The CREDO Research Project: A randomised controlled trial of a web-based intervention to improve depression, cognitive function and adherence in people with comorbid cardiovascular disease
Dr Melody Ding, Senior Research Fellow at School of Public Health at the University of Sydney, discusses the findings from her research using the 45 and Up Study. Australia is a nation characterised by ethnic and cultural diversity. According to the latest census data, 28% of the Australian population was born overseas. Many of the so-called … Read more
Diabetes, smoking and physical inactivity have been uncovered as the key cardiovascular disease risk factors for Chinese Australians according to important new research from the largest ongoing study of healthy ageing in Australia, the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study. Researchers from the School of Public Health and the School of Nursing at the University … Read more
An erratum to this paper was published on 12 January 2017 in the International Journal for Equity in Health, clarifying that myocardial infarction incidence rates were found to be around 150% higher and not around 250% higher. The erratum can be accessed here. Australians who leave school without a school certificate are more than … Read more
Sax Institute CEO Professor Sally Redman has been recognised for her exceptional contribution to the work of the Heart Foundation, winning the special President’s Award at the recent State of the Heart Showcase in Sydney. Professor Redman is the outgoing Chair of the Heart Foundation’s Research Committee and the Foundation said her expertise and guidance … Read more
