Where are the vulnerable children? Identification and comparison of clusters of young children with health and developmental vulnerabilities across Queensland.

This study aimed to better understand the vulnerability of children in their first year of school, aged between 5 years 5 months and 6 years 6 months, based on five health and development domains. Identification of subgroups of children within these domains can lead to more targeted policies to reduce these vulnerabilities. The focus of this study was to determine clusters of geographical regions with high and low proportions of vulnerable children in Queensland, Australia.

Assessing the spatial structure of the association between attendance at preschool and children's developmental vulnerabilities in Queensland, Australia.

Demographic and educational factors are essential, influential factors of early childhood development. This study aimed to investigate spatial patterns in the association between attendance at preschool and children's developmental vulnerabilities in one or more domain(s) in their first year of full-time school at a small area level in Queensland, Australia. This was achieved by applying geographically weighted regression (GWR) followed by K-means clustering of the regression coefficients.

Spatial statistical machine learning models to assess the relationship between development vulnerabilities and educational factors in children in Queensland, Australia.

Background: The health and development of children during their first year of full time school is known to impact their social, emotional, and academic capabilities throughout and beyond early education. Physical health, motor development, social and emotional well-being, learning styles, language and communication, cognitive skills, and general knowledge are all considered to be important aspects of a child's health and development. It is important for many organisations and governmental agencies to continually improve their understanding of the factors which determine or influence development vulnerabilities among children.

Assuaging COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Among Mental Health Clinicians: The Potential of Self-Care.

Undoubtedly, the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has put mental health clinicians under stress. Despite the promise of self-care in assuaging stress, very few, if any, studies have investigated the impact of self-care on stress among mental health professionals. This study examined COVID-19 related distress, self-care, and the predictive relationship between the two.

Cerebrovascular disease in 48 countries: secular trends in mortality 1950-2005.

Background: Cerebrovascular disease (stroke) is the second most common cause of death and among the top five causes of morbidity in many developed and developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate patterns of increase and decrease in stroke mortality in 48 different countries.

Methods: The mortality curves of stroke for 48 countries that had reliable data and met other selection criteria were examined using age standardised death rates for 35-74 years from the WHO.