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Develo** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural indicators: an overview from Mayi Kuwayu, the National Study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Wellbeing
BackgroundFor Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture is foundational to health and wellbeing. However, its inherent conceptual...
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Systematic review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ experiences and supportive care needs associated with cancer
BackgroundPersistent disparities exist between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples (the Indigenous peoples of Australia) and non-Indigenous...
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Social and emotional wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Aboriginal controlled social housing
BackgroundLittle is known about the wellbeing and aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples living in social housing. Aboriginal...
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Impact of community-based employment on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing, aspirations, and resilience
BackgroundThis study evaluated a research project that provided employment in an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-based setting and...
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Health workers’ perspectives of hepatitis B-related stigma among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in New South Wales, Australia
BackgroundExperiences of stigma and discrimination can act as a significant barrier to testing, monitoring, and treatment for hepatitis B virus...
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Management of encounters related to subfertility and infertility in Australian general practice: a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females
ObjectiveTo investigate the management of subfertility and infertility among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females attending Australian...
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Using photovoice to generate solutions to improve food security among families living in remote Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia
The right to food security has been recognised internationally, and nationally in Australia by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations....
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A rapid review to inform the policy and practice for the implementation of chronic disease prevention and management programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in primary care
BackgroundMore than 35% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults live with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease. There...
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Leave events among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people: a systematic review
BackgroundLeave events are a public health concern resulting in poorer health outcomes. In Australia, leave events disproportionally impact...
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The development and validation of a family functioning measure for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults
BackgroundFamily and kinship networks are a key aspect of culture for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from Australia. They are...
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Evaluating a complex health promotion program to reduce hepatitis C among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in New South Wales, Australia: the Deadly Liver Mob
The Deadly Liver Mob (DLM) is a peer-delivered incentivised health promotion program by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians,...
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Factors influencing infant feeding for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and their families: a systematic review of qualitative evidence
BackgroundBreastfeeding provides all the necessary energy and nutrients for an infant and provides many benefits for mothers and babies. The effects...
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Strength together: examining risk and protective factors associated with dementia and cognitive impairment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through harmonisation of landmark studies
BackgroundRates of dementia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are three to five times greater compared to non-Indigenous Australians,...
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Exploring how Australian general practice registrars define cultural safety with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients: a mixed method study
BackgroundUnderstanding how the general practice medical workforce defines cultural safety may help tailor education and training to better enable...
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Development of the national consensus statement on ear health and hearing check recommendations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged under 6 years attending primary care: systematic sco** review and e-Delphi
BackgroundEarly detection of long-term, often asymptomatic, middle ear infection in young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is more...
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Benchmarking for healthy food stores: protocol for a randomised controlled trial with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia to enhance adoption of health-enabling store policy and practice
BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in remote Australia have initiated bold policies for health-enabling stores....
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ perceptions of foot and lower limb health: a systematic review
BackgroundOngoing colonisation produces inequity in healthcare delivery and inequality in healthcare outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
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Increasing access to screening for blood-borne viruses and sexually transmissible infections for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: evaluation of the Deadly Liver Mob program’s ‘cascade of care’ across nine sites in New South Wales, Australia
BackgroundAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are disproportionately impacted by blood-borne viruses (BBVs) and sexually transmissible...
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Exposure to the Family Wellbeing program and associations with empowerment, health, family and cultural wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a cross-sectional analysis
BackgroundEmpowerment is an internationally recognised concept commonly incorporated in First Nations and in this instance Aboriginal and Torres...
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Clinical yarning with Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples—a systematic sco** review of its use and impacts
ObjectivesTo explore how clinical yarning has been utilised as a health intervention for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples and if...