Dr Lynne Giles

Qualifications

BSc(Hons), MPH, PhD

Research Interests

Social epidemiology

Lifecourse epidemiology

Analysis of longitudinal data

Healthy ageing 

Research Funding

Centre for Intergenerational Health Postdoctoral Fellow, 1 July 2009 -

Publications

Publications since 2005

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, in press;acceptance letter dated 5 May.

 

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.  In press, acceptance letter dated 20 Jan 2009.

 

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-

Entry last updated: Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009