Robyn A Smith
Biographic Data
| ID | 5570232 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robyn A Smith |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robyn A |
| FAMILY NAME | Smith |
| SIGNATURE | SMITH R A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The Royal Melbourne Hospital |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9517-7789 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Developing a best-practice guide to support care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with cognitive impairment and dementia
Dementia is a global health issue. Although best-practice guidelines for detection and management of dementia exist for primary care, there is a pressing need for culturally appropriate resources to support care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with cognitive impairment and dementia. A best-practice guide (BPG) for cognitive and dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending primary care was develo…
Process evaluation of a co-designed best practice model of dementia care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary care
Optimising brain health for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is important given the high rates of cognitive impairment and dementia (CI/D) in this population. To achieve this, effective models of care for the primary care setting are needed. This paper reports on the process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial conducted with 12 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across four st…
Patient and public involvement in preclinical and medical research
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Involving people with lived experience of health conditions and the public (consumers) in health research is supported by policy, practice and research funding schemes. However, consumer involvement programmes in discovery-based preclinical research settings are uncommon. Few formal evaluations of these programmes are reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate an established patient and public invo…
Community Health Worker Support for Disadvantaged Patients With Multiple Chronic Diseases
Objectives. To determine whether a community health worker (CHW) intervention improved outcomes in a low-income population with multiple chronic conditions. Methods. We conducted a single-blind, randomized clinical trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2013–2014). Participants (n = 302) were high-poverty neighborhood residents, uninsured or publicly insured, and diagnosed with 2 or more chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, tobacco dependence, hype…
A Framework for Enabling Evidence-based Practice in Allied Health
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is upheld as best practice in health and human services but there is a need for more research on how this approach can be enabled in day-to-day practice. This qualitative study examined EBP with allied health managers and practitioners in a health service network (n = 17). The findings highlight the systemic nature of EBP and the extent to which it involves both individual and environmental attributes. Individual att…
Doing Time
In South Africa, graduating health professionals are required to do a compulsory year of community service before being able to register with their respective professional boards as independent practitioners. Community service posts for clinical psychologists were introduced in the Department of Correctional Services in 2005. The authors were among the first batch of clinical psychologists doing their community service within the Department of Co…
Community Health Worker Support for Disadvantaged Patients With Multiple Chronic Diseases
Objectives. To determine whether a community health worker (CHW) intervention improved outcomes in a low-income population with multiple chronic conditions. Methods. We conducted a single-blind, randomized clinical trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2013–2014). Participants (n = 302) were high-poverty neighborhood residents, uninsured or publicly insured, and diagnosed with 2 or more chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, tobacco dependence, hype…
Doing Time
In South Africa, graduating health professionals are required to do a compulsory year of community service before being able to register with their respective professional boards as independent practitioners. Community service posts for clinical psychologists were introduced in the Department of Correctional Services in 2005. The authors were among the first batch of clinical psychologists doing their community service within the Department of Co…
Doing Time
In South Africa, graduating health professionals are required to do a compulsory year of community service before being able to register with their respective professional boards as independent practitioners. Community service posts for clinical psychologists were introduced in the Department of Correctional Services in 2005. The authors were among the first batch of clinical psychologists doing their community service within the Department of Co…
A Framework for Enabling Evidence-based Practice in Allied Health
Evidence-based practice (EBP) is upheld as best practice in health and human services but there is a need for more research on how this approach can be enabled in day-to-day practice. This qualitative study examined EBP with allied health managers and practitioners in a health service network (n = 17). The findings highlight the systemic nature of EBP and the extent to which it involves both individual and environmental attributes. Individual att…
Community Health Worker Support for Disadvantaged Patients With Multiple Chronic Diseases
Objectives. To determine whether a community health worker (CHW) intervention improved outcomes in a low-income population with multiple chronic conditions. Methods. We conducted a single-blind, randomized clinical trial in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (2013–2014). Participants (n = 302) were high-poverty neighborhood residents, uninsured or publicly insured, and diagnosed with 2 or more chronic diseases (diabetes, obesity, tobacco dependence, hype…
Patient and public involvement in preclinical and medical research
BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Involving people with lived experience of health conditions and the public (consumers) in health research is supported by policy, practice and research funding schemes. However, consumer involvement programmes in discovery-based preclinical research settings are uncommon. Few formal evaluations of these programmes are reported in the literature. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate an established patient and public invo…
Developing a best-practice guide to support care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living with cognitive impairment and dementia
Dementia is a global health issue. Although best-practice guidelines for detection and management of dementia exist for primary care, there is a pressing need for culturally appropriate resources to support care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living with cognitive impairment and dementia. A best-practice guide (BPG) for cognitive and dementia care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people attending primary care was develo…
Process evaluation of a co-designed best practice model of dementia care in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary care
Optimising brain health for older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is important given the high rates of cognitive impairment and dementia (CI/D) in this population. To achieve this, effective models of care for the primary care setting are needed. This paper reports on the process evaluation of a stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trial conducted with 12 Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) across four st…
Medicine (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Best practice (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works)