What quality-of-life domains are most important to palliative care patients? Do existing preference-based measures incorporate these? Authors Nikki McCaffrey, Julie Ratcliffe, David Currow, Lidia Engel & Claire Hutchinson explore these questions👉 rdcu.be/drMxM

It was great to celebrate the achievements of the QOL-ACC team. What a great project it has been to work on!

Great to see this final paper from our EuroQOL project in print this week Julie Ratcliffe Lidia Engel Jyoti Khadka Rachel Milte Brendan Mulhern Richard Norman link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Great to see first paper of 2024 led by stellar PhD student Kiri Lay: older people’s understanding of the QOL-ACC quality of life aged care measure by cognition level ⁦Flinders Caring Futures Institute⁩ ⁦Claire Hutchinson⁩ ⁦Rachel Milte⁩ ⁦Jyoti Khadka⁩ hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Pleased to have two papers published in the latest issue of The Patient!

Our scoping review on adults with intellectual disabilities & future planning is now out: Whose perspectives are included? We ask 'Whose voice is it anyway?' tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.31… Christine Bigby Fiona Rillotta

Great to see this in print: a paper on successful microenterprise for people with physical disability in Vietnam led by my colleague June Alexander. In honour of Hoa Stone: mdpi.com/2673-7272/4/1/9 #microenterprise #disabilityemployment

Our recent paper examines the differences between self and proxy (family member) report of the QOL-ACC based on resident cognition and proxy perspective: link.springer.com/article/10.118… Julie Ratcliffe Jyoti Khadka Rachel Milte Lidia Engel

Don't miss our first Seminar of 2024: Claire Hutchinson and Nikki McCaffrey join RePaDD to share what #QualityofLife aspects are most important for those receiving #PalliativeCare Wed 27 Mar - 11:30am-12:30pm - join via livestream: video.flinders.edu.au/events20/24/Re…

Thanks to everyone who joined us yesterday - in person & virtually - for the first RePaDD seminar of 2024. Thank you to Claire Hutchinson & Nikki McCaffrey as well for presenting! The lively discussion and the participation in the activities during the seminar were fantastic to see!

Tailored cardiac rehab programs can significantly cut mortality and readmission rates. We identify specific barriers to boost completion. It's time to make cardiac health accessible to all! #CardiacRehab #HealthEquity #ResearchImpact Alline Beleigoli doi.org/10.1177/026921…

Interested in attitudes towards the quality and funding of aged care, read our new article! Thanks to coauthors Julie Ratcliffe Claire Hutchinson Jyoti Khadka Billingsley Kaambwa Sheela Kumaran and Gang Chen Flinders Caring Futures Institute #agedcare #policy doi.org/10.1155/2024/5…

On-the-job training supports for people with intellectual disability employed in aged care tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.31… UNSW Social Policy Research Centre UNSW Disability Innovation Institute Flinders University

Come study with us! Fantastic PhD scholarship available evaluating a fantastic program improving employment outcomes for people with mental illness with a vibrant team to work with Flinders Caring Futures Institute SA Health Flinders University #disabilitytwitter #AcademicTwitter flinders.edu.au/scholarships/f…

1. Exciting news! Our latest paper shows strong evidence of the QOL-ACC's test-retest reliability among home care users. The QOL-ACC is a valid older person and aged care-specific quality of life tool. hqlo.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

2. The evidence supports its continued use in aged care settings, especially since its rollout in Australia in April 2023 as part of the National Aged Care Quality Indicator (QI) Program. Julie Ratcliffe Claire Hutchinson Rachel Milte #Jennycleland Flinders University Flinders Caring Futures Institute

Unlock the secrets of improving cardiac rehab in underserved areas with the Caring Life Course Theory (CLCT). Find out how it can transform care in our latest study: doi.org/10.1111/jan.16… #CLCT #FundamentalCare ILC Connected 2 Care Flinders University

Our latest paper presents findings on construct validity of the QOL-ACC, adding to the body of evidence supporting its use in home care as well as resi care. sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Flinders Caring Futures Institute Julie Ratcliffe Rachel Milte Jyoti Khadka #agedcare

Our paper examining the use of social return on investment analysis to assess the social impact of a disability social enterprise is out now: emerald.com/insight/conten… Flinders University Centre for Social Impact #disabilityemployment

Home automation for people with disabilities brings about substantial social benefits and represents a sound investment for funding agencies such as the #NDIS, a new Flinders Caring Futures Institute analysis from Claire Hutchinson and Kate Laver has revealed. Read more: bit.ly/3T6tC0e