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Patient Perspectives of Healthcare associated Infection: You don\u27t know what impacts it will have on your life
No full textBackground: Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are not present on admission but contracted while a patient is undergoing hospital treatment. While the prevalence of HAIs, their causes and treatments have been researched in varied contexts to date, the patients’ perspectives of contracting and living with the consequences of HAI remains under-researched.
Objective: To explore the patients’ experience of having an HAI.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative phenomenological study which drew on data from semi-structured interviews to explore the lived experiences of patients who had recently contracted an HAI while in hospital. Participants were recruited from two Australian hospitals during 2019 and 2021. Telephone interviews were conducted with ten participants by two research team members and transcripts from these interviews were qualitatively analysed using a thematic coding process to identify the patients’ perspectives of contracting an HAI.
Results: The participants had a range of different HAIs. The participants described how the experience of having an HAI can be very isolating and distressing from the patient perspective, with life-long implications. This contributes to our understanding of the way in which patients are impacted emotionally and mentally as a result of contracting an HAI.
Conclusion: There is a need for improved, person-centred communication about the source, treatment, and prognosis of HAIs. The findings from our study indicate the importance of considering patients’ voices in their own health car
Who are Simon Matthews and Darren Morton?
No full textSimon Matthews (Wellcoaches Australia) and Darren Morton (Avondale University) introduce the passionate people making a difference in the pioneering field of lifestyle medicine
The Lift Project: Together Feels Better
No full textThe Lift Project is an evidence-based mental health and wellbeing program that draws together the findings of over 400 studies from the disciplines of Neuroscience, Lifestyle Medicine and Positive Psychology. The program is endorsed by the American College of Lifestyle Medicine, the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine and the Global Positive Health Institute. Approximately 25,000 world-wide have engaged with the program
A Localized Lifestyle Medicine Initiative Targeting Mental Health
No full textPurpose: To pilot a community-based, localised lifestyle medicine intervention for improving residents\u27 mental health, wellbeing and resilience.
Background: Mental health is deteriorating globally, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and its residual effects. There is an urgent need to provide large-scale interventions that equip the general population with knowledge and skills to improve their mental health, wellbeing and resilience. Disseminating lifestyle medicine interventions through local governing authorities may provide an efficient model for achieving community-wide impact.
Methods: Avondale University and Lake Macquarie City Council (LMCC), located in Australia, partnered to offer a free, online, seven-week, lifestyle-based mental health promotion program to all residents of the LMCC during a COVID-19 lockdown. LMCC promoted the program through established networks and 2390 households registered—4041 participants. In a mixed-methods design, 138 participants responded to a post-program survey that included questions and statements (using Likert scales) about: their perceived mental wellbeing before and after the program; the program\u27s effect on self-efficacy for managing mental health; and program satisfaction. Qualitative questions probed participants\u27 likes and dislikes and were analysed thematically.
Results: The majority (89%) of respondents reported that participating in the program improved their mental health, and 99% indicated they would recommend the program to a friend. While 37% rated themselves as having either \u27poor\u27 or \u27fair\u27 mental health at the beginning of the intervention, only 6% reported being in that range on completion. Most respondents (94%) believed they gained skills to help them manage their wellbeing, and 91% perceived the learnings would continue to impact their mental health positively. Themes generated from the qualitative data showed that most participants liked the video content and delivery style, community camaraderie, growth in personal empowerment, and accessibility. Some participants did not find accessibility easy, disliked the delivery style, and experienced technical difficulties.
Conclusions: The community-based, online, localised lifestyle medicine intervention improved residents\u27 perceived mental health and skills for future mental health management. Overall, participants were satisfied with the intervention and valued the content, community togetherness and emphasis on self-empowerment
Matthew
No full textIn this work, Robert K. McIver provides a commentary on each of the sections in the Gospel of Matthew, and well as providing enrichment material
Reclaiming the Gift of Sexuality: A Biblical Perspective on Sexual Addiction
No full textFocusing on sexuality, this volume addresses several topics of contemporary relevance to individual Christians and church communities around the world. It wrestles with matters directly or indirectly related to marriage, such as cohabitation and polygamy. It also examines topics not necessarily connected to marriage, such as sexual addiction, cybersex, robotic sex, rape, female genital mutilation, child sexual abuse, and queer theology and practice
Goodbye Industrialist, Hello Circulist
No full textA short film created using items found on the side of the road. Directed by Jim Lounsbury, Produced by Jim Lounsbury and Lynnette Lounsbury and Executive Produced by Nick Gonios. Featuring inspirational words from Severn Cullis-Suzuki, Greta Thumburg, Barack Obama and Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner. The film was created for the Tedx Conference 2022 to fulfil the theme Imprint and to create a think-piece around ideas of circularity, sustainability and consumption
Burden of Five Healthcare Associated Infections in Australia
No full textHealthcare associated infections (HAIs) are associated with increased morbidity and mortality, but there are few data that quantify the burden of infection nationally in Australia. We used data from an Australian national point prevalence survey to estimate the burden of HAIs amongst adults in Australian public hospitals. The incidence based approach, introduced by the ECDC Burden of Communicable Diseases in Europe was used. We estimate that 155,013 HAIs occur in adults admitted to public hospitals in Australia annually, resulting in 6906 deaths. Hospital acquired pneumonia is the most frequent HAI, followed by surgical site infections, and urinary tract infections. We find that blood stream infections contribute a small percentage of HAIs, but contribute the highest number of deaths (3207), more than twice that of the second largest, while pneumonia has the highest impact on years lived with disability. This study is the first time the national burden of HAIs has been estimated for Australia from point prevalence data. The estimated burden is high, and highlights the need for continued investment in HAI prevention
Patient Perspectives of Healthcare associated Infection: You don\u27t know what impacts it will have on your life
No full textBackground: Healthcare associated infections (HAIs) are not present on admission but contracted while a patient is undergoing hospital treatment. While the prevalence of HAIs, their causes and treatments have been researched in varied contexts to date, the patients’ perspectives of contracting and living with the consequences of HAI remains under-researched.
Objective: To explore the patients’ experience of having an HAI.
Methods: We conducted a qualitative phenomenological study which drew on data from semi-structured interviews to explore the lived experiences of patients who had recently contracted an HAI while in hospital. Participants were recruited from two Australian hospitals during 2019 and 2021. Telephone interviews were conducted with ten participants by two research team members and transcripts from these interviews were qualitatively analysed using a thematic coding process to identify the patients’ perspectives of contracting an HAI.
Results: The participants had a range of different HAIs. The participants described how the experience of having an HAI can be very isolating and distressing from the patient perspective, with life-long implications. This contributes to our understanding of the way in which patients are impacted emotionally and mentally as a result of contracting an HAI.
Conclusion: There is a need for improved, person-centred communication about the source, treatment, and prognosis of HAIs. The findings from our study indicate the importance of considering patients’ voices in their own health car
Benton, Roy Lee (1882-1957)
No full textRoy Benton served the church in several leadership capacities, including nearly 20 years in the Southwestern Union Conference as a local conference president and then president of the union.https://research.avondale.edu.au/esda/1557/thumbnail.jp