Overview
Background
Urska Arnautovska is an early career clinical academic, working as a Research Fellow at the University of Queensland, Faculty of Medicine and as a general psychologist in private practice. Following her professional training in Slovenia, she focused her research on suicide which led her to receiving an appointment at the Australian Institute for Suicide Research and Prevention (AISRAP), a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Research and Training in Suicide Prevention and, since 2008, a National Centre of Excellence in Suicide Prevention. In addition to her research work, she acted as a research coordinator of the Life Promotion Clinic and was involved in the management and analysis of clinical data pertaining to the patients of the clinic, which presented with complex mental health problems and suicidal thoughts and behaviour. Her subsequent research remained focused on mental health, and in more recent years, become dedicated to improving health outcomes in people with severe mental illness. Her PhD, for which she received a competitive Griffith University International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (2012-2016), investigated the motivational processes underlying physical activity in older adults and was awarded the Australian Psychology Society (APS) Award for Excellent Higher Degree Thesis in Health Psychology. She has 48 peer-reviewed publications and has over $8.5 million in competitive research funding, with leading (CIA) roles on projects related to digital health interventions for people living with schizophrenia.
Availability
- Dr Urska Arnautovska is:
- Available for supervision
- Media expert
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Clinical Psychology, University of Ljubljana
Research interests
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Health behaviour change
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Severe mental illness
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Physical health co-morbidity
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Digital interventions
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Physical activity and exercise
Research impacts
Dr Arnautovska’s research work has been cited in a range of subject areas which expand over three times beyond the subject areas she had published in. Among the citing institutions are Health Education and Training Institute Higher Education, Ministry of Education China, Ministry for the Family, Italian Psychogeriatric Association, and Harvard Medical School. Her contribution to the evaluation of Queensland Community Care Units was cited in the report on models of care for Victorians living with severe and persistent mental illness, commissioned by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (2020).
Works
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2019
Journal Article
A comprehensive cohort description and statistical grouping of community-based residential rehabilitation service users in Australia
Parker, Stephen, Siskind, Dan, Hermens, Daniel F., Dark, Frances, McKeon, Gemma, Korman, Nicole, Arnautovska, Urska, Harris, Meredith and Whiteford, Harvey (2019). A comprehensive cohort description and statistical grouping of community-based residential rehabilitation service users in Australia. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 10 798, 798. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.00798
2019
Journal Article
Older adults' physical activity: the integration of autonomous motivation and theory of planned behaviour constructs
Arnautovska, Urska, Fleig, Lena, O'Callaghan, Frances and Hamilton, Kyra (2019). Older adults' physical activity: the integration of autonomous motivation and theory of planned behaviour constructs. Australian Psychologist, 54 (1), 46-54. doi: 10.1111/ap.12346
2019
Conference Publication
Consumer-reported outcome measures: why bother asking?
Harris, M., Burgess, P., Arnautovska, U., Woody, C. and Coombs, T. (2019). Consumer-reported outcome measures: why bother asking?. 7th Australasian Mental Health Outcomes and Information Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, 30 October-1 November 2019.
2019
Book Chapter
Suicidal behaviour in older adults
De Leo, Diego and Arnautovska, Urska (2019). Suicidal behaviour in older adults. Primary care mental health in older people: a global perspective. (pp. 199-210) edited by Carlos Augusto de Mendonça Lima and Gabriel Ivbijaro. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-10814-4_17
2018
Journal Article
Behaviour change techniques to facilitate physical activity in older adults: what and how
Arnautovska, Urska, O'Callaghan, Frances and Hamilton, Kyra (2018). Behaviour change techniques to facilitate physical activity in older adults: what and how. Ageing and Society, 38 (12), 2590-2616. doi: 10.1017/s0144686x17001027
2018
Journal Article
Efficacy of telerehabilitation for adults with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review
Ownsworth, Tamara, Arnautovska, Urska, Beadle, Elizabeth, Shum, David H. K. and Moyle, Wendy (2018). Efficacy of telerehabilitation for adults with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review. Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation, 33 (4), E33-E46. doi: 10.1097/htr.0000000000000350
2017
Journal Article
Potential of telepresence robots to enhance social connectedness in older adults with dementia: an integrative review of feasibility
Moyle, Wendy, Arnautovska, Urska, Ownsworth, Tamara and Jones, Cindy (2017). Potential of telepresence robots to enhance social connectedness in older adults with dementia: an integrative review of feasibility. International Psychogeriatrics, 29 (12), 1951-1964. doi: 10.1017/s1041610217001776
2017
Journal Article
A longitudinal investigation of older adults' physical activity: testing an integrated dual-process model
Arnautovska, Urska, Fleig, Lena, O'Callaghan, Frances and Hamilton, Kyra (2017). A longitudinal investigation of older adults' physical activity: testing an integrated dual-process model. Psychology and Health, 32 (2), 166-185. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2016.1250273
2017
Journal Article
Applying the integrated behavior change model to understanding physical activity among older adults: a qualitative study
Arnautovska, Urska, O'Callaghan, Frances and Hamilton, Kyra (2017). Applying the integrated behavior change model to understanding physical activity among older adults: a qualitative study. Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 39 (1), 43-55. doi: 10.1123/jsep.2015-0330
2017
Journal Article
Older adults' perceptions of physical activity within the process of aging
Arnautovska, Urska, O'Callaghan, Frances and Hamilton, Kyra (2017). Older adults' perceptions of physical activity within the process of aging. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 4 (1), 76-86. doi: 10.14485/HBPR.4.1.9
2016
Journal Article
The knowledge and skills assessment (KASA) tool in the Australian Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service: development and initial testing
Arnautovska, Urska, Robleda, Sofia, Jackson, Jeanette and Pachana, Nancy A. (2016). The knowledge and skills assessment (KASA) tool in the Australian Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service: development and initial testing. International Psychogeriatrics, 28 (5), 833-844. doi: 10.1017/S1041610215002070
2016
Journal Article
Geographic variation in suicide rates in Australian farmers: why is the problem more frequent in Queensland than in New South Wales?
Arnautovska, Urska, McPhedran, S., Kelly, B., Reddy, P. and De Leo, D. (2016). Geographic variation in suicide rates in Australian farmers: why is the problem more frequent in Queensland than in New South Wales?. Death Studies, 40 (6), 367-372. doi: 10.1080/07481187.2016.1153007
2016
Book Chapter
Prevention and treatment of suicidality in older adults
Diego, de Leo and Urska, Arnautovska (2016). Prevention and treatment of suicidality in older adults. The international handbook of suicide prevention. (pp. 323-345) edited by Rorry O’Connor and Jane Pirkis. London, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1002/9781118903223.ch18
2015
Journal Article
Differences in characteristics between suicide cases of farm managers compared to those of farm labourers in Queensland, Australia
Arnautovska, U., McPhedran, S. and De Leo, D. (2015). Differences in characteristics between suicide cases of farm managers compared to those of farm labourers in Queensland, Australia. Rural and Remote Health, 15 (3).
2014
Journal Article
What differentiates homeless persons who died by suicide from other suicides in Australia? A comparative analysis using a unique mortality register
Arnautovska, U., Sveticic, J. and De Leo, D. (2014). What differentiates homeless persons who died by suicide from other suicides in Australia? A comparative analysis using a unique mortality register. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49 (4), 583-589. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0774-z
2014
Journal Article
A regional approach to understanding farmer suicide rates in Queensland
Arnautovska, Urska, McPhedran, Samara and De Leo, Diego (2014). A regional approach to understanding farmer suicide rates in Queensland. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49 (4), 593-599. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0777-9
2013
Journal Article
Review of suicide-prevention programs in Queensland: state-and community-level activities
Arnautovska, Urska, Kolves, Kairi, Ide, Naoko and De Leo, Diego (2013). Review of suicide-prevention programs in Queensland: state-and community-level activities. Australian Health Review, 37 (5), 660-665. doi: 10.1071/ah12020
2013
Journal Article
Community care of individuals at risk of suicide: the Life Promotion Clinic model
Kolves, Kairi, Arnautovska, Urska, De Gioannis, Angelo and De Leo, Diego (2013). Community care of individuals at risk of suicide: the Life Promotion Clinic model. Mental Illness, 5 (2) e12, 41-45. doi: 10.4081/mi.2013.e12
2011
Book Chapter
Prevention and treatment of suicidality in old age
De Leo, Diego and Arnautovska, Urska (2011). Prevention and treatment of suicidality in old age. The international handbook of suicide prevention: research, policy and practice. (pp. 309-328) edited by Rorry C. O'Connor, Stephen Platt and Jackie Gordon. London, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119998556.ch18
2010
Journal Article
Attitudes toward suicide in the adolescent population
Arnautovska, Urska and Grad, Onja (2010). Attitudes toward suicide in the adolescent population. Crisis – The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 31 (1), 21-28. doi: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000009
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Urska Arnautovska is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Food insecurity among people living with schizophrenia
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Dan Siskind
Media
Enquiries
Contact Dr Urska Arnautovska directly for media enquiries about:
- adaptive platform trials
- clinical designs
- co-design
- diabetes and mental health
- digital health
- health behaviour change
- holistic care
- lifestyle interventions
- motivation for physical activity
- physical comorbidity
- schizophrenia
- severe mental illness
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