Robyn Horwitz
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3800324 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Robyn Horwitz |
| PRENOMES | Robyn |
| SOBRENOME | Horwitz |
| ASSINATURA | HORWITZ R |
| AFILIAÇÕES | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3821-8203 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 12 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 5 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 12 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2010 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
“The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community Is Not Just Minoritised But Ignored”
BACKGROUND: People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds who are living in high-income countries, are disproportionately impacted by blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections (BBVs/STIs). Despite this, many do not engage with available preventive and treatment services due to a range of patient, provider and systems level barriers that make patient engagement challenging. This study explores ways to make he…
Understanding Hepatitis B Knowledge, Attitudes, and Stigma in the Korean Community in Australia
People Like Us Would Have No Clue If the Information Is Online
Socio-cultural and behavioural factors are often not adequately considered in designing health promotion programs for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Given that people of Vietnamese background are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis B, the aim of this research was to better understand these factors to inform hepatitis B health promotion messages for the Vietnamese community. Twenty participants (four living wi…
Understanding cultural inclusion in alcohol and other drug services in New South Wales, Australia and assessing the acceptability of a cultural inclusion audit
Understanding stigma and attitudes towards hepatitis B among university students in Australia of Chinese and Vietnamese background
This research provides insights that could inform culturally sensitive health promotion programs to address negative attitudes towards hepatitis B among the broader Chinese and Vietnamese communities living in Australia
Optimising community health services in Australia for populations affected by stigmatised infections
Stigma in health services undermines diagnosis, treatment and successful health outcomes for all communities, but especially for those affected by blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study sought to examine experiences in accessing and receiving health services, including what characteristics promoted better health, safety and well-being for people with blood-borne viruses or STIss. It conducted 46 in-depth interv…
Health worker perceptions of the impact of Covid‐19 on harm reduction services for people who inject drugs
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected entire systems of health service provision globally, including health service closure, redeployment of staff and resources and implementation of infection prevention protocols. Harm reduction facilities face particular challenges responding to COVID-19, attempting to continue service provision to people who inject drugs with minimal service disruption whilst protecting their staff. This research assessed the imp…
Establishing the impact of consumer participation in alcohol and other drug treatment settings in Australia
It is generally recognised that engaging consumers to participate in policy making, programming, and practice is fundamental to effective alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment, however, literature continues to document challenges and barriers to its implementation in AOD settings. This study reports on an evaluation of the Consumer Participation Project implemented in key non-government AOD services in Australia. Data collection consisted of an …
Improving access to drug and alcohol treatment in NSW Australia
One of the key issues in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment sector concerns the reported difficulties that clients have in accessing treatment. This paper draws on qualitative interview data collected from clients undergoing treatment (n = 20) and stakeholders (n = 15) of five specialist non-government AOD treatment services in New South Wales, Australia, to offer an in-depth perspective about treatment entry experiences. We identified fo…
The impact of pluralistic ignorance on the provision of health care for people who inject drugs
Health workers who work with people who inject drugs may believe that their colleagues hold less favorable attitudes toward health services for people who inject drugs than themselves-a phenomenon termed pluralistic ignorance. This research explores whether the presumed attitudes of their colleagues, rather than their own attitudes, predict the behavioral intentions of health workers toward people who inject drugs. A total of 57 hospital-based he…
Evaluation of an integrated care service facility for people living with hepatitis C in New Zealand
The findings point to the importance of integrated care in the community setting in providing clients with a positive experience of health care, which appears to increase their skills and desire to better manage their hepatitis C
Hepatitis C in an Australian Migrant Community
This exploratory study focuses on the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis C, and attitudes towards people living with hepatitis C, in the Australian-Egyptian community. Surveys were completed by 121 participants recruited in inner and suburban Sydney. Significant gaps in hepatitis C knowledge existed around transmission and treatment. A favorable attitude towards people living with hepatitis C, having heard about hepatitis C, and having had a bl…
Establishing the impact of consumer participation in alcohol and other drug treatment settings in Australia
It is generally recognised that engaging consumers to participate in policy making, programming, and practice is fundamental to effective alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment, however, literature continues to document challenges and barriers to its implementation in AOD settings. This study reports on an evaluation of the Consumer Participation Project implemented in key non-government AOD services in Australia. Data collection consisted of an …
Understanding Hepatitis B Knowledge, Attitudes, and Stigma in the Korean Community in Australia
Health worker perceptions of the impact of Covid‐19 on harm reduction services for people who inject drugs
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected entire systems of health service provision globally, including health service closure, redeployment of staff and resources and implementation of infection prevention protocols. Harm reduction facilities face particular challenges responding to COVID-19, attempting to continue service provision to people who inject drugs with minimal service disruption whilst protecting their staff. This research assessed the imp…
The impact of pluralistic ignorance on the provision of health care for people who inject drugs
Health workers who work with people who inject drugs may believe that their colleagues hold less favorable attitudes toward health services for people who inject drugs than themselves-a phenomenon termed pluralistic ignorance. This research explores whether the presumed attitudes of their colleagues, rather than their own attitudes, predict the behavioral intentions of health workers toward people who inject drugs. A total of 57 hospital-based he…
Hepatitis C in an Australian Migrant Community
This exploratory study focuses on the knowledge and awareness of hepatitis C, and attitudes towards people living with hepatitis C, in the Australian-Egyptian community. Surveys were completed by 121 participants recruited in inner and suburban Sydney. Significant gaps in hepatitis C knowledge existed around transmission and treatment. A favorable attitude towards people living with hepatitis C, having heard about hepatitis C, and having had a bl…
Evaluation of an integrated care service facility for people living with hepatitis C in New Zealand
The findings point to the importance of integrated care in the community setting in providing clients with a positive experience of health care, which appears to increase their skills and desire to better manage their hepatitis C
The impact of pluralistic ignorance on the provision of health care for people who inject drugs
Health workers who work with people who inject drugs may believe that their colleagues hold less favorable attitudes toward health services for people who inject drugs than themselves-a phenomenon termed pluralistic ignorance. This research explores whether the presumed attitudes of their colleagues, rather than their own attitudes, predict the behavioral intentions of health workers toward people who inject drugs. A total of 57 hospital-based he…
Establishing the impact of consumer participation in alcohol and other drug treatment settings in Australia
It is generally recognised that engaging consumers to participate in policy making, programming, and practice is fundamental to effective alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment, however, literature continues to document challenges and barriers to its implementation in AOD settings. This study reports on an evaluation of the Consumer Participation Project implemented in key non-government AOD services in Australia. Data collection consisted of an …
Improving access to drug and alcohol treatment in NSW Australia
One of the key issues in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment sector concerns the reported difficulties that clients have in accessing treatment. This paper draws on qualitative interview data collected from clients undergoing treatment (n = 20) and stakeholders (n = 15) of five specialist non-government AOD treatment services in New South Wales, Australia, to offer an in-depth perspective about treatment entry experiences. We identified fo…
Optimising community health services in Australia for populations affected by stigmatised infections
Stigma in health services undermines diagnosis, treatment and successful health outcomes for all communities, but especially for those affected by blood-borne viruses and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). This study sought to examine experiences in accessing and receiving health services, including what characteristics promoted better health, safety and well-being for people with blood-borne viruses or STIss. It conducted 46 in-depth interv…
Health worker perceptions of the impact of Covid‐19 on harm reduction services for people who inject drugs
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected entire systems of health service provision globally, including health service closure, redeployment of staff and resources and implementation of infection prevention protocols. Harm reduction facilities face particular challenges responding to COVID-19, attempting to continue service provision to people who inject drugs with minimal service disruption whilst protecting their staff. This research assessed the imp…
Understanding cultural inclusion in alcohol and other drug services in New South Wales, Australia and assessing the acceptability of a cultural inclusion audit
Understanding stigma and attitudes towards hepatitis B among university students in Australia of Chinese and Vietnamese background
This research provides insights that could inform culturally sensitive health promotion programs to address negative attitudes towards hepatitis B among the broader Chinese and Vietnamese communities living in Australia
“The Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Community Is Not Just Minoritised But Ignored”
BACKGROUND: People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds who are living in high-income countries, are disproportionately impacted by blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections (BBVs/STIs). Despite this, many do not engage with available preventive and treatment services due to a range of patient, provider and systems level barriers that make patient engagement challenging. This study explores ways to make he…
Understanding Hepatitis B Knowledge, Attitudes, and Stigma in the Korean Community in Australia
People Like Us Would Have No Clue If the Information Is Online
Socio-cultural and behavioural factors are often not adequately considered in designing health promotion programs for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia. Given that people of Vietnamese background are disproportionately impacted by hepatitis B, the aim of this research was to better understand these factors to inform hepatitis B health promotion messages for the Vietnamese community. Twenty participants (four living wi…
Medicine (10 obras) · Nursing (8 obras) · Political science (7 obras) · Health care (6 obras) · Hepatitis B Virus Studies (5 obras) · Hepatitis C virus research (5 obras) · Psychiatry (5 obras) · Public health (5 obras) · Public relations (5 obras) · Business (4 obras)