To improve the lives of people with kidney disease through research focused on lifestyle interventions
Kidney Lifestyle Research Group
Specific research interests
Research in this group is focused on kidney disease with a specific interest in the topics of:
- Improving multidisciplinary care in CKD
- Strategies to improve dietary intake and physical activity in people with kidney disease
- Health literacy related research in kidney disease
- Gut health in CKD
Research capacities
- Clinical trials
- Cohort studies
- Qualitative research via semi structured interviews and focus groups
- Dietary pattern analysis
- Mixed method research
- Social listening analysis
- Observational studies
Research team
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
BSci (Nutr), MSc (Nutr Diet), Grad Cert (Mgmt), Grad Cert (Health Econ), PhD
kelly_lambert@uow.edu.au
Associate Professor Ria Arnold
BSci (Health & Sport), Hons 1C, PhD
ria_arnold@uow.edu.au
PhD students
Binh Tran
Initiating and Supporting Physical activity in Kidney Disease
Associate Professor Ria Arnold, Associate Professor Kelly Lambert, Dr Shaundeep Sen and Professor Jeanette Thom
Stephanie Notaras
The development of an eating behaviour change program for patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 3 to delay the progression of the disease
Professor Angela Makris (UWS), Professor Janette Perz (UWS) and Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Jo Beer
Digital health to improve phosphate control in dialysis patients
Professor Neil Boudville (UWA), Professor Wai Lim (UWA) and Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
MD students
Addison Borst
Pain in people with kidney failure: a qualitative evaluation
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Masters students
Romy O Brien
The climate footprint of therapeutic diets for diabetes and coeliac disease
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Elyce Cutajar
Nutritional recommendations for pregnant women undertaking dialysis
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Jade Flanagan
Dietary intake in people commencing peritoneal dialysis
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Honours Students
Georgia Flynn Caswell
Optimal design and layout of dietary patient education materials
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Grace Taylor Hennen
Patient perspectives on dietary patient education materials
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Nicola Tulissio
Evaluation of a health literacy sensitive model of care in renal dietetic clinics
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Samuel Okeley
Characteristics of people who have received a kidney transplant: recommendations for exercise prescription
Associate Professor Ria Arnold
Alexander Bates
Perspectives of people who have received a kidney transplant on exercise for health
Associate Professor Ria Arnold and Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Jennifer Nyugen
User perspectives on a digital health intervention for non-dialysis CKD
Professor Kim Delbaere and Associate Professor Ria Arnold
Romy O Brien
The climate footprint of therapeutic diets for kidney disease
Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Anna Phipps
Systematic review of the effects of lifestyle interventions in kidney transplant recipients
Dr Liz Neale and Associate Professor Kelly Lambert
Unlock optimal wellness: Prioritise your health check for Kidney Health Week
University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers are urging Australians with diabetes or high blood pressure to ask their GP for a kidney health check after new data revealed that one in 10 Australians unknowingly have kidney disease.
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