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Biography

Dr Ha Dinh recently joined School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University in March 2024 as a Research Fellow. Prior to Monash, Ha Dinh has worked as a nurse researcher at Queensland University of Technology (2018-2019) and University of Tasmania (2019-2024). Ha Dinh completed her PhD (Nursing) at QUT in 2016, and before this she has been a nurse academic at Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam. Ha Dinh is dedicated to pursue a research career in nursing and has successfully received two prestigious research fellowships (Endeavour Research Fellowship, APEC Women in Research Fellowship) to pursue her postdoctoral research at Queensland University of Technology. Ha Dinh has been establishing her skillsets to be expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. Her primary research interests involved initiatives and strategies to enhance self-management capacity for people with chronic diseases, and along the career trajectory she also grows her interests in other spaces including health literacy, learning and teaching in nursing education.

Research interests

Chronic disease self-management

This has been Ha’s original research interest which initiated her PhD at QUT. Ha focused on educational programs that enhanced people’s understanding of their diseases and empowered them to be actively pursuing a healthy life while living with a long-term chronic disease.

Related publications:

Dinh H, Bonner A, Ramsbotham J, Clark R. (2019). Cluster randomized controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a self-management program using teach-back method for people with heart failure. Nursing and Health Sciences. 21(4): 436-444.

Dinh H, Bonner A, Clark R, Ramsbotham J, Hines S. (2016). The effectiveness of health education using the teach-back method on adherence and self-management in chronic disease: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews & Implementation Reports, 14(1): 210-247.

Health literacy

During Ha’s PhD intervention project teaching people with heart failure, Ha realised that many people do not understand about the health system or know what to do when they need medical help, which has driven her to do further research in health literacy, which provided her insights into barriers people face in seeking healthcare.

Related publications:

Dinh H & Bonner A. (2023). Exploring the relationships between health literacy,   social support, self-efficacy and self-management in adults with multiple chronic diseases. BMC Health Services Research. 23:923. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09907-5

Dinh H, Nguyen N, Bonner A. (2021). Health systems and professionals are key to improving health literacy in chronic kidney disease. 2021: 1-10. Journal of Renal Care. https://doi.org/10.1111/jorc.12395.

Dinh H, Nguyen N, Bonner A. (2020). Health literacy profiles of adults with multiple chronic diseases: A cross‐sectional study using the Health Literacy Questionnaire. Nursing and Health Science. 22: 1153– 1160. https://doi.org/10.1111/nhs.12785

Nursing education

As being a nurse academic, Ha’s also interested in research that look into what makes learning effective for nursing students.

Related publications:

Ramsbotham J, Dinh H, Truong H, Nguyen H, Dang T, Nguyen C, Tran D, Bonner A.   (2019). Evaluating the learning environment of nursing students: A multisite cross-sectional study. Nurse Education Today. 79: 80 -85.

Dinh H, Tori K, Hines S. (2023). Interprofessional disaster exercises for undergraduate nursing students: A scoping review. JBI Evidence Synthesis. 2023; 21(8):1–28.

Francis K, Tori K, Dinh H. (2020). Strategies to support the growth and evolution of nursing and midwifery education in Tasmania. Australian Journal of Clinical Education, Special issue of Nursing and Midwifery Year. 8(1): 1-9. https://doi.org/10.53300/001c.29661.

Nursing workforce

During her time at UTAS, Ha Dinh also worked in several projects that discussed nursing workforce issues, especially in rural regions including lack of professional development opportunities, high proportion of part-time jobs and high demand work culture that need further investigations and strategies.

Related publications:

Tori K, Dinh H, Mather C. (2021). Healthcare professionals presenteeism during a Covid-19 outbreak in an Australian rural healthcare environment: A case analysis. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health. 18(16): 8336; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168336.

Mather C, Hammersley J, Bennett‐Daly G, Smart L, Guzys D, Dinh H, Francis K. (2020). Tasmanian nursing workforce planning: A way forward in 2020? Australian Journal of Rural Health. 28: 417– 418. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.12652

Supervision interests

Ha Dinh has successfully supported Master of Nursing students toward thesis completion and is currently co-supervising a PhD (Public Health) looking at health literacy in Nepalese refugees living in rural Tasmania. Ha Dinh’s supervision approach focuses on providing mentorship and guidance so students can grow their own interest and motivation in driving their chosen research topics. She is inclined to support students in multiple topics and a range of research methods, particularly systematic reviews, quantitative and mixed method projects.  

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being

Education/Academic qualification

Certificate, University Teaching, University of Hong Kong

Award Date: 16 Jul 2023

Certificate, Advance Structural Equation Modelling, Griffith University

Award Date: 3 Oct 2018

Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing), Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Award Date: 14 Nov 2016

Certificate, Advanced Quantitative Research Method, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Award Date: 1 Jul 2015

Certificate, Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence, Queensland Centre for Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery

Award Date: 20 Jul 2012

Certificate, Systematic Review of Quantitative Evidence, Queensland Centre for Evidence-based Nursing and Midwifery

Award Date: 15 Jul 2012

Bachelor (Nursing), Hanoi Medical University

Award Date: 15 Aug 2008

External positions

Adjunct Researcher, University of Tasmania

13 Mar 202412 Mar 2027

Adjunct Research Fellow, Griffith University

1 May 20211 May 2022

Adjunct Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

1 Jul 20191 May 2021

Research area keywords

  • health literacy
  • Chronic disease management
  • Nursing Education
  • Aged care
  • Nursing Workforce
  • Instrument Development