pregnancy. immediately postpartum, and when the children were 6 months old and 5, 14, and 15 years old. Youths were given tests of verbal and neuropsychologica…
Socioeconomic disadvantage and child morbidity: An Australian longitudinal study
A Pilot Evaluation of the In SHAPE Individualized Health Promotion Intervention for Adults with Mental Illness
Risky Sexual Behaviors and Pregnancy Outcomes in Young Adulthood Following Substantiated Childhood Maltreatment: Findings From a Prospective Birth Cohort Study
Childhood maltreatment is associated with a range of adverse mental and physical health outcomes, including increased rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) later in life. However, the impact on risky sexual behaviors and pregnancy outcomes has not been adequately studied. This is particularly true for physical abuse, emotional abuse, and neglect. We examined associations between prospectively substantiated childhood maltreatment and rep…
Changes in mental health status amongst children of migrants to Australia: A Longitudinal Study
This paper examines the mental wellbeing of children of Australian migrants. Migration can be viewed as a natural experiment in which persons of one culture have their beliefs, values and behaviours challenged by the host culture. Such a process could be expected to lead to impaired mental health amongst migrants and their children. This paper investigates the relationship between migrants' region of origin, length of stay in Australia and indica…
Child developmental delay and socio-economic disadvantage in Australia: A longitudinal study
Religious values, practices and pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of the impact of sect and mainstream christian affiliation
Low-intensity case management increases contact with primary care in recently released prisoners: A single-blinded, multisite, randomised controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The world prison population is large and growing. Poor health outcomes after release from prison are common, but few programmes to improve health outcomes for ex-prisoners have been rigorously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of individualised case management on contact with health services during the first 6 months post-release. METHODS: Single-blinded, randomised, controlled trial. Baseline assessment with…
Towards Evidence-Based Health Promotion and Service Provision for New Migrants to Australia
The results of this study indicate that there are important differentials in knowledge of and use of the health system and these differences are unlikely to be captured by using measures based on ethnicity or country of origin alone. Predictors of health service utilization were different for men and women. In particular, age and lack of English proficiency appeared to be barriers to health service use for women. Visa category and country of birt…
Young adult problem behaviour outcomes of adolescent bullying
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the association between bullying victimisation and various internalizing and externalizing behaviours including anxiety and depression, somatic problems, withdrawn behaviour, aggressive and delinquent behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research come from the Mater‐University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy and its Outcomes (MUSP) a prospective cohort study of mothers and their c…
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood: Findings from an Australian Birth Cohort Study
The Mental Health of Filipino-Born Women 5 and 14 Years after they have given Birth in Australia: A Longitudinal Study
It has been suggested that ‘Filipino brides’ may be ‘at risk’ of social isolation and mental health impairment after migrating to Australia to marry Australian men. This paper examines the mental health of a cohort of Filipino and Australian-born women who became mothers in Australia, and investigates the relationship between place of birth, social network size and symptoms of poor mental health. The data was taken from the Mater-University of Qu…
The effect of partners’ ethnicity on the health of Filipinas in Australia
Population characteristics, health and social issues among Filipinas in Queensland, Australia
Women from the Philippines constitute one of the largest groups of female immigrants from Asia to Australia. Most women migrate to marry Australian men or to join Australian husbands. Research has tended to view Filipinas' health in Australia as intrinsically linked to their marriages rather than to the characteristics of the society in which they now live. Focus on cross-cultural marriages has tended to deny the impact of structural factors, suc…
A sustainable programme to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people: Results of a randomised trial
STUDY OBJECTIVE: In the causative mechanism of falls among older community dwellers, slips and trips have been found to be significant precursors. The purpose of the two year trial was to assess the effectiveness of multi-component interventions targeting major risk factors for falls in reducing the incidence of slips, trips and falls among the well, older community. DESIGN: Four groups with approximately equal numbers of participants were random…
Hostility scores in australian women with special reference to the battered wife
The Hostility and Direction of Hostility Questionnaire (HDHQ) of Caine, Foulds and Hope (1967) was administered to 177 Australian women for comparison with Australian women who seek to escape a battering husband. The present sample scored as more hostile than the English standardization sample, but less hostile than the battered wives of the comparison sample on PH (paranoid hostility), G (guilt), and H (total hostility). Several significant corr…
Religious values, practices and pregnancy outcomes: A comparison of the impact of sect and mainstream christian affiliation
The mental health of women 6 months after they give birth to an unwanted baby: A longitudinal study
Child developmental delay and socio-economic disadvantage in Australia: A longitudinal study
Socioeconomic disadvantage and child morbidity: An Australian longitudinal study
Patients with terminal cancer who use alternative therapies: Their Beliefs and Practices
This paper examines the extent to which patients who have been diagnosed as having terminal cancer choose to use non-medical therapies. In particular it is concerned with the illness behaviour of patients who are receiving conventional cytotoxic drug and radiation treatments, who also decide to use a wide range of 'alternative' medications and therapies. The paper discusses the findings of a study of 152 patients with metastatic cancer that exami…
The Politics of Community: Negotiation and Consultation in Research on Women’s Health
In this article, we discuss the ethical positions adopted within universities, by communities and by research funding agencies to negotiate the roles of academics and others in conducting research, identifying mechanisms for community involvement, establishing ongoing consultative procedures, and clarifying areas for enquiry. Within the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, we have adopted different strategies with the various immigran…
Towards Evidence-Based Health Promotion and Service Provision for New Migrants to Australia
The results of this study indicate that there are important differentials in knowledge of and use of the health system and these differences are unlikely to be captured by using measures based on ethnicity or country of origin alone. Predictors of health service utilization were different for men and women. In particular, age and lack of English proficiency appeared to be barriers to health service use for women. Visa category and country of birt…
A sustainable programme to prevent falls and near falls in community dwelling older people: Results of a randomised trial
STUDY OBJECTIVE: In the causative mechanism of falls among older community dwellers, slips and trips have been found to be significant precursors. The purpose of the two year trial was to assess the effectiveness of multi-component interventions targeting major risk factors for falls in reducing the incidence of slips, trips and falls among the well, older community. DESIGN: Four groups with approximately equal numbers of participants were random…
Chronicity, severity, and timing of maternal depressive symptoms: Relationships with child outcomes at age 5
Preschool Children and Behaviour Problems: A Prospective Study
Toddler/child behaviour problems have received relatively little previous attention. Prior studies have implicated a wide variety of factors in the aetiology of child behaviour problems but many of these factors are correlated and little is known about their independent contributions. Four broad categories of factors have been associated with child behaviour problems: (1) maternal social and economic characteristics; (2) maternal lifestyle; (3) m…
Bias influencing maternal reports of child behaviour and emotional state
The effect of partners’ ethnicity on the health of Filipinas in Australia
Population characteristics, health and social issues among Filipinas in Queensland, Australia
Women from the Philippines constitute one of the largest groups of female immigrants from Asia to Australia. Most women migrate to marry Australian men or to join Australian husbands. Research has tended to view Filipinas' health in Australia as intrinsically linked to their marriages rather than to the characteristics of the society in which they now live. Focus on cross-cultural marriages has tended to deny the impact of structural factors, suc…
Integrating biological and social processes in relation to early-onset persistent aggression in boys and girls
This study examined the relationship between biological and social risk factors and aggressive behavior patterns in an Australian high-risk sample of 370 adolescents. Perinatal, temperamental, familial, sociodemographic, and behavioral data were collected during interviews completed during pregnancy. immediately postpartum, and when the children were 6 months old and 5, 14, and 15 years old. Youths were given tests of verbal and neuropsychologica…
Changes in mental health status amongst children of migrants to Australia: A Longitudinal Study
This paper examines the mental wellbeing of children of Australian migrants. Migration can be viewed as a natural experiment in which persons of one culture have their beliefs, values and behaviours challenged by the host culture. Such a process could be expected to lead to impaired mental health amongst migrants and their children. This paper investigates the relationship between migrants' region of origin, length of stay in Australia and indica…
The generational transmission of socioeconomic inequalities in child cognitive development and emotional health
The Mental Health of Filipino-Born Women 5 and 14 Years after they have given Birth in Australia: A Longitudinal Study
It has been suggested that ‘Filipino brides’ may be ‘at risk’ of social isolation and mental health impairment after migrating to Australia to marry Australian men. This paper examines the mental health of a cohort of Filipino and Australian-born women who became mothers in Australia, and investigates the relationship between place of birth, social network size and symptoms of poor mental health. The data was taken from the Mater-University of Qu…
Socioeconomic Position, Cognitive Function, and Clustering of Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Adolescence: Findings From the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and Its Outcomes
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to examine the extent of clustering of smoking, high levels of television watching, overweight, and high blood pressure among adolescents and whether this clustering varies by socioeconomic position and cognitive function. METHODS: This study was a cross-sectional analysis of 3613 (1742 females) participants of an Australian birth cohort who were examined at age 14. RESULTS: Three hundred fifty-three …
Asthma and Internalizing Behavior Problems in Adolescence: A Longitudinal Study
OBJECTIVE: Clinical studies of asthmatic children have found an association between lung disease and internalizing behavior problems. The causal direction of this association is, however, unclear. This article examines the nature of the relationship between behavior and asthma problems in childhood and adolescence. METHODS: Data were analyzed on 5135 children from the Mater University Study of Pregnancy and its outcomes (MUSP), a large birth coho…
Does maternal smoking during pregnancy predict the smoking patterns of young adult offspring? A birth cohort study
The findings provide some evidence for a direct effect of maternal smoking in utero on the development of smoking behaviour patterns of offspring and provide yet another incentive to persuade pregnant women not to smoke
A Pilot Evaluation of the In SHAPE Individualized Health Promotion Intervention for Adults with Mental Illness
Childhood Sexual Abuse and Cannabis Use in Early Adulthood: Findings from an Australian Birth Cohort Study
Family Poverty Over the Early Life Course and Recurrent Adolescent and Young Adult Anxiety and Depression: A Longitudinal Study
Objectives. We determined whether exposure to family poverty over a child's early life course predicts adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. Methods. We used a birth cohort study of a sample of women in Brisbane, Australia, who were recruited in early pregnancy and whose children were followed up on at ages 14 and 21 years. Some 2609 mothers and adolescents provided usable data at the 14- and 21-year follow-ups. Results. After adjust…
Young adult problem behaviour outcomes of adolescent bullying
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the association between bullying victimisation and various internalizing and externalizing behaviours including anxiety and depression, somatic problems, withdrawn behaviour, aggressive and delinquent behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Data for this research come from the Mater‐University of Queensland Study of Pregnancy and its Outcomes (MUSP) a prospective cohort study of mothers and their c…
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