Andy H Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 3930921 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Andy H Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Andy H |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Curtin University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4120-5005 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 23 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 18 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 23 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
What does colour tell about tourist experiences
Tourist experiences are the product of a temporally extended series of events and activities. The temporal distance from actual experiences distorts the recalled evaluation of their experiences so tourists photograph to record their experiences and consume the place. Tourist photographs build a positive image of a destination when they effectively evoke positive feelings (i.e. affective image) and provide clear information about the physical and …
Process evaluation of the ‘Singapore Physical Activity and Nutrition Study’
Postpartum Physical Activity and Weight Retention within One Year
After delivery, mothers are encouraged to increase physical activity (PA) gradually to regulate body weight; however, data on PA in relation to postpartum weight retention remains scarce, particularly among Asian women. In a cohort of 1617 Vietnamese mothers, we investigated the prospective association between habitual PA exposures at 3-month postpartum and weight retention at 6-month and 12-month postpartum. Detailed information on PA intensity …
Physical Activity During Pregnancy is Associated with Improved Breastfeeding Outcomes
Physical activity is important for health, but little is known about associations between physical activity during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to investigate any association between antenatal physical activity and breastfeeding duration. A prospective cohort of 2030 Vietnamese women, recruited between 24 and 28 week-gestation was followed up to twelve months postpartum. Physical activity was determined using the pregnan…
Consumption of dietary supplements by Chinese women during pregnancy and postpartum
The objectives of this study were to investigate usage patterns and factors associated with maternal dietary supplementation by Chinese women. A prospective cohort study of 695 mothers, who gave birth to a singleton baby, was conducted in Jiangyou, Sichuan Province of China. Information on dietary supplement use was collected from participants by personal interview at hospital discharge and followed up by telephone at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartu…
A randomised controlled trial of a physical activity and nutrition program targeting middle-aged adults at risk of metabolic syndrome in a disadvantaged rural community
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry [ ACTRN12614000512628 , registration date 14(th) May 2014]
Soya and isoflavone intakes associated with reduced risk of oesophageal cancer in north-west China
Objective To ascertain the association between soya consumption, isoflavone intakes and oesophageal cancer risk in remote north-west China, where the incidence of oesophageal cancer is known to be high. Design Case–control study. Information on habitual consumption of soya foods and soya milk was obtained by personal interview. The intakes of isoflavones were then estimated using the US Department of Agriculture nutrient database. Logistic regres…
Bypassing birth centres for childbirth
BACKGROUND: In Nepal, women residing in rural areas tend to bypass local birth centres and deliver at urban hospitals, despite the availability of obstetric care in these centres. This study investigated the incidence of bypassing, characteristics of bypassers and their reasons for bypassing the birth centres. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was undertaken in the Kaski district of central Nepal. The 353 pregnant women of 5 months or more gest…
Factors associated with non-utilisation of health service for childbirth in Timor-Leste
BACKGROUND: Timor-Leste is a young developing country in Asia. Most of its infrastructure was destroyed after a long armed conflict for independence. Despite recent expansion of health facilities and investment in healthcare, maternal mortality remains high with most mothers still giving birth at home. This study investigated factors affecting the non-utilisation of health service for childbirth in the aftermath of the independence conflict. METH…
A community-based prospective cohort study of exclusive breastfeeding in central Nepal
Despite the almost universal practice of breastfeeding, the reported exclusive breastfeeding rates declined substantially over time. Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months was more common in rural than urban areas of central Nepal. Urban mothers also exclusively breastfed shorter than rural mothers
Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (Ospaq) to office based workers
The OSPAQ appears to have acceptable reliability and validity measurement properties for application in the office workplace setting
Incidence of Low Birthweight in Central Nepal
Health inequity in the Northern Territory, Australia
Socioeconomic disadvantage is a shared common denominator for the main causes of deaths and principal diagnoses of hospitalisations for the NT population. Closing the gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations will require improving the socioeconomic conditions of Indigenous Australians
Modest Time-Dependent Misclassification in Recalling Age at First Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
To investigate whether recall of age at first use of alcohol and tobacco is time dependent. Respondents aged 14–89 years from the 2001 and 2007 waves of the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey were considered as independent samples of the Australian population at two different time points. The means of reported age at first use of alcohol and age at first use of tobacco from the two surveys were compared for each birth cohort. The …
A multilevel analysis on the relationship between neighbourhood poverty and public hospital utilization
Socio-economic disadvantage is a likely explanation for a substantial proportion of the hospital morbidity gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Efforts to improve Indigenous health outcomes should recognise poverty as an underlying determinant of the health gap
On Application of the Empirical Bayes Shrinkage in Epidemiological Settings
This paper aims to provide direct and indirect evidence on setting up rules for applications of the empirical Bayes shrinkage (EBS), and offers cautionary remarks concerning its applicability. In epidemiology, there is still a lack of relevant criteria in the application of EBS. The bias of the shrinkage estimator is investigated in terms of the sums of errors, squared errors and absolute errors, for both total and individual groups. The study re…
Tea or coffee? A case study on evidence for dietary advice
The present paper explores the level of evidence required to justify giving dietary advice to the public. There are important practical differences between the development of public health nutrition guidelines and guidelines for clinical practice. While the gold standard for evidence for clinical practice guidelines is a meta-analysis of a number of randomised controlled trials, this is often unrealistic and sometimes unethical for the evaluation…
Validity of a food-frequency questionnaire for elderly men in southeast China
Objective To investigate the internal validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) developed for a case–control study of prostate cancer in southeast China. Design A comprehensive questionnaire comprising a quantitative FFQ and a short food habit questionnaire (SFHQ) was developed and modified from previous cancer and nutritional studies. The Goldberg formula (ratio of energy intake (EI) to basal metabolic rate (BMR), EI/BMR) was used to asse…
Quality of Life Profile – Adolescent Version
Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam
Objective: To investigate the initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding within the first week after delivery for women in rural Vietnam. Design: An interviewer-administered survey was conducted on a sample of rural women who gave birth during August-October 2002. Setting: Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa Province of Vietnam. Subjects: Four hundred and sixty-three women participated in the study, of whom 181 delivered at the distric…
Utilization of delivery services at the primary health care level in rural Vietnam
Quality of life for adolescents
Analyzing Hospital Length of Stay
BACKGROUND: Length of stay (LOS) is an important measure of hospital activity and health care utilization, but its empirical distribution is often positively skewed. OBJECTIVE: This study reviews the mean and median regression approaches for analyzing LOS, which have implications for service planning, resource allocation, and bed utilization. METHODS: The two approaches are applied to analyze hospital discharge data on cesarean delivery. Both mod…
Utilization of delivery services at the primary health care level in rural Vietnam
What does colour tell about tourist experiences
Tourist experiences are the product of a temporally extended series of events and activities. The temporal distance from actual experiences distorts the recalled evaluation of their experiences so tourists photograph to record their experiences and consume the place. Tourist photographs build a positive image of a destination when they effectively evoke positive feelings (i.e. affective image) and provide clear information about the physical and …
Bypassing birth centres for childbirth
BACKGROUND: In Nepal, women residing in rural areas tend to bypass local birth centres and deliver at urban hospitals, despite the availability of obstetric care in these centres. This study investigated the incidence of bypassing, characteristics of bypassers and their reasons for bypassing the birth centres. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was undertaken in the Kaski district of central Nepal. The 353 pregnant women of 5 months or more gest…
Quality of life for adolescents
Analyzing Hospital Length of Stay
BACKGROUND: Length of stay (LOS) is an important measure of hospital activity and health care utilization, but its empirical distribution is often positively skewed. OBJECTIVE: This study reviews the mean and median regression approaches for analyzing LOS, which have implications for service planning, resource allocation, and bed utilization. METHODS: The two approaches are applied to analyze hospital discharge data on cesarean delivery. Both mod…
Breast-feeding initiation and exclusive breast-feeding in rural Vietnam
Objective: To investigate the initiation of breast-feeding and exclusive breast-feeding within the first week after delivery for women in rural Vietnam. Design: An interviewer-administered survey was conducted on a sample of rural women who gave birth during August-October 2002. Setting: Quang Xuong District, Thanh Hoa Province of Vietnam. Subjects: Four hundred and sixty-three women participated in the study, of whom 181 delivered at the distric…
Utilization of delivery services at the primary health care level in rural Vietnam
Quality of Life Profile – Adolescent Version
Validity of a food-frequency questionnaire for elderly men in southeast China
Objective To investigate the internal validity of a food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) developed for a case–control study of prostate cancer in southeast China. Design A comprehensive questionnaire comprising a quantitative FFQ and a short food habit questionnaire (SFHQ) was developed and modified from previous cancer and nutritional studies. The Goldberg formula (ratio of energy intake (EI) to basal metabolic rate (BMR), EI/BMR) was used to asse…
Tea or coffee? A case study on evidence for dietary advice
The present paper explores the level of evidence required to justify giving dietary advice to the public. There are important practical differences between the development of public health nutrition guidelines and guidelines for clinical practice. While the gold standard for evidence for clinical practice guidelines is a meta-analysis of a number of randomised controlled trials, this is often unrealistic and sometimes unethical for the evaluation…
On Application of the Empirical Bayes Shrinkage in Epidemiological Settings
This paper aims to provide direct and indirect evidence on setting up rules for applications of the empirical Bayes shrinkage (EBS), and offers cautionary remarks concerning its applicability. In epidemiology, there is still a lack of relevant criteria in the application of EBS. The bias of the shrinkage estimator is investigated in terms of the sums of errors, squared errors and absolute errors, for both total and individual groups. The study re…
A multilevel analysis on the relationship between neighbourhood poverty and public hospital utilization
Socio-economic disadvantage is a likely explanation for a substantial proportion of the hospital morbidity gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Efforts to improve Indigenous health outcomes should recognise poverty as an underlying determinant of the health gap
Modest Time-Dependent Misclassification in Recalling Age at First Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
To investigate whether recall of age at first use of alcohol and tobacco is time dependent. Respondents aged 14–89 years from the 2001 and 2007 waves of the Australian National Drug Strategy Household Survey were considered as independent samples of the Australian population at two different time points. The means of reported age at first use of alcohol and age at first use of tobacco from the two surveys were compared for each birth cohort. The …
Health inequity in the Northern Territory, Australia
Socioeconomic disadvantage is a shared common denominator for the main causes of deaths and principal diagnoses of hospitalisations for the NT population. Closing the gap in health outcomes between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations will require improving the socioeconomic conditions of Indigenous Australians
Factors associated with non-utilisation of health service for childbirth in Timor-Leste
BACKGROUND: Timor-Leste is a young developing country in Asia. Most of its infrastructure was destroyed after a long armed conflict for independence. Despite recent expansion of health facilities and investment in healthcare, maternal mortality remains high with most mothers still giving birth at home. This study investigated factors affecting the non-utilisation of health service for childbirth in the aftermath of the independence conflict. METH…
A community-based prospective cohort study of exclusive breastfeeding in central Nepal
Despite the almost universal practice of breastfeeding, the reported exclusive breastfeeding rates declined substantially over time. Exclusive breastfeeding up to six months was more common in rural than urban areas of central Nepal. Urban mothers also exclusively breastfed shorter than rural mothers
Application of the Occupational Sitting and Physical Activity Questionnaire (Ospaq) to office based workers
The OSPAQ appears to have acceptable reliability and validity measurement properties for application in the office workplace setting
Incidence of Low Birthweight in Central Nepal
A randomised controlled trial of a physical activity and nutrition program targeting middle-aged adults at risk of metabolic syndrome in a disadvantaged rural community
Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry [ ACTRN12614000512628 , registration date 14(th) May 2014]
Soya and isoflavone intakes associated with reduced risk of oesophageal cancer in north-west China
Objective To ascertain the association between soya consumption, isoflavone intakes and oesophageal cancer risk in remote north-west China, where the incidence of oesophageal cancer is known to be high. Design Case–control study. Information on habitual consumption of soya foods and soya milk was obtained by personal interview. The intakes of isoflavones were then estimated using the US Department of Agriculture nutrient database. Logistic regres…
Bypassing birth centres for childbirth
BACKGROUND: In Nepal, women residing in rural areas tend to bypass local birth centres and deliver at urban hospitals, despite the availability of obstetric care in these centres. This study investigated the incidence of bypassing, characteristics of bypassers and their reasons for bypassing the birth centres. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was undertaken in the Kaski district of central Nepal. The 353 pregnant women of 5 months or more gest…
Consumption of dietary supplements by Chinese women during pregnancy and postpartum
The objectives of this study were to investigate usage patterns and factors associated with maternal dietary supplementation by Chinese women. A prospective cohort study of 695 mothers, who gave birth to a singleton baby, was conducted in Jiangyou, Sichuan Province of China. Information on dietary supplement use was collected from participants by personal interview at hospital discharge and followed up by telephone at 1, 3, and 6 months postpartu…
Physical Activity During Pregnancy is Associated with Improved Breastfeeding Outcomes
Physical activity is important for health, but little is known about associations between physical activity during pregnancy and breastfeeding. The aim of this study was to investigate any association between antenatal physical activity and breastfeeding duration. A prospective cohort of 2030 Vietnamese women, recruited between 24 and 28 week-gestation was followed up to twelve months postpartum. Physical activity was determined using the pregnan…
Process evaluation of the ‘Singapore Physical Activity and Nutrition Study’
Postpartum Physical Activity and Weight Retention within One Year
After delivery, mothers are encouraged to increase physical activity (PA) gradually to regulate body weight; however, data on PA in relation to postpartum weight retention remains scarce, particularly among Asian women. In a cohort of 1617 Vietnamese mothers, we investigated the prospective association between habitual PA exposures at 3-month postpartum and weight retention at 6-month and 12-month postpartum. Detailed information on PA intensity …
What does colour tell about tourist experiences
Tourist experiences are the product of a temporally extended series of events and activities. The temporal distance from actual experiences distorts the recalled evaluation of their experiences so tourists photograph to record their experiences and consume the place. Tourist photographs build a positive image of a destination when they effectively evoke positive feelings (i.e. affective image) and provide clear information about the physical and …
Medicine (21 works) · Environmental health (12 works) · Demography (10 works) · Public health (8 works) · Cohort (7 works) · Demography (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Cohort study (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works)