An Australian research team has tested a Canadian practical survey tool that aims to help employers improve health and safety in the workplace – with promising results. WorkSafe Victoria asked the research team to try to identify a simple, practical tool ...
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An Australian study has found that having thoughts of homicide is a real phenomenon among family members who care for people with dementia. Twenty-one Australian carers took part in the study. Two participants reported actively contemplating killing the person they were caring for; ...
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People who live alone are more at risk of being admitted to hospital and staying there longer. Professor Jane Hall, of the Centre for Health Economics Research and Evaluation (CHERE) at the University of Technology, Sydney, said living alone increases the ...
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Older Chinese Australians are at greater risk of depression than other older people, recent research has found. The study from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), conducted with funding from beyondblue, found that 1 in 5 older Chinese immigrants had clinically significant symptoms ...
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