Quantitative methods used in Australian health promotion research: a review of publications from 1992–2002

With the advent of telecommunication technologies and social media, many health care professionals are using social media to communicate with their patients and to promote health. However, the literature reveals a lacuna in our understanding of health care professionals’ perception of their behavioral intentions to use innovations. Using the Unified Technology Acceptance Framework (unified theory of acceptance and use of technology), in-depth interviews were conducted with 16 Australian health care experts to uncover their intent and actual use of social media in their medical practices. Results revealed that social media tools offered five significant benefits such as (i) enhanced communication between health care professionals and their patients, (ii) community support, (iii) enabled e-learning, (iv) enhanced professional network, and (v) expedited health promotion. However, result also revealed barriers to social media usage including (i) inefficiency, (ii) privacy concerns, (iii) poor quality of information, (iv) lack of trust, and (v) blurred professional boundary. Peer influence and supporting conditions were also found to be determinants of social media adoption behaviors among health care professionals. This study has important implications for health care providers, patients, and policy makers on the responsible use of social media, health promotion, and health communication. This research is also among the very few studies that explore Australian health care professionals’ intent and actual use of innovations within a health care setting.

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Australian health promotion practitioners' perceptions on evaluation of empowerment and participation

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/das046 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

pp. 70-80 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

S. Brandstetter ◽

M. McCool ◽

M. Wise ◽

J. Loss

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Australian Health

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Quantitative methods used to evaluate impact of health promotion interventions to prevent HIV infections: a methodological systematic review protocol

10.21203/rs.3.rs-572293/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Andrainolo Ravalihasy ◽

Lidia Kardas-Sloma ◽

Yazdan Yazdanpanah ◽

Valéry Ridde

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Impact Evaluation ◽

Quantitative Methods ◽

Evaluation Studies ◽

Complex Interventions ◽

Hiv Infections ◽

Combination Prevention ◽

Health Promotion Interventions ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Combination prevention is currently considered the best approach to combat HIV epidemic. It is based upon the combination of structural, behavioral and biomedical interventions. Such interventions are frequently implemented in a health promoting manner due to their aims, the approach that was adopted and their complexity. The impact evaluation of these interventions often relies on methods inherited from the biomedical field. However, these methods have limitations and should be adapted to be relevant for these complex interventions. This systematic review aims to map the evidence-based methods used to quantify the impact of these interventions and analyze how these methods are implemented. Methods Three databases (Web of Science, Scopus, PubMed) will be used to identify impact evaluation studies of health promotion interventions that aimed at reducing the incidence or prevalence of HIV infection. Only studies based on quantitative design assessing intervention impact on HIV prevalence or incidence will be included. Two reviewers will independently screen studies based on titles and abstracts and then on the full text. The information about study characteristics will be extracted to understand the context in which the interventions are implemented. The information specific to quantitative methods of impact evaluation will be extracted using items from the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT), the guidelines for reporting Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature (SAMPL) and the guidelines for Strengthening The Reporting of Empirical Simulation Studies (STRESS). This review will be conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. Discussion The impact evaluation of HIV prevention interventions is a matter of substantial importance given the growing need for evidence of the effectiveness of these interventions whereas they are increasingly complex. These evaluations allow to identify the most effective strategies to be implemented to fight the epidemic. It is therefore relevant to map the methods to better implement them and adapt them according to the type of intervention to be evaluated. Systematic review registration: PROSPERO CRD42020210825

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Critical success factors of public health sponsorship in Australia

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/day107 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 42-49

Author(s):

Billy Sung ◽

Ian Phau ◽

Isaac Cheah ◽

Kevin Teah

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Critical Success Factors ◽

Success Factors ◽

Environmental Changes ◽

Behavioural Change ◽

Health Messages ◽

Australian Health ◽

Critical Success ◽

Public Health Promotion

Abstract Public health sponsorship is a unique phenomenon in Australia. The current research examines the critical success factors of Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation’s (Healthway) sponsorship program, Australia’s largest public health sponsorship program. Using stakeholder interviews and expert observational studies, two studies present five key success factors: (i) effective segmentation and targeting of health messages; (ii) collaboration between Healthway and partnering organization to leverage sponsored events; (iii) displacement of unhealth sponsorship; (iv) use of leveraging strategies to raise awareness of health messages; and (v) environmental changes that facilitate behavioural change. The current research provides insights into how and why sponsorship is an effective public health promotion tool.

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Evaluating projects funded by the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation: first results

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/11.2.75 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 75-88 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

C. D'ARCY J. HOLMAN ◽

ROBERT J. DONOVAN ◽

BILLIE CORTI ◽

GEOFFREY JALLEH ◽

SHIRLEY K. FRIZZELL ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Australian Health ◽

First Results ◽

Western Australian

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Addressing food insecurity in Australia through education for sustainability

Health Promotion International ◽

10.1093/heapro/daz119 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (6) ◽

pp. 1601-1611

Author(s):

Sonia Nuttman ◽

Rebecca Patrick ◽

Mardie Townsend

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Food Insecurity ◽

21St Century ◽

Education For Sustainability ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Potential Barriers ◽

Australian Health ◽

Analysis Process ◽

Potential Use ◽

Insight Into

Abstract Within Australia food insecurity affects an estimated 4 million people annually. Health promotion degrees traditionally prepare pre-service graduates to address food insecurity from a social determinants perspective, little consideration of integrating ecological determinants, however, has been noted. This is a significant problem considering unprecedented environmental challenges facing future food production. Education for sustainability (EfS) is purported to develop graduates who can respond to significant sustainability issues in the 21st century. This study examined the potential for health promotion degrees to utilize EfS to address food insecurity through an ecological lens. The study also illustrates why it might be valuable for academics to use such an approach. Semi-structured interviews with 15 Australian health and sustainability academics and document analysis of 26 associated teaching units was undertaken. Thematic analysis informed the data analysis process to provide meaning and insight into emerging themes. Academics were unaware of EfS or its potential for developing ecologically literate graduates. A lack of university commitment towards sustainability and knowledge and skills to implement EfS were identified as potential barriers. Academics, however, were ascribing to the central tenets used in EfS such as interdisciplinary thinking and reflective practice, demonstrating its potential use in health promotion. EfS, as a framework for incorporating an ecological perspective into health promotion degrees has not been fully realized. This study suggests capacity building of academics with regard to the use of EfS as an approach within health promotion degrees to address significant sustainability issues in the 21st century, such as food insecurity.

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Evidence for the effectiveness of sponsorship as a health promotion tool

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py99054 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 5 (4) ◽

pp. 81 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Robert J. Donovan ◽

Geoffrey Jalleh ◽

Johanna Clarkson ◽

Billie Giles-Corti

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Behavioural Change ◽

Food Choices ◽

Health Issue ◽

Health Issues ◽

Individual Level ◽

Australian Health ◽

The University ◽

Western Australian ◽

Low Alcohol

Health sponsorships are undertaken to achieve both structural and individual objectives. Structural objectives refer to the sponsored organisation being required to undertake activities such as the imposition of smoke free areas, or the provision of low alcohol beverages and healthy food choices at the sponsored event. Individual objectives refer to creating or reinforcing people's awareness of a health issue or message, and their beliefs, attitudes and behaviours with respect to the issue or message. This paper focuses on sponsorship's capacity to achieve individual level objectives, describing several studies undertaken by the Health Promotion Evaluation Unit (HPEU) at the University of Western Australia to evaluate the health promotion sponsorship activities of Healthway, the Western Australian Health Promotion Foundation. Given the results of evaluations of Healthway's (and other organisations') sponsorship activities, using a variety of methodologies and across a broad range of events and health issues, it is concluded that health sponsorships can be effective at increasing people's salience of a health issue, and can result in attitudinal and behavioural change.

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Community pharmacy in Australia

Australian Health Review ◽

10.1071/ah040238 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 238 ◽

Cited By ~ 77

Author(s):

Shalom I Benrimoj ◽

Michael S Frommer

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Health Promotion ◽

Community Pharmacy ◽

Retail Trade ◽

Future Contribution ◽

Central Theme ◽

Australian Government ◽

The Public ◽

Australian Health ◽

Pharmacy Profession

This article describes the evolution of community pharmacy in the Australian health system, and assesses its current and potential future contribution to health care. A central theme is the unique extent and accessibility of community pharmacy to the public, with a vast and dispersed infrastructure that is funded by private enterprise. The viability of community pharmacy as a retail trade depends on a diversification of its service roles and retention of its product-supply roles. Initiatives by the pharmacy profession, the pharmacy industry and the Australian Government are likely to give community pharmacy an increasingly prominent place in health promotion and primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, especially in relation to the management of chronic diseases.

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