Falls risk assessment outcomes and factors associated with falls for older Indigenous Australians by Keith D. Hill, Leon Flicker, Dina LoGiudice, Kate Smith, David Atkinson, Zoë Hyde, Stephen Fenner, Linda Skeaf, Roslyn Malay, Eileen Boyle

“…Method: Cross‐sectional study of 289 Indigenous Australians aged ≥45 years from the Kimberley region of Western Australia who had a detailed assessment including self‐reported falls in the past year (n=289), the adapted Elderly Falls Screening Tool (EFST; n=255), and the Falls Risk for Older People‐Community (FROP‐Com) screening tool (3 items, n=74) and FROP‐Com falls assessment tool (n=74). …”
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Country of birth differences in lifestyle‐related chronic disease among middle‐aged and older adults of Lebanese ethnicity by Aymen El Masri, Gregory S. Kolt, Emma S. George

“…Methods: Participants were 41,940 Australians aged 45 years and older, sampled from the 45 and Up Study baseline dataset. …”
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Alcohol consumption and mental health conditions: Insights from a South Australian population survey to inform policy and practice by Tara Guckel, Caroline L. Miller, Marie Longo, Richard Cooke, Jacqueline A. Bowden

“…Methods: Data from representative cross‐sectional population surveys among South Australians aged ≥15 years (n=11,761) were utilised. Logistic regression models assessed associations between risky alcohol consumption, presence of a mental health condition and demographic characteristics. …”
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Food Insecurity Prevalence, Severity and Determinants in Australian Households during the COVID-19 Pandemic from the Perspective of Women by Sue Kleve, Christie J. Bennett, Zoe E. Davidson, Nicole J. Kellow, Tracy A. McCaffrey, Sharleen O’Reilly, Joanne Enticott, Lisa J. Moran, Cheryce L. Harrison, Helena Teede, Siew Lim

“…A cross-sectional online survey of Australian (18–50 years) women was conducted. The survey collected demographic information and utilised the 18-item US Department of Agriculture Household Food Security Survey Module and the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10). …”
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Is median age at death a useful way to monitor improvements in mortality among Indigenous Australians? by Michael Coory, Peter Baade

“…Second, for Indigenous Australians, a two‐year increase in the MAAD after five years represents a 30% decrease in the mortality rates, but the same increase in the MAAD for non‐Indigenous Australians would mean only a 15% decrease in mortality. …”
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Alcohol consumption and NHMRC guidelines: has the message got out, are people conforming and are they aware that alcohol causes cancer? by Jacqueline A. Bowden, Paul Delfabbro, Robin Room, Caroline L. Miller, Carlene Wilson

“…Methods: Questions were included in annual, cross‐sectional surveys of approximately 2,700 South Australians aged 18 years and over from 2004 to 2012. Consumption data for 2011 and 2012 were merged for the majority of analyses. …”
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Association of Continuity of Primary Care and Statin Adherence. by James R Warren, Michael O Falster, Bich Tran, Louisa Jorm

“…We assessed the association of continuity of primary care with adherence to long-term medication as exemplified by statins.We linked data from a prospective study of 267,091 Australians aged 45 years and over to national data sets on prescription reimbursements, general practice claims, hospitalisations and deaths. …”
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Trends in utilisation of plain X-rays by older Australians (2010–2019) by Virginie Gaget, Maria C. Inacio, David R. Tivey, Robert N. Jorissen, Wendy Babidge, Renuka Visvanathan, Guy J. Maddern

“…Methods A population-based epidemiological evaluation and yearly cross-sectional analyses of X-ray examinations per 1,000 Australians aged ≥ 65 years old between 2009 and 2019 were conducted using publicly available Medicare Benefits Schedule and Australian Bureau of Statistics data sources. …”
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Virtual Care Initiatives for Older Adults in Australia: Scoping Review by Feby Savira, Adyya Gupta, Cecily Gilbert, Catherine E Huggins, Colette Browning, Wendy Chapman, Terry Haines, Anna Peeters

“…We searched MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, AgeLine, and gray literature (January 1, 2011, to March 8, 2021) to identify virtual care initiatives for older Australians (aged ≥65 years). The results were reported according to the World Health Organization’s digital health evaluation framework. …”
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Evaluation of prescription medication changes following sleeve gastrectomy surgery by Gina Arena, Alex Kitsos, Jeffrey M. Hamdorf, Mike D’Arcy‐Evans, Michelle Kilpatrick, Alison Venn, David B. Preen

“…This study examined the prescription medication dispensing changes following sleeve gastrectomy in Australians aged 45 years and over. Methods In a retrospective analysis of 847 bariatric surgery patients from the New South Wales 45 and Up Study, the assessment of medication patterns categorizing into three groups: gastrointestinal, metabolic, cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and nervous systems was conducted. …”
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E-cigarette product preferences of Australian adolescent and adult users: a 2022 study by Michelle I Jongenelis

“…Methods An online survey was administered to 4,617 Australians aged 12 + years, 636 of whom had used an e-cigarette in the last 30 days and were the focus of this study. …”
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Non-disclosing youth: a cross sectional study to understand why young people do not disclose suicidal thoughts to their mental health professional by Lauren McGillivray, Demee Rheinberger, Jessica Wang, Alexander Burnett, Michelle Torok

“…Methods A community-based sample of young Australians (16 - 25 years), who had experienced suicidal ideation and engaged with a mental health professional, completed an online questionnaire (N=513) which assessed demographic characteristics, severity of depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and suicidal ideation, lifetime suicide attempts, exposure to suicide loss, personal suicide stigma, prioritisation of mental health issues, and therapeutic alliance. …”
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Adverse events in older adults and the risk of dementia and cognitive decline by Dinuli Nilaweera, Caroline Gurvich, Rosanne Freak-Poli, Robyn Woods, Alice Owen, Anne Murray, Suzanne G. Orchard, Carlene Britt, Zimu Wu, John McNeil, Joanne Ryan

“…Methods: Participants were 12,789 community-dwelling Australians aged ≥ 70 years. Ten common adverse events in later-life were self-reported. …”
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Trends in prevalence of leisure time physical activity and inactivity: results from Australian National Health Surveys 1989 to 2011 by Josephine Chau, Tien Chey, Sarah Burks‐Young, Lina Engelen, Adrian Bauman

“…Abstract Objective: To examine trends in leisure time physical activity and inactivity in Australians aged 15 years or older from 1989 to 2011. Method: We used data from six Australian National Health Surveys conducted from 1989/90 to 2011/12 in which physical activity was assessed using comparable questions. …”
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Mental health impacts of climate change and extreme weather events on mothers by M. K. Pardon, J. Dimmock, R. Chande, A. Kondracki, B. Reddick, A. Davis, A. Athan, M. Buoli, J. L. Barkin

“…However, the limited available data suggest a negative impact of EWE exposure on perinatal mental health, warranting further investigation and investment.Objective: To address this knowledge gap, we interviewed new Australian mothers to understand how EWEs affect the mental health of the perinatal population.Method: Australian mothers (18 years of age or older) with a baby under 12 months of age were recruited to participate in a single virtual focus group session (seven group sessions were run in total) and complete an anonymous survey. …”
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The association between adverse events in later life and mortality in older individuals by Dinuli Nilaweera, Caroline Gurvich, Rosanne Freak-Poli, Robyn L. Woods, Alice Owen, John McNeil, Mark Nelson, Nigel Stocks, Joanne Ryan

“…Methods: Participants were 12896 community-dwelling Australians aged ≥70 years at enrolment into the ASPREE (ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly) study and without known life-limiting disease. …”
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Whole Grain Intakes Are Associated with Healthcare Cost Savings Following Reductions in Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Total Cancer Mortality in Australia: A Cost-of-Illness Model by Mohammad M. H. Abdullah, Jaimee Hughes, Sara Grafenauer

“…A three-step cost-of-illness analysis was conducted using input parameters from: (1) estimates of current and targeted whole grain intakes among proportions (5%, 15%, 50%, and 100%) of the Australian adult (≥20 years) population; (2) estimates of reductions in relative risk (with 95% confidence intervals) of CRC and total cancer mortality associated with specific whole grain intake from meta-analysis studies; and (3) estimates of annual healthcare costs of CRC and all cancers from disease expenditure national databases. …”
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Demographic characteristics and type/frequency of physical activity participation in a large sample of 21,603 Australian people by Rochelle M. Eime, Jack T. Harvey, Melanie J. Charity, Rayoni Nelson

“…This included information on the type, frequency and duration of leisure-time PA for Australians aged 15 years and over. Reported PA participation in the two-week period prior to the survey was used to allocate respondents into three categories: no PA, non-sport PA only, and sport. …”
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Australian sport and physical activity behaviours pre, during and post-COVID-19 by Rochelle Eime, Jack Harvey, Melanie Charity

“…Results A total of 1,138 Australians aged 13 years and above completed both waves of the survey. …”
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Social isolation, social support and loneliness as predictors of cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality by Rosanne Freak-Poli, Joanne Ryan, Johannes T. Neumann, Andrew Tonkin, Christopher M. Reid, Robyn L. Woods, Mark Nelson, Nigel Stocks, Michael Berk, John J. McNeil, Carlene Britt, Alice J. Owen

“…Methods Secondary analysis of 11,486 community-dwelling, Australians, aged 70 years and over, free of CVD, dementia, or significant physical disability, from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial. …”
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