2305 Results
The BEST-Fluids study: Better Evidence for Selecting Transplant Fluids
End-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is a significant, expensive health problem that affects 4,500 New Zealanders and their families. Kidney transplantation improves survival, quality of life, and is much cheaper than dialysis treatment for ESKD.Funding proposalsReducing delay and increasing access to early diagnosis for colorectal cancer
Early diagnosis is a key factor in improving outcomes for colorectal cancer patients.Funding proposalsKidney organoids: modelling kidney injury and preclinical drug testing
Kidney disease is major health issue in New Zealand with an estimated 1:10 people having some degree of chronic kidney disease.Funding proposalsFollow up of hip and knee arthroplasty patients returned to GP
Hip and knee joint replacements are relatively expensive to provide, but are one of the most cost effective and successful interventions provided by the orthopaedic profession. In Otago there has been an ever increasing demand for surgery.Funding proposalsImproving early access to lung cancer diagnosis for Maori and rural communities
Lung cancer survival in New Zealand is poor especially for Maori. This is because lung cancer is generally diagnosed at a late stage. Early stage cancer can be cured in 75% of patients.Funding proposalsDoes a Whanau Ora approach improve outcomes for hospitalised tamariki?
We like to think that hospital staff will ensure their patients can stay well. Unfortunately staff do not have the right tools, and 1/2 of hospitalised tamariki Maori aged 0-4 are readmitted within months of going home.Funding proposalsAntibiotic prophylaxis and the progression of ARF to RHD
The effectiveness of interventions aiming to control acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and prevent its dangerous sequela rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is limited by a lack of knowledge of the ARF causal pathway.Funding proposalsThe Pasifika prediabetes youth empowerment programme (PPYEP)
The high prevalence rates of prediabetes among the young working age-groups of Pasifika people (18-45 years old) is alarmingly high, and if left untreated, the likelihood of developing potentially fatal long term conditions is certain.Funding proposalsGenetics in iwi health: a journey to understanding.
Ten years ago a small East Coast iwi, Ngati Rakaipaaka, recognised that health problems could be caused by a mixture of environmental and genetic factors.Funding proposalsA review of NZ District Health Board policies about translation services
This is a review of the New Zealand District Health Board policies about translation services, with a focus on Pacific.Funding proposalsRaising awareness or creating confusion? Media coverage of cancer issues in NZ
Cancer is an important issue for Pacific health, with some evidence that Pacific peoples in NZ experience higher incidence and mortality of some forms of cancer.Funding proposalsPreventing type 2 diabetes with probiotics and prebiotics (PDP2)
A quarter of New Zealanders have prediabetes which is a condition that can progress to type 2 diabetes and cause significant long term health problems.Funding proposalsInnovative management of diabetes with a comprehensive digital health programme
Six percent of adult New Zealanders have diabetes mellitus and one in four have prediabetes. Rates of both are rapidly increasing, and are higher among Maori and Pacific people.Funding proposalsTo investigate health-related behaviours of Rarotongan adolescents
This study aims to examine experiences of Year 9 students in Rarotonga participating in the Pacific Science for Health Literacy Project, in order to identify facilitators and barriers to youth empowerment in regard to actions that support long-term healthFunding proposalsMana Tū: a whānau ora approach to long term conditions
Diabetes is a long term condition in which there are significant ethnic and social disparities in prevalence and outcomes.Funding proposalsCurriculum based high-intensity interval training for young adolescents
Adolescence is a key life phase in which physical activity levels and fitness appear to decline, yet is a very formative phase for future health.Funding proposalsImproving acceptance of generic medicines
The focus of this proposal is on how to improve the acceptance of generic medicines.Funding proposalsImproving metformin adherence and persistence in people with type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) imposes a substantial burden on New Zealanders, particularly Maori and Pacific Peoples.Funding proposalsWellConnectedNZ – Improving individuals’ health by strengthening community connectedness – a proof of concept initiative
Current approaches to rehabilitation for people who have multiple long term conditions (LTCs) including COPD, heart failure, arthritis and diabetes, do not include all aspects of well-being important for improving health.Funding proposalsText messaging support for Tongan people with prediabetes
Diabetes is a major health and social cost in New Zealand, particularly for Pacific peoples.Funding proposalsHealth implications from education for Pasifika people and their families.
This study contains two projects and will seek to investigate to what extent health outcomes, particularly mental health outcomes, among Pasifika are related to education and to tease out whether this is a direct or indirect association.Funding proposalsTane in the health workforce: a student's experience of supporting factors
Tane (men) in the health workforce are hugely important for supporting the hauora of whanau, hapu, iwi and particularly other tane Maori. Despite this, tane Maori are significantly under-represented in this workforce.Funding proposalsEffects of uric acid on beta cell function
The purpose of this project is to investigate the effects of hyperuricemia on pancreatic beta cell function. Hyperuricemia has been linked to major diseases such as cardiovascular diseases as well as diabetes mellitus and gout.Funding proposalsEffects of severe early childhood caries on Pacific Island families
Despite being largely preventable, early childhood caries (ECC) continues to be one of the most prevalent diseases to affect young children.Funding proposalsPacific Island peoples experiences of bariatric surgery health care engagement
Using Pacific methodology, the proposed qualitative study will explore Pacific clients’ experiences and decision-making processes through each of the stages of care leading up to, as well as beyond, the bariatric surgery care process within NZ.Funding proposalsOtago Maori medical student perspectives on cultural development
Currently the curriculum delivered to medical students at Otago caters for the academic and general aspects of professional development of Maori medical students, however there is no specific curriculum for Maori medical students' cultural development.Funding proposalsA survey of non-Maori health professional students at Te Whare Wananga o Otago
There are currently over 250 Māori students at Otago University studying in the 8 undergraduate health professional programmes. Māori students gain entry into these programmes by applying under the Māori sub-category of admissions.Funding proposalsDifferences in fructose uptake in Pacific adolescents
Excessive sugar consumption is a major factor contributing to the development of metabolic diseases.Funding proposalsNon-communicable disease risk in Rarotongan adolescents
Non-communicable diseases (NCD) rates are rising steadily and now account for approximately two-thirds of all annual deaths globally.Funding proposalsRun it straight!' - Pasifika men, mental wellbeing and elite sports
Mental wellbeing in sports is growing in importance, as are the numbers of young Pacific men pursuing careers in professional sports.Funding proposalsTe reo tipu - a bittersweet quest for new anti-diabetic agents in rongoā rākau
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is particularly prevalent among Maori. Many type 2 diabetics use healthy eating, exercise and drugs to help control blood glucose levels.Funding proposalsBecoming sexual beings: Māori recommendations for sexual violence prevention
The present research extends my current psychosocial and cultural research on reproduction, sexual and reproductive health, and the synthesis of tailored social and health interventions, towards a fuller understanding of rangatahi Māori sexuality that encoFunding proposals