Publications by authors named "J K Sercombe"
Crisis supporters can experience numerous stressors in their role that can impact their own mental well-being. The area remains underexplored in research, particularly relating to substance use, and new trends in the role such as working remotely or the impact of providing chat-based support. This study identifies crisis support-related stressors, as well as levels of mental well-being and substance use, and factors associated with mental well-being.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: Employee alcohol and other drug use can negatively impact the workplace, resulting in absenteeism, reduced productivity, high turnover, and worksite safety issues. As the workplace can influence employee substance use through environmental and cultural factors, it also presents a key opportunity to deliver interventions, particularly to employees who may not otherwise seek help. This is a systematic review of workplace-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of problematic substance use.
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- Stepped-care models for substance use treatment are designed to optimize resource allocation but lack comprehensive evidence on their effectiveness and cost-effectiveness, necessitating further research.
- A systematic review analyzed data from studies published between 2010 and 2020, focusing on the impact of these models on various psychoactive substances among adults, ultimately including 19 studies from an initial pool of over a thousand.
- Although most studies were of good quality and showed some positive outcomes, the overall evidence on the efficacy of stepped-care approaches is limited, highlighting a need for more rigorous evaluations to understand intervention impacts.
Unlabelled: Studies that estimate indoor aeroallergen exposure typically measure a pre-selected limited range of allergens. In this study, inhalable aeroallergen particles were quantified using the halogen immunoassay (HIA) to determine the contribution of fungal and non-fungal aeroallergens to total allergen exposure. Bioaerosols from 39 homes of fungal-allergic subjects were sampled using inhalable fraction samplers and immunostained by HIA using resident subject's immunoglobulin E (IgE) to detect allergen-laden particles.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLondon Plane Tree bioaerosol exposure and allergic sensitization in Sydney, Australia.
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol
December 2011
Background: Exposure to London Plane Tree (Platanus) bioaerosols in Sydney, Australia has been anecdotally linked to respiratory irritation, rhinitis, and conjunctivitis.
Objective: To determine the relationships between Platanus bioaerosol exposure, allergic sensitization, and symptoms.
Methods: Sixty-four subjects with self-reported Platanus symptoms were recruited from inner-urban Sydney.