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Leonie Segal

Researcher at University of South Australia

Publications -  197
Citations -  4372

Leonie Segal is an academic researcher from University of South Australia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 31, co-authored 191 publications receiving 3597 citations. Previous affiliations of Leonie Segal include University of South Africa & Monash University, Clayton campus.

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A Mediterranean-style dietary intervention supplemented with fish oil improves diet quality and mental health in people with depression: A randomised controlled trial (HELFIMED)

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether a Mediterranean-style diet (MedDiet) supplemented with fish oil can improve mental health in adults suffering depression and found that increased omega-3, decreased omega-6 and improved mental health.
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Comparing the Incomparable? A Systematic Review of Competing Techniques for Converting Descriptive Measures of Health Status into QALY-Weights:

TL;DR: The available evidence suggests that the sensitivity and validity of derived QALY-weights may be more dependent on the coverage and sensitivity of measures and the disease area/patient group under evaluation than on the technique used in derivation.
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The importance of patient empowerment in health system reform

TL;DR: A focus on supply side issues only, without recognition of the fundamental importance of consumer empowerment will fail to promote an efficient solution to the distribution of health resources.
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A systematic review of evidence on the association between hospitalisation for chronic disease related ambulatory care sensitive conditions and primary health care resourcing

TL;DR: As a collective body of evidence the studies provide inconclusive support that more PHC resourcing is associated with reduced hospitalisation for ACSC, but characteristics of improved or increased PHC access showed inverse significant associations with fewer ACSC hospitalisations after adjustment for health status.