A University of Queensland study has found a student-led dental clinic in rural Queensland improved the oral health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by providing access to culturally appropriate and timely care.
Professor Sandie McCarthy from UQ's School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work and Mater Research was one of two UQ recipients of recent funding from the NHMRC.
Frequently, chronic pain is underdiagnosed and undertreated. In this pilot randomised controlled trial, we are investigating a co-designed, internet delivered mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (iMBCT) for chronic pain program to overcome these access barriers.
Women can competently take over financial decision-making when they perceive a decline in their husband’s cognitive ability but the same can’t be said for men, according to University of Queensland research.
Dr Nicole Andrews from UQ's RECOVER Injury Research Centre wrote for The Conversation about how therapeutic chatbots can help improve communication between people with chronic pain and health professionals.
UQ researchers are surveying staff at the University about their experiences in the workplace for a research project aiming to understand social change behaviours.