Comparison of diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) and total lung capacity (TLC) between Indigenous Australians and Australian Caucasian adults. by Timothy Howarth, Helmi Ben Saad, Ara J Perez, Charmain B Atos, Elisha White, Subash S Heraganahally

“…<h4>Background and objective</h4>Currently there is paucity of evidence in the literature in relation to normative values for diffusing capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO) and total lung capacity (TLC) among Indigenous Australians. Hence, in this study we assessed the DLCO and TLC parameters among Indigenous Australians in comparison to Australian Caucasian counterparts.…”
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Carious lesions in permanent dentitions are reduced in remote Indigenous Australian children taking part in a non-randomised preventive trial. by Ratilal Lalloo, Santosh K Tadakamadla, Jeroen Kroon, Lisa M Jamieson, Robert S Ware, Newell W Johnson

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Indigenous Australian Texts in European English Departments: A Fence, a Bridge and a Country as an Answer to the Debate over Multiculturalism by Iva Polak

“…The paper argues that courses which include texts by Indigenous Australian authors reveal the story of survival in a country that is literally multicultural, and stress the importance of one’s own place of utterance, which is as local as it is global. …”
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Bangawarra'gumada — Strengthening the Spirit: Causal Modelling of Academic Self-Concept and Patterns of Disengagement for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous Australian Students by Gawaian H. Bodkin-Andrews, Anthony Dillon, Rhonda G. Craven

“…This investigation tested the causal impact of secondary students' academic self-concept on patterns of school disengagement (once prior measures of disengagement had been accounted for) for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian secondary students across two time waves of data. …”
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The Top End Sleepiness Scale (TESS): A New Tool to Assess Subjective Daytime Sleepiness Among Indigenous Australian Adults by Benn E, Wirth H, Short T, Howarth T, Heraganahally SS

“…Edmund Benn,1 Hugh Wirth,1 Teagan Short,1 Timothy Howarth,2,3 Subash S Heraganahally1,3,4 1College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; 2College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; 3Darwin Respiratory and Sleep Health, Darwin Private Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia; 4Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory, AustraliaCorrespondence: Subash S HeraganahallyDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, Darwin, NT, AustraliaTel +61-8-89228888Fax +61-8-89206309Email hssubhashcmc@hotmail.comPurpose: To illustrate the utility of a newly developed culturally safe and clinically relevant subjective daytime sleepiness assessment tool &ldquo;Top End Sleepiness Scale&rdquo; (TESS) for use among Indigenous Australians.Patients and Methods: The TESS questionnaire consists of pictorial representations of 6 items representing daily activities that would induce daytime sleepiness specific for Indigenous Australians living in the regional and remote Australia. …”
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Feasibility of a novel participatory multi-sector continuous improvement approach to enhance food security in remote Indigenous Australian communities by J. Brimblecombe, R. Bailie, C. van den Boogaard, B. Wood, SC. Liberato, M. Ferguson, J. Coveney, R. Jaenke, J. Ritchie

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The Indigenous Australian Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Cohort Study 2, Continuation for 5 to 10 Years: Protocol for a Longitudinal Study by Joanne Hedges, Sneha Sethi, Gail Garvey, Lisa J Whop, Karen Canfell, Zell Dodd, Priscilla Larkins, Annika Antonsson, Megan A Smith, Murthy Mittinty, Catherine Leane, Nicolas Reid, Eng H Ooi, Xiangqun Ju, Richard Logan, Lisa Jamieson

“…There are higher rates of OPSCC among Indigenous populations relative to non–Indigenous Australian populations, although the HPV-attributable fraction remains unknown. …”
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Hepatocellular carcinoma amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia by Alan J Wigg, Sumudu K Narayana, Gunter Hartel, Linda Medlin, Greg Pratt, Elizabeth E. Powell, Paul Clark, Jane Davies, Kirsty Campbell, Maree Toombs, Michael Larkin, Patricia C Valery

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A Silver Fluoride Intervention to Improve Oral Health Trajectories of Young Indigenous Australians: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial by Joanne Hedges, Gustavo Hermes Soares, Yvonne Cadet-James, Zell Dodd, Sinon Cooney, James Newman, Murthy Mittinty, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Priscilla Larkins, Roman Zwolak, Rachel Roberts, Lisa Jamieson

“… BackgroundIndigenous Australian children and adolescents experience profound levels of preventable dental disease. …”
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The role of chronic disease in the disparity of influenza incidence and severity between indigenous and non-indigenous Australian peoples during the 2009 influenza pandemic by Rashmi Dixit, Fleur Webster, Robert Booy, Robert Menzies

“…Findings Chronic diseases were more prevalent in Indigenous Australians. Rates of influenza diagnoses were higher in Indigenous Australians and more frequent across all indices of severity. …”
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The Effects of Inhaled Airway Directed Pharmacotherapy on Decline in Lung Function Parameters Among Indigenous Australian Adults With and Without Underlying Airway Disease by Heraganahally SS, Ponneri TR, Howarth TP, Ben Saad H

“…Subash S Heraganahally,1– 3 Tarun R Ponneri,2 Timothy P Howarth,3,4 Helmi Ben Saad5 1Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia; 2Northern Territory Medical Program - College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia; 3Darwin Respiratory and Sleep Health, Darwin Private Hospital, Darwin, NT, Australia; 4College of Health and Human Sciences, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT, Australia; 5Université de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, Hôpital Farhat HACHED de Sousse, Laboratoire de Recherche “LR12SP09” “Insuffisance cardiaque”, Sousse, TunisiaCorrespondence: Subash S HeraganahallyDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, NT, AustraliaTel +61 8-89228888; +61 8-89206306Fax +61 8-89206309Email hssubhashcmc@hotmail.comBackground: The trajectory of lung function decline among Indigenous patients with or without underlying chronic airway disease (COPD and concomitant bronchiectasis) and with use of inhaled pharmacotherapy, including inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), has not been reported in the past.Methods: Adult Indigenous Australian patients identified to have undergone at least two or more lung function tests (LFTs) between 2012 and 2020 were assessed for changes in the lung function parameters (LFPs) between the first and last recorded LFTs.Results: Of the total 1350 patients identified to have undergone LFTs, 965 were assessed to fulfil session quality, 115 (n=58 females) were eligible to be included with two or more LFTs. …”
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Does the contribution of modifiable risk factors on oral health inequities differ by experience of negative life events among Indigenous Australian adults? by Lisa Jamieson, Joanne Hedges, Yin Paradies, Xiangqun Ju

“…We aimed to estimate the contribution of modifiable risk factors in poor self-rated oral health among Indigenous Australian adults with high and low experience of negative life events using decomposition analysis. …”
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Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1 infection in an Indigenous Australian population: epidemiological insights from a hospital-based cohort study by Lloyd Einsiedel, Richard J. Woodman, Maria Flynn, Kim Wilson, Olivier Cassar, Antoine Gessain

“…Methods Risk factors for HTLV-1 infection were retrospectively determined for a cohort of Indigenous Australians who were tested for HTLV-1 at Alice Springs Hospital (ASH), 1st January 2000 to 30th June 2013. …”
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Does the contribution of modifiable risk factors on oral health inequities differ by experience of negative life events among Indigenous Australian adults? by Lisa Jamieson, Joanne Hedges, Yin Paradies, Xiangqun Ju

“…We aimed to estimate the contribution of modifiable risk factors in poor self-rated oral health among Indigenous Australian adults with high and low experience of negative life events using decomposition analysis.…”
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Mental health first aid for Indigenous Australians: using Delphi consensus studies to develop guidelines for culturally appropriate responses to mental health problems by Kelly Claire M, Kanowski Leonard G, Jorm Anthony F, Hart Laura M, Langlands Robyn L

“…In 2007, the Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program implemented a cultural adaptation of its first aid course to improve the capacity of Indigenous Australians to recognise and respond to mental health issues within their own communities. …”
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Socioeconomic status and self-reported asthma in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian adults aged 18-64 years: analysis of national survey data by Cunningham Joan

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Asthma is more common among Indigenous than non-Indigenous Australian adults, but little is known about socioeconomic patterning of asthma within the Indigenous population, or whether it is similar to the non-Indigenous population.…”
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Closing the health gap in Central Australia: reduction in Indigenous Australian inpatient self-discharge rates following routine collaboration with Aboriginal Health Workers by Tim Cheok, Morgan Berman, Richard Delaney-Bindahneem, Matthew Phillip Jennings, Linda Bray, Ruurd Jaarsma, Pradeep Mathew Poonnoose, Kanishka Williams, Narlaka Jayasekera

“…Abstract Background Indigenous Australians experience significant socioeconomic disadvantage and healthcare disparity compared to non-Indigenous Australians. …”
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Understanding Social and Legal Justice Issues for Aboriginal Women within the Context of an Indigenous Australian Studies Classroom: a Problem-based Learning Approach by Elizabeth Mackinlay, Kristy Thatcher, Camille Seldon

“…Our discussion centres on a course called ABTS2010 Aboriginal Women, taught by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit at the University of Queensland where PBL is used frequently, and a specific PBL package entitled Kina v Raimed at exploring social and legal justice issues for Indigenous Australian women. From both a historical and contemporary perspective, we consider the types of understandings made possible about justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women for students in the course through the use of a PBL approach. …”
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Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1c subtype proviral loads, chronic lung disease and survival in a prospective cohort of Indigenous Australians. by Lloyd Einsiedel, Hai Pham, Kim Wilson, Rebecca Walley, Jocelyn Turpin, Charles Bangham, Antoine Gessain, Richard J Woodman

“…The Human T-Lymphotropic Virus type 1c subtype (HTLV-1c) is highly endemic to central Australia where the most frequent complication of HTLV-1 infection in Indigenous Australians is bronchiectasis. We carried out a prospective study to quantify the prognosis of HTLV-1c infection and chronic lung disease and the risk of death according to the HTLV-1c proviral load (pVL).840 Indigenous adults (discharge diagnosis of bronchiectasis, 154) were recruited to a hospital-based prospective cohort. …”
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Comorbidity and cervical cancer survival of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian women: A semi-national registry-based cohort study (2003-2012). by Abbey Diaz, Peter D Baade, Patricia C Valery, Lisa J Whop, Suzanne P Moore, Joan Cunningham, Gail Garvey, Julia M L Brotherton, Dianne L O'Connell, Karen Canfell, Diana Sarfati, David Roder, Elizabeth Buckley, John R Condon

“…Also, primary and acute care services may need to pay more attention to Indigenous Australian women who may not obviously need it (i.e. those without comorbidity).…”
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