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Oral health of elderly Pacific people among New Zealand nursing home residents.
In New Zealand, recent studies have shown poorer oral health outcomes for elderly Pacific Island people aged 65 and over, compared to the wider population.Funding proposalsSleep, health, communication, and wellbeing for Pacific children and families
The aims of this study are: 1) to design potential sleep toolkit components in partnership with Pacific families, communities, and stakeholders that incorporate relevant Pacific cultural values and traditions (this will be achieved through fono, interviewsFunding proposalsKetamine therapy for neurotic disorders: Is there a single mechanism?
Anxiety and depression each affects ~15% of New Zealanders.Funding proposalsKeteparaha: A Community Framework to Support Māori Ageing and End-of-Life Study.
The aim of this research is to identify and develop a framework for a compassionate community toolkit to support a South Auckland Māori community with healthy ageing and end-of-life care.Funding proposalsLighted Paths: Education and pathways to better health for Pacific families
This project is leveraging off a previous investigation into associations between years of parental education at one point in time and comparatively high-level health conditions.Funding proposalsLighted paths and connecting pathways: Education, health and Pacific families
Leveraging off the work, funded by an HRC Pacific Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship, which investigated associations between years of parental education and their children's health, at a given point in time.Funding proposalsGenetic discoveries for unsolved developmental and epileptic encephalopathies
The developmental and epileptic encephalopathies (DEE) are the most severe group of epilepsies affecting 1 in 2000 live births. These disorders, which present in childhood, are catastrophic.Funding proposalsCan love break your heart? Oxytocin makes the failing heart skip a beat!
After a heart attack, inappropriate activation of the sympathetic nerves that innervate the heart can cause the heart to ‘skip’ a beat (arrhythmia), which is a leading cause of death.Funding proposalsUnderstanding the role of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor in cancer
Cancer is the largest cause of death in New Zealand and is very often treated by chemotherapy.Funding proposalsSupporting allied health professionals in rural areas
Rural healthcare is recognised as having unique complexities and challenges.Funding proposalsZoledronic acid and fracture prevention in early postmenopausal women
Fractures are an important health issue, occurring in >50% of older women. Although low bone density is a strong risk factor for fracture, 80% of fractures occur in women without low bone density.Funding proposalsThe Metformin Aneurysm Trial
Approximately 3 percent of elderly New Zealanders have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA), with a greater burden amongst Māori.Funding proposalsSeeking the transport sweet spot: health, equity and zero carbon
The New Zealand land transport system is a source of adverse health impacts, inequity and greenhouse gas emissions.Funding proposalsPrioritising Māori health and equity: a critical approach to modelling
Reducing inequities in health for Māori is an objective of the New Zealand health system. Modelling is a useful tool for estimating the health benefits of interventions to inform decision-making.Funding proposalsDying as a health and social justice issue: exploring the impact of deprivation
International research has identified that people living in areas of deprivation are less likely to access services known to faciliate dying at home and improve overall satisfaction with end-of-life care.Funding proposalsRespiratory modulated pacing to improve outcomes in heart failure
A third of people diagnosed with heart failure die within the first year. The survivors have severely impaired quality of life because even day-to-day menial activities leave them breathless and incapacitated.Funding proposalsHauora Rangatahi Māori: Appropriateness and acceptability of health measures
This study will utilise qualitative methods underpinned by kaupapa Maori principles to conduct a scoping review of the advantages and disadvantages of existing youth HRQoL measures for rangatahi Maori.Funding proposalsImplementing high intensity interval training in school
High intensity interval training (HIIT) is an effective, expedient and palatable exercise option for youth on a range of health, fitness and wellness outcomes, but there is no research on its longer term implementation in our youth.Funding proposalsMetabolic health of Maori and Pacific women: relationships between CREBRF genotype and metabolic resilience
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes is increasing, as are disparities in health burden experienced by different New Zealand sub-populations.Funding proposalsSafely improving outcomes for babies after birth by planned caesarean section
In New Zealand, more than 15,000 babies are born by caesarean section every year. Planned caesarean section poses some risk to babies, particularly the need for neonatal unit admission for breathing support.Funding proposalsMāmā e Mamia - piloting a marae-based wellbeing model for pēpi and māmā Māori
Young Maori mothers and their pepi flourish when they are: connected to te Ao Maori; nurtured by significant Maori women; and are able to access matauranga Maori that acknowledges and empowers their mana as wahine Maori.Funding proposalsEnhancing Spontaneous Recovery after Stroke Study (ESPRESSo)
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability among adults worldwide. Motor impairment is common after stroke, affecting around 80% of patients and recovery of movement is crucial to regaining independence.Funding proposalsBIONIC2: TBI incidence, causes, costs over time and service access in New Zealand
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of disability worldwide that can significantly impact the lives of those affected and their family/whānau.Funding proposalsA study of Samoan, Tongan, Cook Island Māori, and Niuean infant care practices
Inequalities in Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) in New Zealand are stark. Incidence of SUDI amongst Pacific communities has not declined since 2002.Funding proposalsA novel marker to assess cardiac ischemia and outcomes
Patients suffering chest pain that is a definite heart attack (~20% of all presenters) now benefit from a more rapid assessment due to newer, recently implemented high sensitive tests that detect heart damage.Funding proposalsReducing antibiotic usage in people with self-limiting viral illness
New Zealanders are the fifth highest antibiotic users among high income countries. Inappropriate antibiotic use to treat self-limiting upper respiratory tract infections (URTI) is common, and contributes to antibiotic resistance and to patient harm.Funding proposalsTurning off the cellular energy supply to treat osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis is a painful, debilitating disease affecting over 320,000 New Zealanders. It is the most common cause of disability in adults worldwide yet there are currently no drug treatments to cure osteoarthritis or slow its progression.Funding proposalsPacific and Maori populations undergoing cardiac surgery in the Southern District Health Board (SDHB) region.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in New Zealand with the burden of CVD falling heavily on New Zealand Pacific.Funding proposalsUnlocking antimicrobial tolerance in bacterial pathogens to overcome AMR
Teixobactin is a new antimicrobial of considerable importance in our fight against multidrug-resistant bacterial pathogens.Funding proposalsMeeting physical health care needs of people with mental illness or addiction
The disparity in health outcomes associated with mental illness or addiction is one of the starkest in New Zealand.Funding proposalsCounselling survivors of sexual violence trauma: Developing a Pasifika model.
Sexual violence trauma is a significant health issue for Pasifika in New Zealand and trauma-informed care and talking therapies such as counselling are needed.Funding proposalsMaori women and cervical screening: A kaupapa Maori literature review
Literature review on Māori women and cervical cancer screening, focusing on the systemic health barriers, and social or cultural limitations of the screening programmeFunding proposals