A Feasibility Cluster Randomised Control Trial of a Person-Centred Fluid Adherence Intervention for Adults Receiving Haemodialysis.

Introduction: Adherence to fluid restriction is an essential component of haemodialysis (HD) self-management, although educational interventions are rarely adjusted to meet a person's health literacy abilities. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of a person-centred intervention to improve fluid adherence in adults receiving HD.

Methods: A pragmatic, clustered, randomised control feasibility trial involved adults receiving HD for at least 3 months.

Factors influencing nursing student satisfaction in aged care placements: An Australian cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate factors influencing nursing students' satisfaction with aged care placements.

Background: Providing positive clinical experiences in aged care is crucial for students to learn safe, quality care and to foster a sustainable workforce.

Design: Cross-sectional study METHODS: Nursing students in nursing degrees participated in the national placement evaluation survey.

Once-per-week haemodialysis in a financial crisis: Predictors of interdialytic weight gain.

Background: Several countries are experiencing challenges in maintaining standard haemodialysis services for people with kidney failure.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the health profile of people receiving haemodialysis and to identify factors associated with interdialytic weight gain.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Establishing the sensitivity and specificity of the gynaecological cancer distress screen.

Objective: Nuanced distress screening tools can help cancer care services manage specific cancer groups' concerns more efficiently. This study examines the sensitivity and specificity of a tool specifically for women with gynaecological cancers (called the Gynaecological Cancer Distress Screen or DT-Gyn).

Methods: This paper presents cross-sectional data from individuals recently treated for gynaecological cancer recruited through Australian cancer care services, partner organisations, and support/advocacy services.

Effectiveness of teach-back for chronic kidney disease patient education: A systematic review.

Background: Education is an essential component in optimising chronic disease self-management. Teach-back is a robust approach in patient education, which is suitable for varying health literacy although its effectiveness in chronic kidney disease patient education is unknown.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of teach-back method in health education for improving self-management and adherence to treatment regimens in chronic kidney disease.

Mastery, physical activity and psychological distress in mid-aged adults.

Objective: The objective was to investigate associations between mastery and physical activity with psychological distress in a population-based sample of mid-aged adults.

Method: Self-reported measures of psychological distress, mastery and time spent in each of walking, moderate and vigorous physical activity in the previous week were examined in a cross-sectional sample of 7,146 adults aged 40-64 years ( = 53 years,  = 6.5 years, 42.

Longitudinal Association of Physical Activity, Mastery and Psychological Distress in Mid-Aged Adults over 9-Years.

Psychological distress is highly prevalent and associated with significant adverse health outcomes and economic burden. Mastery and physical activity are potential resources to reduce distress and promote wellbeing; however, previous research has not examined their potential interactive relationship over time. The purpose of this study was to explore associations between mastery, physical activity, and distress in mid-aged adults over nine years.

Changes in health behaviours in adults at-risk of chronic disease: primary outcomes from the My health for life program.

Background: Chronic disease is the leading cause of premature death globally, and many of these deaths are preventable by modifying some key behavioural and metabolic risk factors. This study examines changes in health behaviours among men and women at risk of diabetes or cardiovascular disease (CVD) who participated in a 6-month lifestyle intervention called the My health for life program.

Methods: The My health for life program is a Queensland Government-funded multi-component program designed to reduce chronic disease risk factors amongst at-risk adults in Queensland, Australia.

Improving health-related quality of life in women with breast, blood, and gynaecological Cancer with an eHealth-enabled 12-week lifestyle intervention: the women's wellness after Cancer program randomised controlled trial.

Background: The residual effects of cancer and its treatment can profoundly affect women's quality of life. This paper presents results from a multisite randomized controlled trial that evaluated the clinical benefits of an e-health enabled health promotion intervention (the Women's Wellness after Cancer Program or WWACP) on the health-related quality of life of women recovering from cancer treatment.

Methods: Overall, 351 women previously treated for breast, blood or gynaecological cancers were randomly allocated to the intervention (WWACP) or usual care arms.

Determining the psychometric properties of the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) in women previously treated for breast cancer: A pooled analysis of data from the Women's Wellness after Cancer Programs.

Objectives: This paper examines the utility of a common climacteric symptoms scale, the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS), in two groups of women with a history of breast cancer, those who were at menopause before commencing breast cancer treatment, and those who were not.

Study Design: This pooled analysis of 297 women previously diagnosed with breast cancer, aged 28-74 years, was undertaken on baseline data from two structured lifestyle interventions: the Women's Wellness After Cancer Program (WWACP) and the Younger Women's Wellness After Cancer Program (YWWACP). Data were split into two data subsets (women who were post-menopausal on commencement of breast cancer treatment and those who were either pre- or peri‑menopausal).

Self-efficacy and social support as mediators of mental health among abused women.

Supportive counseling and facilitated referrals to support organizations have shown positive effects on mental health and coping with domestic and family violence. However, the reasons why and how such effects are significant remain unknown. The current paper used data from a randomized controlled trial of a psychosocial intervention implemented in Nepal among 140 abused pregnant women.

A multi-component evaluation framework of a state-wide preventive health program: My health for life.

Issue: Chronic disease is a growing problem affecting approximately half of all Australian adults. In response to growing calls for action on chronic disease, the My health for life program was created, aimed at improving the health of individuals at high risk of developing preventable chronic disease. The preventive health program is multi-modal, cross-culturally tailored and contains complex social marketing, community engagement, risk assessment and health promotion components.

Considerations about risk of ongoing distress: what can we learn from repeat screening?

The importance of routine distress screening in cancer patients is widely acknowledged, though non-compliance with screening protocols is common. Cited reasons for non-adherence include lack of time and expertise and concerns about the resources associated with the identification and management of clinically relevant distress. This commentary examines changes in distress among people with cancer who participated in a tele-based psychosocial intervention, from the point of initial distress screening to 12 months after commencing the intervention.

Screening for distress in women with gynaecological cancer: Adaptation of the distress thermometer for gynaecological oncology patients.

Objective: Generic distress screening tools may not recognise the unique concerns reported in some cancer populations. The face and content validity of a screening tool derived from the National Cancer Comprehensive Network distress thermometer and problem list and adapted specifically for women with gynaecological cancer is presented.

Methods: Building on existing work, panels of clinicians and researchers, and focus groups with women treated for gynaecological cancer, developed a nuanced distress screening tool.

A scoping review of the role of health literacy in chronic kidney disease self-management.

Background: Chronic kidney disease is a serious health condition and is increasing globally. Effective self-management could slow disease progression and improve health outcomes, although the contribution of health literacy and knowledge for self-management is not well known.

Aim: To investigate the recent evidence of health literacy and the relationship between health literacy, knowledge and self-management of chronic kidney disease.

Women's Wellness with Type 2 Diabetes Program (WWDP): Qualitative findings from the UK and Australian feasibility study.

Aims: To undertake a qualitative study of a multimodal behavioural intervention and research protocol developed to improve wellness in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), the Women's Wellness with Type 2 Diabetes program (WWDP).

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 participants who completed the WWDP. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematically in an iterative process.

International feasibility study for the Women's Wellness with Type 2 Diabetes Programme (WWDP): An eHealth enabled 12-week intervention programme for midlife women with type 2 diabetes.

Aims: The current study aimed to examine feasibility of participant recruitment and retention rates for the Women's Wellness with Type 2 Diabetes program (WWDP), and to assess initial efficacy of the program in improving wellbeing outcomes.

Methods: 70 midlife women with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) participated in a 12-week wellness-focused intervention, the WWDP. The WWDP involved a structured book (with participatory activities), an interactive website and nurse consultations.

Obesity, smoking, and risk of vasomotor menopausal symptoms: a pooled analysis of eight cohort studies.

Background: Frequent and severe vasomotor symptoms during menopause are linked with adverse health outcomes. Understanding modifiable lifestyle factors for the risk of vasomotor menopausal symptoms is important to guide preventive strategies.

Objective: We investigated the associations between body mass index and smoking, their joint effects with the risk of vasomotor symptoms, and whether the associations differed by menopausal stage.

The Association Between Web-Based or Face-to-Face Lifestyle Interventions on the Perceived Benefits and Barriers to Exercise in Midlife Women: Three-Arm Equivalency Study.

Background: Noncommunicable diseases pose a significant threat to women's health globally, with most diseases being attributed to modifiable risk factors such as physical inactivity. Women perceive a range of benefits and barriers to exercise; however, there is little evidence about the effect of different lifestyle intervention delivery modes on perceptions of exercise.

Objective: This study aimed to compare the effect of a multiple health behavior change (MHBC) intervention called the Women's Wellness Program.

Perspectives on the management of overweight and obesity.

•While obesity prevalence is similar in men and women, men are less likely to participate in weight-loss programs•Women and men differ in their biology, social roles, and their position in the community•New models of obesity management are needed to account for gender differences and broader social and environmental factors.

Factors associated with self-management among Vietnamese adults with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: The study described diabetes self-management (DSM), diabetes knowledge, family and friends' support, healthcare providers' support, belief in treatment effectiveness and diabetes management self-efficacy, and explored DSM's associations among Vietnamese adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).

Design: A cross-sectional design was applied.

Methods: The study used self-report questionnaires to collect data from 198 participants.

Lifestyle interventions for improving health and health behaviours in women with type 2 diabetes: A systematic review of the literature 2011-2017.

The development and maintenance of healthy lifestyle behaviours are among the most promising strategies for reducing complications and premature death among women living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, despite the potential benefits of these interventions, they have had varying success and the sustained uptake of the recommended lifestyle modifications is limited. This paper reviews research on the impact of lifestyle interventions aimed at improving health and health behaviours in women with T2DM.

Life stress and symptoms of anxiety and depression in women after cancer: The mediating effect of stress appraisal and coping.

Objective: This paper examines the direct and intermediary relationships between life stress, stress appraisal, and resilience, and increased anxiety and depressive symptoms in Australian women after cancer treatment.

Methods: Data examined from 278 women aged 18 years and older previously treated for breast, gynaecological, or blood cancer, participating in the Australian Women's Wellness after Cancer Program. Serial mediation models interrogated the effect of stressful life events (List of Threatening Experiences-Modified) mediated by appraisal and coping (Perceived Stress Scale and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale), on symptoms of anxiety and depression (Zung Self-rating Anxiety Scale and Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale).