• Linking the evidence: intermediate outcomes in medical test assessments 

      Staub, Lukas P; Dyer, Suzanne; Lord, Sarah J; Simes, R John
      Published 2012-01-01
      Objectives To review how health technology assessments (HTA) of medical tests incorporate intermediate outcomes in conclusions about the effectiveness of tests on improving health outcomes. Methods Systematic review of ...
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    • Transforming Obesity Prevention for CHILDren (TOPCHILD) Collaboration: protocol for a systematic review with individual participant data meta-analysis of behavioural interventions for the prevention of early childhood obesity 

      Hunter, Kylie E; Johnson, Brittany J; Askie, Lisa; Golley, Rebecca K; Baur, Louise A; Marschner, Ian C; Taylor, Rachael W; Wolfenden, Luke; Wood, Charles T; Mihrshahi, Seema; Hayes, Alison J; Rissel, Chris; Robledo, Kristy P; O'Connor, Denise A; Espinoza, David; Staub, Lukas P; Chadwick, Paul; Taki, Sarah; Barba, Angie; Libesman, Sol; Aberoumand, Mason; Smith, Wendy A; Sue-See, Michelle; Hesketh, Kylie D; Thomson, Jessica L; Bryant, Maria; Paul, Ian M; Verbestel, Vera; Odar Stough, Cathleen; Wen, Li Ming; Larsen, Junilla K; O'Reilly, Sharleen L; Wasser, Heather M; Savage, Jennifer S; Ong, Ken K; Salvy, Sarah-Jeanne; Messito, Mary Jo; Gross, Rachel S; Karssen, Levie T; Rasmussen, Finn E; Campbell, Karen; Linares, Ana Maria; Øverby, Nina Cecilie; Palacios, Cristina; Joshipura, Kaumudi J; González Acero, Carolina; Lakshman, Rajalakshmi; Thompson, Amanda L; Maffeis, Claudio; Oken, Emily; Ghaderi, Ata; Campos Rivera, Maribel; Perez-Exposito, Ana B; Banna, Jinan C; de la Haye, Kayla; Goran, Michael; Røed, Margrethe; Anzman-Frasca, Stephanie; Seidler, Anna Lene
      Published 2020
      Introduction Behavioural interventions in early life appear to show some effect in reducing childhood overweight and obesity. However, uncertainty remains regarding their overall effectiveness, and whether effectiveness ...
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    • Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration: a systematic review and intervention coding protocol 

      Johnson, Brittany J; Hunter, Kylie E; Golley, Rebecca K; Chadwick, Paul; Barba, Angie; Aberoumand, Mason; Libesman, Sol; Askie, Lisa; Taylor, Rachael W; Robledo, Kristy P; Mihrshahi, Seema; O'Connor, Denise A; Hayes, Alison J; Wolfenden, Luke; Wood, Charles T; Baur, Louise; Rissel, Chris; Staub, Lukas P; Taki, Sarah; Smith, Wendy A; Sue-See, Michelle; Marschner, Ian C; Espinoza, David; Thomson, Jessica L; Larsen, Junilla K; Verbestel, Vera; Odar Stough, Cathleen; Salvy, Sarah-Jeanne; O'Reilly, Sharleen L; Karssen, Levie T; Rasmussen, Finn E; Messito, Mary Jo; Gross, Rachel S; Bryant, Maria; Paul, Ian M; Wen, Li Ming; Hesketh, Kylie D; González Acero, Carolina; Campbell, Karen; øverby, Nina Cecilie; Linares, Ana M; Wasser, Heather M; Joshipura, Kaumudi J; Palacios, Cristina; Maffeis, Claudio; Thompson, Amanda L; Ghaderi, Ata; Lakshman, Rajalakshmi; Banna, Jinan C; Oken, Emily; Campos Rivera, Maribel; Perez-Exposito, Ana B; Taylor, Barry J; Savage, Jennifer S; Røed, Margrethe; Goran, Michael; de la Haye, Kayla; Anzman-Frasca, Stephanie; Seidler, Anna Lene
      Published 2020
      Introduction Little is known about how early (e.g., commencing antenatally or in the first 12 months after birth) obesity prevention interventions seek to change behaviour and which components are or are not effective. ...
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    • Using patient management as a surrogate for patient health outcomes in diagnostic test evaluation 

      Staub, Lukas P; Lord, Sarah J; Simes, R John; Dyer, Suzanne; Houssami, Nehmat; Chen, Robert YM; Irwig, Les
      Published 2012-01-01
      Background: Before a new test is introduced in clinical practice, evidence is needed to demonstrate that its use will lead to improvements in patient health outcomes. Studies reporting test accuracy may not be sufficient, ...
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