Jenny Setchell
YOU?
Author Swipe
View article: “We Do Not Seem to Have Geriatric Wards”: A Qualitative Analysis of Gaps in Healthcare Access Among Older Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
“We Do Not Seem to Have Geriatric Wards”: A Qualitative Analysis of Gaps in Healthcare Access Among Older Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Open
Background and Aims Access to quality healthcare for older patients is a challenge worldwide, particularly in several African countries. As traditional support systems for older adults are weakening across the continent, older adults are i…
View article: Developing Integrated Healthcare Models for Indigenous People: Insights from a Relational Systematic Scoping Review
Developing Integrated Healthcare Models for Indigenous People: Insights from a Relational Systematic Scoping Review Open
Integrated healthcare models show great promise for addressing health disparities affecting Indigenous people, which are often rooted in the enduring effects of colonisation. These models align with Indigenous holistic views of health, rec…
View article: Justice in Health? Studying the Role of Legal Support in a Culturally Responsive Mental Health Service in Australia
Justice in Health? Studying the Role of Legal Support in a Culturally Responsive Mental Health Service in Australia Open
Health Justice Partnerships (HJPs) are collaborations across law, health, and social care seeking more equitable health outcomes. This article aims to explore an HJP embedded within a culturally responsive mental health service in Australi…
View article: Navigating uncertainty in low back pain care through an ethic of openness: Learnings from a post-critical analysis
Navigating uncertainty in low back pain care through an ethic of openness: Learnings from a post-critical analysis Open
Theoretical and practical guidance on how to navigate uncertainties in healthcare are scarce. Here, we draw from Gibson’s ethic of openness to explore clinicians’ experiences navigating uncertainty with individuals who experience low back …
View article: Political economies of distress in chronic low back pain care
Political economies of distress in chronic low back pain care Open
View article: Non-clinical Psychosocial Mental Health Support Programmes for People with Diverse Language and Cultural Backgrounds: A Critical Rapid Review
Non-clinical Psychosocial Mental Health Support Programmes for People with Diverse Language and Cultural Backgrounds: A Critical Rapid Review Open
Low accessibility to mainstream psychosocial services disadvantages culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) populations, resulting in delayed care and high rates of unsupported psychological distress. Non-clinical interventions may pl…
View article: Indigenous People's Perspectives on Sharing Health Data for Service Delivery Purposes
Indigenous People's Perspectives on Sharing Health Data for Service Delivery Purposes Open
View article: “I Do Not Believe We Should Disclose Everything to an Older Patient”: Challenges and Ethical Concerns in Clinical Decision-Making in Old-Age Care in Ethiopia
“I Do Not Believe We Should Disclose Everything to an Older Patient”: Challenges and Ethical Concerns in Clinical Decision-Making in Old-Age Care in Ethiopia Open
Clinical decision-making in old-age care is a complex and ethically sensitive process. Despite its importance, research addressing the challenges of clinical decision-making in old-age care within this cultural context is limited. This stu…
View article: The good pain patient: a critical evaluation of patients’ self-presentations in specialist pain clinics
The good pain patient: a critical evaluation of patients’ self-presentations in specialist pain clinics Open
Established research supports collaborative patient-clinician communication as a means of improving pain management and decreasing opioid use by patients with chronic pain. However, much of this scholarship emphasises clinicians' capacitie…
View article: “It’s Not, Can You Do This? It’s… How Do You Feel About Doing This?” A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sexuality Support After Spinal Cord Injury
“It’s Not, Can You Do This? It’s… How Do You Feel About Doing This?” A Critical Discourse Analysis of Sexuality Support After Spinal Cord Injury Open
Previous research has indicated that healthcare support for sexuality after spinal cord injury appears to be neglected or inadequately provided. The perspectives of people living with spinal cord injuries regarding what is lacking and what…
View article: Trauma-informed physiotherapy and the principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment: a qualitative study
Trauma-informed physiotherapy and the principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, collaboration, and empowerment: a qualitative study Open
Physiotherapy incorporates crucial aspects of trauma-informed care, but opportunities exist to enhance physiotherapists' skills and knowledge, particularly in relation to non-physical safety considerations.
View article: Navigating whiteness: affective relational intensities of non-clinical psychosocial support by and for culturally and linguistically diverse people
Navigating whiteness: affective relational intensities of non-clinical psychosocial support by and for culturally and linguistically diverse people Open
Mental health is political, with intersecting economic, cultural, racialized, and affective dimensions making up the care assemblage, signalling how care is conceptualised and who is deserving of care. In this article, we examine emotions …
View article: “I was afraid to go to the hospital”: A qualitative analysis and ethical implications of the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and medical care of older adults in Ethiopia
“I was afraid to go to the hospital”: A qualitative analysis and ethical implications of the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and medical care of older adults in Ethiopia Open
Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought severe health consequences among older adults and posed ethical challenges. The aim of this study was to explore the impacts of COVID-19 on the health and medical care of older adults in Ethiopi…
View article: Distress in the care of people with chronic low back pain: insights from an ethnographic study
Distress in the care of people with chronic low back pain: insights from an ethnographic study Open
Introduction Distress is part of the experiences and care for people with chronic low back pain. However, distress is often pathologised and individualised; it is seen as a problem within the individual in pain and something to be downplay…
View article: Lessons learnt from a nationally funded training and mentoring programme for early‐mid career musculoskeletal researchers in Australia
Lessons learnt from a nationally funded training and mentoring programme for early‐mid career musculoskeletal researchers in Australia Open
Introduction Quality training and mentoring are crucial components of successful career development for early mid career researchers (EMCRs). This paper describes the overarching framework of novel ongoing national Training and Mentoring P…
View article: Correction: Using Relationship Development Intervention with Autistic Children and Their Families: The Experiences of RDI Consultants in Australia
Correction: Using Relationship Development Intervention with Autistic Children and Their Families: The Experiences of RDI Consultants in Australia Open
View article: Using Relationship Development Intervention with Autistic Children and Their Families: The Experiences of RDI Consultants in Australia
Using Relationship Development Intervention with Autistic Children and Their Families: The Experiences of RDI Consultants in Australia Open
Communication and interaction in neurotypical environments can be challenging for autistic individuals, potentially disrupting the parent-child relationship. In Relationship Development Intervention (RDI) that facilitates improved interact…
View article: “It’s just as remarkable as being left-handed, isn’t it?”: exploring normativity through Australian physiotherapists’ perspectives of working with LGBTQIA+ patients
“It’s just as remarkable as being left-handed, isn’t it?”: exploring normativity through Australian physiotherapists’ perspectives of working with LGBTQIA+ patients Open
Underpinning all themes was the overarching concept of cis/hetero/endonormativity. Assuming normativity when working with LGBTQIA+ patients, is likely to have negative effects on patients' mental health, the therapeutic relationship and qu…
View article: “I felt uncertain about my whole future”—a qualitative investigation of people's experiences of navigating uncertainty when seeking care for their low back pain
“I felt uncertain about my whole future”—a qualitative investigation of people's experiences of navigating uncertainty when seeking care for their low back pain Open
Uncertainty pervades low back pain (LBP). This study aimed to explore individuals' experiences of navigating uncertainty when seeking care for their LBP, with a view to better understanding the contexts in which they experience uncertainty…
View article: Exploring physiotherapy education in Australia from the perspective of Muslim women physiotherapy students
Exploring physiotherapy education in Australia from the perspective of Muslim women physiotherapy students Open
Results suggest Australian physiotherapy education lacks systemic cultural sensitivity for Muslim women. To reduce the burden for change being placed on Muslim women students, culturally responsive institutional protocols and staff trainin…
View article: Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study
Physiotherapists vary in their knowledge of and approach to working with patients who are LGBTQIA+: a qualitative study Open
Physiotherapists can be considered to approach gender identity and sexual orientation in three distinct ways and suggest a range of knowledge and attitudes about working with patients who identify as LGBTQIA+. Physiotherapists who consider…
View article: Exploring the Experiences of Australian Veterans with Accessing Healthcare: A Qualitative Study
Exploring the Experiences of Australian Veterans with Accessing Healthcare: A Qualitative Study Open
Service in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) can be associated with health consequences. Poorer physical and psychological health and health-related quality of life of Australian veterans are frequently reported in the literature and gove…
View article: Towards an ethical multiplicity in low back pain care: Practising beyond the biopsychosocial model
Towards an ethical multiplicity in low back pain care: Practising beyond the biopsychosocial model Open
The biopsychosocial model is currently considered by most researchers and clinicians to be the best approach to low back pain (LBP) care. The model was popularised in LBP care in response to some clear deficiencies in earlier biomedical ap…
View article: Author Response to McGrath et al
Author Response to McGrath et al Open
Journal Article Author Response to McGrath et al Get access Sophie E Heywood, PT, PhD, Sophie E Heywood, PT, PhD Physiotherapy Department, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia Address all correspondence to Dr Heywood at: Sophie.Heyw…
View article: Reciprocity in Low Back Pain Care and Its Role in Power Dynamics: A Give-and-Take Approach
Reciprocity in Low Back Pain Care and Its Role in Power Dynamics: A Give-and-Take Approach Open
Objective The shift toward patient-centered care in physical therapy fostered a deeper consideration of power-sharing in clinical interactions. Elements of reciprocity may enhance such power considerations between physical therapist and pa…
View article: The ubiquity of uncertainty in low back pain care
The ubiquity of uncertainty in low back pain care Open
Despite clinicians being important actors in the context of uncertainty, their experiences navigating uncertainty remain largely unexplored. Drawing on a theory-driven post-qualitative approach, we used Mol's logic of choice/care as a lens…
View article: Sexuality Support After Spinal Cord Injury: What is Provided in Australian Practice Settings?
Sexuality Support After Spinal Cord Injury: What is Provided in Australian Practice Settings? Open
This study sought to understand what sexuality support Australian health professionals currently provide to people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and their perspectives on what changes may better support the sexuality needs of people with S…
View article: Physical Therapy and Mental Health: A Scoping Review
Physical Therapy and Mental Health: A Scoping Review Open
Objectives Coexistence of mental and physical health conditions is prevalent. To achieve optimal physical therapy outcomes, neither should be treated in isolation. This review aimed to map intersections between physical therapy and mental …
View article: Care of Older Persons in Eastern Africa: A Scoping Review of Ethical Issues
Care of Older Persons in Eastern Africa: A Scoping Review of Ethical Issues Open
Introduction The aging population is rapidly increasing globally, with 80% of the older population living in low- and middle-income countries. In Eastern African countries, there exists an incongruence between readiness–economically, struc…
View article: Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: An evaluation of a participatory qualitative study with clinicians
Enhancing human aspects of care with young people with muscular dystrophy: An evaluation of a participatory qualitative study with clinicians Open
Purpose This paper evaluates a study which aimed to enhance clinical care of young people with Duchenne or Becker muscular dystrophy (MD) and their families in two Canadian neuromuscular clinics. We report on how/why the study changed clin…