Anne Kavanagh

Smoking Inequality Trends by Disability and Income in Australia, 2001 to 2020.

George Disney, Dennis Petrie, Yi Yang, Zoe Aitken, Lyle Gurrin, Anne Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2023  |  Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: While policies to reduce smoking in many countries have been successful, disadvantaged groups (such as low-income grou..

'That was all over the shop': Exploring the COVID-19 response in disability residential settings

Ashley McAllister, Helen Dickinson, Marie Huska, Alexandra Devine, Stefanie Dimov, Anne Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2023  |  AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

People with disability are an ‘at-risk’ group in a pandemic context for various clinical and structural reasons. However, in the e..

COVID-19 vaccination coverage and vaccine hesitancy among Australians with disability and long-term health conditions

Zoe Aitken, Eric Emerson, Anne Marie Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2023  |  HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

ISSUE ADDRESSED: COVID-19 vaccination is the cornerstone of managing Australia's COVID-19 pandemic and the success of the vaccinat..

Political legitimacy and vaccine hesitancy: Disability support workers in Australia

Helen Dickinson, Anne Kavanagh, Stefanie Dimov, Marissa Shields, Ashley McAllister

Journal article  |  2023  |  POLICY AND SOCIETY

Abstract People with disability are an at-risk group in the COVID-19 pandemic for a range of clinical and socioecon..

Associations between workers' compensation and self-harm: A retrospective case-series study of hospital admissions data.

Tania L King, George Disney, Georgina Sutherland, Anne Kavanagh, Matthew J Spittal, Koen Simons

Journal article  |  2023  |  Lancet Reg Health West Pac

BACKGROUND: While workers' compensation schemes aim to assist and support injured workers, there is some evidence that the process..

Predictors of vaccine hesitancy among disability support workers in Australia: A cross-sectional survey

Anne Kavanagh, Helen Dickinson, Stefanie Dimov, Marissa Shields, Ashley McAllister

Journal article  |  2022  |  DISABILITY AND HEALTH JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Achieving high levels of vaccination among disability support workers (DSWs) is critical to protecting people with dis..

Disability-related inequalities in health and well-being are mediated by barriers to participation faced by people with disability. A causal mediation analysis.

Zoe Aitken, Glenda M Bishop, George Disney, Eric Emerson, Anne M Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2022  |  Soc Sci Med

Large inequalities in health and well-being exist between people with and without disability, in part due to poor socio-economic c..

The impact of the COVID pandemic on working age adults with disability: Meta-analysis of evidence from four national surveys.

Eric Emerson, Zoe Aitken, Vaso Totsika, Tania King, Roger J Stancliffe, Chris Hatton, Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Richard P Hastings, Anne Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2022  |  Health Soc Care Community

Concern has been expressed about the extent to which people with disabilities may be particularly vulnerable to negative impacts o..

Employment and disability among young Australians and associations with psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

Marissa Shields, Matthew J Spittal, Stefanie Dimov, Anne Kavanagh, Tania L King

Journal article  |  2022  |  SSM-POPULATION HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Emerging global data indicates that the employment status and mental health of young people is being adversely impacte..

'Nearly gave up on it to be honest': Utilisation of individualised budgets by people with psychosocial disability within Australia's National Disability Insurance Scheme

Alexandra Devine, Helen Dickinson, Mediya Rangi, Marie Huska, George Disney, Yi Yang, Jody Barney, Anne Kavanagh, Bruce Bonyhady, Kirsten Deane, Ashley McAllister

Journal article  |  2022  |  SOCIAL POLICY & ADMINISTRATION

Utilisation of budgets provides important insights into the effectiveness of individualised funding schemes. Significant under-uti..