Overview
Background
Dr. Hanh Dao is a nurse academic with experience in clinical practice, university teaching, and health research across diverse cultures and contexts. Her research areas include outcome measurement, aged care, health behavior, health promotion, heallth services and health workforce. Dr. Dao obtained a prestigious post-graduate research award for her PhD during 2013-1017. She has also earned multiple writing and travel awards, enabling her to disseminate her research at national and international conferences and in peer-reviewed journals since then. In 2024, Hanh received CHSR early career researcher award for her annual research performance. Dr. Hanh Dao led a multi-disciplinary health research team and secured a UQ Global Strategy and Partnerships Seed Funding to foster international nursing research collaborations with multiple universities and healthcare organizations.
Availability
- Dr Hanh Dao is:
- Available for supervision
Qualifications
- Masters (Research) of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
- Doctor of Philosophy of Aged Care Nursing, Queensland University of Technology
- Member, Australian Association of Gerontology, Australian Association of Gerontology
- Member, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association, Australian and New Zealand Mental Health Association
- Member, The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research, The Professional Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research
Research interests
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development and validation of outcome measurement, pyschometric systematic review, health data standardisation
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nurse competence, occupational health
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chronic disease management, health service management
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health behaviours, mental health promotion
Research impacts
Her research outcomes have been published in high quality peer review academic Journals and received a number of citations. Her published health outcome measurements, for example: The Vietnamese versions of the Diabetes Self-Management Instrument and the Perceived Stress Scale, have been widely used nationally and internationally across various disciplines.
Works
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2017
Journal Article
Prevalence and correlates of sleep disturbance among older women in Vietnam
Dao-Tran, Tiet-Hanh and Seib, Charrlotte (2017). Prevalence and correlates of sleep disturbance among older women in Vietnam. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 27 (17-18), 3307-3313. doi: 10.1111/jocn.14080
2017
Journal Article
How life stressors influence modifiable lifestyle factors, depressive symptoms, and physical and mental health among Vietnamese older women?
Dao-Tran, Tiet-Hanh, Anderson, Debra and Seib, Charrlotte (2017). How life stressors influence modifiable lifestyle factors, depressive symptoms, and physical and mental health among Vietnamese older women?. BMC Psychiatry, 17 (1) 232, 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1395-y
2017
Journal Article
The Vietnamese version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): translation equivalence and psychometric properties among older women
Dao-Tran, Tiet-Hanh, Anderson, Debra and Seib, Charrlotte (2017). The Vietnamese version of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10): translation equivalence and psychometric properties among older women. BMC Psychiatry, 17 (1) 53. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1221-6
2016
Journal Article
Vietnamese version of diabetes self-management instrument: development and psychometric testing
Dao-Tran, Tiet-Hanh, Anderson, Debra J., Chang, Anne M., Seib, Charrlotte and Hurst, Cameron (2016). Vietnamese version of diabetes self-management instrument: development and psychometric testing. Research in Nursing and Health, 40 (2), 177-184. doi: 10.1002/nur.21777
2016
Conference Publication
Sleeping disturbance among older women in Vietnam: results from the Vietnamese Women’s Wellness Research Program
Dao-Tran, T. H., Seib, C. and Anderson, D. (2016). Sleeping disturbance among older women in Vietnam: results from the Vietnamese Women’s Wellness Research Program. 21st International Council on Women’s Health Issues (ICOWHI) Congress, Baltimore, MD USA, 6-9 November 2016.
2015
Conference Publication
Stressful life events and health among elderly women in Vietnam
Dao-Tran, T. H., Seib, C. and Anderson, D. (2015). Stressful life events and health among elderly women in Vietnam. Aging & Society: The Fifth Interdisciplinary Conference, Washington, DC USA, 8-9 November 2015.
2014
Journal Article
Stress, Lifestyle, and Quality of Life in Midlife and Older Australian Women: Results From the Stress and the Health of Women Study
Seib, Charrlotte, Whiteside, Eliza, Lee, Kathryn, Humphreys, Janice, Dao Tran, Tiet Hanh, Chopin, Lisa and Anderson, Debra (2014). Stress, Lifestyle, and Quality of Life in Midlife and Older Australian Women: Results From the Stress and the Health of Women Study. Women's Health Issues, 24 (1). doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2013.11.004
2012
Conference Publication
Self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam
Dao-Tran, T. H., Anderson, D. and Chang, A. (2012). Self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam. 23rd International Nursing Research Congress, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 30 July-3 August 2023.
2012
Conference Publication
Diabetes knowledge among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam
Dao-Tran, T. H., Anderson, D. and Chang, A. (2012). Diabetes knowledge among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam. The Mekong Santé international conference, HaNoi, Vietnam, 11 May 2012.
2011
Conference Publication
Pilot study to examine the translation equivalence and the internal consistent validity of the instrument measuring self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam
Dao-Tran, T. H., Anderson, D. and Chang, A. (2011). Pilot study to examine the translation equivalence and the internal consistent validity of the instrument measuring self-management among adults with type 2 diabetes in Vietnam. IHBI postgraduate annual conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, November 2011.
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Hanh Dao is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Nurse competence in low and middle income countries
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Assessment of nurse competence
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Development and validation of scales to measure dementia core outcomes in routine care settting
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Nurse competence
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Quality of outcome measurement in people with dementia
The quality of care for people with dementia in routine care setting were often measured using self-report scales. The quality of these measurement is limited known. This project aims to evaluate the validty and reliability of self-report scales to measure core outcomes for people living with dementia in routine care setting.
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Measurement of nurse comptence
This multistep project aims to review existing self-report scales to measure nurse competence and provide guidelines measure nurse competence.
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Quality of care routlinely provided to people with dementia
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Measurement of nurse comptence
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