2305 Results
Gut Symptom Investigation - South Island (GutSI-SI)
Gut disease is a major issue in NZ. The South Island of New Zealand has a number of specific issues when it comes to gut disease, with high rates of colorectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease and functional gastrointestinal disorders.Funding proposalsAttenuating lung injury during prolonged ventilation for COVID-19
The curent Covid-19 infection pandemic is requiring prolonged ventilation support in many patients. We have a therapy (repurposed drug) expected to reduce lung injury in these clinical circumstances.Funding proposalsClinical trial of hydroxychloroquine prophylaxis in frontline healthcare workers
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to spread internationally. COVID-19 is placing unprecedented pressure on the global healthcare workforce and many healthcare workers have been infected.Funding proposalsHarirū, hongi and hau in the time of COVID-19
Kaumātua have important leadership responsibilities and enacting them in the context of COVID-19 will place them at increased risk.Funding proposalsActivating grassroots New Zealand Pacifica participatory research
Our collective team of community members (Pacific People’s Health Advisory Group), primary care clinicians (members of the Alliance Health Plus Pacific Practice-Based Research Network) and University of Auckland researchers have been working together for tFunding proposalsPredictive modelling of executive function patterns in child psychopathology
Human behaviour and mental activities are controlled by goal-directed and anticipatory mechanisms, currently termed Executive Functions (EF). EF disorders are the most common features associated with mental health problems in children.Funding proposalsOptimising compassionate care in acute hospitals: building the foundations
A bi-cultural framework has been developed to help health professionals optimise compassionate care in an acute hospital setting.Funding proposalsWhat is the societal preference for breast cancer treatment in New Zealand?
Breast cancer is the no 1 cancer affecting NZ women, with Māori and Pacific women at a higher mortality rate.Funding proposalsRelationship building: Study on stratified PSA for prostate cancer detection
New Zealand leads the age standardised prostate cancer incidence rates in the world. Overall, only 26% of men over 40 years of age get prostate screening with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in New Zealand.Funding proposalsCerebral palsy and Māori health inequities in New Zealand
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood physical disability worldwide. However, prevalence and health needs are not well understood in New Zealand (NZ).Funding proposalsAn evaluation of a health literacy intervention for men with prostate cancer
Prostate cancer is the most common cancer affecting New Zealand men.Funding proposalsWearing your continuous glucose monitor on your sleeve.
Continuous Glucose Monitoring(CGM) has revolutionised diabetes care and improves both clinical and patient-centred psychosocial outcomes .There are multiple financial, technological and practitioner related barriers to its widespread use.Funding proposalsMeasuring Turanga Health's impact on food security and food sovereignty
The Tairāwhiti region produces an enormous amount of food yet many Māori in the region experience food insecurity.Funding proposalsActivating communities to improve outcomes for wāhine Māori
Persistent inequities in health outcomes for wāhine Māori speak to the limited ability of national initiatives to drive health equity.Funding proposalsIntegrated system responses for families impacted by violence: a pipe dream?
Violence within families or whānau seriously impacts the health and wellbeing of everyone involved. International literature advocates for integrated, holistic systems that are responsive to women, children and men.Funding proposalsStrategic next-generation metrics to ensure ED quality of care
The problem of overcrowding in emergency departments (ED) in New Zealand has been a conundrum for more than 30 years. In 2009, the shorter stay target was introduced as a way of improving the patient flow and therefore reducing the level of overcrowding.Funding proposalsPatient education and self-management for painful shoulders
We will develop web-based resources for clinicians and patients to improve health literacy and self-management for painful shoulders. ACC statistics indicate a five-year 50% increase for costs of shoulder injuries for middle- and older-aged adults.Funding proposalsMental health casual video game for adolescents
A multidisciplinary team at Victoria University of Wellington, including psychologists and health experts, have been working on a mental health casual video game for adolescents known as Sparky.Funding proposalsThe health economic case for implementing ACL injury prevention interventions
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are serious and common injuries affecting more than 5000 New Zealanders every year. The vast majority occur in young people, in sporting activities, and many are preventable.Funding proposalsMāori Uho Kuku Apparatus (MUKA)
Midwives use a number of consumable products for their clinical practice, which includes sterile plastic umbilical cord clamps and cord clamp cutters.Funding proposalsMaintaining of wellness of people with long-term conditions in southern New Zealand
The Southern DHB, WellSouth PHO and the Otago School of Physiotherapy are currently working together to develop a generic exercise and education programme to support the health and wellness of people living with long-term conditions across the southern disFunding proposalsA Hui to establish strategic research priorities for FASD in Aotearoa
Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), a lifelong disability that can affect physical and cognitive development, is under-researched in Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ), resulting in a health system which is ill-equipped to meet the needs of whānau impacted by FFunding proposalsTeleophthalmology in New Zealand
The proposed research aims to gather evidence for establishing a teleophthalmology facility in New Zealand; exploring the feasibility of such a teleophthalmology facility in addressing the acute eye care needs of patients.Funding proposalsCDHB research review implementation and collaboration for Hauora Māori advancement through research
Translating research findings into practice will lead to equitable outcomes for the health and wellbeing of our communities.Funding proposalsThe determinants of health for Māori mothers and adults with chronic diseases
To help eliminate inequity in health outcomes for Māori we need a more holistic and culturally responsive health system.Funding proposalsMāori communities in project governance - health research outcomes
To ensure research translates into improvements in health outcomes and a closing of the equity gap, researchers must move beyond consultation to substantial and positive engagement with Māori communities and Māori governance.Funding proposalsUsing routinely collected health data to improve health outcomes in older people
Dementia in New Zealand (NZ) is predicted to triple by 2050. Māori and Pasifika may be at higher risk of dementia.Funding proposalsHealth care delivery of an early childhood intervention – impact and engagement
Acute respiratory infection requiring hospitalization in early childhood leads to ongoing reduced lung function and the development of later chronic lung disease.Funding proposalsImplementation of evidence-based, whanau-focused care for ARF/ RHD in CM
Recent research in South Auckland has shown that siblings of children with acute rheumatic fever have an approximately three times increased risk of themselves having rheumatic heart disease, as compared to children living in whānau where there is no-one eFunding proposalsWorking with Maori to build a Maori centred model of care in a mainstream acute
The research aims to begin a consultation with Maaori to work towards building an evidence-based Maaori-centred model of care.Funding proposalsAn inquiry into the wellbeing of community-based midwives
We seek to understand what enables and hinders the wellbeing of community-based midwives. Community-based midwives represent 36% of the midwifery workforce in New Zealand.Funding proposalsUnravelling antimicrobial synergy to combat drug-resistant pathogens
M. tuberculosis (TB) is unrivalled in its capacity to infect humans and become drug-resistant. In New Zealand, a single case of a multidrug-resistant TB patient can cost the medical system $300,000 NZD.Funding proposals