Touran Shafiei
Biographic Data
| ID | 6575670 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Touran Shafiei |
| GIVEN NAMES | Touran |
| FAMILY NAME | Shafiei |
| SIGNATURE | SHAFIEI T |
| AFFILIATIONS | La Trobe University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7363-0519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Matching of woman and doula, and the generation of trust in an Australian volunteer doula program
How women are cared for while pregnant and having a new baby can have profound and lasting effects on their health and well-being. While mainstream maternity care systems aspire to provide care that is woman-centred, women with fewest social and economic resources often have reduced access. Community-based doula support programs offer complementary care for these women and are known to, on average, have positive outcomes. Less understood is how, …
Barriers and enablers to postpartum depression and anxiety screening
In Victoria, Australia, Maternal and Child Health nurses (MCHNs) play a key role in facilitating the timely identification of Postnatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA). Understanding MCHNs' screening practices, and the factors which impact them, is central to ensuring that future screening policy agendas are evidence-based and able to support MCHNs in carrying out this critical work. Yet, little is known about this subject. The purpose of this stud…
Cross-cultural realist interviews
Realist interviews are a data collection method used in realist evaluations. There is little available guidance for realist interviewing in cross-cultural contexts. Few published realist evaluations have included cross-cultural interviews, providing limited analyses of the cross-cultural application of realist methodology. This study integrated realist and cross-cultural qualitative methods in a realist evaluation of an Australian doula support p…
Volunteers’ experiences of providing telephone-based breast-feeding peer support in the Ruby randomised controlled trial
Objective: The Ringing Up About Breastfeeding earlY (RUBY) randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a telephone-based peer volunteer support intervention increased breast-feeding duration in a setting with high breast-feeding initiation. This sub-study of the RUBY RCT describes the motivation, preparation and experiences of volunteers who provided the peer support intervention. Design: An online survey was completed by 154 (67 %) volunteers a…
Peer supporters’ experiences on an Australian perinatal mental health helpline
Perinatal mental health is an important public health issue, and peer support is a potentially important strategy for emotional well-being in the perinatal period. PANDA Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia provides support to individuals impacted by perinatal mental health issues via the National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline. Callers receive peer support from volunteers and counselling from paid professional staff. The views and e…
Exploring the effect of the ‘Growing Together’ parenting education kit on early parenting - study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
ANZCTRN12615000270516 - Retrospectively registered (23/03/2015); trial started on 16 March 2015
I need help’
In Australia, the PANDA-Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia National Helpline (the Helpline) offers support to callers impacted by emotional health challenges in the perinatal period. Callers receive counselling from professional staff and peer support from volunteers. An understanding of factors that contribute to callers' experiences of emotional distress, as well as potential barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, can be used to infor…
Cross-cultural realist interviews
Realist interviews are a data collection method used in realist evaluations. There is little available guidance for realist interviewing in cross-cultural contexts. Few published realist evaluations have included cross-cultural interviews, providing limited analyses of the cross-cultural application of realist methodology. This study integrated realist and cross-cultural qualitative methods in a realist evaluation of an Australian doula support p…
Matching of woman and doula, and the generation of trust in an Australian volunteer doula program
How women are cared for while pregnant and having a new baby can have profound and lasting effects on their health and well-being. While mainstream maternity care systems aspire to provide care that is woman-centred, women with fewest social and economic resources often have reduced access. Community-based doula support programs offer complementary care for these women and are known to, on average, have positive outcomes. Less understood is how, …
Barriers and enablers to postpartum depression and anxiety screening
In Victoria, Australia, Maternal and Child Health nurses (MCHNs) play a key role in facilitating the timely identification of Postnatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA). Understanding MCHNs' screening practices, and the factors which impact them, is central to ensuring that future screening policy agendas are evidence-based and able to support MCHNs in carrying out this critical work. Yet, little is known about this subject. The purpose of this stud…
I need help’
In Australia, the PANDA-Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia National Helpline (the Helpline) offers support to callers impacted by emotional health challenges in the perinatal period. Callers receive counselling from professional staff and peer support from volunteers. An understanding of factors that contribute to callers' experiences of emotional distress, as well as potential barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, can be used to infor…
Peer supporters’ experiences on an Australian perinatal mental health helpline
Perinatal mental health is an important public health issue, and peer support is a potentially important strategy for emotional well-being in the perinatal period. PANDA Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia provides support to individuals impacted by perinatal mental health issues via the National Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Helpline. Callers receive peer support from volunteers and counselling from paid professional staff. The views and e…
Exploring the effect of the ‘Growing Together’ parenting education kit on early parenting - study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
ANZCTRN12615000270516 - Retrospectively registered (23/03/2015); trial started on 16 March 2015
Volunteers’ experiences of providing telephone-based breast-feeding peer support in the Ruby randomised controlled trial
Objective: The Ringing Up About Breastfeeding earlY (RUBY) randomised controlled trial (RCT) found that a telephone-based peer volunteer support intervention increased breast-feeding duration in a setting with high breast-feeding initiation. This sub-study of the RUBY RCT describes the motivation, preparation and experiences of volunteers who provided the peer support intervention. Design: An online survey was completed by 154 (67 %) volunteers a…
Cross-cultural realist interviews
Realist interviews are a data collection method used in realist evaluations. There is little available guidance for realist interviewing in cross-cultural contexts. Few published realist evaluations have included cross-cultural interviews, providing limited analyses of the cross-cultural application of realist methodology. This study integrated realist and cross-cultural qualitative methods in a realist evaluation of an Australian doula support p…
Matching of woman and doula, and the generation of trust in an Australian volunteer doula program
How women are cared for while pregnant and having a new baby can have profound and lasting effects on their health and well-being. While mainstream maternity care systems aspire to provide care that is woman-centred, women with fewest social and economic resources often have reduced access. Community-based doula support programs offer complementary care for these women and are known to, on average, have positive outcomes. Less understood is how, …
Barriers and enablers to postpartum depression and anxiety screening
In Victoria, Australia, Maternal and Child Health nurses (MCHNs) play a key role in facilitating the timely identification of Postnatal Depression and Anxiety (PNDA). Understanding MCHNs' screening practices, and the factors which impact them, is central to ensuring that future screening policy agendas are evidence-based and able to support MCHNs in carrying out this critical work. Yet, little is known about this subject. The purpose of this stud…
Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (6 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Anxiety (3 works) · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works)