Publication: Occupational experiences of refugees and asylum seekers resettling in Australia: a narrative review

Mayne, Jacinta, Lowrie, Daniel, and Wilson, Jessie (2016) Occupational experiences of refugees and asylum seekers resettling in Australia: a narrative review. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health. pp. 1-12. (In Press)

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/46146/

Abstract
The contexts into which refugees and asylum seekers resettle, particularly the socio-political context as represented through discourses, shape their occupational opportunities, health, and well-being. This article explores current literature in regard to the contemporary Australian discursive climate, particularly in relation to the way it may shape the occupational experiences of refugees and asylum seekers during their period of resettlement is presented. These two topics of research, drawn from 42 articles, were thematically analysed. Identified themes include imagined possibilities prior to arrival, establishing occupational routines on entry to the Australian community and pursuing a personally significant life. The authors argue that consideration of the way in which discourse shapes the lived world, and in turn, the occupational opportunities of refugees and asylum seekers, is of key importance for those working with these marginalised groups.

CHS Seminar: Disrespectful Behaviours

Presenter: Associate Professor Nerina Caltabiano
Date: Friday 4 November 2016
Time: 3.00-4.00pm
Location: 145-030 (JCU Townsville); A002-201 (JCU Cairns); A1-01 (JCU Singapore)

In this presentation I would like to showcase a number of studies from a social psychological perspective that I have conducted over the years which all tap into some aspect of disrespectful behaviours. The broad definition I am using is that disrespectful behaviour is an attack on the essence of a person's self or a group's sense of identity. This can range from being rude and discourteous to others vocally and emotionally, to more serious kinds of behavioural aggression. Such behaviours can cause anger or annoyance in others. Disrespectful behaviour threatens the well-being of individuals irrespective of where they are; be it within their homes, in their workplace or in the community.

https://www.facebook.com/events/970811096399100/

Publication: The effect of an exercise intervention program on postmenopausal women living in North Queensland

Barnett, Fiona, Sealey, Rebecca, and Simmons, Lisa (2016) The effect of an exercise intervention program on postmenopausal women living in North Queensland. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 24 (S1). S74-S74.

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/43701/

Abstract

Introduction: Sedentary postmenopausal women living in North Queensland have lower levels of cardiorespiratory fitness, higher resting blood pressure, body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio (Barnett, 2009), which are all risk factors for cardiovascular disease. In addition, 3.3% of Australians have osteoporosis, with the condition more common in females (5.3%) compared to males (1.2%) (ABS, 2012). Postmenopausal bone loss is a risk factor for osteoporosis and hip fracture.

Exercise has been suggested as an effective intervention strategy for the reduction in the rate of bone loss for postmenopausal women and for the attenuation of cardiovascular disease risk factors. Previous research has found that sedentary postmenopausal women of North Queensland perceive a number of barriers to exercise, however when given the opportunity to exercise they perceive it as a positive experience (Barnett, 2013).

The aim of this study was to determine whether an eight-week aerobic and resistance group-based exercise intervention had an effect on the health status and QoL of postmenopausal women living in North Queensland.

Methods: Thirty three women volunteered to take part in the intervention consisting of a 60 minute group-based circuit style session undertaken three times per week. The circuit included a combination of aerobic & resistance exercises to music. Pre and post-intervention measures were taken. Primary outcome measures included anthropometric profiles, blood lipids, peripheral bone density, cardiorespiratory fitness, upper & lower body strength. Secondary measures included exercise self-efficacy and menopausal quality of life.

Results: Twenty-six women completed the eight-week program. Significant increases were found in cardiorespiratory fitness (p=.00), upper body strength (p=.00), lower body strength (p=.00), exercise self-efficacy (p=.00) and the Menopause Quality of Life psychosocial (p=.01), physical (p=.00) and sexual (p=.01) domains. Waist girth (p= .01) and triglycerides (p=.02) significantly decreased. A downward trend was also found in cholesterol (p=.07). No difference was found for bone density.

Conclusion: Results of this study suggest that an eight-week aerobic and resistance group-based exercise intervention can improve the health status and QoL of postmenopausal women living in North Queensland. It is suggested that a longer duration may be required for positive changes in bone density to be seen.

Research participants wanted for JCU Physiotherapy Honours project

The project uses real time ultrasound imaging and new technology developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to see if this makes measurements of muscles more precise.

You will be taught to activate muscles in your abdomen and low back and we will measure them using ultrasound. Participation in the project should take about 90 minutes of your time. We are particularly interested to see if this technology will help novice clinicians to take more accurate measurements.

INTERESTED? MORE QUESTIONS?
Please contact Vanessa Kennedy, Third Year Physiotherapy Student,
vanessa.kennedy@my.jcu.edu.au

Supervisor details:

Primary Supervisor: Carol Flavell MSc, GDipPhty
Physiotherapy lecturer, PhD candidate (James Cook Doctoral Cohort 2), James Cook University, Townsville QLD

Secondary Supervisor: Dr. Kenji Doma PhD, BSpExcSci (Hons), CSCS, NSCAM, ESSAM
Sport and Exercise Science lecturer, PhD, James Cook University, Townsville QLD

Ethical approval for this study has been granted by James Cook University Human Ethics.

Publication: Living through a volcanic eruption: understanding the experience of survivors as a phenomenological existential phenomenon

Warsini, Sri, Mills, Jane, West, Caryn, and Usher, Kim (2016) Living through a volcanic eruption: understanding the experience of survivors as a phenomenological existential phenomenon. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 25 (3). pp. 206-213.

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/45523/

Abstract
Mount Merapi in Indonesia is the most active volcano in the world with its 4-6-year eruption cycle. The mountain and surrounding areas are populated by hundreds of thousands of people who live near the volcano despite the danger posed to their wellbeing. The aim of this study was to explore the lived experience of people who survived the most recent eruption of Mount Merapi, which took place in 2010. Investigators conducted interviews with 20 participants to generate textual data that were coded and themed. Three themes linked to the phenomenological existential experience (temporality and relationality) of living through a volcanic eruption emerged from the data. These themes were: connectivity, disconnection and reconnection. Results indicate that the close relationship individuals have with Mount Merapi and others in their neighbourhood outweighs the risk of living in the shadow of an active volcano. This is the first study to analyze the phenomenological existential elements of living through a volcanic eruption.

New Library Books - 7 October

This is a list of new books which have recently been added to the JCU Library collection. Books may be borrowed from the displays in the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library and the Cairns Campus Library, unless they are in non-borrowable collections such as Reference. 

Click on the title links to see more details in Tropicat and to access eBooks online.

001.42 BEA	Research literacy
001.42 EDM 2017	An applied guide to research designs
001.42 RAV 2017	Reason & rigor
ONLINE	Integrating Behaviorism and Attachment Theory in Parent Coaching
ONLINE	Positive Psychology 101
153.6 WES	Understanding interpersonal communication
ONLINE	ACA ethical standards casebook
300.72 HES 2017	The practice of qualitative research
300.72 HOL 2016	Doing & writing qualitative research
300.723 QUA 2016	Qualitative research
302.23 ROS 2016	Visual methodologies
ONLINE	Children and young people living with HIV/AIDS
362.1 PAC	A history of global health
371.3344678 GER	Conducting qualitative research of learning in online spaces
610.696 PAG	Health communication for health care professionals
610.73 CON 2017	Contemporary nursing
610.73 UND	Understanding sociology in nursing
611.91 FEH 2017	Illustrated anatomy of the head and neck
ONLINE	Evaluation of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Programs
ONLINE	The textbook of non-medical prescribing
615.8515 BOR 2017	Documentation manual for occupational therapy
615.8515 CUR	Strategies for collaborating with children
615.854 MAH 2017	Krause's food & the nutrition care process
616.12062 PHY 2016	Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy
616.12807547 HUF 2017	ECG workout
616.855023 BUR 2017	Professional communication in speech-language pathology
616.8556 SCE	Manual of singing voice rehabilitation
ONLINE	Change leader
808.02 ONW	7 steps to a comprehensive literature review

Publication: The McLaren report and Russia's participation at Rio

Moston, Stephen, and Engelberg, Terry (2016) The McLaren report and Russia's participation at Rio. World Sports Law Report, 14 (8). pp. 3-6.

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/45280/

Abstract
In early May 2016, stories of state-run doping during the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games were reported in the US media. The stories were largely based on allegations made by Dr Grigory Rodchenkov, former Director of the Moscow and Sochi doping control laboratories, and Russian athlete Yulia Stepanova. Both had described how large numbers of Russian athletes were doping. Rodchenkov detailed how Russian athletes were being schooled in strategies to evade detection, and should those strategies fail, a system was in place to make any evidence of doping disappear.

Exam Plan: Your guide to surviving and thriving during exam time

Unable to attend the Exam Plan Fair sessions in Cairns and Townsville?  Download the new Exam Plan: Your Guide to Surviving and Thriving During Exam Time booklet from The Learning Centre.

Additional resources to help you prepare for exams include:

• Tips during the semester
• Tips four weeks before exam period
• Tips 24 hours before your exam
• Active study strategies
• Top 10 exam tips
• Minimise exam stress
• Study stress busters
• What marks do I need to get on my final exams? 

All available from The Learning Centre - Exams resources website at https://www.jcu.edu.au/students/learning-centre/exams

Publication: Psychological and behavioural characteristics of females with anorexia nervosa in Singapore

Tan, Evangeline S.L., and Hawkins, Russell M.F. (2016) Psychological and behavioural characteristics of females with anorexia nervosa in Singapore. Eating and Weight Disorders. (In Press)

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/45838/

Abstract
Purpose: This study aimed to compare a sample of females with anorexia nervosa in Singapore with international clinical and population samples from published data in terms of endorsement of risk factors related to anorexia nervosa, severity of eating pathology and levels of psychosocial impairment and to explore the nature of the relationships between the anorexia nervosa risk factors and adherence to Asian cultural values.

Method: Data from the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3), the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26), the Perceived Sociocultural Pressure Scale (PSPS), the Ideal Body Stereotype Scale (IBSS), the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire (EDE-Q), the Clinical Impairment Assessment Questionnaire, and the Asian American Values Scale—Multidimensional (AAVS-M) were collected from 41 female patients (13–31 years old) who presented for treatment of anorexia nervosa at the Singapore General
Hospital.

Results: The profile and presentation of anorexia nervosa in Singapore was comparable to that observed in the Western clinical samples in terms of levels of endorsement of the risk factors for anorexia nervosa. No protective benefit of orientation to Asian culture was found.

Conclusion: The observed pattern of general similarity of presentation between Western data and Singaporean data, together with the finding that no protective benefit of orientation to Asian culture was observed, suggests that it may be appropriate to directly apply evidence-based Western models of intervention to the treatment of anorexia nervosa in Singapore.

New Books - September 2016

This is a list of new books which have recently been added to the JCU Library collection. Books may be borrowed from the Eddie Koiki Mabo Library and the Cairns Campus Library, unless they are in non-borrowable collections such as Reference. 

Click on the title links to see more details in Tropicat and to access eBooks online.

001.4202854678 HEW	Internet research methods
001.4202854678 SAL	Doing qualitative research online
300.721 WAL	Qualitative social research
378.2 TAN	A survival kit for doctoral students and their supervisors
610.73 BAR 2016	Evidence-based practice for nurses & healthcare professionals
610.73 ELL 2016	Evidence-based practice in nursing
ONLINE	Environmental health
ONLINE	Collaborative case conceptualization
ONLINE	The cultural context of aging
ONLINE	The Addiction Progress Notes Planner
610.73 KUI	Clinical reasoning and care coordination in advanced practice nursing
610.73 SMI 2017	Clinical nursing skills
610.73 TRA 2017	Transcultural nursing
611.8 CRO 2015	Neuroanatomy
612.75 REE 2017	Joint range of motion and muscle length testing
616.1062 ESS 2017	Essentials of cardiopulmonary physical therapy
796.069 RES	Research handbook of employment relations in sport
ONLINE	Improving Mental Health through Social Support
ONLINE	English for writing research papers
ONLINE	Bread and roses
ONLINE	Workplace health promotion programs
ONLINE	The neuropsychopathology of schizophrenia
ONLINE	Emerging infections 10

Graduating in 2016? Hire your gown and hood from JCU Alumni eShop

Graduating in 2016? With 2016/17 Graduation Ceremonies looming, it is important that students know that the JCU option is often cheaper and more functional than the options offered by online competitors.

Why? Our gowns can be hired or purchased. They are 100% cotton, which will reduce perspiring on the day. We have had buttons sewn onto our gowns and button holes in our hoods – to fix your hood to your gown to stop it from sliding off your shoulders ensuring that you looking tidy in your photos and throughout the ceremony. Our mortarboards are one size fits all and has the JCU logo on. We are open for early collection on selected days a week prior to your ceremony on both Cairns and Townsville campuses. You can hire your gown and hood and purchase your mortarboard for a total cost of $79.00. There is no hassle with collection or delivery as we are on-site and offer flexible collection options. Another important note is there are no hidden extras to this hire cost, NO cleaning, NO late fees.

We are the only official place to purchase/hire your JCU regalia. Our team are always available prior to each ceremony and on hand on the day to assist in final fittings or anything else relating to your gowns. Which in turn, assists with a stress free and successful ceremony for all those who graduate.

https://alumni.jcu.edu.au/eshop

Publication: The impact of prior flavivirus infections on the development of Type 2 Diabetes among the Indigenous Australians

Sorenson, Alanna, Owens, Leigh, Caltabiano, Marie, Cadet-James, Yvonne, Hall, Roy, Govan, Brenda, and Clancy, Paula (2016) The impact of prior flavivirus infections on the development of Type 2 Diabetes among the Indigenous Australians. American Journal of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene, 95 (2). pp. 265-268.

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/43561/

Abstract
It is estimated that 5% of Australians over the age of 18 have diabetes, with the number of new cases increasing every year. Type 2 diabetes (T2D) also represents a significant disease burden in the Australian Indigenous population, where prevalence is three times greater than that of non-Indigenous Australians.Prevalence of T2D has been found to be higher in rural and remote Indigenous Australian populations compared to urban Indigenous Australian populations.Several studies have also found that body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) are not appropriate for prediction of T2D risk in Indigenous Australians. Regional and remote areas of Australia are endemic for a variety of mosquito-borne flaviviruses.Studies that have investigated seroprevalence of flaviviruses in remote Aboriginal communities have found high proportions of seroconversion. The family Flaviviridae comprises several genera of viruses with non-segmented single-stranded positive sense RNA genomes, and includes the flaviviruses and hepaciviruses. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been shown to be associated with insulin resistance and subsequent development of T2D. Flaviviruses and HCV possess conserved proteins and subgenomic RNA structures that may play similar roles in the development of insulin resistance. While dietary and lifestyle factors are associated with increased risk of developing T2D, the impact of infectious diseases such as arboviruses has not been assessed. Flaviviruses circulating in Indigenous Australian communities may play a significant role in inducing glucose intolerance and exacerbating T2D.

Graduating in December 2016? Last date to apply online to Graduate is Friday 28 October

Final reminder to all final year students that the last date to apply to graduate for the 21 December 2016, TOWNSVILLE Graduation Ceremony and the 19 December 2016 CAIRNS Graduation Ceremony is Friday, 28 October, 2016.  Students who do not submit the Online graduation application form by 28 October 2016 will not be approved to graduate.  Late application may not be accepted.

Further graduation information and the online graduation application form can be found at the following website:  https://www.jcu.edu.au/graduation

Publication: Reactive agility tests: review and practical applications

Inglis, Paul, and Bird, Stephen P. (2016) Reactive agility tests: review and practical applications. Journal of Australian Strength and Conditioning. (In Press)

http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/43605/

Abstract
Agility is defined as a rapid whole-body movement with change of direction or speed in response to a stimulus. However, traditional agility tests do not address this definition and are pre-planned with no stimulus. In response to this, studies have been conducted to develop a new agility test that incorporates a sport-specific stimulus. The aim of this review was to summarize the literature on reactive agility tests and provide coaches with recommendations on the best way to test and develop agility in athletes. A literature search was conducted to find agility tests that used a sport-specific stimulus and tested higher and lesser-skilled athletes. Ten articles were identified that meet the criteria for inclusion with half of the studies incorporating a video based stimulus while the other half used a tester as the stimulus. It was found that reactive agility tests were a valid and reliable method of testing agility compared to traditional pre-planned agility tests. Reactive agility tests can also be used as a training drill to improve an athlete's perceptual and response times by using a sport specific stimulus while pre-planned agility drills may not.