- Griffith Health Institute
- Population and Social Health Research Program
- Director of Research (Healthy People, Healthy Places)
Contact Details for Professor Elizabeth Kendall
Academic and Research Interests
- Adjustment and self-management following acquired disability and chronic illness;
- innovative health service models based on client and/or community engagement that are responsive to diverse populations;
- healthy contexts (family, work, community, service systems) that accommodate disability, prevent injury and/or promote health.
Publications
- Kendall, E. Sunderland, N., Ehrlich, C., Rushton, C. (2011). Self-Management and Chronic Illness. Special Issue – Chronic Illness. 7(1), 87-98. IF=1.833.
This paper was an invitation to contribute to a special issue on self-management along with five other international leaders in this field. - Kendall, E. & Terry, D. (2009). Predicting emotional well-being following traumatic brain injury: a test of mediated and moderated models. Social Science and Medicine, 69, 947-954. IF=2.7
This paper demonstrates the importance of family support in adjustment following injury. Although claims have been made about family engagement, there have been no clear findings to guide these claims. - Kendall, E. & Terry, D. (2008). Understanding the adjustment following traumatic brain injury: is the goodness of fit coping hypothesis useful? Social Science and Medicine, 67, 1217-1224. IF=2.7
This paper takes the coping literature to a new level of thinking. It tested a complex interaction model and identified the importance of attending to perceptions of control in the rehabilitation process. - Kendall, E., & Rogers, A. (2007). Extinguishing the social?: State sponsored self-care policy and the Chronic Disease Management Programme. Disability & Society, 22(2), 129-143. Citations =17
This paper was an invitation from Professor Anne Rogers who is the leading researcher in self-management in UK. The paper joined the areas of chronic illness/disability, which have remained separate despite obvious similarities and applicability of the self-management concept. - Kendall, E., Catalano, T., Kuipers, P., Posner, N., Buys, N., & Charker, J. (2006) Recovery following stroke: The role of self-management education. Social Science & Medicine, 64, 735-746. IF=2.7 ARC SPIRT C00001968 Citations = 31
The paper has been included in major systematic reviews of stroke treatment. Importantly, this paper has influenced practice in the stroke rehabilitation field through the inclusion of new programs based on my work. - Kendall, E. & Marshall, C. (2004). Factors that prevent equitable access to rehabilitation for Aboriginal Australians with Disabilities: The need for culturally safe rehabilitation. Rehabilitation Psychology (Special Edition), 49 (1), 5-13. IF=1.19
This paper was an invited contribution to one of the most respected journals in rehabilitation that usually focuses on quantitative data. This paper focused on qualitative data that revealed the difficulties in rehabilitation for Aboriginal Australians. - Cochran, P., Garcia-Downing, C., Marshall, C. A., Kendall, E., McCubbin, L., Gover, R. M. S. (2008). Indigenous ways of knowing: Implications for participatory research and community. American Journal of Public Health, 98 (1), 22-27. IF=4.3. Citations = 30
This paper represented an opportunity to collaborate with leading Indigenous researchers in the world, which reflected the respect for my work in this area. - Kendall, E., Buys, N.J., & Larner, J. (2000). Community-based service delivery in rehabilitation: The promise and the paradox. Disability and Rehabilitation, 22(10), 435-445. IF=1.5 Citations = 46
This paper contributed to the move towards community rehabilitation in Queensland. This led to a major statewide review of competencies in community rehabilitation, from which we developed a set of 10 competencies that now underpin statewide training programs/university courses. - Kendall, E., Muenchberger, H., & Clapton, J. (2007). Trends in Rehabilitation: Reviving the humanitarian core of rehabilitation. Disability and Rehabilitation, 29(10), 817-823. IF=1.5
It has been used to guide teaching programs in Australia and NZ. The paper and elements of the argument have been presented as keynote addresses or roundtable discussions in Sweden, UK, NZ and Canada. - Kendall, E., & Terry, D. (1996). Psychological and social adjustment following closed head injury: A model for predicting outcome. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 6, 101-132. Citations = 75
The paper is continually cited by eminent leaders in the field of brain injury research. It represented a shift in thinking about how rehabilitation was managed in this area.