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Overview
Background
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is a Principal Research Fellow who specialises in research on maternal and child health and general women's health, in particular on women carers, health inequalities and the socio-economic determinants of health, quality of life and comorbidity.
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is currently Principal Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH). She chairs the Data Access Committee of the ALSWH. She is CI on the NHMRC funded Centre for Research Excellence on Women and Non-communicable Disease (CRE WaND): Prevention and Detection (2019–2024). She was CI on the NHMRC funded Mothers and their Children’s Health Study (MatCH) (2014-2018). MatCH is investigating the relationship between mothers’ health history, since 1996, and the family environment to children’s health and development outcomes, including health service utilisation. She is also leading a program of research into health inequalities and the socio-economic determinants of health, and women carers. Her other current research interests are quality of life and comorbidity. Her previous research experiences include a NHMRC Public Health Fellowship (1999-2003), during which she investigated the short and long term functional and community outcomes of people following stroke, and being a NHMRC Fellow with the Longitudinal Studies Unit in the School of Public Health at the University of Queensland researching statistical methodology and teaching into the epidemiology program. She has a PhD and first class honours degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Queensland.
Availability
- Associate Professor Leigh Tooth is:
- Not available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Occupational Therapy, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Health inequalities in lifecourse research
Impact of health inequalities on health outcomes across the lifecourse in women Impact of health inequalities on health service use Impact of intergenerational mobility of health inequalities on health outcomes
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Maternal and child health
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is CI on the NHMRC funded Mothers and their Children’s Health Study (MatCH). MatCH is investigating the relationship between mothers’ health history, since 1996, and the family environment to children’s health and development outcomes, including health service utilisation.
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chronic disease/multi-morbidity
Measurement of multi-morbidity Impact of mulit-morbidity on health outcomes in women
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Caring
Impacts of caring on Australian women Determinants of transitions in caring by women Health service use of women carers
Research impacts
I have successfully led several major research projects which have focussed on elements of the Australian health care system. Several of my research publications and reports have informed health policy, for example by:
· Delivering policy recommendations about the use and impact of Medicare and DVA funded health care services on war widows to the DVA
· Delivering policy recommendations to inform the
1) Government’s National Respite for Carers Program, in particular the Employed Carers Innovative Project,
2) Report by the Centre for Health Service Development on “Effective Caring: A synthesis of the International Evidence on Carer Needs and Interventions”, and subsequently
3) Australian Government’s National Women’s Health Policy 2010.
I am also one of the founding chief investigators of the OTseeker (Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence) database (http:\\www.otseeker.com). OTseeker contains citations and abstracts of >9000 systematic reviews and RCTs relevant to occupational therapy. All RCTs have been critically appraised and rated to assist therapists’ judge the quality and usefulness of trials to help inform clinical interventions and decision making. OTseeker is freely available worldwide. Since its launch in 2003, OTseeker has had >2 million visits; people accessing OTseeker come from >100 countries including the USA, UK, Canada, the Scandinavian countries, Japan, Germany, Senegal, Chad, Slovenia, Columbia, Georgia, Tanzania and Kuwait.
The quality and impact of OTseeker is reinforced by its continued external funding since 2002.
The international status and importance of OTseeker is further evidenced by:
· Endorsement at the International Conference on Evidence based Practice in 2004
· The invitation by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) to the developers of OTseeker to contribute to the 2011 special edition WFOT bulletin on “Evidence based Occupational Therapy Practice around the Globe” (see publication A65).
· Endorsement during the opening keynote address at the 2013 Occupational Therapy Australia National Conference in Adelaide, in which Professor Marion Walker from the University of Nottingham, UK, said “… every occupational therapist should have OTseeker on their desktop.”
· Its description as a key resource in occupational therapy texts, research policy documents of international occupational therapy associations, journal articles and editorials, and its listing on hundreds of library and professional websites.
Works
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2001
Conference Publication
Adjustment and self-awareness in adults after traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury: The transition from hospital to community
Fleming, J. M., Tooth, L. R., Connell, J. W. and Strong, J. (2001). Adjustment and self-awareness in adults after traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury: The transition from hospital to community. 21st National Conference of OT Australia, Brisbane, 1-4 April 2001. Brisbane: OT Australia.
2001
Journal Article
Long-term care of people below age 65 with severe acquired brain injury: Appropriateness of aged care facilities
Cameron, Gate, Pirozzo, Sandi and Tooth, Leigh (2001). Long-term care of people below age 65 with severe acquired brain injury: Appropriateness of aged care facilities. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 25 (3), 261-264. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00574.x
2001
Conference Publication
The impact of social services on patient and caregiver outcomes following stroke
Tooth, L. R. (2001). The impact of social services on patient and caregiver outcomes following stroke. 7th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference, Canberra, 27-28 June 2001. Canberra: Australian Health Outcomes Collaboration.
2001
Other Outputs
Long-term care of people below age 65 with severe acquired brain injury: Appropriateness of aged care facilities
Cameron, C. M., Pirozzo, S. L. and Tooth, L. R. (2001). Long-term care of people below age 65 with severe acquired brain injury: Appropriateness of aged care facilities. Brisbane: Brain Injury Association of Qld.
2001
Conference Publication
How readable and useful are occupational therapy written education materials for elderly people
Griffin, J., McKenna, K. T. and Tooth, L. R. (2001). How readable and useful are occupational therapy written education materials for elderly people. OT Australia 21st National Conference, Sheraton, Brisbane, 1-4 April, 2001. Brisbane: OT Australia.
2001
Conference Publication
Patients functional and cognitive status after stroke: How are they related to caregiver burden?
Tooth, L. R., McKenna, K. T., Caldwell, L. and Prescott, C. (2001). Patients functional and cognitive status after stroke: How are they related to caregiver burden?. 21st National Conference of OT Australia, Brisbane, 1-4 April 2001. Brisbane: OT Australia.
2001
Journal Article
Rehabilitation outcomes for brain injured patients in Australia: functional status, length of stay and discharge destination
Tooth, L, McKenna, K, Strong, J, Ottenbacher, K, Connell, J and Cleary, M (2001). Rehabilitation outcomes for brain injured patients in Australia: functional status, length of stay and discharge destination. Brain Injury, 15 (7), 613-631. doi: 10.1080/02699050010013923
2001
Conference Publication
Occupational therapists perceptions of evidence-based practice: A survey
Bennett, S., Strong, J., Rodger, S. A., McKenna, K. T., Tooth, L. R., Mickan, S., Ziviani, J. M. and Gibson, E. (2001). Occupational therapists perceptions of evidence-based practice: A survey. 21st National Conference of OT Australia, Brisbane, 1-4 April 2001. Brisbane: OT Australia.
2001
Journal Article
Post discharge use of bathing equipment prescribed by occupational therapists: What lessons to be learned?
Wielandt, P. M., McKenna, K. T., Tooth, L. R. and Strong, J. (2001). Post discharge use of bathing equipment prescribed by occupational therapists: What lessons to be learned?. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics, 19 (3), 47-63.
2001
Journal Article
Patterns of community integration 2-5 years post-discharge from brain injury rehabilitation
Doig, E., Fleming, J. and Tooth, L. (2001). Patterns of community integration 2-5 years post-discharge from brain injury rehabilitation. Brain Injury, 15 (9), 747-762. doi: 10.1080/02699050110034343
2001
Conference Publication
How readable and useful are occupational therapy written education materials for elderly people?
Griffin, J., McKenna, K. T. and Tooth, L. R. (2001). How readable and useful are occupational therapy written education materials for elderly people?. 21st National Conference of OT Australia, Brisbane, Australia, 1-4 April 2001. Brisbane: OT Australia.
2000
Conference Publication
Health promotion in community care
Tooth, L. R., McKenna, K. T., Steinberg, M. A., Clark, M. J., King, D. B. and Delooze, F. J. (2000). Health promotion in community care. Australian Association of Gerontology National Conference 2000, Adelaide, 25-27 October 2000. Melbourne: Council on Ageing.
2000
Conference Publication
The suitability and comprehensibility of occupational therapy education material for elderly people
Griffin, J., McKenna, K. T. and Tooth, L. R. (2000). The suitability and comprehensibility of occupational therapy education material for elderly people. OT Australia - Qld 6th State Conference, Toowoomba, 7th - 8th April, 2000. Brisbane: OT Australia.
2000
Journal Article
Poor Functional Health Literacy: the Silent Disability for Older People
Tooth, L. R., Clark, M. J. and McKenna, K. T. (2000). Poor Functional Health Literacy: the Silent Disability for Older People. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 19 (1), 14-22. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2000.tb00133.x
2000
Conference Publication
Use of patient education materials PRMs in general practice: suitability for older patients
Steinberg, M. A., Tooth, L. R., McKenna, K. T., Clark, M. J. and King, D. B. (2000). Use of patient education materials PRMs in general practice: suitability for older patients. The 2000 General Practice Evaluation Program Conference, Hobart, 4-5 May 2000. Canberra: National Information Service.
2000
Conference Publication
The clinical utility of the Integrated Psychosocial Assessment Model (IPAM) - A realibility study
Tornatore, G. I., Cramond, T. R., New, F., Williams, B., Strong, J. and Tooth, L. R. (2000). The clinical utility of the Integrated Psychosocial Assessment Model (IPAM) - A realibility study. OT Australia - Qld 6th State Conference, Toowoomba, 7th - 8th April, 2000. Melbourne: OT Australia.
1999
Journal Article
Knowledge about pain among newly graduated occcupational therapists: Relevence for curriculum development
Strong, J., Tooth, L. R. and Unruh, A. (1999). Knowledge about pain among newly graduated occcupational therapists: Relevence for curriculum development. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 66 (5), 221-228.
1999
Journal Article
Prediction of functional and psychological status after precutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
Tooth, L. R., Mckenna, K. T. and Maas, F. (1999). Prediction of functional and psychological status after precutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. Heart & Lung, 28 (4), 276-283. doi: 10.1016/S0147-9563(99)70074-9
1999
Journal Article
Use of sequential medical trials in rehabilitation research
Tooth, L. R. (1999). Use of sequential medical trials in rehabilitation research. American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 78 (1), 87-97. doi: 10.1097/00002060-199901000-00023
1999
Conference Publication
The clinical utility of the integrated psychosocial assessment model (IPAM) - a reliability study
Tornatore, G. I., Tooth, L. R. and Strong, J. (1999). The clinical utility of the integrated psychosocial assessment model (IPAM) - a reliability study. Australian Pain Society Scientific Meeting, Esplande Hotel, Freemantle, 21-25 April 1999. Freemantle: Aust. Pain Society.
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Associate Professor Leigh Tooth is:
- Not available for supervision
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Reproductive events and workforce participation across the life course
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Michael Waller
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Doctor Philosophy
Infertility/subfertility and health in later life
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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Doctor Philosophy
Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australian Women
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Ahmed Mehdi, Professor Gita Mishra, Professor Ranjeny Thomas
Completed supervision
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
The influence of pre-pregnancy weight and weight changes on pregnancy complications and child growth and development
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
Perceived neighbourhood cohesion and health among mid-aged Australian women
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Annette Dobson
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Postpartum depression in Australia: an exploration of profiles and characteristics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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2016
Doctor Philosophy
Social inequalities in body weight trajectory among young women: The role of reproductive events
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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2012
Doctor Philosophy
Dynamic Splinting the Stiff Hand: Improving Evidence to Optimize Clinical Outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jennifer Fleming
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2010
Doctor Philosophy
The 'golden hour': an examination of mortality from major trauma in an informal, decentralised state-wide emergency medical system
Associate Advisor
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2003
Master Occupational Therapy
THE SUITABILITY AND COMPREHENSIBILITY OF WRITTEN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION MATERIAL FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE
Associate Advisor
Media
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