Dr Lynne Giles

Qualifications

BSc(Hons), MPH, PhD

Research Interests

Social epidemiology

Life course epidemiology

Analysis of longitudinal data

Healthy ageing 

Research Funding

Centre for Intergenerational Health Postdoctoral Fellow, 1 July 2009 - 29 June 2010

NHMRC Training Fellow, 30 June 2010 -

Publications

Publications since 2005

Journal articles

Giles L, Davies M, Whitrow M, Rumbold A, Lynch J, Sawyer M, Moore V. Structured regression analyses of life course processes: An example exploring how maternal depression in early childhood affects children’s subsequent internalizing behaviour.  Annals of Epidemiology.  2011;21(9):654-659.

Giles LC, Davies MJ, Whitrow MJ, Warin MJ, Moore VM. Maternal depressive symptoms during toddlerhood and child behavior at age 5½ years.  Pediatrics.  2011;128(1):e78-84.

Steele EJ, Giles LC, Davies MJ, Moore VM.  The Life Journeys of Young Women Project: Objectives, design and recruitment results. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2011;174(1):74-80.

Masters SM, Halbert J, Giles LC, Crotty M. Development and testing of a questionnaire to measure the older person's experience of the Transition Care Program in Australia.  Australasian Journal on Ageing.  2010, 29(4):172-178.

Giles LC, Glonek GFV, Moore VM, Davies MJ, Luszcz MA. Lower age at menarche affects survival in older Australian women: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing.  BMC Public Health.  2010; 10(1):341.

Giles LC, Moore VM, Whitrow MJ, Sawyer MG, Lynch JW, Davies MJ. Critical period, accumulation and social mobility hypotheses: Using a regression framework to explore mothers' partner status in early childhood and externalizing behaviours of children at 5 1/2 years.  Australasian Epidemiologist.  2009; 16(3):25-29. [Round-table contribution; not peer reviewed]

Giles LC, Halbert JA, Gray LC, Cameron ID, Crotty M. The distribution of health services for older people in Australia: where does Transition Care fit? Australian Health Review. 2009; 33(4):572-582.

Crotty M, Prendergast J, Battersby MW, Rowett D, Graves SE, Leach G, Giles LC.  Self-management and peer support among people with arthritis on a hospital joint replacement waiting list: A randomised controlled trial.  Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.  2009; 17(11): 1428-1433.

Giles LC, Hawthorne G, Crotty M. Quality of life among hospitalized older people awaiting long-term care.  Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 2009; 7:71.

Gunn SM, Halbert JA, Giles LC, Stepien JM, Miller MD, Crotty M. Bioelectrical phase angles values in a clinical sample of ambulatory rehabilitation patients. Dynamic Medicine. 2008;10:7. IF 1.37.

Crotty M, Giles LC, Halbert JA, Harding J, Miller MD. Home versus Day Rehabilitation: a randomised controlled trial. Age and Ageing. 2008;37(6):628-633.

Kaur S, Miller M, Giles LC, Halbert J, Crotty M. Nutritional status and clinical outcomes of older adults participating in ambulatory rehabilitation. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition.  2008;17(2):199-207.

Giles LC, Glonek GFV, Luszcz MA, Andrews GR. Do social networks affect the use of residential aged care among older Australians? BMC Geriatrics. 2007;7:24.

Giles LC, Bolch D, Rouvray R, McErlean B, Whitehead C, Phillips PA, Crotty M. Can volunteer companions prevent falls among inpatients? A feasibility study using a pre-post comparative design. BMC Geriatrics, 2006;6:11.

Giles LC, Whitehead C, Jeffers L, McErlean B, Thompson D, Crotty M. Falls in hospitalized patients: Can Nursing Information Systems data predict falls? Computers, Informatics, Nursing 2006;24(3):167-172.

Stepien JM, White H, Wundke R, Giles LC, Whitehead CH, Crotty M. The Resident Classification Scale: Is it a valid measure for functional dependence? Australasian Journal on Ageing 2006;25(1):42-45.

Whitehead CH, Harding S, Giles LC, Crotty M. The establishment and first 20 months of operating an outreach geriatric clinic in a regional centre. Rural and Remote Health;2006; online 9 March 2006 [http://rrh.deakin.edu.au/articles/showarticlenew.asp?ArticleID=444]

Abbott MW, McKenna BG, Giles LC. Gambling and problem gambling among recently sentenced male prisoners in four New Zealand prisons.  Journal of Gambling Studies 2005;21(4):537-558.

Crotty M, Whitehead C, Wundke R, Giles LC, Ben-Tovim D, Phillips PA. A Transitional Care Facility for hospitalised older adults awaiting a nursing home bed: a randomised controlled trial. British Medical Journal 2005;331(7525):1110-1113.

Stewart JJ, Giles L, Paterson JE, Butler SJ. Knowledge and attitudes towards older people: New Zealand students entering health professional degrees.  Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics 2005;23(4):25-36.

Giles LC, Glonek GFV, Luszcz MA, Andrews GR. Effect of social networks on 10 year survival in very old Australians: the Australian longitudinal study of aging.  Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2005;59(7):574-579. 

Massy-Westropp M, Giles LC, Law D, Phillips PA, Crotty M. Connecting hospital and community care: the acceptability of a regional data linkage scheme. Australian Health Review 2005;29(1):12-16.

Bolch D, Johnston JB, Giles LC, Whitehead C, Phillips P, Crotty M. Hospital to home: An integrated approach to discharge planning in a rural South Australian town. Australian Journal of Rural Health 2005;13(2):91-96.  

Professional Associations

Member, Statistical Society of Australia, Accredited Statistician 1999 - .

Member, Australasian Epidemiological Association.

Community Engagement

Member, Health Research Ethics Committee, Repatriation General Hospital, 2002 - 2009. 

Chair, Finance and Asset Management Committee, Colonel Light Gardens Primary School, 2009 - .

Entry last updated: Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011