Carers' perspectives on an effective Indigenous health model for childhood asthma in the Torres Strait

OBJECTIVE: To describe parents'/carers' views of the characteristics of a clinical service model shown to improve asthma outcomes. PARTICIPANTS: Thirty‐five children received the intervention and 53 were in the control group. At the last study visit 12 months after enrolment, carers were asked to give feedback about the clinical service delivered by paediatric respiratory physicians and the asthma education intervention.

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Authors

Valery PC, Whop LJ, Morseu‐Diop N, Garvey G, Masters IB, Chang AB

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Australian Journal of Rural Health

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Researcher(s)

Professor Patricia Valery
Associate Professor Lisa Whop
Dr Noritta Morseu-Diop
Professor Gail Garvey
Dr Ian B. Masters
Professor Anne Chang

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Closing the Gap focus

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Indigenous involvement

Indigenous involvement notes

Associate Professor Lisa Whop is a Torres Strait Islander NHMRC Early Career Research Fellow and epidemiologist.

Noritta is a First Nations Australian woman originally from Tamwoy Town, Thursday Island in North Queensland. Her ancestral heritage extends from mainland Australia to the Kulkalgal Nation to the Erubam Le and Ugaram Le and to the Dauareb Clan of the Meriam Nation.

Professor Gail Garvey is a proud Kamilaroi woman, a NHMRC Research Leadership Fellow, and Professor of Indigenous Health Research in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland.

The data were analysed by three Indigenous researchers, two with expertise in qualitative analyses (including one who originated from Torres Strait region).

Carers' perspectives on an effective Indigenous health model for childhood asthma in the Torres Strait

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