Leah East
Biographic Data
| ID | 3886539 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leah East |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leah |
| FAMILY NAME | East |
| SIGNATURE | EAST L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of New England |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4757-2706 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nursing Students' Grit and Psychological Capital After Crises
BACKGROUND: Grit is characterized by perseverance and consistency of interest; among nursing students, grit is a predictor of academic and professional success. This study examined the predictive factors of grit among nursing students 2 years after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHOD: Using a repeated cross-sectional design, baccalaureate nursing students at an Australian university were invited to complete an online question…
Direct and indirect crisis of food security due to Covid-19 emergence in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions, Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic has directly and indirectly affected individuals' food security. Learning from the experiences of COVID-19 may assist governments in preparing for future pandemics. Suggested improvements include forming impact reduction task forces and establishing disease prevention strategies that will not compromise food security
Impact of Covid-19 on the food safety practices of food insecured individuals
Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the indirect impact of COVID-19 on the food safety of individuals potentially experiencing a food security crisis. Methods: Structured food safety questions were formed for the food safety practice assessment and standardized “Food Insecurity Experience Scale” questions were used to assess individuals’ food insecurity experience. The food safety items were taken as dependent variables (effect…
Gender-based vulnerabilities for women during natural disasters in Bangladesh
Introduction Factors that negatively impact women's disaster experiences include poor disaster preparedness, lack of access to a safe place, displacement worries, distance from shelters, risk of abuse in shelters, poverty, and low cultural position of women in rural Bangladesh. This study aimed to give voice to women who experienced gender-based vulnerabilities during natural disasters. Methods The research was conducted with women in the two dis…
Dietary Behavior of Adolescents in the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
This study reports dietary behaviors of adolescents in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia, and comparison of these behaviors between cities with and without the Healthy Cities Program (HCP). We surveyed 1133 school-attending adolescents aged 15-19, using a multi-staged cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size. Prevalence of daily breakfast consumption was 27.7% among the adolescents. Prevalence of daily vegetables, fruits and milk or …
Post-traumatic growth
Worldwide, mothers provide lifelong care for their ill children. Our aim in this paper was to describe the development of post-traumatic growth in an international group of mothers. Interviews with a feminist storytelling approach were conducted with 13 health professionals who were mothers of adult children with schizophrenia. Using thematic analysis, we found they had experienced a complex traumatic process complicated by gender and health care…
Health Professionals as Mothers of Adult Children With Schizophrenia
In this qualitative narrative study, we critically reflected upon mothering experiences of health professionals with adult children with schizophrenia. Thirteen participants from Australia, Canada, Scotland, and the United States were interviewed. The thematic analysis of the interviews resulted in one overarching theme-mothering in the context of uncertainty: unbalancing and rebalancing as mothers, and three major themes: disrupted mothering, re…
Being a father”
Family dynamics and parenting styles are influential on children's wellbeing [Walsh, F. (2016). Strengthening family resilience (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press]. Additionally, childhood experiences and how an individual experienced being parented can impact on how individuals as mothers and fathers choose to parent their own children [Herland, M. D., Hauge, M.-I., & Helegland, I. M. (2015). Balancing fatherhood: Experiences of fatherhood amon…
Being a father”
Family dynamics and parenting styles are influential on children's wellbeing [Walsh, F. (2016). Strengthening family resilience (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press]. Additionally, childhood experiences and how an individual experienced being parented can impact on how individuals as mothers and fathers choose to parent their own children [Herland, M. D., Hauge, M.-I., & Helegland, I. M. (2015). Balancing fatherhood: Experiences of fatherhood amon…
Health Professionals as Mothers of Adult Children With Schizophrenia
In this qualitative narrative study, we critically reflected upon mothering experiences of health professionals with adult children with schizophrenia. Thirteen participants from Australia, Canada, Scotland, and the United States were interviewed. The thematic analysis of the interviews resulted in one overarching theme-mothering in the context of uncertainty: unbalancing and rebalancing as mothers, and three major themes: disrupted mothering, re…
Being a father”
Family dynamics and parenting styles are influential on children's wellbeing [Walsh, F. (2016). Strengthening family resilience (3rd ed.). New York: Guilford Press]. Additionally, childhood experiences and how an individual experienced being parented can impact on how individuals as mothers and fathers choose to parent their own children [Herland, M. D., Hauge, M.-I., & Helegland, I. M. (2015). Balancing fatherhood: Experiences of fatherhood amon…
Post-traumatic growth
Worldwide, mothers provide lifelong care for their ill children. Our aim in this paper was to describe the development of post-traumatic growth in an international group of mothers. Interviews with a feminist storytelling approach were conducted with 13 health professionals who were mothers of adult children with schizophrenia. Using thematic analysis, we found they had experienced a complex traumatic process complicated by gender and health care…
Health Professionals as Mothers of Adult Children With Schizophrenia
In this qualitative narrative study, we critically reflected upon mothering experiences of health professionals with adult children with schizophrenia. Thirteen participants from Australia, Canada, Scotland, and the United States were interviewed. The thematic analysis of the interviews resulted in one overarching theme-mothering in the context of uncertainty: unbalancing and rebalancing as mothers, and three major themes: disrupted mothering, re…
Dietary Behavior of Adolescents in the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia
This study reports dietary behaviors of adolescents in the Qassim region, Saudi Arabia, and comparison of these behaviors between cities with and without the Healthy Cities Program (HCP). We surveyed 1133 school-attending adolescents aged 15-19, using a multi-staged cluster sampling with probability proportionate to size. Prevalence of daily breakfast consumption was 27.7% among the adolescents. Prevalence of daily vegetables, fruits and milk or …
Gender-based vulnerabilities for women during natural disasters in Bangladesh
Introduction Factors that negatively impact women's disaster experiences include poor disaster preparedness, lack of access to a safe place, displacement worries, distance from shelters, risk of abuse in shelters, poverty, and low cultural position of women in rural Bangladesh. This study aimed to give voice to women who experienced gender-based vulnerabilities during natural disasters. Methods The research was conducted with women in the two dis…
Nursing Students' Grit and Psychological Capital After Crises
BACKGROUND: Grit is characterized by perseverance and consistency of interest; among nursing students, grit is a predictor of academic and professional success. This study examined the predictive factors of grit among nursing students 2 years after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. METHOD: Using a repeated cross-sectional design, baccalaureate nursing students at an Australian university were invited to complete an online question…
Direct and indirect crisis of food security due to Covid-19 emergence in Addis Ababa and Amhara regions, Ethiopia
The COVID-19 pandemic has directly and indirectly affected individuals' food security. Learning from the experiences of COVID-19 may assist governments in preparing for future pandemics. Suggested improvements include forming impact reduction task forces and establishing disease prevention strategies that will not compromise food security
Impact of Covid-19 on the food safety practices of food insecured individuals
Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the indirect impact of COVID-19 on the food safety of individuals potentially experiencing a food security crisis. Methods: Structured food safety questions were formed for the food safety practice assessment and standardized “Food Insecurity Experience Scale” questions were used to assess individuals’ food insecurity experience. The food safety items were taken as dependent variables (effect…
Medicine (7 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (2 works) · Agriculture (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)