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Dr

Elise Davis

Honorary
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
life sciences & biomedicine
science & technology
humans
female
child
male
quality of life
social sciences
surveys and questionnaires
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Dr

Elise Davis

 
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects from 20 for Elise Davis.

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DEVELOPING AND EVALUATING A NEW COST EFFECTIVE SUSTAINABLE HEALTH AND WELLBEING SERVICE MODEL FOR DISABILITY SERVICE PROVIDERS

This project aims to develop a model of care that improves the health and wellbeing of children with a disability, and their parents, implem..

2014 - 2019
Completed
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NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in Cerebral Palsy (CRE-CP) Scholarship.

Cerebral palsy is the most common physical disability in childhood. Our objective is to bring about a radical improvement in the treatment o..

2015 - 2019
Completed
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CHARACTERISING QUALITY OF LIFE AND ITS DETERMINANTS FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY AND THEIR FAMILIES

Approximately 2% of children are born with intellectual disability. They and their families often experience poor health and wellbeing. We w..

2016 - 2018
Completed
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Think Big – Multi-national digital platforms enabling child and youth led health and wellbeing initiatives

2017 - 2018
Completed
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Kids as Catalyst: Evaluating a child-led social action program promoting child and youth resilience and mental wellbeing

2016 - 2018
Completed
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Successfully negotiating life challenges: Learnings from adults with cerebral palsy

2017 - 2018
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Mums Can: A mental health capacity building program for mothers of children with a disability

2016 - 2017
Completed
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IMPROVING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF VULNERABLE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUT OF HOME CARE

Young people in out-of-home care have experienced traumas and adversities. They are highly vulnerable to mental ill-health and associated pr..

2012 - 2017
Completed
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PROMOTING THE MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN LIVING IN LOW INCOME FAMILIES: DEVELOPING A THEORETICAL AND EVIDENCE-BASED FRAMEWORK AND INTERVENTION

2007 - 2015
Completed
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An exploratory cluster trial of a sustainable capacity building intervention to promote positive child mental health in Family Day Care

Rarely is solution-oriented intervention research built and conducted with rigorous research designs in communities of extreme disadvantage...

2010 - 2013
Completed

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Project Types

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Research Grant

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Research Contracts

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

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Health Literacy and Its Mediating Role in Predicting Health Behaviors Among Chinese Secondary Students

Shuaijun Guo, Lucio Naccarella, Xiaoming Yu, Rebecca Armstrong, Geoffrey Browne, Yanqin Shi, Elise Davis

Journal article  |  2020  |  ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

While health literacy research in mainland China has gained increasing attention, most studies focus on adults. This study aimed t..

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A pilot study of adolescent health literacy research in Melbourne: Implementation and reflections

Shuaijun Guo, Elise Davis, Rebecca Armstrong, Xiaoming Yu, Lucio Naccarella

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

ISSUES ADDRESSED: While adolescent health literacy research has gained momentum, there is little evidence regarding its implementa..

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Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Shuaijun Guo, Xiaoming Yu, Elise Davis, Rebecca Armstrong, Elisha Riggs, Lucio Naccarella

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

While adolescent health literacy has gained momentum, it is under-researched from a cross-cultural perspective. This study aims to..

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A Capacity Building Program to Improve the Self-Efficacy of Key Workers to Support the Well-Being of Parents of a Child With a Disability Accessing an Early Childhood Intervention Service: Protocol for a Stepped-Wedge Design Trial

Elise Davis, Dana Young, Kim-Michelle Gilson, John Reynolds, Rob Carter, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Katrina Williams, Lisa Gibbs, Rachael McDonald, Dinah Reddihough, Jane Tracy, Jennifer Morgan, Paul Ireland, Cassie Kenyon, Rod Carracher

Journal article  |  2019  |  JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS

BACKGROUND: Early childhood intervention services support children with disabilities or developmental delays from birth to school ..

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Psychometric properties of the Quality of Life Inventory-Disability (QI-Disability) measure

Jenny Downs, Peter Jacoby, Helen Leonard, Amy Epstein, Nada Murphy, Elise Davis, Dinah Reddihough, Andrew Whitehouse, Katrina Williams

Journal article  |  2019  |  QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

PURPOSE: Children with intellectual disability encounter daily challenges beyond those captured in current quality of life measure..

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Parent-observed thematic data on quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorder

Amy Epstein, Andrew Whitehouse, Katrina Williams, Nada Murphy, Helen Leonard, Elise Davis, Dinah Reddihough, Jenny Downs

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUTISM

Domains of quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorder have not previously been explored and there has been no quali..

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Measuring functional, interactive and critical health literacy of Chinese secondary school students: reliable, valid and feasible?

Shuaijun Guo, Elise Davis, Xiaoming Yu, Lucio Naccarella, Rebecca Armstrong, Thomas Abel, Geoffrey Browne, Yanqin Shi

Journal article  |  2018  |  GLOBAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Health literacy is an increasingly important topic in the global context. In mainland China, health literacy measures mainly focus..

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A Rights-Based Approach for Service Providers to Measure the Quality of Life of Children with a Disability

Elise Davis, Dana Young, Kim-Michelle Gilson, Elena Swift, Jeffrey Chan, Lisa Gibbs, Utsana Tonmukayakul, Dinah Reddihough, Katrina Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  VALUE IN HEALTH

BACKGROUND: This paper identifies the best instruments for service providers to measure the quality of life (QoL) of children with..

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Quality of life priorities for children with disabilities: contrasting child and parent perspectives

Elena Swift, Lisa Gibbs, Dinah Reddihough, Elise Davis, Andrew Mackinnon

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH

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Supporting the mental health of mothers of children with a disability: Health professional perceptions of need, role, and challenges

Kim-Michelle Gilson, Shae Johnson, Elise Davis, Susan Brunton, Elena Swift, Dinah Reddihough, Katrina Williams

Journal article  |  2018  |  CHILD CARE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

BACKGROUND: Mothers of children with a disability have a higher risk of mental health difficulties than mothers of typically devel..

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Keyword Analysis

Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health)
Health Services and Systems
Public Health
Specific Population Health (excl. Indigenous Health)
Paediatrics
Provision of Health and Support Services
Evaluation of Health and Support Services
Applied and Developmental Psychology
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Wellbeing

News

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How voting for equity will make life better now and in the future

Karen Block, Elise Davis, Elizabeth Waters, Lisa Gibbs, Simon Crouch

Social and economic inequalities determine future economic status, educational achievement, and social inclusion of children. Josh Pesavento..

September 4, 2013
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Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

Education

PhD

Deakin University

Bachelor of Applied Science (Honours)

Deakin University