Elena Swift

What is quality of life for children with cerebral palsy? A constructivist grounded theory approach with implications for measurement

Elena Clare Swift

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2019

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in children in Australia and other high-income countries (Reid et al., ..

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..

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

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..

Overcoming functional impairment in postpartum depressed or anxious women: a pilot trial of desvenlafaxine with flexible dosing

Shaila Misri, Elena Swift, Jasmin Abizadeh, Radhika Shankar

Journal article  |  2016  |  THERAPEUTIC ADVANCES IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

OBJECTIVES: Antidepressants are the first line treatment for moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD) in perinatal and g..

Australian smokers' support for plain or standardised packs before and after implementation: findings from the ITC Four Country Survey

Elena Swift, Ron Borland, K Michael Cummings, Geoffrey T Fong, Ann McNeill, David Hammond, James F Thrasher, Timea R Partos, Hua-Hie Yong

Journal article  |  2015  |  TOBACCO CONTROL

BACKGROUND: Plain packaging (PP) for tobacco products was fully implemented in Australia on 1 December 2012 along with larger grap..

Effects of Encouraging Rapid Implementation and/or Structured Planning of Quit Attempts on Smoking Cessation Outcomes: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Ron Borland, James Balmford, Elena Swift

Journal article  |  2015  |  ANNALS OF BEHAVIORAL MEDICINE

BACKGROUND: Recent research has led to debate over the benefit of planning quit attempts, suggesting that attempts implemented spo..

Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnant and Postpartum Women: Maternal Quality of Life and Treatment Outcomes

Shaila Misri, Elena Swift

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA

OBJECTIVES: Comorbid generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and major depressive disorder (MDD) in perinatal women is often under-diag..

Perinatal Generalized Anxiety Disorder: Assessment and Treatment

Shaila Misri, Jasmin Abizadeh, Shawn Sanders, Elena Swift

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF WOMENS HEALTH

Perinatal generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) has a high prevalence of 8.5%-10.5% during pregnancy and 4.4%-10.8% postpartum. Despi..

Unpicking causal possibilities: Authors' response to Caldwell

Genevieve A Cowie, Elena Swift, Timea Partos, Ron Borland

Journal article  |  2015  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH