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Dr Christina Aggar

Lecturer

M02A - 88 Mallett Street - Building A
The University of Sydney

Telephone +61 2 9114 4191

Biographical details

I joined Sydney Nursing School as a lecturer in 2011. Prior to my appointment as lecturer, I worked as a research assistant at Sydney Nursing School, where I also completed my Bachelor of Nursing with Honours Class 1, and my PhD: Reactions to caregiving in the context of community living older people and frailty. From 2005 to 2006, I was a Medical Aviation Health trainer, facilitating and developing programs for management of medical incidents for long and short haul cabin crew. Also during this time I was Senior Registered Nurse at St Joseph's Hospital, working in palliative, medical and aged care rehabilitation.

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Research interests

Primary Health Care, Gerontic nursing; aged care; spiritual caring in nursing; palliative care for older persons; aged care in residential aged care settings; chronic care and rehabilitation; carers and caregiving

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Teaching and supervision

  • Care and chronic conditions
  • Contexts of health and disease
  • Developing nursing practice
  • Nursing the acutely ill person

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Current projects

Green J, Ronaldson S & Aggar C, 2008 ongoing: Teaching Improvement and Equipment Scheme: “The first Australian cohort graduate entry – Master of Nursing Students: Mapping their transition into the workforce”

Cameron ID, Kurrle SE, Sherrington C, Lord S, Aggar C & Fairhall N. 2008 ongoing: NHMRC funded research project. Transition care: evidence and innovation. Grant ID 402791.The Frailty Intervention Trial. Protocol 0709-191M.

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Associations

  • Clinical Excellence Commission (CEC): Citizens Engagement Advisory Panel (CEAC)
    Board Member elected 2012
  • Carers NSW Board Member since 2009
  • Carers NSW
  • Royal College of Nursing Australia (RCNA)
  • Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG)
  • Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA)
  • Consumers Health Forum of Australia (CHF)

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Awards and honours

Royal College of Nursing Australia 2009
Presenter Award RCNA Primary Health Care Conference: Collaboration, integration and reform: a nursing response.

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Selected publications

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Journals

  • Aggar, C. (2012). Caring burden. Australian Nursing Journal, 20(5), 35-35.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2012). Reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people. BMC Geriatrics, 12, 1-11.
  • Ronaldson, S., Hayes, L., Aggar, C., Green, J., Carey, M. (2012). Spirituality and spiritual caring: nurses' perspectives and practice in palliative and acute care environments. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(15-16), 2126-2135.
  • Cameron, I., Aggar, C., Robinson, A., Kurrle, S. (2011). Assessing and helping carers of older people. BMJ (online), 343, 1-5.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2011). Reactions to caregiving in frailty research. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 53(2), e138-e143.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2011). Self-esteem in carers of frail older people: Resentment predicts anxiety and depression. Aging and Mental Health, 15(6), 671-678.
  • Fairhall, N., Langron, C., Sherrington, C., Lord, S., Kurrle, S., Lockwood, K., Monaghan, N., Aggar, C., Gill, L., Cameron, I. (2011). Treating frailty-a practical guide. BMC Medicine, 9, 1-7.
  • Fairhall, N., Langron, C., Sherrington, C., Lord, S., Kurrle, S., Lockwood, K., Monaghan, N., Aggar, C., Gill, L., Cameron, I. (2011). Treating frailty-a practical guide. BMC Medicine, 9(1), 83-83.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2010). Reactions to caregiving of frail, older persons predict depression. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(6), 409-415.
  • Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Monaghan, N., Sherrington, C., Lockwood, K., Lord, S., Langron, C., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). Activity limitation, participation restriction and quality of life: observations over a three month period in frail older people. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(Supplement 2), S19.
  • Cameron, I., Aggar, C., Sherrington, C., Lockwood, K., Lord, S., Langron, C., Monaghan, N., Kurrle, S. (2009). Frailty in Older People: Its Relationship with Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(Supplement 2), S11.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Monaghan, N., Lockwood, K., Cameron, I. (2009). Functional Status in Frail Older People Predicts Carer Burden. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(S1), S269-S269.
  • Ronaldson, S., Hayes, L., Carey, M., Aggar, C. (2008). A study of nurses' knowledge of a palliative approach in residential aged care facilities. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 3(4), 258-267.
  • Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S., Sherrington, C., Lord, S., Lockwood, K., Monaghan, N., Cameron, I. (2008). Frailty Intervention Trial (FIT). BMC Geriatrics, 8, 27-1-27-10.

Conferences

  • Monaghan, N., Sherrington, C., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C. (2010). The TIE Research Program: Implications for Australian Health Service Delivery. International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference 2010, Australia: International Federation on Ageing.
  • Monaghan, N., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). Complaints relating to the health care of older people in NSW 2007–2008. 42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology AAG 2009, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
  • Aggar, C., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Gill, L., Monaghan, N. (2009). Depression in frail older people: A descriptive study. 42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology AAG 2009, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
  • Kurrle, S., Monaghan, N., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Sherrington, C., Lockwood, K., Lord, S., Langron, C., Cameron, I. (2009). Frailty: Its Association with Cognitive Impairment in a Cohort of Community Living Older People. Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease AAICAD 2009, United States: Alzheimer's Association.
  • Monaghan, N., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). Legislation and Rehabilitation Services for Older People in Australia. 5th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ISPRM 2009. International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Monaghan, N., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). The Impact of the Australian Age Discrimination Act 2004 on Health Care for Older People. 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2009, France: Editions S E R D I.

2012

  • Aggar, C. (2012). Caring burden. Australian Nursing Journal, 20(5), 35-35.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2012). Reactions to caregiving during an intervention targeting frailty in community living older people. BMC Geriatrics, 12, 1-11.
  • Ronaldson, S., Hayes, L., Aggar, C., Green, J., Carey, M. (2012). Spirituality and spiritual caring: nurses' perspectives and practice in palliative and acute care environments. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 21(15-16), 2126-2135.

2011

  • Cameron, I., Aggar, C., Robinson, A., Kurrle, S. (2011). Assessing and helping carers of older people. BMJ (online), 343, 1-5.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2011). Reactions to caregiving in frailty research. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 53(2), e138-e143.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2011). Self-esteem in carers of frail older people: Resentment predicts anxiety and depression. Aging and Mental Health, 15(6), 671-678.
  • Fairhall, N., Langron, C., Sherrington, C., Lord, S., Kurrle, S., Lockwood, K., Monaghan, N., Aggar, C., Gill, L., Cameron, I. (2011). Treating frailty-a practical guide. BMC Medicine, 9, 1-7.
  • Fairhall, N., Langron, C., Sherrington, C., Lord, S., Kurrle, S., Lockwood, K., Monaghan, N., Aggar, C., Gill, L., Cameron, I. (2011). Treating frailty-a practical guide. BMC Medicine, 9(1), 83-83.

2010

  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Cameron, I. (2010). Reactions to caregiving of frail, older persons predict depression. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 19(6), 409-415.
  • Monaghan, N., Sherrington, C., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C. (2010). The TIE Research Program: Implications for Australian Health Service Delivery. International Federation on Ageing 10th Global Conference 2010, Australia: International Federation on Ageing.

2009

  • Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Monaghan, N., Sherrington, C., Lockwood, K., Lord, S., Langron, C., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). Activity limitation, participation restriction and quality of life: observations over a three month period in frail older people. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(Supplement 2), S19.
  • Monaghan, N., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). Complaints relating to the health care of older people in NSW 2007–2008. 42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology AAG 2009, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
  • Aggar, C., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Gill, L., Monaghan, N. (2009). Depression in frail older people: A descriptive study. 42nd National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology AAG 2009, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
  • Cameron, I., Aggar, C., Sherrington, C., Lockwood, K., Lord, S., Langron, C., Monaghan, N., Kurrle, S. (2009). Frailty in Older People: Its Relationship with Activity Limitation and Participation Restriction. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(Supplement 2), S11.
  • Kurrle, S., Monaghan, N., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Sherrington, C., Lockwood, K., Lord, S., Langron, C., Cameron, I. (2009). Frailty: Its Association with Cognitive Impairment in a Cohort of Community Living Older People. Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease AAICAD 2009, United States: Alzheimer's Association.
  • Aggar, C., Ronaldson, S., Monaghan, N., Lockwood, K., Cameron, I. (2009). Functional Status in Frail Older People Predicts Carer Burden. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 13(S1), S269-S269.
  • Monaghan, N., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). Legislation and Rehabilitation Services for Older People in Australia. 5th World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine ISPRM 2009. International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine.
  • Monaghan, N., Cameron, I., Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S. (2009). The Impact of the Australian Age Discrimination Act 2004 on Health Care for Older People. 19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2009, France: Editions S E R D I.

2008

  • Ronaldson, S., Hayes, L., Carey, M., Aggar, C. (2008). A study of nurses' knowledge of a palliative approach in residential aged care facilities. International Journal of Older People Nursing, 3(4), 258-267.
  • Fairhall, N., Aggar, C., Kurrle, S., Sherrington, C., Lord, S., Lockwood, K., Monaghan, N., Cameron, I. (2008). Frailty Intervention Trial (FIT). BMC Geriatrics, 8, 27-1-27-10.
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Keywords

Gerontic; Palliative care; Caregiving; Ageing

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