Brooke Conley
What would culturally appropriate Arthritis information and education resources look like for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians?
Abstract
My thesis involved four phases:
- Establishment of two community reference groups to prioritise Aboriginal* voices and knowledge systems;
- Exploration of beliefs, knowledge, health information needs and preferences of Aboriginal peoples living with arthritis conditions through research yarns;
- Systematic review and synthesis of guideline recommendations on arthritis care;
- Integration of lived experience and guideline recommendations (phases 2 and 3) to aid the development of culturally informed, evidence-based, arthritis education resources.
As part of the wider project (Staying Moving, Staying Strong) arthritis education resources (videos and brochures) were developed, disseminated, and will be evaluated in the coming months. By creating these resources, we aimed to support Aboriginal peoples living with arthritis to better manage their condition.
*A limitation of my thesis was no Torres Strait Islander peoples were able to be recruited in the community reference groups or research yarns.
Supervisors
School
Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital