Amanda Wheeler
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4084176 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Amanda Wheeler |
| PRENOMES | Amanda |
| SOBRENOME | Wheeler |
| ASSINATURA | WHEELER A |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Griffith University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9755-674X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 30 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 30 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Supporting Staff To Address the Physical Health of Consumers in Mental Healthcare Settings
Mental health consumers experience challenges in accessing regular physical healthcare. Staff working in mental health settings are well-positioned to address the issue; however, they often face significant barriers in delivering physical healthcare. The primary aim of this study was to identify important factors that support mental health staff to address the physical health of consumers; the secondary aim was to evaluate the utility of using a …
Foundations of the Alive National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation
The ALIVE National Centre for Mental Health Research Translation was established in 2021. Funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council's Special Initiative in Mental Health, the Centre aims to foster innovation in mental health care. Central to this aim is embedding the voices of those with lived experience into all Centre structures and activities including leadership and co-design of research priorities for mental healt…
Exploring Law Enforcement Officers’ Experiences with Athletic Trainers and Work-Related Injury
Law enforcement is an emerging clinical setting for athletic trainers (ATs), yet little is known regarding law enforcement officers (LEOs) perceptions of the profession. This qualitative study following a general inductive approach explored LEOs' experiences with musculoskeletal injury and their interactions with ATs. Seven officers ( N = 7) participated in one-on-one semi-structured interviews. Three themes emerged: (1) roles and responsibilitie…
Side Effects of Psychotropic Medications Experienced by a Community Sample of People Living With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
BACKGROUND: Psychotropic medications are a common treatment modality for people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). While effective in reducing relapse and hospitalisation, psychotropic medications cause numerous side effects, varying in nature and severity. Identification and management of side effects is crucial in the ongoing management of SPMI. OBJECTIVE: To characterise the side effects of psychotropic medications, exper…
Addressing the challenge of engaging in paid work while undertaking unpaid caring
Purpose This paper aims to explore challenges and opportunities associated with young carers' employment in Australia. Design/methodology/approach Using a multi-stakeholder approach, this study captures the reflections of stakeholders ( n = 8) and young carers ( n = 10) about opportunities for, and experiences of, paid employment for young carers. Findings Despite many organisations internationally increasingly pushing diversity agendas and sugge…
Experiences of goal planning in Australian community pharmacy settings for people experiencing mental illness
BACKGROUND: Person-centred goal planning is increasingly being incorporated into healthcare interventions. People experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMIs) have high levels of co-occurring health conditions, reducing their life expectancy when compared with the general population. As medications are commonly used in the treatment of SPMIs, community pharmacists are well-placed to support the health and wellbeing of this populati…
Psychological distress in community-dwelling individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness
OBJECTIVES: To explore psychological distress levels, using the validated Kessler 6 (K6), as well as the relationship between demographics and K6 scores, and incidence of mental health crises in a cohort of community-dwelling people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). METHODS: People living with SPMI taking antipsychotic or mood stabiliser medications were recruited from Australian community pharmacies between September 2020 …
A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness
Objective: The Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Mental Illness in Community Pharmacy ( PharMIbridge) randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led support service in improving medication adherence, and the physical and mental health of people living with severe and persistent mental illness compared to a standard medication review service. Method: Using the six-step intervention mapping (IM) framework, …
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress (K6) Scale in a Community Sample of People Living with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Wheel of Wellbeing (WoW) health promotion program
The results of this study support the premise that the WoW framework can be an effective framework for guiding wellbeing promotion activities, with participants championing a 'ripple effect' across individual, family, friendship, professional and community networks
From urban neighbourhood environments to cognitive health
In the context of a low-density country like Australia, denser urban environments with access to parkland may benefit residents' cognitive health by providing opportunities for participation in a diversity of activities. A more fine-grained characterisation of the neighbourhood environment may be necessary to tease out the negative and positive impacts of inter-related characteristics of urban neighbourhood environments on cognitive function
Practitioners’ experiences of deteriorating personal hygiene standards in people living with depression in Australia
Functional impairment in people diagnosed with depression is common, although the domain of personal hygiene and grooming has received limited attention in the scholarly literature. While issues concerning personal hygiene and grooming by those experiencing depression have been reported in personal narratives, they are rarely included in symptom lists or treatment guidelines, or as an outcome indicator in research studies. The aim of this researc…
Medication management in the context of mental illness
Young people persevered with taking medication to manage a mental illness within a healthcare system that does not adequately support this vulnerable population. There remains a clear directive for healthcare professionals to provide credible information that proactively engages young people as healthcare participants, and for policy makers to consider financial burden for this population with limited financial capacity
You don’t throw these things out
Inappropriate medicine storage, use, and/or disposal practices raises public health concerns, particularly as there is a free returned medicines scheme available, and that this particular participant group were considered experienced medicine users. Healthcare professionals must act to address consumer misconceptions around the quality use of medicines, including medicine retention, storage and disposal. Future research is warranted to explore co…
Understanding paid peer support in mental health
This study aimed to explore, articulate and expand on existing concepts of recovery and paid peer support within consumer-operated mental health organizations. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 32 participants to identify elements of paid peer support work in two organizations in Queensland, Australia. Participants included peer-supported consumers, paid peer support workers, managers and other key stakeholders. Through a grounded t…
Codesigned recommendations for increasing engagement in structured physical activity for people with serious mental health problems in Australia
People with mental health problems are at higher risk of physical health comorbidities and early mortality. A key risk factor for poor health outcomes is a lack of regular physical activity. Mental health services have typically responded by focusing on screening and promoting lifestyle programmes within secondary care mental health settings. The aim of this study was to better understand the barriers and enablers for Australian mental health con…
Support for Australian carers from community pharmacy
The feasibility of an individualised carer support service delivered in community pharmacies was assessed from the perspective of carer participants using a pre-post questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Eligible pharmacies were required to offer a medication management service relevant to carers and have a semiprivate space for conversations. Carers were required to self-identify as an unpaid support person for someone with a chronic cond…
Burden of treatment for chronic illness
Australian mental health consumers' and carers' experiences of community pharmacy service
BACKGROUND: Many Australians with anxiety or depression experience issues accessing pharmacological treatment even though community pharmacies are remunerated to supply subsidized medicines and provide medicine management services. OBJECTIVE: To obtain insight into the quality of community pharmacy services from the perspectives of mental health consumers and carers. METHODS: A computer-assisted telephone interview was used to gauge perceptions o…
Advance Care Planning for Older Australians Living in the Community
To evaluate the impact of advance care planning (ACP) education with people aged ≥60 years living in the community. The interactive workshop explored all aspects of ACP—legal, emotional, physical, spiritual, role of significant others—and allowed reflection time, questions, and group discussion. Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes toward ACP were completed pre- and post-training. Readiness-to-change and feedback about the workshop quality were …
Mental health consumer and caregiver perceptions of stigma in Australian community pharmacies
BACKGROUND: The stigma of mental illness can be a barrier to effective medication management in the community pharmacy setting. This article explored mental health consumers' or caregivers' experiences of stigma in Australian community pharmacies. MATERIALS: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with a purposive sample of consumers or caregivers (n = 74). Interview transcripts were analysed using a general inductive approach.…
Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge Change in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workers Following AOD Screening and Brief Intervention Training
You say treatment, I say hard work’
The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with ongoing chronic illness has been well established. However, the burden associated with proactively treating and managing chronic illness, commonly referred to as 'treatment burden', is less understood. This study helps to bridge this gap in our understanding by providing an in…
A cohort study relating urban green space with mortality in Ontario, Canada
Providing Post-Treatment Support in an Outpatient Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Context
Understanding paid peer support in mental health
This study aimed to explore, articulate and expand on existing concepts of recovery and paid peer support within consumer-operated mental health organizations. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 32 participants to identify elements of paid peer support work in two organizations in Queensland, Australia. Participants included peer-supported consumers, paid peer support workers, managers and other key stakeholders. Through a grounded t…
You say treatment, I say hard work’
The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with ongoing chronic illness has been well established. However, the burden associated with proactively treating and managing chronic illness, commonly referred to as 'treatment burden', is less understood. This study helps to bridge this gap in our understanding by providing an in…
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Clients
Practitioners’ experiences of deteriorating personal hygiene standards in people living with depression in Australia
Functional impairment in people diagnosed with depression is common, although the domain of personal hygiene and grooming has received limited attention in the scholarly literature. While issues concerning personal hygiene and grooming by those experiencing depression have been reported in personal narratives, they are rarely included in symptom lists or treatment guidelines, or as an outcome indicator in research studies. The aim of this researc…
Establishing the spatial variability of ambient nitrogen dioxide in Windsor, Ontario
This study is aimed at identifying the determinants of intra‐urban variation in ambient concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, and to develop a model to predict NO2 in the city. NO2 samples were collected over a two‐week period during winter 2004 by using passive samplers in 50 locations across Windsor. A land use regression (LUR) model was constructed to generate independent variables that could best predict NO2 co…
Providing Post-treatment Support in an Outpatient Alcohol and other Drug Treatment Context
Providing Post-Treatment Support in an Outpatient Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Context
Physical and Psychological Harms and Health Consequences of Methamphetamine Use Amongst a Group of New Zealand Users
Initiation into Methamphetamine Use
Methamphetamine use has risen in many countries around the world in recent years, and New Zealand is no exception, with the substance having become well-established in the illicit drug market. While there is much published on the individual and social harms of this drug, limited data are available on methamphetamine use initiation. Understanding early patterns of behavior is important, given the potential risks involved at this stage of use. This…
Cardiovascular Risk Assessment and Management in Mental Health Clients
A cohort study relating urban green space with mortality in Ontario, Canada
Attitudes, Skills and Knowledge Change in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Workers Following AOD Screening and Brief Intervention Training
You say treatment, I say hard work’
The aim of this study was to explore treatment burden among people with a variety of chronic conditions and comorbidities and their unpaid carers. The burden of living with ongoing chronic illness has been well established. However, the burden associated with proactively treating and managing chronic illness, commonly referred to as 'treatment burden', is less understood. This study helps to bridge this gap in our understanding by providing an in…
Mental health consumer and caregiver perceptions of stigma in Australian community pharmacies
BACKGROUND: The stigma of mental illness can be a barrier to effective medication management in the community pharmacy setting. This article explored mental health consumers' or caregivers' experiences of stigma in Australian community pharmacies. MATERIALS: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with a purposive sample of consumers or caregivers (n = 74). Interview transcripts were analysed using a general inductive approach.…
Burden of treatment for chronic illness
Australian mental health consumers' and carers' experiences of community pharmacy service
BACKGROUND: Many Australians with anxiety or depression experience issues accessing pharmacological treatment even though community pharmacies are remunerated to supply subsidized medicines and provide medicine management services. OBJECTIVE: To obtain insight into the quality of community pharmacy services from the perspectives of mental health consumers and carers. METHODS: A computer-assisted telephone interview was used to gauge perceptions o…
Advance Care Planning for Older Australians Living in the Community
To evaluate the impact of advance care planning (ACP) education with people aged ≥60 years living in the community. The interactive workshop explored all aspects of ACP—legal, emotional, physical, spiritual, role of significant others—and allowed reflection time, questions, and group discussion. Evaluation of knowledge and attitudes toward ACP were completed pre- and post-training. Readiness-to-change and feedback about the workshop quality were …
You don’t throw these things out
Inappropriate medicine storage, use, and/or disposal practices raises public health concerns, particularly as there is a free returned medicines scheme available, and that this particular participant group were considered experienced medicine users. Healthcare professionals must act to address consumer misconceptions around the quality use of medicines, including medicine retention, storage and disposal. Future research is warranted to explore co…
Understanding paid peer support in mental health
This study aimed to explore, articulate and expand on existing concepts of recovery and paid peer support within consumer-operated mental health organizations. Focus groups and interviews were conducted with 32 participants to identify elements of paid peer support work in two organizations in Queensland, Australia. Participants included peer-supported consumers, paid peer support workers, managers and other key stakeholders. Through a grounded t…
Codesigned recommendations for increasing engagement in structured physical activity for people with serious mental health problems in Australia
People with mental health problems are at higher risk of physical health comorbidities and early mortality. A key risk factor for poor health outcomes is a lack of regular physical activity. Mental health services have typically responded by focusing on screening and promoting lifestyle programmes within secondary care mental health settings. The aim of this study was to better understand the barriers and enablers for Australian mental health con…
Support for Australian carers from community pharmacy
The feasibility of an individualised carer support service delivered in community pharmacies was assessed from the perspective of carer participants using a pre-post questionnaire and semistructured interviews. Eligible pharmacies were required to offer a medication management service relevant to carers and have a semiprivate space for conversations. Carers were required to self-identify as an unpaid support person for someone with a chronic cond…
Medication management in the context of mental illness
Young people persevered with taking medication to manage a mental illness within a healthcare system that does not adequately support this vulnerable population. There remains a clear directive for healthcare professionals to provide credible information that proactively engages young people as healthcare participants, and for policy makers to consider financial burden for this population with limited financial capacity
Wheel of Wellbeing (WoW) health promotion program
The results of this study support the premise that the WoW framework can be an effective framework for guiding wellbeing promotion activities, with participants championing a 'ripple effect' across individual, family, friendship, professional and community networks
From urban neighbourhood environments to cognitive health
In the context of a low-density country like Australia, denser urban environments with access to parkland may benefit residents' cognitive health by providing opportunities for participation in a diversity of activities. A more fine-grained characterisation of the neighbourhood environment may be necessary to tease out the negative and positive impacts of inter-related characteristics of urban neighbourhood environments on cognitive function
Practitioners’ experiences of deteriorating personal hygiene standards in people living with depression in Australia
Functional impairment in people diagnosed with depression is common, although the domain of personal hygiene and grooming has received limited attention in the scholarly literature. While issues concerning personal hygiene and grooming by those experiencing depression have been reported in personal narratives, they are rarely included in symptom lists or treatment guidelines, or as an outcome indicator in research studies. The aim of this researc…
A training programme for community pharmacists to support people living with severe and persistent mental illness
Objective: The Bridging the Gap Between Physical and Mental Illness in Community Pharmacy ( PharMIbridge) randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to test the effectiveness of a pharmacist-led support service in improving medication adherence, and the physical and mental health of people living with severe and persistent mental illness compared to a standard medication review service. Method: Using the six-step intervention mapping (IM) framework, …
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Kessler-6 Psychological Distress (K6) Scale in a Community Sample of People Living with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
Experiences of goal planning in Australian community pharmacy settings for people experiencing mental illness
BACKGROUND: Person-centred goal planning is increasingly being incorporated into healthcare interventions. People experiencing severe and persistent mental illnesses (SPMIs) have high levels of co-occurring health conditions, reducing their life expectancy when compared with the general population. As medications are commonly used in the treatment of SPMIs, community pharmacists are well-placed to support the health and wellbeing of this populati…
Psychological distress in community-dwelling individuals living with severe and persistent mental illness
OBJECTIVES: To explore psychological distress levels, using the validated Kessler 6 (K6), as well as the relationship between demographics and K6 scores, and incidence of mental health crises in a cohort of community-dwelling people living with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI). METHODS: People living with SPMI taking antipsychotic or mood stabiliser medications were recruited from Australian community pharmacies between September 2020 …
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