Michelle Lambert
| Position | Research Fellow |
|---|---|
| Qualifications | BCom DipGradPsyc PgDipClinHealthPsyc MSc(Hons) |
| Research summary | Māori Health and Wellbeing |
Research
I am a Research Fellow in the Ngāi Tahu Māori Health Research Unit and work closely with our team of researchers on a variety of health research projects. I have extensive experience in quantitative and qualitative data assessment, as well as design and implementation of interventions, my goal is to improve health outcomes for Māori. My research focus in the unit has been on health services improvement research with the aim of reducing the long-standing health inequalities of our people. My main areas of research interest are:- Health services improvement and intervention development using a kaupapa Māori framework
- Qualitative studies to help improve primary care, injury rehabilitation and other health services for Māori patients
Publications
Gustafson, P., Abdul Aziz, Y., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Brown, R., Carswell, P., Fusheini, A., Ratima, M., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2023). Supporting implementation of interventions to address ethnicity-related health inequities: Frameworks, facilitators and barriers: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 13, e065721. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065721
Wyeth, E. H., Davie, G., Maclennan, B., Lambert, M., Harcombe, H., Sullivan, T., & Derrett, S. (2022). Does support received for subsequent injuries differ between Māori and non-Māori? Findings from a cohort study of injured New Zealanders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 12-22. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Nelson, V., Lambert, M., Richard, L., Derrett, S., & Wyeth, E. (2022). Examining the barriers and facilitators for Māori accessing injury and rehabilitation services: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(2), e048252. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048252
Lambert, M., Wyeth, E. H., Brausch, S., Harwood, M. L. N., Anselm, D., Wright-Tawha, T., … Derrett, S. (2021). "I couldn’t even do normal chores": A qualitative study of the impacts of injury for Māori. Disability & Rehabilitation, 43(17), 2424-2430. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1701102
Ferdinand, A., Lambert, M., Trad, L., Pedrana, L., Paradies, Y., & Kelaher, M. (2020). Indigenous engagement in health: Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19, 47. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-1149-1
Wyeth, E. H., Davie, G., Maclennan, B., Lambert, M., Harcombe, H., Sullivan, T., & Derrett, S. (2022). Does support received for subsequent injuries differ between Māori and non-Māori? Findings from a cohort study of injured New Zealanders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 12-22. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Journal - Research Article
Lambert, M., Wyeth, E. H., Brausch, S., Harwood, M. L. N., Anselm, D., Wright-Tawha, T., … Derrett, S. (2021). "I couldn’t even do normal chores": A qualitative study of the impacts of injury for Māori. Disability & Rehabilitation, 43(17), 2424-2430. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2019.1701102
Journal - Research Article
Ferdinand, A., Lambert, M., Trad, L., Pedrana, L., Paradies, Y., & Kelaher, M. (2020). Indigenous engagement in health: Lessons from Brazil, Chile, Australia and New Zealand. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19, 47. doi: 10.1186/s12939-020-1149-1
Journal - Research Article
Wyeth, E. H., Samaranayaka, A., Lambert, M., Tapsell, M., Anselm, D., Ellison, P., … Derrett, S. (2019). Understanding longer-term disability outcomes for Māori and non-Māori after hospitalisation for injury: Results from a longitudinal cohort study. Public Health, 176, 118-127. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2018.08.014
Journal - Research Article
Wyeth, E., Lambert, M., Samaranayaka, A., Harcombe, H., Davie, G., & Derrett, S. (2019). Subsequent injuries experienced by Māori: Results from a 24-month prospective study in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1499), 23-35. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Crengle, S., Luke, J. N., Lambert, M., Smylie, J. K., Reid, S., Harré-Hindmarsh, J., & Kelaher, M. (2018). Effect of a health literacy intervention trial on knowledge about cardiovascular disease medications among Indigenous peoples in Australia, Canada and New Zealand. BMJ Open, 8(1), e018569. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018569
Journal - Research Article
Wyeth, E. H., Maclennan, B., Lambert, M., Davie, G., Lilley, R., & Derrett, S. (2018). Predictors of work participation for Māori three months after injury. Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, 73(2), 79-89. doi: 10.1080/19338244.2017.1329698
Journal - Research Article
Lambert, M., Fleming, T., Ameratunga, S., Robinson, E., Crengle, S., Sheridan, J., … Merry, S. (2014). Looking on the bright side: An assessment of factors associated with adolescents' happiness. Advances in Mental Health, 12(2), 101-109. doi: 10.1080/18374905.2014.11081888
Journal - Research Article
Lambert, M., Luke, J., Downey, B., Crengle, S., Kelaher, M., Reid, S., & Smylie, J. (2014). Health literacy: Health professionals' understandings and their perceptions of barriers that Indigenous patients encounter. BMC Health Services Research, 14, 614. doi: 10.1186/s12913-014-0614-1
Journal - Research Article
Gustafson, P., Abdul Aziz, Y., Lambert, M., Bartholomew, K., Brown, R., Carswell, P., Fusheini, A., Ratima, M., Priest, P., & Crengle, S. (2023). Supporting implementation of interventions to address ethnicity-related health inequities: Frameworks, facilitators and barriers: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 13, e065721. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-065721
Journal - Research Other
Nelson, V., Lambert, M., Richard, L., Derrett, S., & Wyeth, E. (2022). Examining the barriers and facilitators for Māori accessing injury and rehabilitation services: A scoping review protocol. BMJ Open, 12(2), e048252. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-048252
Journal - Research Other
Crengle, S., Smylie, J., Kelaher, M., Lambert, M., Reid, S., Luke, J., … Harwood, M. (2014). Cardiovascular disease medication health literacy among Indigenous peoples: Design and protocol of an intervention trial in Indigenous primary care services. BMC Public Health, 14, 714. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-714
Journal - Research Other
