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5 Developing a scale to measure clinician knowledge, understanding, attitudes and practices around overdiagnosis
Stanaway, Fiona; Lam, Justin; Bell, Katy J.L.; Pickles, Kristen; McCaffery, Kirsten; Moynihan, Ray; Barratt, Alexandra LPublished 2019Measuring clinician knowledge, understanding and attitudes to overdiagnosis are key to understanding the drivers of overdiagnosis, developing strategies to reduce overdiagnosis, and assessing the effectiveness of interventions ...Presentation -
Behavioural barriers to COVID-19 testing in Australia: Two national surveys to identify barriers and estimate prevalence by health literacy level
Bonner, Carissa; Batcup, Carys; Ayre, Julie; Pickles, Kristen; Cvejic, Erin; Copp, Tessa; Cornell, Samuel; Dodd, Rachael; Isautier, Jennifer; Nickel, Brooke; McCaffery, KirstenPublished 2021ABSTRACT Background COVID-19 testing and contact tracing has been crucial in Australia's prevention strategy. However, testing for COVID-19 is far from optimal, and behavioural barriers are unknown. Study 1 aimed to ...Preprint -
Contextualising COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020 in an online social media sample.
Ayre, Julie; Cvejic, Erin; McCaffery, Kirsten; Copp, Tessa; Cornell, Samuel; Dodd, Rachael H; Pickles, Kristen; Batcup, Carys; Isautier, Jennifer M J; Nickel, Brooke; Dakin, Thomas; Bonner, CarissaPublished 2021BACKGROUND: In Australia in March 2020 a national public health directive required that non-essential workers stay at home, except for essential activities. These restrictions began easing in May 2020 as community transmission ...Article -
COVID-19 challenges faced by general practitioners in Australia: a survey study conducted in March 2021
Copp, Tessa; Isautier, Jennifer M. J.; Nickel, Brooke; Pickles, Kristen; Tracy, Marguerite; Doust, Jenny; Bonner, Carissa; Dodd, Rachael H.; Ayre, Julie; Cvejic, Erin; Trevena, Lyndal; Manocha, Ramesh; McCaffery, Kirsten J.Published 2021Limited studies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic found GPs have been negatively affected by increased workload, reduced income and major concerns about staff and patient safety. This study aimed to investigate the ...Article -
COVID-19 misinformation in Australia: key groups and trends over time in a national longitudinal survey (Preprint)
Pickles, Kristen; Cvejic, Erin; Nickel, Brooke; Copp, Tessa; Bonner, Carissa; Leask, Julie; Ayre, Julie; Batcup, Carys; Cornell, Samuel; Dakin, Thomas; Dodd, Rachael H; Isautier, Jennifer M J; McCaffery, Kirsten JPublished 2021BACKGROUND: Misinformation about COVID-19 is common and has been spreading rapidly across the globe through social media platforms and other information systems. Understanding what the public knows about COVID-19 and ...Article -
COVID-19 testing and vaccine willingness: Cross-sectional survey in a culturally diverse community in Sydney, Australia
Ayre, Julie; Muscat, Danielle M; Mac, Olivia; Batcup, Carys; Cvejic, Erin; Pickles, Kristen; Dolan, Hankiz; Bonner, Carissa; Mouwad, Dana; Zachariah, Dipti; Turalic, Una; Santalucia, Yyvonne; Chen, Tingting; Vasic, Gordana; McCaffery, KirstenPublished 2021The current study examined patterns in COVID-19 testing and vaccination intentions across multiple language groups in Greater Western Sydney, Australia. Participants completed a cross-sectional survey available from March ...Preprint -
Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy
McCaffery, Kirsten; Dodd, Rachael H; Cvejic, Erin; Ayre, Julie; Batcup, Carys; Isautier, Jennifer MJ; Copp, Tessa; Bonner, Carissa; Pickles, Kristen; Nickel, Brooke; Dakin, Thomas; Cornell, Samuel; Wolf, Michael SPublished 2020Objectives: To explore the variation in understanding, attitudes and uptake of COVID-19 health advice during the 2020 pandemic lockdown by health literacy. Study design: National cross sectional community survey. Setting: ...Preprint -
General Practitioners’ Experiences of, and Responses to, Uncertainty in Prostate Cancer Screening: Insights from a Qualitative Study
Pickles, Kristen; Carter, SM; Rychetnik, Lucie; McCaffery, Kirsten; Entwistle, Vikki A.Published 2016-04-01Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for prostate cancer is controversial. There are unresolved tensions and disagreements amongst experts, and clinical guidelines conflict. This both reflects and generates significant ...Open AccessArticle -
Health, financial and environmental impacts of unnecessary vitamin D testing: a triple bottom line assessment adapted for healthcare
Breth-Petersen, Matilde; Bell, Katy J.L.; Pickles, Kristen; McGain, Forbes; McAlister, Scott; Barratt, AlexandraPublished 2022To undertake an assessment of the health, financial and environmental impacts of a well-recognised example of low-value care; inappropriate vitamin D testing. Design Combination of systematic literature search, analysis ...Open AccessArticle -
Including Information on Overdiagnosis in Shared Decision Making: A Review of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Aids
Pathirana, Thanya; Pickles, Kristen; Riikonen, Jarno M; Tikkinen, Kari A. O.; Bell, Katy J.L.; Glasziou, PaulPublished 2022Background. Overdiagnosis is an accepted harm of cancer screening, but studies of prostate cancer screening decision aids have not examined provision of information important in communicating the risk of overdiagnosis, ...Article -
Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic: People’s experiences and satisfaction with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia (Preprint)
Isautier, Jennifer Mj; Copp, Tessa; Ayre, Julie; Cvejic, Erin; Meyerowitz-Katz, Gideon; Batcup, Carys; Bonner, Carissa; Dodd, Rachael; Nickel, Brooke; Pickles, Kristen; Cornell, Samuel; Dakin, Thomas; McCaffery, Kirsten JPublished 2020BACKGROUND: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth has rapidly been adopted to deliver healthcare services around the world. To date, research has not investigated how people's experience with telehealth services ...Article -
Perceived public health threat a key factor for willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia
Dodd, Rachael H; Pickles, Kristen; Cvejic, Erin; Cornell, Samuel; Isautier, Jennifer MJ; Copp, Tessa; Nickel, Brooke; Bonner, Carissa; Batcup, Carys; Muscat, Danielle M; Ayre, Julie; McCaffery, Kirsten JPublished 2021ABSTRACT Background Vaccination rollout against COVID-19 has begun across multiple countries worldwide. Although the vaccine is free, rollout might still be compromised by hesitancy or concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. ...Preprint -
Perceived public health threat a key factor for willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia
Dodd, Rachael H; Pickles, Kristen; Cvejic, Erin; Cornell, Samuel; Isautier, Jennifer M J; Copp, Tessa; Nickel, Brooke; Bonner, Carissa; Batcup, Carys; Muscat, Danielle M; Ayre, Julie; McCaffery, Kirsten JPublished 2021BACKGROUND: Vaccination rollout against COVID-19 is underway across multiple countries worldwide. Although the vaccine is free, rollout might still be compromised by hesitancy or concerns about COVID-19 vaccines. METHODS: ...Article -
Predictors of confidence and trust in government and institutions during the COVID-19 response in Australia
Nickel, Brooke; Pickles, Kristen; Cvejic, Erin; Copp, Tessa; Dodd, Rachael H; Bonner, Carissa; Seale, Holly; Steffens, Maryke; Meyerowitz-Katz, Gideon; McCaffery, KirstenPublished 2022Article -
The Psychological Impact of Hypertension During COVID-19 Restrictions: Retrospective Case-Control Study
Delgado-Ron, Jorge; Neupane, Dinesh; Bonner, Carissa; Cvejic, Erin; Ayre, Julie; Isautier, Jennifer; Semsarian, Christopher; Nickel, Brooke; Batcup, Carys; Pickles, Kristen; Dodd, Rachael; Cornell, Samuel; Copp, Tessa; McCaffery, Kirsten JPublished 2021Background It is unclear how people with hypertension are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic given their increased risk, and whether targeted public health strategies are needed. Objective This retrospective case-control ...Article -
Psychological Wellbeing and Academic Experience of University Students in Australia during COVID-19
Dodd, Rachael H.; Dadaczynski, Kevin; Okan, Orkan; McCaffery, Kirsten J.; Pickles, KristenPublished 2021COVID-19 has created significant challenges for higher education institutions and major disruptions in teaching and learning. To explore the psychological wellbeing of domestic and international university students during ...Article -
Psychological, social and financial impacts of COVID-19 on culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia
Muscat, Danielle Marie; Ayre, Julie; Mac, Olivia; Batcup, Carys; Cvejic, Erin; Pickles, Kristen; Dolan, Hankiz; Bonner, Carissa; Mouwad, Dana; Zachariah, Dipti; Turalic, Una; Santalucia, Yvonne; Chen, Tingting; Vasic, Gordana; McCaffery, Kirsten JPublished 2022OBJECTIVE: To explore the psychological, social and financial outcomes of COVID-19-and the sociodemographic predictors of those outcomes-among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia. DESIGN: ...Article -
Suplementary data 3: Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy
McCaffery, Kirsten; Dodd, Rachael H; Cvejic, Erin; Ayre, Julie; Batcup, Carys; Isautier, Jennifer MJ; Copp, Tessa; Bonner, Carissa; Pickles, Kristen; Nickel, Brooke; Dakin, Thomas; Cornell, Samuel; Wolf, Michael SPublished 2020-10-29Supplementary data for Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy. COVID survey baseline formOpen AccessDataset -
Supplementary data 1: Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy
McCaffery, Kirsten; Dodd, Rachael H; Cvejic, Erin; Ayre, Julie; Batcup, Carys; Isautier, Jennifer MJ; Copp, Tessa; Bonner, Carissa; Pickles, Kristen; Nickel, Brooke; Dakin, Thomas; Cornell, Samuel; Wolf, Michael SPublished 2020-10-29Supplementary data for Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy. Box 1. Survey Items and Scoring ScaleOpen AccessDataset -
Supplementary data 2: Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy
McCaffery, Kirsten; Dodd, Rachael H; Cvejic, Erin; Ayre, Julie; Batcup, Carys; Isautier, Jennifer MJ; Copp, Tessa; Bonner, Carissa; Pickles, Kristen; Nickel, Brooke; Dakin, Thomas; Cornell, Samuel; Wolf, Michael SPublished 2020-10-29Supplementary data for Disparities in COVID-19 related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours by health literacy. Table S1. Knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours related to COVID-19 in full analysis sample.Open AccessDataset
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