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De-problematising Aboriginal young peoples' health and well-being through their voice: an Indigenous scoping review.

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dc.contributor.authorSmallwood R.
dc.contributor.authorUsher K.
dc.contributor.authorWoods C.
dc.contributor.authorSampson N.
dc.contributor.authorJackson D.
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-19T05:29:55Z
dc.date.available2024-11-19T05:29:55Z
dc.date.copyright2023
dc.date.issued2023-04-28en
dc.description.abstractBackground: The continued use of a deficit discourse when researching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia is problematic. Understanding and challenging the researchers position and the power of the words they use is important. It will ensure we do not persist in framing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People as a problem to be solved. Design: Indigenist review of the evidence of Aboriginal young people's health and well-being. Methods: This review was conducted using an Indigenist approach to identify texts which amplified the voices of Aboriginal young people of Australia and presents a narrative summary of their accounts. This review is reported in line with the PRISMA-ScR reporting guidelines. Results: Culture and connection are critical components of Aboriginal young people's health and well-being. Aboriginal young people describe feeling of powerlessness to influence health and well-being of their community, and they understood the risks they and their communities faced. Young people identified the importance of connection to culture, community and Elders as crucial to their social and emotional well-being. Conclusions: By harnessing an Indigenous analysis, we were able to reveal a strong counter narrative of strength and resilience within their historical, social, and political contexts through the storied accounts of Aboriginal young people. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Most of the currently available evidence about Aboriginal health and well-being is immersed in deficit discourse. Literature reviews being the foundation of research and informing nursing practice, we call for a purposeful shift towards the adoption of an Indigenist strength-based approach which emphasises the strength and resilience of Aboriginal young people.Copyright © 2022 The Authors. Journal of Clinical Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
dc.description.grantNo: 170100008 Organisation: (ARC) Australian Research Council
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Clinical Nursing. Vol.32(9-10), 2023, pp. 2086-2101.
dc.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16308
dc.identifier.institution(Smallwood) School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Usher) School of Health, University of New England, Armidale, NSW, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Woods) Health Research Institute, Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Sampson) Tamworth NSW Australia
dc.identifier.institution(Jackson) Faculty of Medicine and Health, Research Academic Director (Health Services), University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
dc.identifier.pubmedid35352432 [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=35352432]
dc.identifier.urihttps://lowitja.intersearch.com.au/handle/1/557
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Clinical Nursing
dc.subject.keywordsPaediatrics
dc.subject.keywordsResearch practice
dc.titleDe-problematising Aboriginal young peoples' health and well-being through their voice: an Indigenous scoping review.
dc.typeArticle
dc.type.studyortrialReview article (e.g. literature review, narrative review)

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