Senior Research Officer
BSc (Hons) PhD
Dr Cindy Branch-Smith is a senior research officer with the Health Promotion and Education Research Team at the Telethon Kids Institute. Her PhD studies explored parental experiences of early surveillance for CF lung disease and how parents cope with regimen. She now focusses on mental health for children and young people living with CF in the school context, which has resulted in the development of a smartphone app that will build resilience and promote social and emotional health in young people attending school. Dr Branch-Smith is also a Standards Monitor and Data Analyst for with the Office of the Chief Psychiatrist with the Western Australian Government, where she monitors and investigates standards of psychiatric care across Western Australia.
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Publications
October 2020
Early disease surveillance in young children with cystic fibrosis: A qualitative analysis of parent experiences
Sensitive measures of early lung disease are being integrated into therapeutic trials and clinical practice in cystic fibrosis (CF). The impact of early disease surveillance (EDS) using these novel and often intensive techniques on young children and their families is not well researched.
Cystic Fibrosis Published research Child Health, Development & Education P4 Respiratory Health for Kids Children’s Respiratory ScienceMarch 2020Developing a smartphone application to support social connectedness and wellbeing in young people with cystic fibrosis
This study developed and tested a highly usable, and moderately acceptable, smartphone app to improve the psychosocial health of young people living with CF
Cystic Fibrosis Published research Human Development and Community WellbeingJanuary 2018Bullying and mental health amongst Australian children and young people with cystic fibrosis
This study describes the peer bullying experiences of young people with CF, and examines associations between school bullying and the psychological well-being of these young people
Cystic Fibrosis Published research Human Development and Community Wellbeing Youth Mental HealthJuly 2015Protocol for a study of the psychosocial determinants of health in early childhood among children with cystic fibrosis
This protocol outlines the study aims to investigate the causal effect of psychosocial functioning, parenting and attachment on physical health outcomes in...
Cystic Fibrosis Published research Depression and Anxiety P4 Respiratory Health for KidsJanuary 2014Protocol For Study Of Information Needs Of Parents Of Infants Newly Diagnosed With Cystic Fibrosis
This study aimed to investigate the information needs, priorities, and information-seeking behaviours of parents of infants newly diagnosed with CF.
Cystic Fibrosis Published research P4 Respiratory Health for KidsJanuary 2014Parental experiences of early pulmonary surveillance for children with cystic fibrosis: A research proposal for improved family psychosocial outcomes
The proposed study intends to explore parental experiences, including coping, related to their child's involvement in the early surveillance program.
Cystic Fibrosis Published research P4 Respiratory Health for Kids -
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