Staff Profile

Dr Lillian Hayes
Senior Lecturer
RN BA MPH PhD DipEd(Sec) DipEd(Nursing) SCAE

Lillian teaches in community health nursing and epidemiology at the undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her current research focuses on nursing health care needs of disadvantaged groups, social inequalities in health and community cancer care.

Research areas

Lillian has research interests in socioeconomic differentials in health outcomes, nursing marginalised populations and community cancer/palliative care.

Current projects

At present Lillian is working on the following projects:

• Exploring the relationship between community nurses and Chinese cancer patients in Sydney;
• Introduction of a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A study of nurses' knowledge and attitudes - a basis for palliative care education;
• The effects of nursing practice on community cancer care: a pilot study of patient and nurse perceptions;
• The effects of nursing practice on personal experiences of cancer care in rural and remote settings: an exploratory study of patient and nurse perceptions.

Recently funded research

2006 McKenzie H, Kwok C, Boughton M, Hayes L, Forysth S & Moreau E, 'Exploring the relationship between community nurses and Chinese cancer patients in Sydney.' University of Sydney, Faculty of Nursing, Development Grant, $49,905.

2005 Ronaldson S, Hayes L & Carey M, 'Introduction of a Palliative Approach in Residential Aged Care Facilities: A study of nurses' knowledge and attitudes - a basis for palliative care education.' University of Sydney, Faculty of Nursing Development Grant, $30, 843.

2004 McKenzie H, Boughton, M, Hayes L & Forsyth S, 'The effects of nursing practice on community cancer care: a pilot study of patient and nurse perceptions.' University of Sydney, Faculty of Nursing, Seeding Grant, $9,564.

2004 McKenzie H, Boughton M, Forsyth S & Hayes L, 'The effects of nursing practice on personal experiences of cancer care in rural and remote settings: an exploratory study of patient and nurse perceptions.' University of Sydney Cancer Research Fund, $47,930.

2004 Hayes L & Gray W, 'Severe marginalization, disadvantage and health care.' University of Sydney, Faculty of Nursing Seeding Grant, $9,948.

2004 Hayes L, 'Surveillance of socio-economic and locational (urban/rural) inequalities in mortality 1995-2003 in NSW.' University of Sydney Research and Development Scheme, Early Career Researcher Grant, $11,715.

Recent publications

McKenzie HM, Boughton MA, Hayes LJ & Forsyth SM (2006) 'Making a difference: community nurses and cancer care,' Mini-poster presented at the University of Sydney College of Health Sciences Health Research Conference 2006: From Cell to Society 5,Leura, 9 - 10 November

Ronaldson S, Hayes LJ, Carey M & Aggar C (2006) Introduction of a palliative approach in residential aged care facilities: A study of nurses' and carers' knowledge and attitudes - a basis for palliative care education, Mini-poster presented at the University of Sydney College of Health Sciences Health Research Conference 2006: From Cell to Society 5, Leura, 9 - 10 November

Hayes L & Wandmaker TS (2006) Severe marginalisation, health disadvantage and health care, Paper presented at the 37th Public Health Association Annual Conference: Tackling the determinants of health from the bush to Bondi, Sydney, 25 - 27 September

Ronaldson S, Hayes L, Carey M & Aggar C (2006) Residential aged care nurses' knowledge of palliative care, Paper presented at the Inaugural Palliative Care Nurses Australia Conference 2006: Strength in Working Together, Melbourne, 8 - 9 September

McKenzie H, Boughton M, Hayes L & Forsyth S (2006) Rendering the invisible visible in the nurse patient relationship in community cancer care, Paper presented at the 9th CNSA Winter Congress, Adelaide, 14 - 15 July

Ronaldson S, Hayes L, Carey M & Aggar C (2006) Introduction of a palliative approach in residential aged care facilities: A study of nurses' and carers' knowledge and attitudes - a basis of palliative care education, Paper presented at the Royal College of Nurses Australia Annual Conference, Cairns, 12 - 14 July

McKenzie H, Boughton M, Hayes L & Forsyth S (2006) Making connections between nursing practice and health care reform: a new research model, Paper presented at the 7th International Interdisciplinary Conference: Advances in Qualitative Methods, Gold Coast, 13 - 15 July

McKenzie H, Boughton M, Hayes L, Forsyth S, Davies M & Underwood E (2005) Making a difference in community cancer care, COSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane 16-18 November

McKenzie H, Boughton M, Hayes L & Forsyth S (2005) A research model for exploring the complexities of community cancer care, RCNA Conference, Adelaide, 6-8 July

Stainton C, Hayes L, Plymat K, Reynolds M & Ingram S (2002) Improving bladder outcomes in childbearing women, CAM ACSF 2nd Annual Meeting and Conference, Strengthening Midwifery: the next decade, Richmond, British Columbia, 3 October

Stainton C, Plymat K, Hayes L, Reynolds M, Murphy B, Jarvis S & Rubin G (2000) Improving bladder outcomes in childbearing women, College of Health Sciences Second Research Conference 2000 From Cell to Society, Leura, NSW, 28-29 October

Hayes LJ, Quine S & Taylor R (1998) Surveillance of socio-economic differentials over a 25 year period, 1970-1994, College of Health sciences Inaugural Research, Conference 1998 From Cell to Society, Leura

Hayes LJ, Quine S & Taylor R (1996) Mortality differentials - a study of NSW Local Government Areas, The 28th Annual Conference of the Public Health Association of Australia Inc, Threats to Public Health - Challenges and Strategies, Perth

Armitage SK, Kavanagh KM & Hayes LJ (1995) The interface of hospital and community nursing services, Research Day, Faculty of Nursing, University of Sydney, Sydney

Hayes LJ, Quine S, Taylor R & Coates M (1995) Methodological Issues Associated with Deriving Consistent population data for examining trends over time, Proceedings of the Australian Epidemiological Association Annual Conference, Cairns

Taylor R, Hayes LJ & Quine S (1995) Are mortality differentials widening? An analyses of Sydney Municipalities 1970 to 1992, Public Health Association Conference Participation in Health, Cairns

Monaro S, Hayes L J & Hanson R (1994) Screening for Aortic Aneurysm: A Pilot study, Eastern Sydney Area Health Service & Faculty of Nursing, University Of Sydney, Clinical Academic Nursing Unit. Inaugural Nursing Research Conference, Sydney

Hayes LJ, Quine S (1994) Nurses as Equal Partners in Multidisciplinary Research: An Example from Community Health, International Nursing Research Congress The Adventure of Nursing practice Through Research: A Brave New World, Sydney

Hayes LJ, Quine S & Bush J (1992) Attitude change towards Aborigines by nursing students, The Public Health Association 5th Annual Conference, Alice Springs

Journals
McKenzie H, Boughton M, Hayes L, Forsyth S, Davies M, Underwood E & McVey P (2006 in press) A sense of security for cancer patients at home: the role of community nurses, Health and Social Care in the Community

Hayes L & Berry G (2006) Comparing the part with the whole: Should overlap be ignored in public health measures, Journal of Public Health, 28(3): 278 - 282

Hayes L, Quine S & Taylor R (2005) New South Wales trends in mortality differentials between small rural and urban communities over a 25 year period, 1970-1994, Australian Journal of Rural Health, 13:69-74

Hayes L, Quine S, Taylor R & Berry G (2002) Socioeconomic mortality differentials in Sydney over a quarter of a century, 1970-94, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 26(4):311-317

Hayes L & Berry G (2002) Sampling variability of the Kunst Machenbach index of inequality, Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 56:762-765

Overland J, Hayes L & Yue D (2002) Social disadvantage: Its impact on the use of Medicare services related to diabetes in NSW, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 26(3):262-265

Hayes LJ (2002) Socioeconomic inequalities in all-cause and specific-cause mortality in Australia: 1985-1987 to 1995-1997, International Journal of Epidemiology, 31:257-258

Quine S, Taylor R, & Hayes LJ (1995) Australian Trends in Mortality by SES using NSW Small Area Data, International Journal of Biosocial Science, 27(4):409-419

Hayes LJ, Quine S, & Bush J (1994) Attitude change amongst nursing students towards Australian Aborigines, International Journal of Nursing Studies, 32(1):67-76

Presentations
McKenzie H, Boughton M, Hayes L & Forsyth S (2007) Struggling to articulate the value of its knowledge base: the crisis in contemporary nursing, Paper presented at the 1st Global Conference: The Value of Knowledge, Sydney, 12 – 14 February

Books
Elliott D & Hayes LJ (2003) Observational design and methods, in Schneider Z, Elliott D, LoBiondo-Wood G & Haber J (eds.) Nursing research: methods, critical appraisal and utilisation (2nd edition), Mosby, Sydney

Other articles/papers
Supramaniam R, Smith D, Coates M, Hayes L & Armstrong B (1998) Breast Cancer Survival in NSW in 1973 to 1995, NSW Cancer Council: Sydney

Armitage SK, Kavanagh KM & Hayes LJ (1995) An analysis of continuing care at the interface of hospital and community nursing services, Published research report, University of Sydney: Sydney

Hayes LJ, Taylor R & Quine S (1993) Surveillance of Socio-economic Differentials in Health Status in NSW 1970-89 using Mortality Analysis by Local Government Area, (Commissioned by the NSW Better Health Program), NSW Dept of Health: Sydney

Taylor R, Coates M, Smith D & Hayes L (1993) Incidence of Leukaemia and Lymphoma and All- Cause Mortality in Sutherland and Warringah Shires, Aggregation of Postcodes within Sutherland Shire, (Commissioned by the Research Reactor Review), Lucas Height Reactor Review:Sydney

Areas of teaching and research supervision

Supervision
Principal Supervisor, Noreen Reed. Master of Nursing (Honours) awarded 2002.

Principal Supervisor, Rie Kenno. Master of Nursing awarded 2000.

Associate Supervisor, Sue Monaro. Master of Nursing (Research) awarded 1994.

Community work

Lillian runs a weekly nursing clinic for severely marginalised people at the Exodus Foundation, Ashfield.