There is moderate quality evidence that exercise can help prevent future low back pain (LBP). This study aimed to explore patient needs and preferences for exercise programs to prevent LBP, and the outcomes of these programs that would be most important to a patient.
Decisions for older adults (aged ≥65 years) and their clinicians about whether to continue to screen for cancer are not easy. Many older adults who are frail or have limited life expectancy or comorbidities continue to be screened for cancer despite guidelines suggesting they should [...]
This study aimed to examine the effect of a HPV vaccination education and logistical intervention on adolescent psychosocial outcomes. Delivery of vaccination to adolescents via a school-based program provides an opportunity to promote their involvement in health decision-making, service provision, and self-efficacy (belief in one’s [...]
This study aimed to determine whether individuals’ preferences for more or less health care are associated with informed choice and understanding of overdiagnosis in routine prostate cancer screening and to examine associations among preferences, educational status, and health literacy.
Few health literacy interventions exist for new parents. We developed a group-based health literacy program (“Parenting Plus”), which was initially tested in a feasibility study in 2018. In this brief report, we describe how feasibility findings were incorporated into the Parenting Plus program. Using a [...]
Read the Croakey Health Media article summarising a recent online Think Tank, including a presentation by Julie Ayre.
Read newsGP article featuring Tessa Copp et al's Aus J Prim Health article. General practice has underpinned Australia’s response to COVID-19 – but that role has not been without its challenges. Now new research has revealed the extent to which the pandemic has impacted GPs, with nearly [...]
Public health information should be easily accessible to the general public. Despite the WHO and the National Academy of Medicine endorsing plain language, practice has not been aligned with guidelines. The high health literacy demands of vaccination information in Australia has important implications for vaccination [...]
It's not all bad...read Sam's piece in Sydney's 'The Beast', a local Eastern Suburbs' publication.
Consent forms that are difficult to understand may jeopardise informed consent. The aim of this study was to determine whether consent documents for cardiology-related procedures could be easily read and understood by patients with low health literacy.