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Biography
Deborah moved into research in health related areas during her PhD which used ethnographic approaches to investigate literacy and health literacy practices in a hospital clinical cardiovascular context. She continued on in qualitative health research, working on topics related to such things as end of life, aged care, older adults' spirituality, polypharmacy, health education, rural carers and dementia, COVID and end of life visiting practices, and health literacy. Currently she is working on a Clinical Yarning research project based in WA’s Midwest.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Education, PhD, Healh literacy: Patients' texts, context and mediation, University of Waikato
Award Date: 31 Jul 2015
Education, Post Graduate Diploma in Teaching , Christchurch Teachers' College
Geography, B.A., Geography, University of Otago
Applied linguistics, MA (TESOL)
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Improving continence management for people with dementia in the community in Aotearoa, New Zealand: Protocol for a mixed methods study
Burholt, V., Peri, K., Awatere, S., Balmer, D., Cheung, G., Daltrey, J., Fearn, J., Gibson, R., Kerse, N., Lawrence, A. M., Moeke-Maxwell, T., Munro, E., Orton, Y., Pillai, A., Riki, A. & Williams, L. A., Jul 2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 7, p. e0288613 e0288613.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Older people, medication safety, and the role of the community pharmacist: a longitudinal ethnographic study
Collier, A., Balmer, D., Dai, L., Hikaka, J., Bloomfield, K. & Boyd, M., Feb 2023, In: Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research. 53, 1, p. 18-25 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Patient safety and hospital visiting at the end of life during COVID-19 restrictions in Aotearoa New Zealand: a qualitative study
Collier, A., Balmer, D., Gilder, E. & Parke, R., 1 Dec 2023, In: BMJ Quality and Safety. 32, 12, p. 704-711 8 p., bmjqs-2022-015471.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Psychosocial well-being in Long-Term Care in the Wake of COVID-19: Findings from a Qualitative Study in New Zealand
Frey, R. & Balmer, D., Sept 2023, In: Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology. 38, 3, p. 263-283 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The challenges for health professionals delivering palliative care in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic: An integrative review
Frey, R. & Balmer, D., 27 Mar 2023, In: Palliative and Supportive Care. 36, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus)