Grants have been awarded to Caring Futures Institute researchers across multiple disciplines in Flinders University’s College of Nursing and Health Sciences towards research projects that explore health or community care needs related to the COVID-19 response.
The needs of marginalised groups during coronavirus isolation, how parents are coping with family life and the evaluation of a home tele-monitoring program for patients with chronic conditions are among the research projects which have won funding under two COVID-19 grant schemes.
The two schemes include the Agility Research Grant which aims to support researchers to adapt an existing project that has been affected by COVID-19 and the Collaborative Research Grant, which aims to support research projects related to health or communication care needs that are affected by COVID-19.
Among the successful applications is a research project into the needs of marginalised groups affected by COVID-19 isolation measures including families facing homelessness, people with disability needing daily support and older Chinese speakers with little English.
Another research project will examine how parents are managing family life during COVID-19, and the pandemic’s impact on parents’ self-care behaviours.
Twenty one applications were received across both grant schemes. Priority was given to those that focused on disadvantaged and marginalised groups, health and well-being, consumer literacy, and health and care practice during and post COVID-19.
See the full list of recipients below:
Agility grants, total: $29,013
Research: Isolating the psychological predictors of physical activity during COVID-19 and identifying how to best harness its social features to effectively support physical activity during COVID-19 and beyond.
Team:
- Dr Ivanka Pritchard (CNHS)
- Associate Professor Lucy Lewis (CNHS)
- Jasmine Petersen(CNHS)
- Prof Eva Kemps (EPSW)
Research: Assessing general population preferences for a caring and well-being focused society in the post COVID-19 world.
Team:
- Dr Rachel Milte (CNHS)
- Prof Julie Ratcliffe (CNHS)
- Dr Michael Lawless (CNHS)
- Jeanette Walkers (Wellbeing SA)
- Judith Leeson (Caring Futures Insitute Consumer Advocate)
Research: Effects of remote participation on retention and experience of students with intellectual disabilities and peer mentor (placement students) during COVID-19 restrictions.
Team: (all CNHS)
- Dr Fiona Rillotta
- Prof Sally Robinson
- A/Prof Pammi Raghavendra
Collaborative grants, total: $346,175
Research: The strengths and needs of families facing homelessness, people with disability needing daily support and older Chinese speakers with little English affected by COVID-19 isolation
Team: (all CNHS)
- Prof Sally Robinson
- Prof Lily Xiao
- Prof Eimear Muir-Cochrane
- Dr Jane Bickford
- A/Prof Michelle Bellon
- Dr Kerri Lante
- Dr Jan Idle
- Dr Yvonne Parry
- Emeritus Prof Eileen Willis
- Dr Nina Siverston
Research: Evaluation of a home tele-monitoring program for patients with chronic conditions self-isolating due to COVID-19.
Team:
- Prof Robyn Clarke
- Dr Alline Beleigoli
- Rosy Tirimacco (iCCnet SA)
- Dr Anand Rose (FMC)
- Dr Susie Cartledge (CNHS)
- Kay Govin (CNHS)
- Philip Tideman (iCCnet SA)
Research: How parents are managing family life during COVID-19, and the pandemic’s impact on parents’ self-care behaviours.
Team:
- Prof Rebecca Golley (CNHS)
- Dr Sarah Hunter (CNHS)
- Dr Rebecca Feo (CNHS)
- Dr Kate Ridley (EPSW)
- Prof Daimen Riggs (EPSW)
- Prof John Coveney (CNHS)
Research: Evaluation of the rapid changes in allied health and nursing practice in response to COVID-19 in the acute setting.
Team:
- A/Prof Belinda Lange (CNHS)
- A/Prof Stacey George, Occupational Therapy (CNHS)
- Dr Alejandra Pinero de Plaza, Post Doctoral Research Fellow (CNHS)
- Dr Amanda Muller, Senior Lecturer (CNHS)
- Alexandra Mudd (CNHS)
- Dr Anna Hall, Lecturer (CNHS)
- Dr Mark Thompson (Adelaide University)
- Rachel Ambagtsheer (Torrens University)
Research: Reducing social isolation and improving the quality of life older people living alone in community dwellings and receiving aged care services during COVID-19 restrictions.
Team:
- Prof Julie Ratcliffe (CNHS)
- Dr Claire Hutchinson (CNHS)
- Dr Lua Perimal-Lewis (CSE)
- A/Prof Ruth Walker (CNHS)
- Kate Swaffer (Dementia Alliance International)
- Marlessa Ly (ECH Independent Living)
Research: Literacy challenges related to interrupted attendance at schools and clinics during COVID-19. Team will develop and test a new hybrid model of instruction using telehealth and parent-literacy support for children with developmental disabilities.
Team: (all CNHS)
- Prof Jo Arciuli
- Dr Ben Bailey
- A/Prof Pammi Raghavendra
- Dr Fiona Rillotta
- Dr Darryl Sellwood
- Annemarie Murphy
Research: Evaluation of interprofessional collaborative practice using fast-tracked telehealth during COVID-19 restrictions.
- A/Prof Stacey George, Occupational Therapy (CNHS)
- Prof Chris Brebner, Dean of Education (CNHS)
- Dr Maayken van den Berg, Senior Lecturer (CNHS)
- A/Prof Chris Barr, Clinical Rehab (CNHS)
- Christine Mpundu-Kaambwa (CNHS)
- Dr Annette Briley, (CNHS/NALHN)
- Dr Mirella Kakogianis (NALHN)