Dr Meredith Tavener
Senior Lecturer
School of Medicine and Public Health
- Email:meredith.tavener@newcastle.edu.au
- Phone:(02) 4042 0684
A question of research
Dr Meredith Tavener’s qualitative research work delves into the why and the how of health behaviour in order to help effect positive change.
“Everyone’s got a story, and it’s my job to share that story,” Meredith says. A qualitative researcher, Meredith asks the open-ended questions that place context around a person’s health behaviours and give us greater understanding into what people do, and don’t do, when it comes to their health… and why that might be.
While quantitative data gives us the hard facts and figures that demonstrate how many people may be impacted by a health condition, qualitative research provides the context. “Qualitative research does focus on an individual,” Meredith says. “And it provides extremely rich data in its own right. It’s seeking to understand how people feel and how they experience something.”
“We have to remember that the person is at the heart of every health intervention. They’re not a passive part of it, and they will bounce things back at that intervention,” Meredith explains. “So it’s really important to understand how they might feel about someone coming into their home, or how they make decisions about taking that medication, or to practice that rehabilitation exercise.”
Meredith is adamant that if you’re conducting research that involves people, then you should be talking with people. And when it comes to how people are referred to, words matter. “I am mindful of not saying patient, I won’t say client and I won’t say customer because all these words can be quite passive, and indicate something being done ‘to you’ or ‘on you’.”
Putting people at the centre of research
Meredith’s work spreads across different research teams at the University, HMRI, different organisations within Australia and internationally. Working with people living with conditions as diverse as stroke, cancer and chronic disease, Meredith works with clinicians, researchers and not for profit organisations who want questions answered around their health research, and want to build their qualitative research capacity.
“Person-centred care is the perfect combination of implementing research - it’s with people, so let’s go find out what works for them,” Meredith says. “It’s people who are the experts, and that’s really important to acknowledge and get used to. So it’s not about you, the clinician or the nurse – it’s all about the person you’re speaking with. You are prioritising the person.”
Meredith has a diverse research background, which serves her well in the work she does. “I’m a bit of an ‘ologist’,” she says. “My first degree was in exercise physiology, then I went into health promotion and epidemiology, and then social gerontology for my PhD.”
“I come from a mixed methods platform and now I’m predominantly a qualitative researcher,” Meredith adds. “I’m very privileged in what I do and I’m very grateful to the people who share their time with me, and their lives with me. It’s not all belly laughs: there’s also tears and very, very sad stories. But you are literally holding someone’s space and if they trust you enough to be there then you stay, you listen and you work with what they give you.”
Part of the challenge of the work that Meredith does is when someone tells you something completely different to what you’re expecting. “Because I’ve been doing this a long time I’m okay with it,” Meredith says. “It sits a lot more easily with me because I know working qualitatively isn’t always a lovely, linear process from the idea or problem being explored, the research question and to the data. There are assumptions, risks, and some things may leave you completely stumped.”
“If the researcher thinks they’re the only expert in something then they’ll need to sit with some ambiguity and discomfort because it may not go the way that they want,” Meredith adds. “You may have things that you want to ask someone about, but your questions may be answered in terms of what the person wants to share with you, and the importance they ascribe to that.”
It’s all about the why
Qualitative work means diving deeper than a tick of a box on a survey to help truly understand a person’s health behavior. “For example, if you ask people about receiving support, they might say ‘yes, they’d like to join a support group’ but what we want to know is what part of being in a certain support group makes them feel safer, where they find value and what makes them come back to seek help.”
“Go and talk to people who have gone to such groups and ask them what resonated with them – perhaps we just conduct these groups thinking we know what’s right, when it’s not.”
How do we delve into all of this and ascribe meaning to people’s experiences in an authentic way? It helps to work in a team where a few people are involved. “You can then bring ideas back to that team and discuss what we feel people are saying,” Meredith says. “The question I often ask is ‘so what does that mean?’.”
It’s like handing over the mic
Meredith started her career working with children’s health and fitness, then women’s health and now every person’s health. It’s important to look at ‘who’s missing?’ ‘whose voices are not here?’
“One example could be, with breast cancer it’s incredibly important to consider those people who do not identify with a pink ribbon – whether it’s men or genderqueer, non-binary, trans people with breast cancer – who may still require breast cancer care,” Meredith says. “People need to know that they are welcomed absolutely in breast care spaces.”
“It’s a very important avenue to discover how people feel about care spaces. How can we work so everyone feels the door is open and they can seek the help they need? There could be some stigma that people feel around seeking health care, so we need to find out – where does that stigma come from?” Meredith adds. “Nothing happens in a vacuum.”
“We’re all experiencing something very different – but often we just don’t know it,” Meredith says. “We need to acknowledge that even if you’re all in the same storm, you’re in very different boats. So you’ll have some people bobbing around in a little boat which is very different to the yacht next to them.”
“People do qualitative research because they really want to find out the whys and the hows,” Meredith says. “It’s not just work to be used in front of, or behind a survey necessarily – it’s stand-alone empirical research. And it is scientific – it gives a context that is time, place and person specific.”
When it comes to understanding people’s health Meredith wants to know more than ‘what’s the matter with them?’ – she wants to know what matters to them.
A question of research
Dr Meredith Tavener’s qualitative research work delves into the why and the how of health behaviour in order to help effect positive change.
Career Summary
Biography
Introduction
Dr Meredith Tavener is a qualitative researcher and educator. who aims to put people at the centre of research. She works with researchers, clinicians, health professionals and organisations across Australia and around the world to deliver better health solutions.
Meredith’s work builds on the importance of data and numbers to give context to the people that healthcare professionals are trying to help. She’s helping people give a voice to research.
Recent career progression
Dr Tavener currently manages dual roles at the University.
LECTURER / COURSE COORDINATOR - Dr Tavener works 0.6FTE as Lecturer in Qualitative Health Research, a new position offered to Dr Tavener in recognition of her qualitative research and expertise. She is responsible for teaching and assessment of postgraduate coursework masters students, undergraduate public health and undergraduate medical students, including contributing to the development of the University’s new medical program and the new undergraduate public health program. Dr Tavener also supervisors students in PUBH6303 Applied Research who are completing a qualitative or mixed methods assignment and is the Qualitative Theme Leader for EPID6600 Research Protocol Design.
TRIAL MANAGER / SENIOR LECTURER - Dr Tavener also works 0.4FTE as a Trial Manager, responsible for the day to day running of a 4-year NHMRC funded project to assess post-stroke arm recovery. She received a promotion from Level B to Level C on her appointment, which was extended to a 3-year period after an initial year, to see out the entire RCT, and also conduct the qualitative evaluation of the intervention.
RECENTLY - Dr Tavener held the position of Research Fellow at the Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA) from 2012 to 2018. The latter year spent as Research Fellow in Healthy Ageing, funded by an ARC Discovery Grant to research how women experience and navigate older age against frameworks of ‘successful’ and ‘healthy’ ageing.
Dr Tavener also held the appointment of Athena SWAN Fellow (0.5FTE, Mar 2016 – Sept 2017), responsible for the design and collection of qualitative data, its synthesis and evaluation across the 2-year SAGE (Science Australia Gender Equity) Pilot addressing gender equity and diversity at the University. This culminated in real narrative being represented within the SAGE Bronze Report submission and 4-year Action Plan, which was awarded Bronze Level accreditation on 5 Dec. Dr Tavener continues to support the Action Plan as an advocate for equity across the University, and currently supports PhD students and emerging researchers with regards to mentoring and opportunities for co-authorship on her own papers.
Dr Tavener has three completed PhD students, is primary supervisor for one student completing a purely qualitative thesis and co-supervisor for five more. She is also invited to review qualitative and mixed methods PhD and Masters theses. She reviews for a number of high quality journals, is a Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology, and member of the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics, International Longevity Centre Australian chapter, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated and Association for Qualitative Research. Most recently (Jan 2019) Dr Tavener was invited onto the Editorial Board for 'The Qualitative Report' journal.
National and international collaborations
Dr Tavener has received in excess of $1.5M in funding, published 46 journal articles, one book chapter, and 13 Government reports/submissions, as well as presenting at six international conferences (including two invited symposia) and 29 national conferences.
Internationally, Dr Tavener completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in healthy ageing with the University of Groningen (2010-2012, Netherlands), and brokered an exchange agreement for their students to complete an internship at the RCGHA; she is also a Clinical Instructor with the University of Wisconsin, responsible for coordinating visiting pharmacy students.
Dr Tavener was a Chief Investigator on an NHMRC Project Grant evaluating the uptake, outcomes, and costs of the Medicare 75+ Health Assessments (2015-2016), an Associate Investigator responsible for qualitative evaluation components on an NHMRC Project Grant assessing arm function after stroke (2017-2020), and Primary Chief Investigator on a NSW Department of Family and Community Services (FACS) grant to explore "liveable communities" through the conceptualisation and pilot testing of a supportive housing checklist for older adults (2017-2018).
She served as advisor for Women’s Health in the North (WHIN, Victoria); as qualitative consultant for funding submissions to the Hunter Cancer Research Alliance (2014-2015); provided specialist guidance on qualitative research methodologies and longitudinal qualitative data analysis to colleagues at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health & Society at La Trobe University, Victoria; was invited onto the Sax Institute and University of NSW bid working on the conceptual framework and analysis, for the Department of Defence and Department of Veterans’ Affairs ‘Study Design Framework for the MRCA Rehabilitation Long-Term Study’; asked to provide qualitative evaluation frameworks for Catholic Care Services NSW and the NSW Ministry of Health.
Keywords: healthy ageing, women's health, qualitative methods, narrative analysis, applied thematic analysis, qualitative thesis examination, theoretical frameworks, qualitative training, health care, public health, hospitals, teaching.
Teaching Expertise
UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE, NSW AUSTRALIA:
2019 Lecturer and Course Coordinator – Qualitative Methods in Health Research
2017 Course Coordinator for online course Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population
2013 – 2018 – Online facilitator and tutor for online course Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population
2012 invited lectures for Master of Public Health, Ageing module in Advanced Health and Gender and Health module
UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN, NETHERLANDS:
2010 - 2011 Write, Coordinate and Deliver – “Healthy Ageing: A Socio-Demographic Perspective”. Taught as an optional course for Bachelor students at the University of Groningen, the course included topics such as theoretical perspectives, demographic and epidemiologic transitions, the effect of ageing on the individual, and the influence of the individual within their society, constructs of ageing and ageism, giving meaning, and diversity in ageing, the life course, self-determination and self-agency. The course included guest lecturers, a film discussion, paper reviews and grant application assessment.
Invited lectures for - Theories of Demographic Behaviour Population and Development Methods of Research: Qualitative Text Analysis. Population, Health and Place Qualitative Research Methodologies: In-depth interviewing.
INVITED LECTURES
18 April 2018 - Invited to present on “Introduction to Public Health: Ageing” with interactive session on using Photovoice for social justice, University of Newcastle.
12 April 2018 – Invited to present on “Healthy ageing, what can it mean?” at research higher degree students’ symposium, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle.
16-19 June 2010 – Invited lecture on “Population Transition”, as part of “Gender und Gesundheit” course, at University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany.
QUALITATIVE SPECIFIC
27 November 2017 - Presenter at Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing Expo Day, “Collaboration”, 27 November 2017. Hunter Medical Research Institute Building, New Lambton, NSW, Australia. Title: “Data: What you find can depend on how you look”. Describing different approaches to analysing qualitative data.
8-10 November 2017 – symposium presentation at AAG conference “Late life changes in housing: choices, enablers and barriers to ageing in place. Title of presentation “Home and care: An example of what we know – analysis of 12 years of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health.” Included analysis of older women’s qualitative comments about housing
31 October 2017 – all day workshop “Designing and conducting focus groups” for internal and external students and staff.
4 September 2017 – Invited webinar presentation for AAG on “Doorways to Data: Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health, focus on qualitative data.”
19 July 2017 – 3 hour presentation series on “Doing gender in qualitative research” for higher degree students and supervisors
2 June 2017 – Seminar on “Conducting observational research” (3 hours) for research higher degree students
Management and Administrative Expertise
Dr Tavener was a Senior Research Coordinator for the $1.65 million Department of Veterans’ Affairs “Preventive Care Trial” (1996-2001). This position involved the coordination of a four-year randomised controlled trial of health assessments for older people, undertaken in ten different towns in two Australian states. Results from the PCT informed the introduction of Medicare Enhanced Primary Care items in 1999, for Australia-wide annual health assessments for over 75's. This work resulted in four reports being published with chief investigators, and five co-authored peer-reviewed journal publications.
In 2001 Dr Tavener was asked to stay on as Project Manager on the $2.0 million Department of Defence “Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel” (2001-2004), involving a large number of participants throughout Australia. In response to the study findings, the Government instituted a $21 million payment package and continuing health care scheme for ex-deseal/reseal personnel. This work resulted in four books being published with chief investigators, and eight co-authored peer-reviewed journal publications.
During her time living in Perth WA (2009), Dr Tavener managed a LotteryWest funded project “Accommodation options for older gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans and intersex individuals”, which involved a state-wide survey explore attitudes, knowledge and practices of retirement and residential aged care providers in WA towards accommodating older gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex individuals. The project resulted in one peer-reviewed journal publication and informed the 2012 Commonwealth of Australia National Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Ageing and Aged Care Strategy.
Following her post-doc, Dr Tavener was then invited to work with the Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (February 2012 – present) and promoted to Research Fellow with the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (ALSWH, 2012-2016) where she managed two cohorts of women. In 2015, ALSWH was awarded the CAPHIA Team Award for excellence and innovation in public health research.
Committee participation
HMRI Research Register Management Committee (2014 – present)
Hunter Dementia Alliance (2015 – present)
Postgraduate Education Committee, University of Newcastle NSW (2013 – present)
Athena SWAN Self-Assessment Committee (2016 – 2018)
Athena SWAN data working group (2016 – 2018)
Athena SWAN Executive Committee (2016 – 2018)
Steering Committee, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (2012 – 2016)
Data Management Group, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (2012 – 2016)
Qualitative Research Committee, Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health (2012 – 2015)
Journal reviewer for
The Australasian Journal on Ageing
Oxford Journal of Public Health
Global Health Action
Journal of Youth Studies
Ageing & Society
BMC Women's Health
Gerontology & Geriatric Medicine
JAGS
Peer reviewer for University of Newcastle Human Research Ethics Committee
Professional member of
Health Consumer Network NSW
International Longevity Centre – Australia Chapter
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI)
International Association for Time Use Research (IATUR)
Association for Qualitative Research (AQR)
Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Inc. (ACSPRI)
Qualifications
- PhD (Community Health & Clinical Epidemiology), University of Newcastle
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Human Movement), Ballarat University College - Vic
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours), University of Ballarat
- Graduate Diploma in Health Promotion, University of Newcastle
- Master of Medical Science, University of Newcastle
Keywords
- Evaluation
- Health care
- Healthy ageing
- Longitudinal narrative analysis
- Public health
- Qualitative data and methods
- Social gerontology
- Thematic analysis
- Women's health
Professional Experience
UON Appointment
| Title | Organisation / Department |
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| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health Australia |
| Senior Lecturer | University of Newcastle School of Medicine and Public Health Australia |
Academic appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/1/2010 - 1/1/2012 | Postdoctoral Researcher | University of Groningen, Netherlands Faculty of Spatial Sciences Netherlands |
| 1/7/2004 - 1/12/2009 | Research Academic | University of Newcastle Australia |
| 1/5/2009 - 1/10/2009 | Project Manager | Curtin University Australia |
| 1/1/2018 - 31/12/2018 | Research Fellow in Healthy Ageing | University of Newcastle Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing Australia |
| 1/2/2012 - 31/12/2017 | Research Fellow | The University of Newcastle, Australia Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing Australia |
Professional appointment
| Dates | Title | Organisation / Department |
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| 1/11/2001 - 1/7/2004 | Project Manager | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle Australia |
| 1/10/1996 - 1/11/2001 | Senior Research Coordinator | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle Australia |
Awards
Award
| Year | Award |
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| 2019 |
DVC(A) Education Innovation and Impact Award Office of the DVC (A), The University of Newcastle, Australia |
| 2015 |
Council of Academic Public Health Institutions Australia (CAPHIA) 2015 Team Award for excellence and innovation in public health research Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health |
Distinction
| Year | Award |
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| 2016 |
Fellow of the Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Australian Association of Gerontology |
Recognition
| Year | Award |
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| 2017 |
Member of consortium that successfully gained admission to the Department of Social Services Research, Evaluation and Data (READ) panel for University of Newcastle Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), The University of Newcastle, NSW. |
Scholarship
| Year | Award |
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| 2008 |
Jill Cockburn Public Health Research Scholarship The University of Newcastle, NSW |
| 2005 |
University of Newcastle Research Scholarship (UNRS-C) The University of Newcastle, NSW |
Invitations
Distinguished Visitor
| Year | Title / Rationale |
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| 2011 | Invited presentation on "Healthy ageing issues: Labour, housing and social consciousness". |
Panel Participant
| Year | Title / Rationale |
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| 2015 | Invited expert on ageing for Q&A symposium "Eyes, body & mind", at the Asia Pacific Vitreo-Retina Society Conference. |
| 2013 | PhD confirmation panel for Wilaiwan Pathike "The association between resilience and community health system among rural elderly: Effectiveness of rural community health system to promote successful ageing in Thailand". |
| 2013 | Discussing "How can we move policy forward?" at "Rethinking retirement" workshop. |
| 2012 | PhD confirmation panel for Tazeen Majeed "Life course impact of chronic diseases on patterns of workforce participation: A gendered approach". |
Participant
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Sax Institute workshop "Challenges in evaluating policy and programs". |
Speaker
| Year | Title / Rationale |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Presentation at RCGHA Research Methods Workshop, on "A salutogenic analysis of health in older women: Using applied inductive themnatic analysis." |
| 2012 | Invited talk on "Appreciate and celebrate all the little things - How women deal with life's ups and downs." |
| 2011 | Invited presentation at "Multi-disciplinary workshop on ageing and wellbeing". |
| 2010 | Invited presentation to "Health Economics" students, University of Hohenheim, on "The health of Australian baby boomer women: Understanding their ups and downs". |
| 2010 | Invited lecture on "Population Transition" as part of "Gender und Gesundheit" course. |
| 2010 | Invited presentation to members of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, on analysing written stories. |
Grant Reviews
| Year | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
Greaves PhD top-up scholarships External - EXTE, External - EXTE |
$10,000 |
Teaching
| Code | Course | Role | Duration |
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| EPID6660 |
Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population The University of Newcastle |
Online facilitator and tutor | 1/7/2013 - 30/11/2016 |
| EPID6660 |
Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing, University of Newcastle |
Online facilitator and tutor | 1/1/2018 - 31/12/2018 |
| PUBH6210 |
Qualitative Methods in Health Research University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health |
Course Coordinator / Lecturer in Qualitative Health Research | 1/1/2019 - 31/12/2022 |
| EPID6660 |
Public Health Implications of an Ageing Population The University of Newcastle |
Course Coordinator and facilitator | 1/1/2017 - 31/12/2017 |
Publications
For publications that are currently unpublished or in-press, details are shown in italics.
Book (5 outputs)
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| 2004 |
D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Second Mortality and Cancer Incidence Report, -, Newcastle, Australia (2004) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Report on the General Health and Medical Study, -, Newcastle, Australia, 463 (2004) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Literature Review Report, -, Newcastle, Australia (2003) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Report on the qualitative interviews, -, Newcastle, Australia (2003) [A2]
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D'Este CA, Byles JE, Attia JR, Brown AM, Interim mortality and cancer incidence report, -, Newcastle, Australia (2003) [A2]
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Chapter (3 outputs)
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| 2018 |
Rosenthal D, Moore S, Barbosa LM, Monteiro L, Giardini Murta S, Boyle F, et al., 'Retirement and a healthy lifestyle: Opportunity or pitfall? A narrative review of the literature.', The Psychology of Retirement, Routledge, USA 1-15 (2018)
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| 2015 |
Byles JE, Tavener M, 'Health of older people', Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK 1408-1424 (2015) [B2]
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| 2015 | Tavener MA, Byles JE, 'Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health', Oxford Textbook of Global Public Health, Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford, United Kingdom (2015) |
Journal article (53 outputs)
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| 2020 |
Hlaing-hlaing H, Pezdirc K, Tavener M, James EL, Hure A, 'Diet quality indices used in australian and new zealand adults: A systematic review and critical appraisal', Nutrients, 12 1-30 (2020) © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Distilling the complexity of overall diet into a simple measure or summative score by data reduction methods has become a... [more] © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Distilling the complexity of overall diet into a simple measure or summative score by data reduction methods has become a common practice in nutritional epidemiology. Recent reviews on diet quality indices (DQI) have highlighted the importance of sound construction criteria and validation. The aim of this current review was to identify and critically appraise all DQI used within Australian and New Zealand adult populations. Twenty-five existing DQI were identified by electronic searching in Medline and hand searching of reference lists. DQI were constructed based on the respective national dietary guidelines and condition-specific recommendations. For preferable features of DQI, six captured the dimensions of adequacy, moderation and balance; five had a nested structure; 12 consisted of foods, food groups and nutrients; 11 used metric scoring systems and most of those with metric scales used normative cutoff points. Food frequency questionnaires, either alone or with other methods, were the most common dietary assessment method used in 20 DQI. For evaluation of DQI, construct validity and relative validity are reported. Based on our critical appraisal, Dietary Guideline Index (DGI), Dietary Guideline Index-2013 (DGI- 2013), Total Diet Score (TDS), Healthy Eating Index for Australian Adults-2013 (HEIFA-2013), and Aussie-Diet Quality Index (Aussie-DQI) were the preferred DQI used in Australian adults according to dimension, indicator selection, scoring criteria and evaluation. Further work is needed to enhance the construction of all Australian and New Zealand DQI, especially in terms of dimension and structure, for alignment with recommended construction criteria.
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Tollosa DN, Holliday E, Hure A, Tavener M, James EL, 'Multiple health behaviors before and after a cancer diagnosis among women: A repeated cross-sectional analysis over 15 years', CANCER MEDICINE, 9 3224-3233 (2020)
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Tollosa DN, Holliday E, Hure A, Tavener M, James EL, 'A 15-year follow-up study on long-term adherence to health behaviour recommendations in women diagnosed with breast cancer', Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 182 727-738 (2020) [C1]
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Awuviry-Newton K, Wales K, Tavener M, Byles J, 'Do factors across the World Health Organisation's International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health framework relate to caregiver availability for community-dwelling older adults in Ghana?', PLOS ONE, 15 (2020) [C1]
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| 2020 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Tavener M, Wales K, Byles J, 'The roles and capacities of social workers in the lives of older adults seeking healthcare and their caregivers in Ghana', Health and Social Care in the Community, (2020) © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd As Ghana's older population increases in number and proportion, the social and healthcare needs of older adults and their caregivers become... [more] © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd As Ghana's older population increases in number and proportion, the social and healthcare needs of older adults and their caregivers become more critical highlighting the relevance of social workers¿ contribution in assisting older adults and their caregivers. The purpose of this study was to explore social workers¿ contributions, discussed against the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) Policy on Ageing and Older Person framework. The study employed a descriptive qualitative approach making use of semi-structured interviews to collect information from eight social workers at the Social Welfare Unit in Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana. Themes and codes were developed from the interviews using thematic analysis, employing In-vivo and descriptive coding, and N-Vivo v12 as a management tool. Analysis of interviews revealed three interrelated themes; (a) ¿We provide it accordingly¿: Talking about their contributions as systematic, (b) ¿I think we can do more¿: Talking about their contributions as insufficient, and (c) ¿Our efforts are being hampered¿: Complaints of inadequate resources for working with older adults and their caregivers. The study offers areas of opportunities for social workers per the IFSW policy framework to reflect and examine their current knowledge and skill to address the challenges population ageing presents in Ghana. While social workers contribute towards helping older adults seeking healthcare and their caregivers, their needs cannot be ignored. The findings draw attention to effective policies and programs that can provide social workers with the needed resources to be independent and be able to devise novel approaches unique to older adults and their caregivers.
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| 2020 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Tavener M, Wales K, Byles J, 'Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Older Adults Regarding Their Functional Activities in Ghana', Journal of Primary Care and Community Health, 11 (2020) [C1]
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| 2019 |
Tollosa DN, Tavener M, Hure A, James EL, 'Adherence to multiple health behaviours in cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 13 327-343 (2019) [C1] © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Purpose: Multiple health behaviours (not smoking, minimal alcohol consumption, and maintaining a healthy wei... [more] © 2019, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Purpose: Multiple health behaviours (not smoking, minimal alcohol consumption, and maintaining a healthy weight by having a healthy diet and regular physical activity) improve quality of life and longevity of cancer survivors. Despite international guidelines, there are no existing reviews that synthesise cancer survivors¿ adherence to healthy lifestyle recommendations. Method: Five databases (Embase, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Google Scholar) were searched for relevant articles published from 2007 until January 2018. Studies reporting adult cancer survivors¿ adherence to at least two lifestyle behaviours (body mass index, physical activity, smoking, fruit and vegetable intake, fiber intake, red meat intake, caloric intake, sodium intake, and alcohol consumption) based on the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research (WCRF/AICR) recommendations were included in the review. The pooled prevalence of adherence to single and multiple behaviours was calculated using a random-effects model. Subgroup analysis (mean years of survival and publication year) was undertaken. Results: A total of 3322 articles were identified. Of these, 51 studies matched the inclusion criteria, presenting data from 2,620,586 adult cancer survivors. Adherence to single behaviours, which was estimated from studies that assessed at least two health behaviours, was highest for not smoking (PE 87%; 95% CI, 85%, 88%) and low or no alcohol intake (PE 83%; 95% CI, 81%, 86%), and lowest for fiber intake (PE 31%; 95% CI, 21%, 40%). Adherence to multiple healthy behaviours (13 studies), ranged from 7 to 40% (pooled estimate (PE) 23%; 95% CI, 17%, 30%). Recent survivors (<¿5-year survival time) had relatively better adherence to multiple behaviours (PE 31%; 95% CI, 27%, 35%) than long-term (> 5¿years) survivors (PE 25%; 95% CI, 14%, 36%). Adherence to multiple behaviours improved over time since 2007. Conclusion: Adherence to physical activity, dietary, and multiple lifestyle behaviours recommendations was low amongst cancer survivors. Recent cancer survivors were relatively more adherent to WCRF/AICR recommendations compared to long-term survivors. Implications for Cancer Survivors: Health promotion programs help support healthy lifestyle behaviours of cancer survivors. PROSPERO registration number: CRD42018091663
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| 2019 |
Majeed T, Tavener M, Dolja-Gore X, Nair B, Chojenta C, Byles J, 'Patterns of geriatric health assessment use among community dwelling older Australian women over a 14-year period', Journal of Health Services Research and Policy, 24 100-107 (2019) [C1] © The Author(s) 2019. Objective: To assess which older Australian women had Medicare subsidized health assessments between 1999 and 2013. Methods: This study used prospective, lon... [more] © The Author(s) 2019. Objective: To assess which older Australian women had Medicare subsidized health assessments between 1999 and 2013. Methods: This study used prospective, longitudinal survey data from the 1921 to 1926 birth cohort of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women¿s Health (ALSWH) linked with Medicare Australia data on health services use. Over 11,000 Australian women were included in the study. Latent class analysis was used to identify assessment patterns over time, accounting for death, and based on three categories (¿no assessment¿; ¿assessment; ¿deceased¿) for each year between 1999 and 2013. Further analysis explored the impact of health and sociodemographic characteristics on class membership. Results: Of the women included in the latent class analysis, 37% never had any assessment and the remainder had had at least one assessment. After a steady uptake from 1999 to 2003, there was decline in uptake from 2003 onwards. A six-class model with sufficient homogeneity and reliable estimation was selected to represent assessment patterns and mortality risk, labelled as: ¿high mortality¿ rate with little chance for assessment (12.4%), ¿intermediate mortality, low assessment¿ (14.1%), ¿later mortality/low assessment¿ (13.1%), ¿later mortality, high assessment¿ (7.0%), ¿low mortality, low assessment¿ (31.8%), ¿low mortality, high assessment¿ (21.6%). Older women with certain conditions (such as diabetes, depression, heart disease) were more likely to be in the low assessment groups, and women with difficulty managing on income were more likely to be in low assessment groups. Conclusion: Distinct assessment and mortality patterns were seen, with many women not having assessment, in particular those who had certain health conditions, were taking 3+ medications, had difficulty in managing on income, needed help or were in respite care, and had caring responsibilities. The findings point to a need to promote these assessments among older women, and to reduce financial barriers, even within the context of a heavily subsidized health care system.
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| 2019 |
Tollosa DN, Tavener M, Hure A, James EL, 'Compliance with Multiple Health Behaviour Recommendations: A Cross-Sectional Comparison between Female Cancer Survivors and Those with no Cancer History', International journal of environmental research and public health, 16 (2019) [C1]
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| 2018 |
Morgan K, Chojenta C, Tavener M, Smith A, Loxton D, 'Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome during pregnancy: A systematic review of the literature', Autonomic Neuroscience: Basic and Clinical, 215 106-118 (2018) [C1] © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Purpose: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is most commonly seen in women of child bearing age, however little is known about its effects in pregnancy... [more] © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Purpose: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome is most commonly seen in women of child bearing age, however little is known about its effects in pregnancy. Method: A systematic review was conducted in March 2015 and updated in February 2018. Medline, Embase, PsychInfo, CINHAL, and the Cochrane Library were searched from database inception. The ClinicalTrials.gov site and bibliographies were searched. MeSH and Emtree headings and keywords included; Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, and were combined with pregnancy and pregnancy related subject headings and keywords. Searches were limited to English. Eligible articles contained key words within the title and or abstract. Articles were excluded if Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome was not pre-existing. Results: Eleven articles were identified as eligible for inclusion. Studies were appraised using the PRISMA 2009 guidelines. The overall quality of evidence was poor using the NHMRC Evidence Grading Matrix, which was attributed to small sample sizes and mostly observational studies, emphasizing the need for future high quality research. Findings in this review must be used with caution due to the poor quality of the literature available. Conclusions: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome should not be a contraindication to pregnancy. Symptom course is variable during pregnancy and the post-partum period. Continuing pre-conception medication may help symptoms, with no significant risks reported. Obstetric complications, not Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, should dictate mode of delivery. Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome did not appear to affect the rate of adverse events. These results are important in determining appropriate management and care in this population.
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| 2017 |
Christiani Y, Dugdale P, Tavener M, Byles JE, 'The dynamic of non-communicable disease control policy in Indonesia', Australian Health Review, 41 207-213 (2017) [C1] © 2017 AHHA. Objective The aim of the present study was to examine non-communicable disease (NCD) policy formation and implementation in Indonesia. Methods Interviews were conduct... [more] © 2017 AHHA. Objective The aim of the present study was to examine non-communicable disease (NCD) policy formation and implementation in Indonesia. Methods Interviews were conducted with 13 Indonesian health policy workers. The processes and issues relating to NCD policy formation were mapped, exploring the interactions between policy makers, technical/implementation bodies, alliances across various levels and the mobilisation of non-policy actors. Results Problems in NCD policy formation include insufficient political interest in NCD control, disconnected policies and difficulty in multisectoral coordination. These problems are well illustrated in relation to tobacco control, but also apply to other control efforts. Nevertheless, participants were optimistic that there are plentiful opportunities for improving NCD control policies given growing global attention to NCD, increases in the national health budget and the growing body of Indonesia-relevant NCD-related research. Conclusion Indonesia's success in the creation and implementation of NCD policy will be dependent on high-level governmental leadership, including support from the President, the Health Minister and coordinating ministries. What is known about the topic? The burden of NCD in Indonesia has increased gradually. Nationally, NCD-related mortality accounted for 65% of deaths in 2010. Indonesia is also a country with the highest burden of tobacco smoking in the world. However, the government has not instituted sufficient policy action to tackle NCDs, including tobacco control. What does this paper add? This paper deepens our understanding of current NCD control policy formation in Indonesia, including the possible underlying reason why Indonesia has weak tobacco control policies. It describes the gaps in the current policies, the actors involved in policy formation, the challenges in policy formation and implementation and potential opportunities for improving NCD control. What are the implications for practitioners? An effective NCD control program requires strong collaboration, including between government and health professionals. Health professionals can actively engage in policy formation, for example through knowledge production.
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| 2017 |
Dolja-Gore X, Tavener M, Majeed T, Nair BR, Byles JE, 'Uptake, prevalence and predictors of first-time use for the 75+ Health Assessment Scheme.', Australian Journal of Primary Health, 476-481 (2017) [C1]
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| 2017 |
Majeed T, Forder PM, Tavener M, Kha V, Byles J, 'Work after age 65: A prospective study of Australian men and women', AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING, 36 158-164 (2017) [C1]
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| 2017 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia's major cities: A multilevel analysis', Health Care for Women International, 38 267-282 (2017) [C1] © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cit... [more] © 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. We examined women's access to health insurance in Indonesia. We analyzed IFLS-4 data of 1,400 adult women residing in four major cities. Among this population, the health insurance coverage was 24%. Women who were older, involved in paid work, and with higher education had greater access to health insurance (p¿<.05). We also found there were disparities in the probability of having health insurance across community levels (Median Odds Ratios¿=¿3.40). Given the importance of health insurance for women's health, strategies should be developed to expand health insurance coverage among women in Indonesia, including the disparities across community levels. Such problems might also be encountered in other developing countries with low health insurance coverage.
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| 2017 |
Christiani Y, Tavener M, Byles JE, 'Contextualizing urban living as a determinant of women s health in Jakarta, Indonesia', Women and Health, 57 1204-1220 (2017) [C1] © 2017 Taylor & Francis. Big cities can offer great opportunities for women to have a better life. At the same time, however, the physical and social environment in cities c... [more] © 2017 Taylor & Francis. Big cities can offer great opportunities for women to have a better life. At the same time, however, the physical and social environment in cities can negatively affect their health. We conducted focus groups with 24 women (aged 18¿72 years) living in Jakarta, Indonesia from October to November 2014. Our aim was to elicit women¿s experiences of living in Jakarta, including their health and accessing health care. The most frequent health problems reported by women in this study were hypertension and arthritis. Women often gave priority to their family, particularly their children, over themselves and their own health. Discussants also thought that the city¿s physical and social conditions could affect their health, and that women were more prone to feel stress than men. The results of this study highlight the importance of addressing social determinants of health across the life course, including gender, to improve women¿s health status. Moreover, multi-sectoral collaboration at the municipal and national level is needed for urban planning to create better living conditions for women in the cities.
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| 2016 |
Kennaugh R, Byles J, Tavener M, 'Beyond widowhood: Do prior discovered themes that describe the experiences of older Australian widowed women persist over time?', Women Health, 56 827-842 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Tavener MA, Chojenta C, Loxton D, 'Generating qualitative data by design: The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women s Health qualitative data collection.', Public Health Research & Practice, 26 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Exploring the implementation of poslansia, Indonesia's community-based health programme for older people', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 35 E11-E16 (2016) [C1] © 2016 AJA Inc. Aim: To explore the implementation of poslansia, a community-based integrated health service implemented across Indonesia to improve the health status of older peo... [more] © 2016 AJA Inc. Aim: To explore the implementation of poslansia, a community-based integrated health service implemented across Indonesia to improve the health status of older people through health promotion and disease prevention. Methods: Data analysis of 307 poslansia surveyed in the 4th wave of Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS-4). We examined the services provided in the programme, resources and perceived problems. Results: The services provided by poslansia focused mostly on risk factor screening and treatment for minor illness, and less on health promotion activities. Lack of support from community health centres, no permanent place for holding poslansia and lack of participant interest in joining the programme were associated with fewer services provided in the programme (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The findings indicate existing support from the community, community health centres and related institutions for poslansia is not adequate for optimal service function. Health awareness among the older population should also be increased for programme sustainability.
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| 2016 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Gender Inequalities in Noncommunicable Disease Risk Factors Among Indonesian Urban Population.', Asia Pac J Public Health, 28 134-145 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Tavener M, Mooney R, Thomson C, Loxton D, 'The Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health: Using Focus Groups to Inform Recruitment.', JMIR Res Protoc, 5 e31 (2016) [C1]
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| 2016 |
Otterbach S, Tavener M, Forder P, Powers J, Loxton D, Byles J, 'The effect of motherhood and work on women's time pressure: A cohort analysis using the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health', SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF WORK ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH, 42 500-509 (2016) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Do women in major cities experience better health? A comparison of chronic conditions and their risk factors between women living in major cities and other cities in Indonesia.', Glob Health Action, 8 28540 (2015)
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles J, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Socioeconomic related inequality in depression among young and middle-adult women in Indonesia s major cities.', J Affect Disord, 182 76-81 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Vo K, Forder PM, Tavener M, Rodgers B, Banks E, Bauman A, Byles JE, 'Retirement, age, gender and mental health: Findings from the 45 and Up Study', Aging and Mental Health, 19 647-657 (2015) [C1] © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: To examine the relationships of retirement and reasons for retirement with psychological distress in men and women at the age of 45-79 y... [more] © 2014 Taylor & Francis. Objectives: To examine the relationships of retirement and reasons for retirement with psychological distress in men and women at the age of 45-79 years. Method: Data from 202,584 Australians participating in the large-scale 45 and Up Study was used. Psychological distress was measured by the Kessler psychological distress scale. Associations between different work status and reasons for retirement with psychological distress were assessed for men and women at different ages using logistic regression. Results: Being fully retired or unemployed was associated with the high levels of psychological distress compared to being in paid work for men and women aged 45-64 (p < 0.0001), and for men aged 65-74 years (p = 0.0014). At the age of 75-79 years, there was no difference in psychological distress between different work statuses. Among retirees, retirement due to ill health, being made redundant or caring duty was associated with the high level of psychological distress. Conclusion: The association between work and mental health underscores the importance of policies and strategies to encourage and enable people to continue in the workforce after age 55, particularly for men. Important reasons for retirement with worse mental health outcomes include redundancy, ill health and needing to care for family or a friend. These circumstances will affect whether a person can continue working and their risk of poor mental health, and both considerations should be addressed in developing approaches for maintaining older workers or assisting them with their retirement transition.
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| 2015 |
Powers J, Tavener M, Graves A, Loxton D, 'Loss to follow-up was used to estimate bias in a longitudinal study: A new approach', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, (2015) [C1] Objectives: To examine bias arising from loss to follow-up due to lack of contact. Study Design and Setting: The 1973-1978 cohort of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's ... [more] Objectives: To examine bias arising from loss to follow-up due to lack of contact. Study Design and Setting: The 1973-1978 cohort of Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health was first surveyed in 1996 and followed up in 2000, 2003, 2006, and 2009. At the 2000 survey, 9,688 women responded (responders), 2,972 could not be contacted, of whom 1,515 responded subsequently (temporary no contact) and 1,457 did not (permanent no contact). Characteristics were compared for these groups at baseline and follow-up in 2003, 2006, or 2009. Relative risk ratios were used to estimate bias. Results: No-contacts were younger, more likely to live in cities, to be less educated and stressed about money than responders. No-contacts were more likely to be in de facto relationships, separated, divorced, or widowed, to have experienced partner violence and be smokers. Compared with temporary no contact, permanent no contact were less educated, less likely to be studying or employed. Despite differences in prevalence estimates, relative odds ratios were close to one and had confidence intervals that included one, indicating little effect of bias. Conclusion: Although various characteristics were related to loss to follow-up, the relative risks estimates did not indicate serious bias due to loss to follow-up in this cohort of young women.
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Do women in major cities experience better health? A comparison of chronic conditions and their risk factors between women living in major cities and other cities in Indonesia', GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION, 8 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Tavener M, Thijsen A, Hubbard IJ, Francis JL, Grennall C, Levi C, Byles J, 'Acknowledging How Older Australian Women Experience Life After Stroke: How Does the WHO 18-Item Brief ICF Core Set for Stroke Compare?', Health Care Women Int, 36 1311-1326 (2015) [C1]
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| 2015 |
Christiani Y, Byles JE, Tavener M, Dugdale P, 'Assessing socioeconomic inequalities of hypertension among women in Indonesia's major cities', Journal of Human Hypertension, 29 683-688 (2015) [C1] © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Although hypertension has been recognized as one of the major public health problems, few studies address economic inequality of hypertension ... [more] © 2015 Macmillan Publishers Limited. Although hypertension has been recognized as one of the major public health problems, few studies address economic inequality of hypertension among urban women in developing countries. To assess this issue, we analysed data for 1400 women from four of Indonesia's major cities: Jakarta, Surabaya, Medan and Bandung. Women were aged =15 years (mean age 35.4 years), and were participants in the 2007/2008 Indonesia Family Life Survey. The prevalence of hypertension measured by digital sphygmomanometer among this population was 31%. Using a multivariable logistic regression model, socioeconomic disadvantage (based on household assets and characteristics) as well as age, body mass index and economic conditions were significantly associated with hypertension (P<0.05). Applying the Fairlie decomposition model, results showed that 14% of the inequality between less and more economically advantaged groups could be accounted for by the distribution of socioeconomic characteristics. Education was the strongest contributor to inequality, with lower education levels increasing the predicted probability of hypertension among less economically advantaged groups. This work highlights the importance of socioeconomic inequality in the development of hypertension, and particularly the effects of education level.
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| 2015 |
Tavener M, Vo K, Byles JE, 'Work and Other Activities in Retirement.', J Am Geriatr Soc, 63 1476-1477 (2015) [C3]
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| 2014 |
Tavener M, Byles J, Loxton D, 'Expert perceptions of the popular baby boomer image', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 33 E31-E35 (2014) [C1] © 2013 ACOTA. Aim: This paper explored how gerontology experts described baby boomers, whether they challenged the popular image, and if they provided alternatives to the popularl... [more] © 2013 ACOTA. Aim: This paper explored how gerontology experts described baby boomers, whether they challenged the popular image, and if they provided alternatives to the popularly reported baby boomer behaviours and characteristics. Methods: Qualitative interviews were conducted with ten experts from different areas across Australia. The interviews were semi-structured and guided by a 'sense-making' approach to explore the baby boomer construct and identify expert narratives that differed from the popularly tendered image. Results: The majority of experts were identified as baby boomers and made use of phrases associated with the popular baby boomer image, such as 'cashed up', 'reinventing retirement' and 'sea change'. Lifestyle and wealth were recognised as staple features of the popular image. To a lesser degree, the experts also recognised alternative characteristics and behaviours, including people with disabilities and those who struggle financially. Conclusions: Experts appeared to identify with the popular baby boomer label, but not necessarily the accompanying stereotypes.
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| 2013 |
Byles J, Tavener M, Robinson I, Parkinson L, Stevenson D, Leigh L, et al., 'Transforming retirement: new definitions of life after work.', Journal of Women & Aging, 25 24-44 (2013) [C1]
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| 2013 |
Coles T, Byles J, Dow B, Tavener M, 'Advances in gerontology research and education: Perspectives from the Australian Association of Gerontology', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 32 40-45 (2013) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Reid MG, Parkinson L, Gibson RE, Schofield PW, D'Este CA, Attia JR, et al., 'Memory Complaint Questionnaire performed poorly as screening tool: Validation against psychometric tests and affective measures', Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65 199-205 (2012) [C1]
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| 2012 |
Horner B, McManus A, Comfort J, Freijah R, Lovelock G, Hunter M, Tavener MA, 'How prepared is the retirement and residential aged care sector in Western Australia for older non-heterosexual people?', Quality in Primary Care, 20 263-274 (2012) [C1]
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| 2011 |
Guest M, D'Este CA, Attia JR, Boggess M, Brown A, Tavener M, et al., 'Impairment of color vision in aircraft maintenance workers', International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 84 723-733 (2011) [C1]
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| 2011 |
Guest M, Attia JR, D'Este CA, Boggess MM, Brown AM, Gibson RE, et al., 'Peripheral neuropathy in military aircraft maintenance workers in Australia', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 53 381-387 (2011) [C1]
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| 2010 |
Guest M, Boggess M, Attia JR, D'Este CA, Brown A, Gibson RE, et al., 'Hearing impairment in F-111 maintenance workers: The study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel (SHOAMP) general health and medical study', American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 53 1159-1169 (2010) [C1]
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| 2010 |
Sibbritt DW, Byles JE, Tavener MA, 'Older Australian women's use of dentists: A longitudinal analysis over 6 years', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 29 14-20 (2010) [C1]
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| 2009 |
Brown A, Gibson RE, Tavener MA, Guest M, D'Este CA, Byles JE, et al., 'Sexual function in F-111 maintenance workers: The study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6 1569-1578 (2009) [C1]
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| 2008 |
D'Este CA, Attia JR, Brown AM, Gibson RE, Gibberd RW, Tavener MA, et al., 'Cancer incidence and mortality in aircraft maintenance workers', American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 51 16-23 (2008) [C1]
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| 2006 |
Schofield PW, Gibson RE, Tavener MA, Attia JR, D'Este CA, Guest M, et al., 'Neuropsychological health in F-111 aircraft maintenance workers', NeuroToxicology, 27 852-860 (2006) [C1]
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| 2006 |
Attia JR, D'Este CA, Schofield PW, Brown AM, Gibson RE, Tavener MA, et al., 'Mental health in F-111 maintenance workers: the study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (SHOAMP) general health and medical study', Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 48 682-691 (2006) [C1]
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| 2004 |
Byles JE, Tavener MA, O'Connell RL, Nair BR, Higginbotham HN, Jackson CL, et al., 'Randomised controlled trial of health assessments for older Australian veterans and war widows', Medical Journal of Australia, 181 186-190 (2004) [C1]
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| 2002 |
Byles JE, Tavener MA, Fitzgerald PE, Nair BR, Higginbotham HN, Jackson C, et al., 'A checklist for comprehensive health assessment for the over 70's', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 21 14-20 (2002) [C1]
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| 2000 |
Nair BR, Byles JE, Tavener MA, Heinze R, 'Immunisation rates in older veterans and war widows', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 19 136-138 (2000) [C1]
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| 2000 |
Byles JE, Higginbotham HN, Goodger BG, Tavener MA, Conrad A, Schofield P, Anthony DM, 'Development of a depression scale for veterans and war widows', International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 7 256-270 (2000) [C1]
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| 1999 |
Tavener MA, Byles JE, Francis L, McKernon M, 'Too Late for Prevention? The Search for Printed Health Promotion Materials Within the Preventive Care Trial', Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 9 198-201 (1999) [C1]
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Conference (51 outputs)
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| 2020 | Ranasinghe U, Parsons M, Philcox A, Tavener M, Acharya S, 'A qualitative study exploring the impact of the Hunter Alliance Diabetes program on primary care health providers.', Virtual (2020) | |||||||
| 2020 | Tavener M, 'Using visual inquiry to socialise online students into qualitative health research', Virtual (2020) | |||||||
| 2020 |
Kennaugh R, Byles J, Tavener M, 'Ageing, stress and ageing well: Stories from older Australian women', Canberra, ACT (2020)
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| 2020 |
Tavener M, Reeves P, Dsilva S, Majeed T, Holliday E, Bagade T, et al., 'Mixed Method Evaluation and Research Impact Assessment of An Innovative Teaching and Learning Internship Program for Higher Degree Research Students', Virtual (2020)
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| 2020 |
Forbes C, Bultz BD, Tavener M, Railton C, Kelly B, Rosberger Z, et al., 'Understanding the Long-Term Challenges and Psychosocial Experiences of Young Men Diagnosed with Testicular Cancer', Virtual (2020)
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| 2020 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Tavener M, Wales K, Byles W, 'Using Ethics of Care as the theoretical lens to understand the lived experiences of caregivers of older adults with functional difficulties', The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (2020)
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| 2020 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Tavener M, Wales K, Byles J, 'Using the Ethics of Care as the theoretical lens to understand the lived experiences of caregivers of older adults with functional difficulties', University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (2020)
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| 2019 | Tavener M, 'Disrupting the frenzied rush towards data collection', Nova Southeastern University, Florida USA (2019) | |||||||
| 2019 | Tavener M, 'Creature of habit: Reflection on how personal research practices impact teaching qualitative methods in health research', Canberra ACT (2019) | |||||||
| 2019 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Tavener M, Wales K, Bylie J, 'Interpretative Phenomenological analysis of the lived experiences of older adults in functional activities', Sydney, Australia (2019)
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| 2019 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Wales K, Tavener M, Kowal P, Byles J, 'Activities of daily living difficulties and toileting among older people in Ghana: an application of World Health Organisation International Classification of Functioning (ICF) framework', Austin-Texas, United States of America (2019)
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| 2018 |
Tavener M, Byles J, Chojenta C, Chatwin F, 'Supportive housing features for more liveable communities for older adults', Melbourne, VIC (2018)
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| 2017 |
Byles J, Tavener M, 'Home and care: An example of what we know analysis of 12 years of data from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women s Health', Perth, WA (2017)
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| 2017 |
Awuviry-Newton K, Tavener M, Byles J, 'Evolution of Familial Care and Support Systems for Older People in Ghana: A Literature Review', Perth, Australia (2017)
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| 2015 |
Hubbard IJ, Tavener M, Thijsen A, Francis L, Grennall C, Levi C, Byles J, 'How do older Australian women experience life after stroke, and how does the WHO 18-item ICF core Set for Stroke compare?', INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STROKE (2015) [E3]
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| 2009 |
Tavener MA, Byles JE, Loxton DJ, 'Identity construction in baby boomer women', Australasian Journal on Ageing, Canberra, ACT (2009) [E3]
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| 2006 |
D'Este C, Attia J, Brown A, Schofield P, Tavener M, Gibson R, Horsley K, 'SHOAMP: The study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel.', NEUROTOXICOLOGY, Res Triangle Park, NC (2006)
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Other (3 outputs)
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| 2020 |
Green L, Tavener M, Byles J, 'Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety - Aged Care Program Redesign: Services for the future, Consultation Paper.', Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety (2020)
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Green L, Tavener M, Byles J, 'Submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety.', (2019)
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Tavener M, Loxton D, Byles J, 'Submission to the Legislative Council Inquiry into Elder Abuse in New South Wales.', (2015)
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Report (18 outputs)
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| 2020 | Mahony J, Buckland M, Green L, Tavener M, 'McGrath Foundation Workforce Development Project. Sense, Sensibilities and Systems Working with Men with Breast Cancer and Male Carers of Individuals with Breast Cancer', McGrath Foundation (2020) | ||||
| 2015 | International Longevity Centre Australia, 'Work, Retirement and Health: A brief directory of Australian research', International Longevity Centre, Australia (2015) | ||||
| 2014 |
Mishra G, Loxton DJ, Anderson A, Hockey R, Powers J, Brown W, et al., 'Health and wellbeing of women aged 18 to 23 in 2013 and 1996: findings from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women s Health', Department of Health, 183 (2014)
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Thesis / Dissertation (1 outputs)
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| 2010 | Tavener MA, Your bloomin' lot: An empirical study of the popular baby boomer stereotype., University of Newcastle (2010) |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 28 |
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| Total funding | $1,521,332 |
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20201 grants / $2,000
Research Infrastructure Block Grant$2,000
Funding body: Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)
| Funding body | Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) |
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| Project Team | M. Tavener |
| Scheme | Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2020 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
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| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20194 grants / $6,711
Top-up conference travel grant School of Medicine and Public Health$4,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health |
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| Scheme | Top-up funding School of Medicine and Public Health |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
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| Type Of Funding | Internal |
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| UON | N |
School of Medicine and Public Health teaching and learning professional development grant$1,361
Funding body: School of Medicine and Public Health teaching and learning professional development grant
| Funding body | School of Medicine and Public Health teaching and learning professional development grant |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Teaching and Learning Professional Development Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG)$1,000
Funding body: Research Infrastructure Block Grant
| Funding body | Research Infrastructure Block Grant |
|---|---|
| Project Team | M. Tavener |
| Scheme | Research Infrastructure Block Grant (RIBG) |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Faculty of Health and Medicine conference travel grant$350
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant
| Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2019 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20183 grants / $6,995
Qualitative evaluation of the internship program funding$4,000
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Qualitative evaluation of the internship program funding |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Faculty of Health and Medicine conference travel grant$2,000
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Tavener, M. |
| Scheme | Faculty of Health and Medicine Conference Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2019 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
School of Medicine and Public Health small grant funding allocation$995
Funding body: School of Medicine and Public Health
| Funding body | School of Medicine and Public Health |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Tavener, M, Byles, JE, Chojenta, C, Chatwin, F. |
| Scheme | School of Medicine and Public Health small grant funding allocation |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2018 |
| Funding Finish | 2018 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20176 grants / $879,682
Improving arm function after stroke using task specific training$852,596
Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Funding body | NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Van Vliet P, Carey L, Turton A, McElduff P, Kwakkel G, Searles A, Bernhardt J, Tavener M, Middleton S. |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2020 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | International - Competitive |
| Category | 3IFA |
| UON | N |
Liveable housing checklist: Future proofing homes for older adults$22,786
Funding body: NSW Department of Family and Community Services
| Funding body | NSW Department of Family and Community Services |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Meredith Tavener, Professor Julie Byles, Doctor Catherine Chojenta |
| Scheme | Liveable Communities Grants Program |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | G1601168 |
| Type Of Funding | C2210 - Aust StateTerritoryLocal - Own Purpose |
| Category | 2210 |
| UON | Y |
Top up funding$1,400
Funding body: Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), The University of Newcastle, NSW.
| Funding body | Priority Research Centre for Generational Health and Ageing (RCGHA), The University of Newcastle, NSW. |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Top up funding |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Faculty of Health and Medicine ECR Pilot Grant round$1,400
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | UON Faculty of Health and Medicine Pilot Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Conference Travel Grant$750
Funding body: Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant
| Funding body | Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Dr Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Faculty of Health and Medicine Research Conference Travel Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Top up School of Medicine and Public Health 2017 Professional development Grant$750
Funding body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health
| Funding body | University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health and Medicine, School of Medicine and Public Health |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Tavener, M. |
| Scheme | School of Medicine and Public Health 2017 Professional development Grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2017 |
| Funding Finish | 2017 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20161 grants / $806
Research Consultancy$806
Funding body: Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT
| Funding body | Catholic Community Services NSW/ACT |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Doctor Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Small Research Consultancy |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2016 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1600883 |
| Type Of Funding | C3112 - Aust Not for profit |
| Category | 3112 |
| UON | Y |
20153 grants / $206,893
Long term evaluation of uptake, impact and outcomes of the 75+ Health Assessment$204,898
Funding body: NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council)
| Funding body | NHMRC (National Health & Medical Research Council) |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor Julie Byles, Doctor Xenia Dolja-Gore, Doctor Catherine Chojenta, Professor Kichu Nair, Doctor Meredith Tavener |
| Scheme | Project Grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2016 |
| GNo | G1400038 |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Commonwealth |
| Category | 1CS |
| UON | Y |
Travel grant to represent Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing at the 48th AAG National Conference as an inaugural "Knowledge Hub", Alice Springs, 4-6 November 2015$1,775
Funding body: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, The University of Newcastle, NSW
| Funding body | Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing, The University of Newcastle, NSW |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Travel grant to attend "Challenges in evaluating policy and programs", Sydney, NSW.$220
Funding body: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing
| Funding body | Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2015 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
20142 grants / $4,400
Visiting Scholar Grant Scheme to bring Dr Steffen Otterbach from Universitat Hohenheim, Germany$3,900
Funding body: Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Visiting Fellows Scheme |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Aust Competitive - Non Commonwealth |
| Category | 1NS |
| UON | N |
Travel bursary to present at the 47th Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference, "50 not out", 26-28 November 2014, Adelaide, SA.$500
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2014 |
| Funding Finish | 2014 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20132 grants / $2,060
Travel grant to attend Australian Consortium for Social and Political Research Incorporated course "Qualitative Research: Design, Analysis and Representation".$1,560
Funding body: Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing
| Funding body | Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Tavener, M. |
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Travel grant, invited to attend "Ageing Mind Initiative", The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.$500
Funding body: The University of Queensland
| Funding body | The University of Queensland |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2013 |
| Funding Finish | 2013 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Grant - Aust Non Government |
| Category | 3AFG |
| UON | N |
20121 grants / $405,587
Ageing and well-being in a globalizing world$405,587
Funding body: ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO
| Funding body | ANR-DFG-ESRC-NWO |
|---|---|
| Project Team | Professor I Hutter |
| Scheme | Indian-European research networking programme in the social sciences |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2012 |
| Funding Finish | 2015 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | International - Competitive |
| Category | 3IFA |
| UON | N |
20112 grants / $4,348
Promoting quality practice. Challenges and practicalities of engaging older adults in research.$3,748
Funding body: University of Groningen
| Funding body | University of Groningen |
|---|---|
| Project Team | B van Hoven |
| Scheme | Internal Departmental Funding |
| Role | Investigator |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2011 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | International - Non Competitive |
| Category | 3IFB |
| UON | N |
Travel bursary to present at the 9th Asia/Oceania Regional Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics, "Ageing well together", 23-27 October 2011, Melbourne, Australia.$600
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2011 |
| Funding Finish | 2011 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20092 grants / $1,100
University of Newcastle Research Higher Degree 'grants in aid'$600
Funding body: Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle
| Funding body | Faculty of Health, University of Newcastle |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Grants-in-aid |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | Internal |
| Category | INTE |
| UON | N |
Student bursary to present at the 42nd National conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, "Translation and Transformation", 25-27 November 2009, Canberra ACT.$500
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2009 |
| Funding Finish | 2009 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
20081 grants / $750
Student bursary to present at the 7th National conference of Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA), “Shaping research landscapes”, 18 November 2008. Fremantle, Western Australia.$750
Funding body: Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
| Funding body | Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) |
|---|---|
| Scheme | Travel grant |
| Role | Lead |
| Funding Start | 2008 |
| Funding Finish | 2008 |
| GNo | |
| Type Of Funding | External |
| Category | EXTE |
| UON | N |
Research Supervision
Number of supervisions
Current Supervision
| Commenced | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PhD | Use Family Therapy to Support Families Impacted by Autism Spectrum Disorder | PhD (Psychology - Science), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2020 | PhD | Qualitative Evaluation of Participation in a Randomised Controlled Trial of Post-Stroke Recovery | PhD (Public Health & BehavSci), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Multiple Health Behaviours in Cancer Survivors: Does a Cancer Diagnosis Provide a Teachable Moment for Health Behaviour Change? | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | Changes in Lifestyle Behaviours and Disease Diagnoses | PhD (CommunityMed & ClinEpid), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Life Stories, Death Stories: Examining the meaning-making and death narratives of Personal Care Attendants and their capacity to connect with the unique death narratives and experiences of people dying in Residential Aged Care Facilities in Australia | PhD (Gender & Health), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Aggression in children with 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome or Autism Spectrum Disorder: The impact on these children and their families. | PhD (Psychology - Science), College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Living with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome during pregnancy: a qualitative exploration of women's experience | PhD (Gender & Health), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Creative Survival; What We Can Learn From Women Who Have Experienced Violence, and How We Can Better Listen | PhD (Gender & Health), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2015 | PhD | Beyond Structure: An Investigation of Agency within Aboriginal Communities in the Case of Child Removals | PhD (Aboriginal Health Stud), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Principal Supervisor |
Past Supervision
| Year | Level of Study | Research Title | Program | Supervisor Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | PhD | Needing, Providing and Supporting Care: A Mixed-Methods Study of Older Adults' Functional Abilities and Care Needs, Caregivers' Lived Experiences, and Social Workers' Contributions in the Lives of Older Adults in Ghana | PhD (Gerontology & Geriatrics), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2017 | PhD | "It's Not How Old We Are; It's How We Are Old": A Salutogenic Approach to How Older Australian Women Experience Ageing and Respond to Life Stressors | PhD (Gender & Health), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
| 2016 | PhD | Urban Women's Health Inequalities and Their Determinants in Indonesia | PhD (Gender & Health), College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, The University of Newcastle | Co-Supervisor |
Research Projects
Testicular Cancer: Long Term Challenges in Adjustment of Patients and their Partners 2020 -
Testicular cancer (TC) is one of the most common types of cancer among adolescent and young adult men aged 15-39, and has increased in incidence over the past two decades. Up to 97% of men diagnosed with TC will survive at least 5 years or more post diagnosis. This research focuses on evaluation of the psychosocial outcomes and challenges that TC patients, survivors, and their partners face, particularly in the context of younger TC patients and survivors who may be at an ever greater risk for developing psychosocial challenges given their critical developmental stage.
Companionship in residential aged care facilities: The lived experience of students participating in intergenerational programs. 2020 -
Exploring benefits and challenges of peer support for people with disability in peer support organisations: A co-production project 2020 -
This research project will contribute to the evidence for how peer support can broaden options for inclusion and participation for people with disability across NSW. It will also provide better evidence about the structures that facilitate the development of peer support for people with disability in NSW. Furthermore, it will explore the role of people with disability as lived experience researchers in peer support.
McGrath Foundation Workforce Development Project ‘Sense, Sensibilities and Systems’. Working with Men with Breast Cancer and Male Carers of Individuals with Breast Cancer 2020
To better understand the current practices of working with men, McGrath Breast Cancer Care Nurses were invited to take part in qualitative interviews. These were analysed and reported in a Final Report to the McGrath Foundation.
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Research Collaborations
The map is a representation of a researchers co-authorship with collaborators across the globe. The map displays the number of publications against a country, where there is at least one co-author based in that country. Data is sourced from the University of Newcastle research publication management system (NURO) and may not fully represent the authors complete body of work.
| Country | Count of Publications | |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 63 | |
| Netherlands | 5 | |
| United States | 3 | |
| Ethiopia | 2 | |
| United Kingdom | 2 | |
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News
Creating liveable cities for older Australians
May 8, 2017
Gender Equity PhD Opportunity
November 3, 2016
Dr Meredith Tavener
Positions
Senior Lecturer
School of Medicine and Public Health
School of Medicine and Public Health
College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing
Trial Manager
Office - DVC (Research and Innovation)
Research and Innovation Division
Contact Details
| meredith.tavener@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Phone | (02) 4042 0684 |
| Fax | (02) 4042 0044 |
Office
| Room | Level 4, West Wing. Public Health |
|---|---|
| Building | Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) |
| Location | Lot 1 Kookaburra Circuit, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305 , |
NEWS • May 08.2017
Creating liveable cities for older Australians
A team of researchers from the University of Newcastle (UON) has been awarded a Liveable Communities Grant to identify how to best meet the housing needs
NEWS • Nov 03.2016
Gender Equity PhD Opportunity
UON is part of the Athena SWAN charter and is offering a full-scholarship to advance gender equity.
