Christina Aggar
Biographic Data
| ID | 4426974 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christina Aggar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christina |
| FAMILY NAME | Aggar |
| SIGNATURE | AGGAR C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Southern Cross University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0137-7796 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Educational standards for Australian social prescribing link workers
Background: Social prescribing integrates comprehensive health and wellbeing outcomes into routine medical care, addressing social determinants alongside biomedical treatment to support prevention and quality of life. In Australia, social prescribing is increasingly recognised in policy with the optimal model involving link workers delivering the intervention. However, no standardised educational framework exists for this emerging workforce. We a…
A Scoping Review of Technology/Digital Support Tools for Informal Mental Health Carers
Introduction: Informal carers provide essential support to individuals with mental health conditions, yet often experience poor well being and limited access to traditional supports due to stigma, time constraints, and geographic barriers. Self-accessible digital tools may offer a flexible and scalable solution. This scoping review explores the impact of self-accessible digital support tools on the well being and experience of informal carers of …
Australian and UK Perspectives on Social Prescribing Implementation Research
There has been a rapid increase in the delivery of social prescribing globally in recent years. However, a lack of theoretical framework, the diversity of social prescribing interventions and outcome measures, a lack of ongoing resources to provide services equitably and a lack of coordinated research agenda make it challenging for practitioners to know how best to put social prescribing into practice. This paper summarises perspectives from 29 U…
Re-evaluating Montessori methods to address staffing challenges in Australian aged care
The Australian aged care workforce faces critical challenges in recruitment, staff retention and workplace well-being. This article explores the potential of integrating Montessori principles into community-based care. A 20-month cohort-controlled study compared participants from a respite service implementing a Montessori-based model of dementia care to ‘care as usual’. Linear mixed modelling assessed group differences in staff burnout, compassi…
Extending the discussion and updating information on social prescribing in Australia
NCI-Delirium Model
Delirium negatively impacts the health and wellbeing of older adults and their family carers and contributes to unnecessary high healthcare costs, estimated at $8.8 billion per year in Australia. Improvements to clinical practice are urgently needed, particularly now, as the COVID-19 pandemic is placing an enormous burden on our hospitals. Innovative strategies that support partnerships with family carers have been reported as key to improved pat…
Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial of Social Prescribing of Forest Therapy for Quality of Life and Biopsychosocial Wellbeing in Community-Living Australian Adults with Mental Illness
Social Prescribing (SP) involves linking individuals with mental illness to local health and welfare services to improve quality of life (QoL) and biopsychosocial wellbeing. SP programs address psychosocial wellbeing by linking individuals to group activities. Forest Therapy (FT) is a group nature walk with prescribed activities that promote mindfulness, relaxation, and shared experience. Improvements in psychological and physical wellbeing have …
Social Prescribing for Individuals Living with Mental Illness in an Australian Community Setting
Social prescribing, also known as "community referral", is a means of referring individuals living in the community to existing local non-clinical health, welfare, and social support services. International evidence demonstrates that social prescribing improves biopsychosocial quality of life, and burden on health services. Australia's first social prescribing pilot program for individuals with mental illness (mood and psychotic spectrum disorder…
Voices from Australia– concerns about HIV associated neurocognitive disorder
This study aimed to determine whether people living with HIV (PLHIV) are concerned about HIV associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) and would find information and resources for HAND beneficial. An online survey focusing on the experience of HAND was distributed via the website of Positive Life New South Wales: a peak peer-support non-government organization in Australia. Of 126 respondents, 94 (74%) had heard of HAND, 52/94 (55%) had experienc…
Social Prescribing for Individuals Living with Mental Illness in an Australian Community Setting
Social prescribing, also known as "community referral", is a means of referring individuals living in the community to existing local non-clinical health, welfare, and social support services. International evidence demonstrates that social prescribing improves biopsychosocial quality of life, and burden on health services. Australia's first social prescribing pilot program for individuals with mental illness (mood and psychotic spectrum disorder…
Voices from Australia– concerns about HIV associated neurocognitive disorder
This study aimed to determine whether people living with HIV (PLHIV) are concerned about HIV associated neurocognitive disorder (HAND) and would find information and resources for HAND beneficial. An online survey focusing on the experience of HAND was distributed via the website of Positive Life New South Wales: a peak peer-support non-government organization in Australia. Of 126 respondents, 94 (74%) had heard of HAND, 52/94 (55%) had experienc…
Stepped-Wedge Cluster Randomised Trial of Social Prescribing of Forest Therapy for Quality of Life and Biopsychosocial Wellbeing in Community-Living Australian Adults with Mental Illness
Social Prescribing (SP) involves linking individuals with mental illness to local health and welfare services to improve quality of life (QoL) and biopsychosocial wellbeing. SP programs address psychosocial wellbeing by linking individuals to group activities. Forest Therapy (FT) is a group nature walk with prescribed activities that promote mindfulness, relaxation, and shared experience. Improvements in psychological and physical wellbeing have …
Social Prescribing for Individuals Living with Mental Illness in an Australian Community Setting
Social prescribing, also known as "community referral", is a means of referring individuals living in the community to existing local non-clinical health, welfare, and social support services. International evidence demonstrates that social prescribing improves biopsychosocial quality of life, and burden on health services. Australia's first social prescribing pilot program for individuals with mental illness (mood and psychotic spectrum disorder…
NCI-Delirium Model
Delirium negatively impacts the health and wellbeing of older adults and their family carers and contributes to unnecessary high healthcare costs, estimated at $8.8 billion per year in Australia. Improvements to clinical practice are urgently needed, particularly now, as the COVID-19 pandemic is placing an enormous burden on our hospitals. Innovative strategies that support partnerships with family carers have been reported as key to improved pat…
Extending the discussion and updating information on social prescribing in Australia
Australian and UK Perspectives on Social Prescribing Implementation Research
There has been a rapid increase in the delivery of social prescribing globally in recent years. However, a lack of theoretical framework, the diversity of social prescribing interventions and outcome measures, a lack of ongoing resources to provide services equitably and a lack of coordinated research agenda make it challenging for practitioners to know how best to put social prescribing into practice. This paper summarises perspectives from 29 U…
Re-evaluating Montessori methods to address staffing challenges in Australian aged care
The Australian aged care workforce faces critical challenges in recruitment, staff retention and workplace well-being. This article explores the potential of integrating Montessori principles into community-based care. A 20-month cohort-controlled study compared participants from a respite service implementing a Montessori-based model of dementia care to ‘care as usual’. Linear mixed modelling assessed group differences in staff burnout, compassi…
Educational standards for Australian social prescribing link workers
Background: Social prescribing integrates comprehensive health and wellbeing outcomes into routine medical care, addressing social determinants alongside biomedical treatment to support prevention and quality of life. In Australia, social prescribing is increasingly recognised in policy with the optimal model involving link workers delivering the intervention. However, no standardised educational framework exists for this emerging workforce. We a…
A Scoping Review of Technology/Digital Support Tools for Informal Mental Health Carers
Introduction: Informal carers provide essential support to individuals with mental health conditions, yet often experience poor well being and limited access to traditional supports due to stigma, time constraints, and geographic barriers. Self-accessible digital tools may offer a flexible and scalable solution. This scoping review explores the impact of self-accessible digital support tools on the well being and experience of informal carers of …
Medicine (6 works) · Art Therapy and Mental Health (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Psychiatry (4 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Occupational Therapy Practice and Research (3 works) · Biopsychosocial model (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)