Anske Robinson

BA(Comm. Management)  (Deakin University)
BA(Hons). (Monash University)
PhD. (Monash University)

1. Wellness and wellbeing, including mental health
2. Health care needs of older adults
3. Health Literacy
4. Complementary and alternative medicine use, including natural remedies
5. Integrative Medicine

Anske is a Research Fellow with the Department of Rural and Indigenous Health, Monash University. She assists with the co-ordination of the postgraduate research degrees program and is a lecturer in research methods units for the Master of Health Sciences, Monash University. She has a strong commitment to rural health issues and the rural environment.  Her PhD focused on the use of complementary and alternative medicines in rural communities.

Robinson, A. & Chesters, J. (2008). 'Rural diversity in CAM usage: The relationship between rural diversity and the use of complementary and alternative medicine modalities,' Rural Society, 18(1): 64-75.

O’Meara, P., Pendergast, C. & Robinson, A. (2007). 'Grassroots community engagement: the key to success in a community building program,' Rural Society, 17(2): 155-164.

Robinson, A. & Cooper, S. (2007). 'Trusted information sources the preferred options for complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) users' Complementary Health Practice Review, 12(2): 120-138.

Robinson, A., Chesters, J. & Cooper, S. (2007). 'People’s choice: complementary and alternative medicine use,' Complementary Health Practice Review, 12(2): 99-119.

Robinson, A., Chesters, J. & Cooper, S. (2007). 'The PUC-CAM-Q: a new questionnaire for delving into the use of complementary and alternative medicines,' Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 13(2): 207-216.

 ‘If we can’t access a doctor, what do we do?’ Rural access to conventional health care and its impact on the use of complementary and alternative medicine by older adults'.  
This project will explore the impact of difficulties in accessing conventional health care on the use of complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) by older adults in rural communities in Victoria, Australia.  Access to conventional health care in rural areas is often limited, and people in rural areas are high users of CAM.  The provision of information on the impact of health care access issues will inform illness prevention and health promotion for rural older adults.