Journal article
Psychological distress in carers of aboriginal children in urban New South Wales: Findings from search (phase one)
AB Williamson, CA D’Este, KF Clapham, SJ Eades, S Redman, B Raphael
Medical Journal of Australia | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.5694/mja16.00111
Abstract
Objective: To examine the factors associated with psychological distress in parents and carers of Aboriginal children living in urban communities in New South Wales. Design: Cross-sectional survey (phase one of the Study of Environment on Aboriginal Resilience and Child Health [SEARCH], November 2007 – December 2011). Setting and participants: Primary care; 589 parents and carers of Aboriginal children were recruited when attending one of the four Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services (ACCHSs) in urban NSW that participated in SEARCH. Main outcome measure: Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10) scores; a score of 22 or higher was deemed to indicate high levels of psychological ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the study participants, their communities and the staff at participating Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations. SEARCH is funded by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (grant numbers 358457, APP1035378, APP1023998), an Australian Primary Health Care Research Institute Centre for Research Excellence grant, the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Foundation, and the Centre for Aboriginal Health (in the NSW Department of Health). Anna Williamson holds an NHMRC Public Health (Australia) Training-Fellowship (510 391).