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Research activity - current and completed projects

Current Research Projects

Research Project Research Team Funding Source
Collaborative

Staff-staff communication in aged care facilities: A key factor in delivering resident focused care
(University of Queensland)

Prof Jill Wilson, Dr Cheryl Tilse, Prof Linda Worrall, Prof Louise Hickson, Prof Helen Bartlett, Stacey Hassall ARC Linkage Grant Scheme

Trial of a community model of care for people throughout the progression of dementia
(Queensland University of Technology)

Prof Jenny Abbey, Prof Helen Edwards, Prof Mary Courtney, Dr Elizabeth Whiting, Stacey Hassall, Deborah Oxlade Wicking Trust

Managing older people’s financial assets in aged care facilities: The intersection of legal and care requirements and financial management practice
(University of Queensland)

Dr Cheryl Tilse, Prof Jill Wilson, Prof Linda Rosenman, Prof David Morrison ARC Linkage Grant Scheme

Clinical indicators of quality for Australian residential aged care facilities: Establishing reliability, validity, and quality thresholds
(Queensland University of Technology)

Maria O’Reilly, Prof Mary Courtney, Prof Helen Edwards, Stacey Hassall Queensland Nursing Council

Fleet safety in the Uniting Church of Australia
(Queensland University of Technology)

Professor Myles McGregor Lowndes, Associate Professor Jeremy Davey, Dr Sharon Newnam

ARC Linkage Grant Scheme

Research Unit
The effectiveness of cranberry for the treatment of UTI in an elderly population Toby Gill, Stacey Hassall, Gay Donnelly, Mary Bennie, Dr Ian Williams, Kay Josephs, Helen Lindert, Shirley Maddock Symbion Consumer

The effectiveness of snoezelen for dementia

Stacey Hassall, Toby Gill The Cecil Thomas Shannon Trust

Depression education for residential aged care staff: Improving resident outcomes through improved knowledge and awareness of depression in the elderly

Stacey Hassall  
Making nutrition matter: An education intervention to prevent malnutrition in the elderly Stacey Hassall  

Model of care research program

Dr Marj Henderson, Kerry Andersen Blue Care

Completed Research Projects

Research Project Research Team Funding Source
Collaborative

Community homecare videophone project
(University of Queensland)

Clare Guilfoyle, Prof Richard Wootton Blue Care

Introducing videoconference technology to the care of palliative clients
(University of Queensland)

Clare Guilfoyle, Rosemarie Klingberg, Prof Richard Wootton Blue Care

Can allied health services be delivered via videoconferencing?
(University of Queensland)

Prof Richard Wootton, Clare Guilfoyle, Margo Warren, Jann Offer, Stacey Hassall Blue Care

Ensuring quality in aged care facilities: Examination of the relationship between clinical care indicators and quality of life of residents living in aged care facilities (Phase 1 & 2)
(Queensland University of Technology)

Prof Mary Courtney, Prof Helen Edwards, Dr Jayne Lucke, Deborah Doherty, Cate Duggan, Maria O’Reilly Uniting Care

Ensuring quality in aged care residential facilities: An examination of the relationship between clinical care indicators and quality of life in residential in residential aged care facilities (Phase 3)
(Queensland University of Technology)

Prof Mary Courtney, Prof Helen Edwards, Maria O’Reilly, Stacey Hassall, Clare Guilfoyle Blue Care

Domiciliary nursing research priorities according to domiciliary nurses in Australia
(Alliance Research Group)

Assoc Prof Merrilyn Annells, Dr Tina Koch, Dr Gill Lewin, Dr Jayne Lucke Royal District Nursing Service, Silverchain, Blue Care

Nursing and nutrition issues in residential aged care
(Queensland University of Technology)

Deanne Gaskill, Dr Liz Isenring, Assoc Prof Carla Patterson, Assoc Prof Laurie Buys, Stacey Hassall, Merrilyn Banks QUT Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation

Nutrition action in residential aged care: Working together to improve health, independence and well-being. (Queensland University of Technology)

Deanne Gaskill, Fran Sanders, Dr Liz Isenring, Stacey Hassall, Merrilyn Banks QUT Community Service Grant Scheme

Enhancing nutrition awareness in residential aged care
(Queensland University of Technology)

Deanne Gaskill, Stacey Hassall, Assoc Prof Carla Patterson, Dr Judy Bauer, Merrilyn Banks, Fran Sanders, Cindy Black QUT Strategic Linkages Grant

Scoping the needs of individuals living alone for palliative care
(Edith Cowen University, Queensland University of Technology)

Prof Linda Kristjanson, Assoc Prof Samar Aoun, Prof Lynn Oldham, Prof David Currow, Assoc Prof Patsy Yates Ageing-Palliative Care Division, DoHA

A randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of a home-based and group-based resistance training program on the functional status and health of older Australians
(University of Queensland)

Prof Wendy Brown, Dr Alison Marshall, Elizabeth Cyarto Office for Ageing Australians (DoHA); Blue Care
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