Marion A Gray
Biographic Data
| ID | 4638663 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marion A Gray |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marion A |
| FAMILY NAME | Gray |
| SIGNATURE | GRAY M A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the Sunshine Coast |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0482-7350 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
First nation voices matter! Multi-level community consultations determine the design elements of a modified sport programme to promote healthy ageing in First Nation men
Public health faces the global impact of rising physical inactivity on health and quality of life. The link between physical activity and health is well recognized, however the effectiveness of health promoting physical activity and sport programmes in First Nation populations is unclear. Study objective: to identify appropriate programmes, design elements and potential participation barriers and enablers: aim to design a sport programme for Suns…
Silent Tears of Midwives
Midwives' narratives highlighted ways of coping with grief and deep sadness, through prayer, and further education of both mothers and fellow colleagues to achieve better antenatal and intrapartum care and outcomes. This study gave midwives an opportunity for their voices to be heard and to generate solutions or insights that can be shared with colleagues in similar low-resource settings
Cultural safety training for allied health students in Australia
Culturally safe health practitioners are essential for effective service provision to culturally diverse populations, including Indigenous Australians. Therefore, cultural safety education during training as a health care professional is an essential component in helping improve the health of Indigenous Australians. This study examined whether the implementation of an Indigenous cultural safety education workshop increased self-rated cultural saf…
The impact of the environment on elite wheelchair basketball athletes
The physical and social environment impacts on athletic performance. However, previous research has focused mainly on able-bodied sport, with fewer studies being conducted on para-sport programmes. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of the social and physical environment on wheelchair basketball athletes. A multiple case study method was used to compare two different settings: Australian wheelchair basketball and a collegiate wh…
The occupational wellbeing of people experiencing homelessness
This paper reports findings of a study that utilised an occupational perspective to explore how well-being was achieved and sustained by the occupations of people experiencing homelessness in Australia. Thirty three in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with homeless individuals in a regional city in Australia. Data from the interviews were thematically analysed to understand the relationship between well-being, as defined by the individ…
People with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste
Perspectives on disability originating from non-Western cultures are beginning to appear in disability literature, however discussions may become lost in rhetoric unless grounded in experiences of people with disabilities themselves. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experience of physical disability in Timor Leste with the assistance of a group of Timorese participants with disabilities who were employed in the disability se…
Educator Perspectives on Indigenous Cultural Content in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum
Health professionals must understand Indigenous perspectives to deliver effective health services. This study set out to determine the amount, type and effectiveness of current Indigenous content in an occupational therapy curriculum at an Australian regional university and the progress in meeting the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS) minimum standards for Indigenous content for Australian Universities. Twenty-one academic staff teaching…
The use of focus groups to develop a culturally relevant quality of life tool for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh
The use of focus groups strongly contributed to the operationalisation of the concept of QOL in Bangladesh for people living with LF. Use of literature review or expert opinion alone would have missed vital constructs
Cognitive testing of the WHOQOL-BREF Bangladesh tool in a northern rural Bangladeshi population with lymphatic filariasis
Environmental Exposure to Trace Elements and Prostate Cancer in Three New Zealand Ethnic Groups
A stratified random sample of 176 men was taken from a larger community prostate study group of 1405 eligible subjects from three ethnic groups in the Wellington region of New Zealand, in order to examine ethnic differences in exposure to cadmium (Cd), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) and possible associations of blood levels of Cd, Se and Zn with the prevalence of elevated serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA); a marker of prostate cancer. Maori and …
The occupational wellbeing of people experiencing homelessness
This paper reports findings of a study that utilised an occupational perspective to explore how well-being was achieved and sustained by the occupations of people experiencing homelessness in Australia. Thirty three in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with homeless individuals in a regional city in Australia. Data from the interviews were thematically analysed to understand the relationship between well-being, as defined by the individ…
Environmental Exposure to Trace Elements and Prostate Cancer in Three New Zealand Ethnic Groups
A stratified random sample of 176 men was taken from a larger community prostate study group of 1405 eligible subjects from three ethnic groups in the Wellington region of New Zealand, in order to examine ethnic differences in exposure to cadmium (Cd), selenium (Se) and zinc (Zn) and possible associations of blood levels of Cd, Se and Zn with the prevalence of elevated serum Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA); a marker of prostate cancer. Maori and …
Cognitive testing of the WHOQOL-BREF Bangladesh tool in a northern rural Bangladeshi population with lymphatic filariasis
The use of focus groups to develop a culturally relevant quality of life tool for lymphatic filariasis in Bangladesh
The use of focus groups strongly contributed to the operationalisation of the concept of QOL in Bangladesh for people living with LF. Use of literature review or expert opinion alone would have missed vital constructs
Educator Perspectives on Indigenous Cultural Content in an Occupational Therapy Curriculum
Health professionals must understand Indigenous perspectives to deliver effective health services. This study set out to determine the amount, type and effectiveness of current Indigenous content in an occupational therapy curriculum at an Australian regional university and the progress in meeting the National Aboriginal Health Strategy (NAHS) minimum standards for Indigenous content for Australian Universities. Twenty-one academic staff teaching…
The impact of the environment on elite wheelchair basketball athletes
The physical and social environment impacts on athletic performance. However, previous research has focused mainly on able-bodied sport, with fewer studies being conducted on para-sport programmes. The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of the social and physical environment on wheelchair basketball athletes. A multiple case study method was used to compare two different settings: Australian wheelchair basketball and a collegiate wh…
The occupational wellbeing of people experiencing homelessness
This paper reports findings of a study that utilised an occupational perspective to explore how well-being was achieved and sustained by the occupations of people experiencing homelessness in Australia. Thirty three in-depth qualitative interviews were conducted with homeless individuals in a regional city in Australia. Data from the interviews were thematically analysed to understand the relationship between well-being, as defined by the individ…
People with disabilities working in the disability sector in Timor Leste
Perspectives on disability originating from non-Western cultures are beginning to appear in disability literature, however discussions may become lost in rhetoric unless grounded in experiences of people with disabilities themselves. The purpose of this study was to investigate the lived experience of physical disability in Timor Leste with the assistance of a group of Timorese participants with disabilities who were employed in the disability se…
Cultural safety training for allied health students in Australia
Culturally safe health practitioners are essential for effective service provision to culturally diverse populations, including Indigenous Australians. Therefore, cultural safety education during training as a health care professional is an essential component in helping improve the health of Indigenous Australians. This study examined whether the implementation of an Indigenous cultural safety education workshop increased self-rated cultural saf…
Silent Tears of Midwives
Midwives' narratives highlighted ways of coping with grief and deep sadness, through prayer, and further education of both mothers and fellow colleagues to achieve better antenatal and intrapartum care and outcomes. This study gave midwives an opportunity for their voices to be heard and to generate solutions or insights that can be shared with colleagues in similar low-resource settings
First nation voices matter! Multi-level community consultations determine the design elements of a modified sport programme to promote healthy ageing in First Nation men
Public health faces the global impact of rising physical inactivity on health and quality of life. The link between physical activity and health is well recognized, however the effectiveness of health promoting physical activity and sport programmes in First Nation populations is unclear. Study objective: to identify appropriate programmes, design elements and potential participation barriers and enablers: aim to design a sport programme for Suns…
Medicine (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Political science (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Social science (3 works) · Cultural competence (2 works)