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View article: ‘I don’t consider cancer when I’m grabbing the beer’: Discursive strategies used by midlife New Zealanders to undermine alcohol-cancer risks
‘I don’t consider cancer when I’m grabbing the beer’: Discursive strategies used by midlife New Zealanders to undermine alcohol-cancer risks Open
Compared with other age groups, adults at midlife consume alcohol at relatively high levels. Alcohol has been linked to a number of long-term health risks, including cancer, although awareness of cancer risk is low. The current study aimed…
View article: All the rage – and other feelings: Young women, sexual harassment and media
All the rage – and other feelings: Young women, sexual harassment and media Open
Feminist anger and rage have taken on a new visibility in the post-#MeToo moment, after decades of muting and prohibition related in part to the dominance of a postfeminist sensibility, and the ongoing force of normative femininity with it…
View article: Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study Open
Background Alcohol consumption remains a major societal problem, contributing to myriad health conditions. Australian midlife women (aged 45-64 years) consume more alcohol than previous generations of midlife women and more than younger wo…
View article: Reducing Heavy Drinking Through the “Sober Curious” Movement in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
Reducing Heavy Drinking Through the “Sober Curious” Movement in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study Open
Background Alcohol consumption is a major public health problem. Its socially engrained nature adds complexity to designing successful reduction approaches. Rather than implementing another intervention, we will undertake a natural experim…
View article: Alcohol-related health risks, cancer and government drinking guidelines: Views of adults at midlife in Aotearoa New Zealand
Alcohol-related health risks, cancer and government drinking guidelines: Views of adults at midlife in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
Alcohol consumption increases longer-term health risks, including cancer. Many adults at midlife in Aotearoa New Zealand drink frequently but may not be aware of such risks. This study examined midlife adults’ awareness of alcohol and heal…
View article: Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint)
Exploring Ways to Reduce Heavy Drinking by Increasing Hope Among Midlife Women in Australia: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Alcohol consumption remains a major societal problem, contributing to myriad health conditions. Australian midlife women (aged 45-64 years) consume more alcohol than previous generations of midlife women and more than younger w…
View article: New immersive alcohol marketing and commerce in metaverse environments
New immersive alcohol marketing and commerce in metaverse environments Open
Introduction The study aims are to: (i) explore methods for identifying alcohol company marketing in metaverses; (ii) identify current types of alcohol marketing in metaverses; and (iii) identify dominant portrayals and meanings of alcohol…
View article: Is there a right time to die? How patients, families and assisted dying providers decide on and anticipate a date with death
Is there a right time to die? How patients, families and assisted dying providers decide on and anticipate a date with death Open
Research has explored why people seek assisted dying (AD), families' bereavement, and AD providers' experiences, yet few studies have investigated decision-making of the time and date for AD. This article elucidates how cancer patients, fa…
View article: Alcohol marketing on social media: young people’s exposure, engagement and alcohol-related behaviors
Alcohol marketing on social media: young people’s exposure, engagement and alcohol-related behaviors Open
Aim Alcohol promotions in conventional channels are associated with subsequent alcohol consumption in young people, but little is known about young people's exposure to digital alcohol marketing. This exploratory study investigated young p…
View article: Regulating the Digital Environment to Protect Users from Harmful Commodity Marketing
Regulating the Digital Environment to Protect Users from Harmful Commodity Marketing Open
Although the creators of the world wide web never intended it to be regulated by state intervention, the rapid evolution of the online environment has necessitated regulation of certain aspects of the digital ecosystem. Harmful commodity m…
View article: Digital alcohol marketing and gender: A narrative synthesis
Digital alcohol marketing and gender: A narrative synthesis Open
Issues Alcohol marketing on social media platforms is pervasive and effective, reaching wide audiences and allowing interaction with users. We know little about the gendered nature of digital alcohol marketing, including how women and men …
View article: Losing everything: Experiences of a flood for people who inject drugs in Aotearoa New Zealand
Losing everything: Experiences of a flood for people who inject drugs in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
View article: Embodied decisions unfolding over time: a meta-ethnography systematic review of people with cancer’s reasons for delaying or declining end-of-life care
Embodied decisions unfolding over time: a meta-ethnography systematic review of people with cancer’s reasons for delaying or declining end-of-life care Open
View article: Exposure to digital vape marketing among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand
Exposure to digital vape marketing among young people in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
aims: Little is known about the exposure of young people in Aotearoa New Zealand to marketing of vape products on social media. This study investigated vaping behaviour and the extent of vape marketing exposure and engagement that young pe…
View article: Alcohol and masculinity within community sports clubs in Aotearoa New Zealand
Alcohol and masculinity within community sports clubs in Aotearoa New Zealand Open
Traditionally, males have been more involved in community sports, and they also consume alcohol at higher rates compared to other genders in Aotearoa NZ. The present study drew on notions of gender and hegemonic masculinity to explore peop…
View article: Home drinking practices among middle‐class adults in midlife during the <scp>COVID</scp>‐19 pandemic: Material ubiquity, automatic routines and embodied states
Home drinking practices among middle‐class adults in midlife during the <span>COVID</span>‐19 pandemic: Material ubiquity, automatic routines and embodied states Open
Introduction Harmful drinking is increasing among mid‐life adults. Using social practice theory, this research investigated the knowledge, actions, materials, places and temporalities that comprise home drinking practices among middle‐clas…
View article: Opioid substitution treatment planning in a disaster context: Perspectives from emergency management and health professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Opioid substitution treatment planning in a disaster context: Perspectives from emergency management and health professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand Open
© 2016 by the authors. Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) is a harm reduction strategy enabling opiate consumers to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain health and wellbeing. Some research shows that within a disaster context service di…
View article: Opioid substitution treatment planning in a disaster context: Perspectives from emergency management and health professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Opioid substitution treatment planning in a disaster context: Perspectives from emergency management and health professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand Open
© 2016 by the authors. Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) is a harm reduction strategy enabling opiate consumers to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain health and wellbeing. Some research shows that within a disaster context service di…
View article: Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment
Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment Open
© 2020 This work explores the ways in which stigma influences how people engage with disaster risk reduction. It specifically addresses the experiences and perceptions of stigma for people who receive Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), a…
View article: Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment
Stigma and disaster risk reduction among vulnerable groups: Considering people receiving opioid substitution treatment Open
© 2020 This work explores the ways in which stigma influences how people engage with disaster risk reduction. It specifically addresses the experiences and perceptions of stigma for people who receive Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST), a…
View article: ‘A little bubble of utopia’: constructions of a primary care-based pilot clinic providing gender affirming hormone therapy
‘A little bubble of utopia’: constructions of a primary care-based pilot clinic providing gender affirming hormone therapy Open
The provision of gender affirming hormone therapy for transgender and non-binary people is a rapidly developing area of gender affirming healthcare. While research indicates the benefits of providing gender affirming hormone therapy throug…
View article: Providing gender-affirming hormone therapy through primary care: Service users' and health professionals' experiences of a pilot clinic
Providing gender-affirming hormone therapy through primary care: Service users' and health professionals' experiences of a pilot clinic Open
© 2020 CSIRO Publishing Journal Compilation © Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners 2020 This is an open access article licensed under a. INTRODUCTION: Primary health care providers are playing an increasingly important role i…
View article: Providing gender-affirming hormone therapy through primary care: Service users' and health professionals' experiences of a pilot clinic
Providing gender-affirming hormone therapy through primary care: Service users' and health professionals' experiences of a pilot clinic Open
© 2020 CSIRO Publishing Journal Compilation © Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners 2020 This is an open access article licensed under a. INTRODUCTION: Primary health care providers are playing an increasingly important role i…
View article: Embodying health behaviours in everyday life: the social and gendered practices of female senior managers
Embodying health behaviours in everyday life: the social and gendered practices of female senior managers Open
Objective: This article extends current theorising around health behaviours using insights from a study with women working in senior management positions in Switzerland. The study aimed to explore the meanings they attached to their…
View article: Providing gender-affirming hormone therapy through primary care: service users’ and health professionals’ experiences of a pilot clinic
Providing gender-affirming hormone therapy through primary care: service users’ and health professionals’ experiences of a pilot clinic Open
INTRODUCTION Primary health care providers are playing an increasingly important role in providing gender-affirming health care for gender diverse people. This article explores the experiences of a primary care-based pilot clinic providing…
View article: The role of alcohol in constructing gender & class identities among young women in the age of social media
The role of alcohol in constructing gender & class identities among young women in the age of social media Open
View article: Social media platforms as complex and contradictory spaces for feminisms: Visibility, opportunity, power, resistance and activism
Social media platforms as complex and contradictory spaces for feminisms: Visibility, opportunity, power, resistance and activism Open
View article: Opioid Substitution Treatment Planning in a Disaster Context: Perspectives from Emergency Management and Health Professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Opioid Substitution Treatment Planning in a Disaster Context: Perspectives from Emergency Management and Health Professionals in Aotearoa/New Zealand Open
Opioid Substitution Treatment (OST) is a harm reduction strategy enabling opiate consumers to avoid withdrawal symptoms and maintain health and wellbeing. Some research shows that within a disaster context service disruptions and infrastru…
View article: Facebook and the Fun of Drinking Photos: Reproducing Gendered Regimes of Power
Facebook and the Fun of Drinking Photos: Reproducing Gendered Regimes of Power Open
Young adults regularly engage in heavy drinking episodes with friends and share these practices via digital images and ongoing interactions on social media. This study explored the meanings and values that young adults attach to Facebook s…
View article: Precarious Popularity: Facebook Drinking Photos, the Attention Economy, and the Regime of the Branded Self
Precarious Popularity: Facebook Drinking Photos, the Attention Economy, and the Regime of the Branded Self Open
Young people are often accused of being foolhardy for posting photos on Facebook that depict drinking and intoxication. However, in this article, we argue young people’s predilection for posting Facebook drinking photos must be understood …