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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2023

Exploring the Reported Strengths and Limitations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research: A Narrative Review of Intervention Studies.

Romany McGuffog, Jamie Bryant, Kade Booth, Felicity Collis, Alex Brown, Jaquelyne T Hughes, Catherine Chamberlain, Alexandra McGhie, Breanne Hobden, Michelle Kennedy

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In one paragraph

Review in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Closing the Feedback Loop: Improving Communication of Findings With Aboriginal Research Participants Through Participatory Action Research.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026
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  4. Evaluating the Tidda Talk Program: A Culturally Relevant Approach to Assessing Social and Emotional Wellbeing in Young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2026
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  7. The Role of Power in Co-Approaches to Health Research: Insights From Spain and the United Kingdom With a Rapid Review of Reviews.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Romany McGuffogSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6071-6199
Jamie BryantSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9378-5852
Kade BoothSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
Felicity CollisSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
Alex BrownIndigenous Genomics, Australia National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-2112-3918
Jaquelyne T HughesRural and Remote Health, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Darwin, NT 0810, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-1867-4156
Catherine ChamberlainCentre for Health Equity, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-3446-0227
Alexandra McGhieSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.
Breanne HobdenSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-8489-6152
Michelle KennedySchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9691-068X
Hunter Medical Research Institute · AUAustralian National University · AUFlinders University · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversity of Newcastle Australia · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High quality intervention research is needed to inform evidence-based practice and policy for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. We searched for studies published from 2008-2020 in the PubMed database. A narrative review of intervention literature was conducted, where we identified researcher reported strengths and limitations of their research practice. A total of 240 studies met inclusion criteria which were categorised as evaluations, trials, pilot interventions or implementation studies. Reported strengths included community engagement and partnerships; sample qualities; Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander involvement in research; culturally appropriate and safe research practice; capacity building efforts; providing resources or reducing costs for services and communities; understanding local culture and context; and appropriate timelines for completion. Reported limitations included difficulties achieving the target sample size; inadequate time; insufficient funding and resources; limited capacity of health workers and services; and inadequate community involvement and communication issues. This review highlights that community consultation and leadership coupled with appropriate time and funding, enables Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health intervention research to be conducted. These factors can enable effective intervention research, and consequently can help improve health and wellbeing outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Indexed as

Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesHealth Services, IndigenousHealth WorkforceHumansAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander healthIndigenous healthinterventionreview

Identifiers

PMID36901001
PMCPMC10001772
OpenAlexW4321596734

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Registered trials

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