Joanne Ryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4594291 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joanne Ryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joanne |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryan |
| SIGNATURE | RYAN J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7039-6325 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding Trauma-Informed Care Across Settings
The evolution of trauma-informed care (TIC) since its inception has resulted in myriad models and frameworks across a variety of settings. However, there is a lack of a consistent definition and understanding of what constitutes TIC. We conducted an integrative review, using a rapid review methodology, concept and content analysis, and thematic synthesis to identify the existing models and frameworks of TIC and their common values, components and…
Childcare engagement among older adults in Australia and subsequent physical, psychosocial, and behavioral health outcomes
BACKGROUND: While intergenerational caregiving is increasingly prevalent among older individuals, longitudinal evidence on its associations with multidimensional health outcomes remains limited. PURPOSE: This study examined the associations between childcare engagement in older adults and various health and behavioral outcomes at follow-up. METHODS: We analyzed data from a cohort of >12 000 (range: 12 124-12 896) community-dwelling adults aged 70…
Life course predictors of child emotional distress during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: We examine precursors of child emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in a prospective intergenerational Australian cohort study. METHODS: Parents (N = 549, 60% mothers) of 934 1-9-year-old children completed a COVID-19 specific module in 2020 and/or 2021. Decades prior, a broad range of individual, relational and contextual factors were assessed during parents' own childhood, adolescence and young adulthood (7-8 to 27-28 yea…
Social Activities and Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older People
This study provides evidence of social activities influencing dementia risk. Further investigations are required to uncover the mechanisms driving these observed relationships
Gender-specific aspects of socialisation and risk of cardiovascular disease among community-dwelling older adults
BACKGROUND: Gender influences cardiovascular disease (CVD) through norms, social relations, roles and behaviours. This study identified gender-specific aspects of socialisation associated with CVD. METHODS: A longitudinal study was conducted, involving 9936 (5,231 women and 4705 men) initially healthy, community-dwelling Australians aged 70 years or more from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study and ASPREE Longitudinal Stu…
Childhood adverse events and BDNF promoter methylation in later-life
Studies have shown that the effects of early-life stress and trauma can be enduring, with long-term negative effects on health. Epigenetics, including DNA methylation, have been implicated as a potential mechanism for these effects. Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) is a neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory, and altered BDNF promoter methylation measured in peripheral tissue has been found with early-life stress. However, whethe…
Socioeconomic, Behavioural, and Social Health Correlates of Optimism and Pessimism in Older Men and Women
Factors associated with higher optimism and lower pessimism were also those demonstrated to support healthy ageing. Health-promotion action at the individual level (e.g., smoking cessation or regular physical activity), health professional level (e.g., social prescribing or improving access and quality of care for all older adults), and community level (e.g., opportunities for volunteer work or low-cost social activities for older adults) may imp…
Effectiveness of social prescribing for chronic disease prevention in adults
The role of health-related quality of life in risk prediction for developing cardiovascular disease, dementia and all-cause death among general older adults
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 17 November 2022Sec. Aging and Public Health https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1014019
The Association of Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism With Cardiovascular Disease Events in Older Adults
Objective: Positive psychosocial factors may protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to determine the association of optimism and pessimism with CVD events in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: 11,651 adults aged 70 years and over, participants of the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP), were followed-up for 4.7 years (median). The association of optimism and pessimism (assessed as separate constructs by revis…
Social Isolation, Social Support, and Loneliness Profiles Before and After Spousal Death and the Buffering Role of Financial Resources
We demonstrate that loneliness is a greater challenge of widowhood than social isolation or a lack of social support. Our findings suggest that interventions focusing only on increasing social interactions are unlikely to alleviate loneliness following spousal death. Moreover, policies that reduce the cost of formal social participation may have limited effectiveness in tackling loneliness, particularly for women. Alternative strategies, such as …
Dispositional Optimism and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: Optimism is modifiable and may be associated with healthy aging. We aim to investigate whether dispositional optimism is associated with all-cause mortality in adults 70 years and older. METHODS: Between 2010 and 2014, older adults free of serious cardiovascular disease and dementia were recruited through primary care physicians and enrolled in the Aspirin Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial. Australian ASPREE partic…
Impact of economic factors, social health and stressful life events on physical health-related quality of life trajectories in older Australians
Health-related quality of life and all-cause mortality among older healthy individuals in Australia and the United States
Social Isolation, Social Support, and Loneliness Profiles Before and After Spousal Death and the Buffering Role of Financial Resources
We demonstrate that loneliness is a greater challenge of widowhood than social isolation or a lack of social support. Our findings suggest that interventions focusing only on increasing social interactions are unlikely to alleviate loneliness following spousal death. Moreover, policies that reduce the cost of formal social participation may have limited effectiveness in tackling loneliness, particularly for women. Alternative strategies, such as …
Social Activities and Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older People
This study provides evidence of social activities influencing dementia risk. Further investigations are required to uncover the mechanisms driving these observed relationships
Gender-specific aspects of socialisation and risk of cardiovascular disease among community-dwelling older adults
BACKGROUND: Gender influences cardiovascular disease (CVD) through norms, social relations, roles and behaviours. This study identified gender-specific aspects of socialisation associated with CVD. METHODS: A longitudinal study was conducted, involving 9936 (5,231 women and 4705 men) initially healthy, community-dwelling Australians aged 70 years or more from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study and ASPREE Longitudinal Stu…
Dispositional Optimism and All-Cause Mortality in Older Adults
OBJECTIVE: Optimism is modifiable and may be associated with healthy aging. We aim to investigate whether dispositional optimism is associated with all-cause mortality in adults 70 years and older. METHODS: Between 2010 and 2014, older adults free of serious cardiovascular disease and dementia were recruited through primary care physicians and enrolled in the Aspirin Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) clinical trial. Australian ASPREE partic…
Impact of economic factors, social health and stressful life events on physical health-related quality of life trajectories in older Australians
Health-related quality of life and all-cause mortality among older healthy individuals in Australia and the United States
The role of health-related quality of life in risk prediction for developing cardiovascular disease, dementia and all-cause death among general older adults
OPINION article Front. Public Health, 17 November 2022Sec. Aging and Public Health https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1014019
The Association of Dispositional Optimism and Pessimism With Cardiovascular Disease Events in Older Adults
Objective: Positive psychosocial factors may protect against cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to determine the association of optimism and pessimism with CVD events in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: 11,651 adults aged 70 years and over, participants of the ASPREE Longitudinal Study of Older Persons (ALSOP), were followed-up for 4.7 years (median). The association of optimism and pessimism (assessed as separate constructs by revis…
Social Isolation, Social Support, and Loneliness Profiles Before and After Spousal Death and the Buffering Role of Financial Resources
We demonstrate that loneliness is a greater challenge of widowhood than social isolation or a lack of social support. Our findings suggest that interventions focusing only on increasing social interactions are unlikely to alleviate loneliness following spousal death. Moreover, policies that reduce the cost of formal social participation may have limited effectiveness in tackling loneliness, particularly for women. Alternative strategies, such as …
Childhood adverse events and BDNF promoter methylation in later-life
Studies have shown that the effects of early-life stress and trauma can be enduring, with long-term negative effects on health. Epigenetics, including DNA methylation, have been implicated as a potential mechanism for these effects. Brain-derived neurotropic factor (BDNF) is a neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory, and altered BDNF promoter methylation measured in peripheral tissue has been found with early-life stress. However, whethe…
Socioeconomic, Behavioural, and Social Health Correlates of Optimism and Pessimism in Older Men and Women
Factors associated with higher optimism and lower pessimism were also those demonstrated to support healthy ageing. Health-promotion action at the individual level (e.g., smoking cessation or regular physical activity), health professional level (e.g., social prescribing or improving access and quality of care for all older adults), and community level (e.g., opportunities for volunteer work or low-cost social activities for older adults) may imp…
Effectiveness of social prescribing for chronic disease prevention in adults
Life course predictors of child emotional distress during the Covid ‐19 pandemic
BACKGROUND: We examine precursors of child emotional distress during the COVID-19 pandemic in a prospective intergenerational Australian cohort study. METHODS: Parents (N = 549, 60% mothers) of 934 1-9-year-old children completed a COVID-19 specific module in 2020 and/or 2021. Decades prior, a broad range of individual, relational and contextual factors were assessed during parents' own childhood, adolescence and young adulthood (7-8 to 27-28 yea…
Social Activities and Risk of Dementia in Community-Dwelling Older People
This study provides evidence of social activities influencing dementia risk. Further investigations are required to uncover the mechanisms driving these observed relationships
Gender-specific aspects of socialisation and risk of cardiovascular disease among community-dwelling older adults
BACKGROUND: Gender influences cardiovascular disease (CVD) through norms, social relations, roles and behaviours. This study identified gender-specific aspects of socialisation associated with CVD. METHODS: A longitudinal study was conducted, involving 9936 (5,231 women and 4705 men) initially healthy, community-dwelling Australians aged 70 years or more from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) study and ASPREE Longitudinal Stu…
Childcare engagement among older adults in Australia and subsequent physical, psychosocial, and behavioral health outcomes
BACKGROUND: While intergenerational caregiving is increasingly prevalent among older individuals, longitudinal evidence on its associations with multidimensional health outcomes remains limited. PURPOSE: This study examined the associations between childcare engagement in older adults and various health and behavioral outcomes at follow-up. METHODS: We analyzed data from a cohort of >12 000 (range: 12 124-12 896) community-dwelling adults aged 70…
Understanding Trauma-Informed Care Across Settings
The evolution of trauma-informed care (TIC) since its inception has resulted in myriad models and frameworks across a variety of settings. However, there is a lack of a consistent definition and understanding of what constitutes TIC. We conducted an integrative review, using a rapid review methodology, concept and content analysis, and thematic synthesis to identify the existing models and frameworks of TIC and their common values, components and…
Medicine (10 works) · Gerontology (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (6 works) · Cohort (5 works) · Demography (5 works) · Disease (5 works) · Cohort study (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Prospective cohort study (4 works)