Publications by authors named "K Bennett-Brook"
Objective: To measure current levels and experiences of food and water security in Walgett to guide a community-led program and to provide a baseline measure.
Design: A community-led cross-sectional survey conducted in April 2022 by trained local researchers.
Setting: Walgett, a regional town in NSW, Australia.
Article Synopsis
- The study examined Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and sepsis-associated AKI among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people using data from a randomized controlled trial focused on septic shock.
- Of the 57 participants, a significant majority (91.2%) experienced at least Stage 1 AKI, with 63% in Stage 3, and a higher need for dialysis compared to a matched cohort.
- The rates of Major Adverse Kidney Events (MAKE) were notably high, indicating that there is an urgent need for improved management of infectious diseases in First Nations communities.
Aims: Researchers were invited by Aboriginal leaders to collaborate on this study which aimed to assess food intake in the Walgett Aboriginal community to inform long-term community-led efforts to improve food and water security and nutrition.
Methods: Aboriginal adults living in or near Walgett, a remote community in north-west NSW, Australia, completed an adapted Menzies Remote Short-item Dietary Assessment Tool, which was administered verbally and face-to-face in early 2022. Aboriginal people were involved in the survey design, training and collection, and analysis of data.
Objective: To explore the policies of key organisations in Australian health and medical research on defining, collecting, analysing, and reporting data on sex and gender, and to identify barriers to and facilitators of developing and implementing such policies.
Study Design: Mixed methods study: online planning forum; survey of organisations in Australian health and medical research, and internet search for policies defining, collecting, analysing, and reporting data by sex and gender in health and medical research.
Setting, Participants: Australia, 19 May 2021 (planning forum) to 12 December 2022 (final internet search).