Dr Amy Mitchell
2022 Menzies Health Institute Queensland Program Seminar Series
Healthcare Practice & Survivorship Program Research Development Seminars
Presenter: Dr Amy Mitchell, Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery
Title: Through the Looking Glass: Using Behavioural Observation in Health Research
Seminar Overview -
Behavioural observation is a widely used method of assessment in the psychological and behavioural sciences and can also be extremely useful in the health research context. As a research tool, it can provide objective quantitative data to establish current rates or levels of behaviour, set goals for change, and assess for change over time or following intervention. Importantly, behavioural observation helps to circumvent the limitations of self-report measures and allows us to test relationships between observed and self-reported behaviour and important health outcomes. This seminar will explore the use of behavioural observation in health research. It will examine the characteristics of reliable and valid measures of observed behaviour; explore different methods of observing, recording, and coding behaviour; and discuss important practical considerations for those wanting to use behavioural observation in their own research.
Presenter Biography -
Dr Amy Mitchell is a Registered Nurse specialising in paediatrics and child health. She is a Lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Griffith University, Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Psychology at the University of Queensland, and recipient of two consecutive Children's Hospital Foundation Early Career Research Fellowships. Amy's research focuses on disentangling complex relationships between child behaviour, parenting factors, and children's health, and using parenting intervention to improve health and developmental outcomes in childhood. Her cross-disciplinary paediatric and child health research uses a broad range of quantitative and qualitative research methods, and focuses on developing effective, evidence-based solutions to clinical problems facing children, families, and health care providers.
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