Darshini Ayton
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 291653 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Darshini Ayton |
| PRENOMES | Darshini |
| SOBRENOME | Ayton |
| ASSINATURA | AYTON D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2754-2024 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 29 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 29 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2015 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Workplace fatalities and their impact
Workplace fatalities are traumatic events that significantly affect family members and individuals in the workplace. This discourse analysis examined the language used by Workplace Health and Safety regulators in Australia’s six states and two territories to explore the discourses constructed about workplace fatalities. The primary intended audiences of publicly available materials about workplace fatalities are family members of those killed at …
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…
Assessing Unmet Social Needs in Multiple Sclerosis Care in Australia
BACKGROUND: Unmet social needs (including housing, transport and social inclusion) contribute substantially to health outcomes, especially for people with long-term health conditions such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Whether assessment of unmet social needs occurs in MS clinical care is unclear. This study aims to (1) understand current practices, (2) identify barriers and enablers to social needs assessments in MS care, and (3) explore the feasib…
Social Needs Screening Tools for Clinical Populations in Australia and New Zealand
BACKGROUND: Social determinants of health account for approximately 50% of health outcomes, yet social needs are rarely assessed as part of routine clinical care. We aimed to conduct a scoping review of screening tools for assessing social needs within clinical practice in Australia and New Zealand. METHODS: This scoping review was conducted according to our preregistered protocol (https://osf.io/d6evu). We searched scientific and grey literature…
Co‐Design of a Community of Practice for People With Personal and Professional Expertise or Interest in Dementia in Australia
BACKGROUND: Communities of practice offer an opportunity to break down siloes for those with personal and professional experience of dementia. We aimed to design the Dementia Learning and Research Community in Australia, a virtual space to bring people with an interest or experience of dementia together to learn from each other, and provide opportunities for education and networking. METHODS: A three-phase co-design process was conducted, consist…
Communities of Practice and Living Labs
BACKGROUND: There is growing recognition of the importance of including those with lived experience in health and healthcare research. Communities of practice and living labs are two increasingly common approaches being used for the involvement of lived experience experts. OBJECTIVE: To examine and compare the key characteristics of communities of practice and living labs in health and healthcare research that include people with lived experience…
‘You Can't Muck Around With Transplant’
BACKGROUND: Lung transplantation improves survival and quality of life in young people with end-stage lung disease. Few studies have investigated the clinical care experiences of young people after lung transplantation. DESIGN: This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of young people who underwent lung transplantation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 lung transplant recipients (< 25 years at transplant). Interview…
Long Covid Symptom Clusters, Correlates and Predictors in a Highly Vaccinated Australian Population in 2023
BACKGROUND: Limited data exists regarding long Covid burden following Omicron infection in highly vaccinated populations. OBJECTIVE: To (1) characterise long Covid prevalence and predictors and (2) identify key symptom clusters and their correlates among long Covid patients, during an Omicron-predominant period in a highly vaccinated population. DESIGN: Anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey. SETTING: January 2023, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Res…
Equity of access in rural and metropolitan dementia diagnosis, management, and care experiences
Significant health inequities persist between rural and metropolitan communities that must be prioritised in endeavours to promote equitable dementia diagnosis, management, and care. Targeted action to address disparities is vital to mitigate the impact of rurality, particularly as clinical practice evolves with research advancements
Realising the Power of Academic-Voluntary Sector Partnerships to Integrated Care Research
Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSEs) bring valuable knowledge of local health and care needs and have skills in engaging underserved communities. This makes them ideal partners for integrated health and care researchers. Yet, they are often excluded from research. This paper reflects on the benefits and challenges of VCSE-researcher collaborations and shares examples from Australia and the UK of how these have been over…
Beyond the Incident
When workplace fatalities occur, the coworkers of the victims are exposed to traumatic experiences that can significantly affect them for years. This retrospective document analysis from criminal and coronial court documents, examined the exposure and impact experienced by coworkers when workplace fatalities occur. The findings identify the experiences coworkers encounter when confronted with a workplace fatality, as well as their peritraumatic a…
Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding Covid‐19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition
BACKGROUND: Public health strategies have focused on preventing and slowing the transmission of COVID-19 by promoting the uptake of mitigation strategies. However, little is known about the uptake of these strategies in the presence of underlying health conditions. OBJECTIVES: To describe the attitudes and behaviours of a sample of Australians towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies, and determine if uptake of these strategies differed across diff…
The workplace culture, mental health and wellbeing of early- and mid-career health academics
There are reports of poor working conditions for early and mid-career academics (EMCAs) in universities, however, empirical data using validated tools are scarce. We conducted an online, cross-sectional survey using validated tools to assess workplace satisfaction, exposure to workplace abuse, and mental health. Participants included employees of medical and health faculties of two of the largest Australian universities, surveyed between October …
Social care
In this debate piece (written by UK and Australian academics), we discuss the utility of the term ‘social care’. This term has been used in the UK for more than 20 years. While not as widely used in Australia, it is understood in both countries to describe the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services for those with needs arising from illness, disability, old age and/or poverty. We conclude that there is space…
Codesigning a patient support portal with health professionals and men with prostate cancer
INTRODUCTION: The supportive care needs of men with prostate cancer (PCa) have been well documented, but little is known about how an online portal may address these. This study sought to determine priority issues facing men with PCa, barriers and enablers to accessing care and whether health professionals (HPs) and men would support the inclusion of a patient-reported outcome (PRO) comparator tool. METHODS: We conducted four online focus groups …
Why do students plagiarise? Informing higher education teaching and learning policy and practice
Several interventions have been implemented across higher education institutions with the aim of reducing the prevalence of plagiarism internationally, yet research dedicated to understanding the situational and contextual factors that contribute to plagiarism in an Australian context has been minimal. The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences, views, and understandings of plagiarism from the perspectives of students and teachi…
Acquired Brain Injury in the Context of Family Violence
Brain injury is often a precursor to, or result of, family violence. Yet there is little research identifying the connection of these two phenomena. The health cost (personal or societal) of brain injury within the family violence context is difficult to ascertain. Family violence can lead to lifelong psychological or physical scars and even death. A systematic review was conducted over three databases using Medical Subject Heading terms to inves…
The implementation of Australian Youth Mentoring Programmes
In recent years, youth mentoring programmes (YMPs) have received significant attention as an intervention tool delivered to young people with the aim of fostering positive psychosocial development. The aim of the current study was to conduct a needs assessment that examined the current trends in YMPs across Australia to inform their implementation. Utilizing the COM-B model, a mixed-method design that consisted of an exploratory survey administer…
Personal healthcare costs borne by younger people living with arthritis in Australia
Arthritis is a long-term musculoskeletal disease, requiring ongoing management. However, the financial burden of managing arthritis is under-explored and is yet to be quantified from the perspective of individuals with the condition. Using an exploratory observational design, this study aimed to quantify arthritis-related costs borne by a sample of working-age adults aged 18-50 years who responded to the study advertisement. Participants complete…
Barriers and enablers to consumer and community involvement in research and healthcare improvement
Partnering with consumers and patients and the community and public is a research and healthcare improvement imperative. Consumer and community involvement (CCI) requires behaviour change at the individual (researcher, health professional, manager), organisational (health service, university, medical research institute) and system level (funding policies, collaboration between organisations). To understand the barriers and enablers to meaningful …
If I don't work, I don't get paid’
A cancer diagnosis can have significant financial impacts for patients, often resulting from unexpected out-of-pocket expenses and a reduced capacity to work. These financial implications have been well characterised quantitatively in common cancers. However, less is known about the lived experience of financial stress, particularly outside the United States and in rarer cancers. This study aimed to explore the perceived financial impact of acute…
The View From the Inside
Biopsychosocial barriers affecting recovery after a minor transport‐related injury
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to understand the recovery phenomena and to explore participants' perspectives on the biopsychosocial facilitators and barriers affecting their recovery after a minor transport injury. METHODS: A qualitative method was used involving semi-structured interviews with 23 participants who sustained a minor transport injury. Interviews and analysis were guided by the biopsychosocial model (BPS) of health. The outcom…
Practitioner perspectives on the nexus between acquired brain injury and family violence
Family violence has been highlighted by the World Health Organization as a major public health concern. Although family violence occurs to all genders, a higher prevalence of victims are female. Estimates report around 30% of all women experience intimate partner violence worldwide. Experiencing assault in the family violence context can lead to an acquired brain injury (ABI); however, the connection between these two phenomena has not been well …
Exploring patient‐reported outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common cardiac procedure used to treat obstructive coronary artery disease. Patient-centred care is a priority in cardiovascular health having been shown to increase patient satisfaction, engagement with rehabilitation activities and reduce anxiety. Evidence indicates that patient-centred care is best achieved by routine collection of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, existing pat…
The View From the Inside
Barriers and enablers to consumer and community involvement in research and healthcare improvement
Partnering with consumers and patients and the community and public is a research and healthcare improvement imperative. Consumer and community involvement (CCI) requires behaviour change at the individual (researcher, health professional, manager), organisational (health service, university, medical research institute) and system level (funding policies, collaboration between organisations). To understand the barriers and enablers to meaningful …
Why do students plagiarise? Informing higher education teaching and learning policy and practice
Several interventions have been implemented across higher education institutions with the aim of reducing the prevalence of plagiarism internationally, yet research dedicated to understanding the situational and contextual factors that contribute to plagiarism in an Australian context has been minimal. The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences, views, and understandings of plagiarism from the perspectives of students and teachi…
If I don't work, I don't get paid’
A cancer diagnosis can have significant financial impacts for patients, often resulting from unexpected out-of-pocket expenses and a reduced capacity to work. These financial implications have been well characterised quantitatively in common cancers. However, less is known about the lived experience of financial stress, particularly outside the United States and in rarer cancers. This study aimed to explore the perceived financial impact of acute…
Understanding the profile of Personal Alert Victoria clients who fall
Personal response systems are used to support frail, older people, and people with disabilities to live independently in their own homes. This paper describes the patterns, characteristics, and outcomes of Personal Alert Victoria (PAV) clients who experience a fall. It also examines the current falls prevention referral practices of assessors who determine whether an older person would benefit from a personal response system. Deidentified data on…
Health promotion in local churches in Victoria
Church-based health promotion has increasingly gained attention in strategies to address health disparities. In Australia, we have limited understanding of the role of local churches in health promotion and without this, how they might be involved in meaningful partnerships to tackle public health challenges. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore how churches are involved in health promotion in the state of Victoria. The research…
Health promotion in local churches in Victoria
Church-based health promotion has increasingly gained attention in strategies to address health disparities. In Australia, we have limited understanding of the role of local churches in health promotion and without this, how they might be involved in meaningful partnerships to tackle public health challenges. The objective of this qualitative study was to explore how churches are involved in health promotion in the state of Victoria. The research…
The Adoption of Roles by Primary Care Providers during Implementation of the New Chronic Disease Guidelines in Urban Mongolia
(1) BACKGROUND: In 2011, new chronic disease guidelines were introduced across Mongolia. No formal advice was provided regarding role delineation. This study aimed to analyse the roles that different primary care providers adopted, and the variations in these, in the implementation of the guidelines in urban Mongolia; (2) METHODS: Ten group interviews with nurses and ten individual interviews each with practice doctors and practice directors were…
Exploring patient‐reported outcomes following percutaneous coronary intervention
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a common cardiac procedure used to treat obstructive coronary artery disease. Patient-centred care is a priority in cardiovascular health having been shown to increase patient satisfaction, engagement with rehabilitation activities and reduce anxiety. Evidence indicates that patient-centred care is best achieved by routine collection of patient-reported outcomes (PROs). However, existing pat…
Perceptions of falls and falls prevention interventions among Personal Alert Victoria clients
This paper explores the perceptions and experiences of falls among Personal Alert Victoria (PAV) clients and identifies barriers and enablers to engagement in falls prevention interventions. Data were collected via semistructured telephone interviews (n = 12) and a client survey with open-ended and closed-ended questions (n = 46). Descriptive statistics and thematic analysis was guided by the COM-B model (capability, opportunity, and motivation) …
Understanding the profile of Personal Alert Victoria clients who fall
Personal response systems are used to support frail, older people, and people with disabilities to live independently in their own homes. This paper describes the patterns, characteristics, and outcomes of Personal Alert Victoria (PAV) clients who experience a fall. It also examines the current falls prevention referral practices of assessors who determine whether an older person would benefit from a personal response system. Deidentified data on…
Biopsychosocial barriers affecting recovery after a minor transport‐related injury
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to understand the recovery phenomena and to explore participants' perspectives on the biopsychosocial facilitators and barriers affecting their recovery after a minor transport injury. METHODS: A qualitative method was used involving semi-structured interviews with 23 participants who sustained a minor transport injury. Interviews and analysis were guided by the biopsychosocial model (BPS) of health. The outcom…
Practitioner perspectives on the nexus between acquired brain injury and family violence
Family violence has been highlighted by the World Health Organization as a major public health concern. Although family violence occurs to all genders, a higher prevalence of victims are female. Estimates report around 30% of all women experience intimate partner violence worldwide. Experiencing assault in the family violence context can lead to an acquired brain injury (ABI); however, the connection between these two phenomena has not been well …
The View From the Inside
Acquired Brain Injury in the Context of Family Violence
Brain injury is often a precursor to, or result of, family violence. Yet there is little research identifying the connection of these two phenomena. The health cost (personal or societal) of brain injury within the family violence context is difficult to ascertain. Family violence can lead to lifelong psychological or physical scars and even death. A systematic review was conducted over three databases using Medical Subject Heading terms to inves…
The implementation of Australian Youth Mentoring Programmes
In recent years, youth mentoring programmes (YMPs) have received significant attention as an intervention tool delivered to young people with the aim of fostering positive psychosocial development. The aim of the current study was to conduct a needs assessment that examined the current trends in YMPs across Australia to inform their implementation. Utilizing the COM-B model, a mixed-method design that consisted of an exploratory survey administer…
Personal healthcare costs borne by younger people living with arthritis in Australia
Arthritis is a long-term musculoskeletal disease, requiring ongoing management. However, the financial burden of managing arthritis is under-explored and is yet to be quantified from the perspective of individuals with the condition. Using an exploratory observational design, this study aimed to quantify arthritis-related costs borne by a sample of working-age adults aged 18-50 years who responded to the study advertisement. Participants complete…
Barriers and enablers to consumer and community involvement in research and healthcare improvement
Partnering with consumers and patients and the community and public is a research and healthcare improvement imperative. Consumer and community involvement (CCI) requires behaviour change at the individual (researcher, health professional, manager), organisational (health service, university, medical research institute) and system level (funding policies, collaboration between organisations). To understand the barriers and enablers to meaningful …
If I don't work, I don't get paid’
A cancer diagnosis can have significant financial impacts for patients, often resulting from unexpected out-of-pocket expenses and a reduced capacity to work. These financial implications have been well characterised quantitatively in common cancers. However, less is known about the lived experience of financial stress, particularly outside the United States and in rarer cancers. This study aimed to explore the perceived financial impact of acute…
Codesigning a patient support portal with health professionals and men with prostate cancer
INTRODUCTION: The supportive care needs of men with prostate cancer (PCa) have been well documented, but little is known about how an online portal may address these. This study sought to determine priority issues facing men with PCa, barriers and enablers to accessing care and whether health professionals (HPs) and men would support the inclusion of a patient-reported outcome (PRO) comparator tool. METHODS: We conducted four online focus groups …
Why do students plagiarise? Informing higher education teaching and learning policy and practice
Several interventions have been implemented across higher education institutions with the aim of reducing the prevalence of plagiarism internationally, yet research dedicated to understanding the situational and contextual factors that contribute to plagiarism in an Australian context has been minimal. The objectives of this study were to explore the experiences, views, and understandings of plagiarism from the perspectives of students and teachi…
Attitudes and Behaviours Regarding Covid‐19 Mitigation Strategies in Australians With an Underlying Health Condition
BACKGROUND: Public health strategies have focused on preventing and slowing the transmission of COVID-19 by promoting the uptake of mitigation strategies. However, little is known about the uptake of these strategies in the presence of underlying health conditions. OBJECTIVES: To describe the attitudes and behaviours of a sample of Australians towards COVID-19 mitigation strategies, and determine if uptake of these strategies differed across diff…
The workplace culture, mental health and wellbeing of early- and mid-career health academics
There are reports of poor working conditions for early and mid-career academics (EMCAs) in universities, however, empirical data using validated tools are scarce. We conducted an online, cross-sectional survey using validated tools to assess workplace satisfaction, exposure to workplace abuse, and mental health. Participants included employees of medical and health faculties of two of the largest Australian universities, surveyed between October …
Social care
In this debate piece (written by UK and Australian academics), we discuss the utility of the term ‘social care’. This term has been used in the UK for more than 20 years. While not as widely used in Australia, it is understood in both countries to describe the provision of social work, personal care, protection or social support services for those with needs arising from illness, disability, old age and/or poverty. We conclude that there is space…
‘You Can't Muck Around With Transplant’
BACKGROUND: Lung transplantation improves survival and quality of life in young people with end-stage lung disease. Few studies have investigated the clinical care experiences of young people after lung transplantation. DESIGN: This qualitative study aimed to explore the experiences of young people who underwent lung transplantation. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 lung transplant recipients (< 25 years at transplant). Interview…
Long Covid Symptom Clusters, Correlates and Predictors in a Highly Vaccinated Australian Population in 2023
BACKGROUND: Limited data exists regarding long Covid burden following Omicron infection in highly vaccinated populations. OBJECTIVE: To (1) characterise long Covid prevalence and predictors and (2) identify key symptom clusters and their correlates among long Covid patients, during an Omicron-predominant period in a highly vaccinated population. DESIGN: Anonymous, online, cross-sectional survey. SETTING: January 2023, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Res…
Equity of access in rural and metropolitan dementia diagnosis, management, and care experiences
Significant health inequities persist between rural and metropolitan communities that must be prioritised in endeavours to promote equitable dementia diagnosis, management, and care. Targeted action to address disparities is vital to mitigate the impact of rurality, particularly as clinical practice evolves with research advancements
Realising the Power of Academic-Voluntary Sector Partnerships to Integrated Care Research
Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise organisations (VCSEs) bring valuable knowledge of local health and care needs and have skills in engaging underserved communities. This makes them ideal partners for integrated health and care researchers. Yet, they are often excluded from research. This paper reflects on the benefits and challenges of VCSE-researcher collaborations and shares examples from Australia and the UK of how these have been over…
Beyond the Incident
When workplace fatalities occur, the coworkers of the victims are exposed to traumatic experiences that can significantly affect them for years. This retrospective document analysis from criminal and coronial court documents, examined the exposure and impact experienced by coworkers when workplace fatalities occur. The findings identify the experiences coworkers encounter when confronted with a workplace fatality, as well as their peritraumatic a…
Workplace fatalities and their impact
Workplace fatalities are traumatic events that significantly affect family members and individuals in the workplace. This discourse analysis examined the language used by Workplace Health and Safety regulators in Australia’s six states and two territories to explore the discourses constructed about workplace fatalities. The primary intended audiences of publicly available materials about workplace fatalities are family members of those killed at …
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…
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