Wayne Usher
Griffith University
45 Papers
146 Citations
Wayne Usher is an academic researcher from Griffith University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Social media. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 43 publications.
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Papers
Types of social media (Web 2.0) used by Australian allied health professionals to deliver early twenty-first-century practice promotion and health care.
TL;DR: Types of social media usage associated with eight of Australia's major allied health professions (AHPs) were examined and participants in this study indicated that educational courses that were offered online would be the preferred mode of delivery.
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General practitioners' understanding pertaining to reliability, interactive and usability components associated with health websites
TL;DR: It is reported that Gold Coast GPs demonstrate a range of understanding and critical appraisal skills used to determine a health website's level of reliability, interactivity and usability, with many reporting a moderate understanding of these components.
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Tackling Mental Health in Youth Sporting Programs: A Pilot Study of a Holistic Program
Tiah L. Dowell,Allison M. Waters,Wayne Usher,Lara J. Farrell,Caroline L. Donovan,Kathryn L. Modecki,Melanie J. Zimmer-Gembeck,Mike Castle,James Hinchey +8 more
TL;DR: Early findings support further deployment and evaluation of integrated mental health systems embedded within sporting contexts to address mental health problems among adolescent boys.
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Cyber-management of people with chronic disease A potential solution to eHealth challenges
TL;DR: Issues and barriers to the uptake of eHealth are identified and a strategy is described for creating a central knowledge filter and cyber space method for tracking health determinants through an interactive, social media platform.
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Living in quiet desperation: The mental health epidemic in Australia’s higher education:
TL;DR: Findings highlight challenges concerning Australia’s university students’ mental health status and present an opportunity for the university sector, community health services, and sports and fitness organisations to develop and implement future collaborative health promotion in higher education settings.