2025 Publications

Below is a selection of publications from members of the SHeLL team, across all projects.

Publications relating to individual projects are listed under current projects.

TitleJournalAuthorsArticle
Influence of Anecdotes of IVF Success on Treatment Decision Making: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical Decision MakingChadwick, V. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0272989x251367783
Switch It Off! Carbon, Financial and Health Service Impacts of Switching Off a Computed Tomography Scanner: A Quality Improvement StudyJournal of Medical Radiation SciencesMarks, N. et alhttp://doi.org/10.1002/jmrs.896
Are bullet points the silver bullet to accessible health information? Cross-sectional analysis of community health information preferencesPatient Education and CounselingAyre, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109336
Interventions to support patient decision making about taking part in health research: A systematic reviewPatient Education and CounselingHersch, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109339
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with anaesthetic gases in Australia, 2002–2022: a retrospective descriptive analysisThe Medical Journal of AustraliaVerlis, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70046
Using Medication Management Technologies in Swiss Primary Care: Mixed Methods StudyJournal of Medical Internet ResearchWildisen, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/68857
‘It's Putting All the Burden on the Patient’: A Qualitative Study of Health Literacy and Shared Decision‐Making in Rural Australian CommunitiesAustralian Journal of Rural HealthGray, H. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/ajr.70084
Development of a Deprescribing Intervention for Proton Pump Inhibitors in Primary Care: A Co‐Design Approach With General Practitioners and PatientsBasic & Clinical Pharmacology & ToxicologyWeir, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/bcpt.70091
The Heart Health Yarning Tool: Co‐Designing a Shared Decision‐Making Tool With Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Risk ManagementHealth ExpectationsMcKinn, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70387
Reducing plastic in single-use central line insertion packs: A mixed methods observational study.Anaesthesia and Intensive CareSeville, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0310057x251358276
Gloves off!: Environmental and financial impacts of an educational intervention to improve hand hygiene. A quality improvement studyInfection Disease & HealthWilkie-Miskin, T. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.idh.2025.07.003
Doing community involvement care-fully: using an ethic of care to guide involvement in research on women’s health after pregnancy complications and lossResearch Involvement and EngagementJenkinson, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s40900-025-00771-7
Understanding Medicine Preferences of Older Adults: The Role of Messaging in a Multi‐Methods Experimental SurveyHealth ExpectationsChaitoff, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70366
False premises, false promises: celebrity endorsement of non-evidence-based anticancer interventions on social mediaHealth Promotion InternationalGram, E. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf116
One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary CareJAMA Network OpenLongtin, C. et alhttp://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23352
Decision Support Tools in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: An Environmental Scan and Appraisal of Online Resources.TransplantationWhite, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000005473
Quality of Available Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge Tools: A Systematic ReviewGlobal HeartFajardo, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5334/gh.1446
Navigating treatment options: a qualitative study exploring Australian women’s decision-making experiences and satisfaction with treatment of heavy menstrual bleedingBMC Women's HealthRamsay, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-025-03884-z
Exploring the experiences and perceptions of cancer care treatment decision making for older people with cancer: A qualitative studyJournal of Geriatric OncologyHe, Sharon; Shepherd, Heather L; Agar, Meera; Laidsaar-Powell, Rebekah; Shaw, Joannehttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102313
Sleep practices and association between supine sleep position and stillbirth in a rural sample of pregnant women in BangladeshWomen and BirthHarris, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101934
Informed Consent for Newborn Genomic Screening: Interest-Holder Perspectives on Dynamic Consent in an Evolving LandscapeInternational Journal of Neonatal ScreeningOkamura, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijns11020041
Reducing pathology testing in emergency departments: A scoping reviewAustralasian Emergency CareKazda, L. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.auec.2025.05.006
Spatio-temporal patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing in asymptomatic men: a population-based cohort study, Australia, 2002–2018Public HealthKohar, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105769
Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacyBMC Public HealthAloi, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-22949-0
Exploring Values Clarification and Health-Literate Design in Patient Decision Aids: A Qualitative Interview StudyMedical Decision MakingAyre, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1177/0272989x251334356
Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: An international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals’ perspectivesPatient Education and CounselingMcFadden, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109172
Do migrant women have equity of access to midwife continuity of care?Women and BirthMelov, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101918
Building capacity for genomics in primary care: a scoping review of practitioner attitudes, education needs, and enablersFrontiers in MedicineDunlop, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1577958
Beyond bereavement: Women’s healthcare experiences and cardiovascular disease risk in the years after stillbirth and recurrent early pregnancy lossWomen and BirthJenkinson, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101915
Perspectives of people with chronic illness about plain language summaries: a qualitative analysisHealth Promotion InternationalGainey, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf044
Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider viewsSupportive Care in CancerGrant, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09417-6
Radiation oncology patients’ perceptions of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cancer care: A multi-centre cross-sectional studyRadiotherapy and OncologyChan, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.radonc.2025.110891
Appropriateness of Web-Based Resources for Home Blood Pressure Measurement and Their Alignment With Guideline Recommendations, Readability, and End User Involvement: Environmental Scan of Web-Based ResourcesJMIR InfodemiologyClapham, E. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/55248
Cost-effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent maternal infection, sepsis, or death in low-income and middle-income countries: a modelling analysis of data from a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trialThe Lancet Global HealthPatterson, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00517-5
Effectiveness of intrapartum azithromycin to prevent infections in planned vaginal births in low-income and middle-income countries: a post-hoc analysis of data from a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialThe Lancet Global HealthWaldemar A C. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00562-x
Australian healthcare professionals' experiences and perception of management of older adults with cancer: A qualitative studyJournal of Geriatric OncologyHe, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102234
Evaluation of how US women react to a decision aid informing them of the harms and benefits of mammography: a qualitative studyBMJ OpenMorse, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087997
Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People: A Participatory Research StudyHealth ExpectationsTaba, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/hex.70203
Effect of virtual care in type 2 diabetes management – a systematic umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysisBMC Health Services ResearchRavi, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12496-0
Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for OverdiagnosisJAMA Network OpenNickel, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61940
Participant recruitment and retention in randomised controlled trials of melanoma surveillance: A scoping reviewContemporary Clinical Trials CommunicationsAckermann, D. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101461
Women’s health and healthcare experiences in the years after gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancyBMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthJenkinson, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07296-7
Development of a decision aid for Australian carers of children with cerebral palsy and their community clinicians, about selective dorsal rhizotomy surgeryDisability and RehabilitationLewis, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2025.2463637
Trust in the healthcare system declines after exposure to information about the harms and benefits of breast cancer screening.Journal of Health PsychologyParmet, T. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1177/13591053251315383
Older Adults’ Attitudes Toward Deprescribing in 14 CountriesJAMA Network OpenLüthold, R. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.57498
Australia's National Lung Cancer Screening Program—It's Time to Address the Stigma in the RoomHealth Promotion Journal of AustraliaRose, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1002/hpja.70011
How have interventions targeting pregnant women from refugee, migrant and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds living in high-income countries been developed or tailored to meet community needs? A systematic scoping review of stillbirth-related literatureBMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthSharma, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024-07091-w
Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding: prevalence and characteristics from young adulthood to midlife, Australia, 2000–2021: a longitudinal cohort survey studyThe Medical Journal of AustraliaWilson, L. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52596
“Your Life, Your Health: Tips and Information for Health and Well-Being”: Development of a World Health Organization Digital Resource to Support Universal Access to Trustworthy Health InformationJMIR Formative ResearchMuscat, D. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/57881
Are AI chatbots concordant with evidence-based cancer screening recommendations?Patient Education and CounselingNickel, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108677
DepRescribing inapprOpriate Proton Pump InhibiTors (DROPIT): study protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial in Swiss primary careBMJ OpenSchulthess-Lisibach, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-094495
Latent Class Analysis Identifies Four Distinct Patient Deprescribing Typologies Among Older Adults in Four CountriesInnovation in AgingWeir, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf002
Effects of warning information at medication initiation on deprescribing intentions in older adults: A hypothetical vignettePatient Education and CounselingVordenberg, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108654
The Deadly Details: How Clear and Complete Are Publicly Available Sources of Human Rabies Information?Tropical Medicine and Infectious DiseasePatane, N. et alhttps://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed10010016
Older Adults’ Experiences With an Online SurveyJMIR Human FactorsWeir, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/65684
Skeptical Reactions to Breast Cancer Screening Benefits and Harms: Antecedents, Consequences, and Implications for Screening CommunicationHealth PsychologyScherer, L. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001442
Standardising the measurement of child health indicators within global climate adaptationThe Lancet Planetary HealthCerna-Turoff, I. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101320
Measuring and monitoring child health and well-being - an integral part of the climate change agendaHealth Policy and PlanningRequejo, J. et alhttp://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czaf070
Correction: Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacyBMC Public HealthAloi, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-24455-9
Medication delivery and dispensing interval preferences of people who use antihypertensive medications in Australia: a survey studyThe Medical Journal of AustraliaBonner, C. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.70034
Broadening the Lens on Reporting to Include Older Adults' Emotional Responses During Deprescribing TrialsJournal of the American Geriatrics SocietyWeir, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.70023
Mammography Screening Preferences Among Screening-Eligible Women in Their 40s.Annals of Internal MedicineScherer, L. et alhttps://doi.org/10.7326/annals-25-01110
Examining the layered health literacy demands in low-value care contextsBMJ Evidence-Based MedicineMuscat, D. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2024-113443
Estimated carbon emissions for PBS‐subsidised prescription respiratory inhalers, Australia, 2019–2023: a descriptive analysisThe Medical Journal of AustraliaKazda, L. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52715
Preparing the Future of Research on Deprescribing: Results From a Survey of Early Career Researchers at the 2nd International Conference on DeprescribingBasic & Clinical Pharmacology & ToxicologyNguyen‐Soenen, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1111/bcpt.70049
Countries should strengthen their health information systems.The BMJStrong, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r791
Corrigendum to “Exploring the factors contributing to increase in facility child births in Bangladesh between 2004 and 2017–2018” [Heliyon Volume 9, Issue 5, MAY 2023, Article e15875]HeliyonRana, M S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43134
Fundamentally flawed or functional and feasible? The use of readability metrics in healthcarePatient Education and CounselingMac, O. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108741
Authors’ Reply: “Adolescent Cocreation in Digital Health: From Passive Subjects to Active Stakeholders”Journal of Medical Internet ResearchLewis, C. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/71897
Education About Breast Density Does Not Improve Screening Adherence Among Racial and Ethnic Minority WomenJournal of Women's HealthNickel, B. & Houssami, N.https://doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2024.1049
Authors’ Reply: Enhancing the Clinical Relevance of Al Research for Medication Decision-MakingJournal of Medical Internet ResearchVordenberg, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/72007
Use of ChatGPT to obtain health information in Australia, 2024: insights from a nationally representative surveyThe Medical Journal of AustraliaAyre, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.52598
093 The impact of social media on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) self-diagnosis: an online randomized trialJansen, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.93
071 The carbon footprint of imaging should be considered to ensure an effective and sustainable supplementary breast screening strategy for women with dense breastsIsautier, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.71
061 How under-recognition, ‘femtech’ and social media are leading to inappropriate medicalisation of women’s healthCopp, T. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.61
042 Virtual fracture clinics to improve healthcare sustainability: the clinician experienceCharteris, R. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.42
041 Older women’s decision-making after contemplating messaging about breast cancer screening cessationSmith, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.41
036 Das health care kapital: a critique of how for-profit corporations contribute to overdiagnosis and overtreatmentDocking, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.36
033 Multi-component support interventions for deprescribing potentially inappropriate medications in older adults: a systematic reviewSharma, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.33
119 Impact of new diagnostic labels for a low-risk prostate ‘cancer’ in Australian men: an online factorial randomised experimentBell, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.119
118 Impact of new diagnostic labels for a low-risk prostate ‘cancer’ in Australian women with male partners: an online factorial randomised experimentBell, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.118
113 Exploring the potential impact of new diagnostic labels for melanoma in-situ: an online randomised experimentBell, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.113
011 Social media posts about medical tests with potential for overdiagnosis and/or overuseNickel, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.11
010 A randomised controlled trial of population-based breast density notification: do the benefits outweigh the harms for women and the health system?Nickel, B. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1136/ebm-2025-pod.10
Shared decision making for screeningHersch, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198897804.003.0042
Multilingual video education for hospitalised patients with Myocardial Infarction (EDUCATE-MI): single-arm implementation study (Preprint)JMIR PreprintsZeng, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.82817
Exploring LGBTQ + health literacy in Australia: survey co-design and study protocol for a descriptive cross-sectional studyHealth Literacy and Communication OpenChalouhi, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1080/28355245.2025.2533778
Assessing health literacy and its impacts among people accessing unguided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety: a treatment-seeking cohort studyAdvances in Mental HealthFisher, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1080/18387357.2025.2536801
Science and knowledge translation strategies to the public during health emergencies: systematic review of RCTsmedRxivTaba, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.21.25331954
Evaluating a health literacy editing tool to increase plain language: randomised controlled trialPatient Education and CounselingAyre, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108912
Health literacy research priorities for readability assessment: a Delphi consensus studyPatient Education and CounselingMac, O. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109004
Informing older women about the cessation of breast cancer screening invitations: a randomized trialPatient Education and CounselingSmith, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108902
Evaluating health information written at different grade reading levels: randomised controlled trialPatient Education and CounselingMac, O. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108904
Improving emergency social media health communication for young people via co-designPatient Education and CounselingTaba, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108999
COVID-19 vaccine information sources among young Australians: a nationally representative surveyPatient Education and CounselingTaba, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.109002
Co-design and user-testing a health literacy friendly decision aid for patients with sciaticaPatient Education and CounselingAyre, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108898
How context can influence statin deprescribing: an experimental vignette study with older adultsPatient Education and CounselingWeir, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2025.108948
Multilingual video education for hospitalised patients with Myocardial Infarction (EDUCATE-MI): single-arm implementation studymedRxivZeng, A. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.07.01.25330381
P-541 The psychosocial and behavioural consequences of anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) testing on womenHuman ReproductionPeate, M. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deaf097.847
The Heart Health Yarning Tool: Co-Designing a Shared Decision-Making Tool for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Risk ManagementHeart Lung and CirculationMcKinn, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2025.05.023
Association Between Intravenous Fluids During Labor and Primary Postpartum Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort StudyObstetric Anesthesia DigestBruce, BR. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1097/01.aoa.0001113084.42719.bd
Use of Geriatric Assessments in Cancer Care: An Umbrella ReviewEuropean Journal of Cancer CareHe, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1155/ecc/7429014
PRIORITY Trial – Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia Post-Delivery: A randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of single-dose intravenous iron with oral iron in the treatment of moderate iron deficiency anemia in postpartum womenVeriXivDerman, R. et alhttps://doi.org/10.12688/verixiv.588.1
Can co-designed educational interventions help consumers think critically about asking ChatGPT health questions? Results from a randomised-controlled trialmedRxivAyre, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1101/2025.04.28.25326600
The effects of a short video intervention on digital health literacy skills: Protocol for an online randomised controlled trialHealth Literacy and Communication OpenVassilenko, D. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1080/28355245.2025.2489723
Asking The Right Questions: Co-designing a pre-consultation assessment tool to meet the needs of people with diabetes in Western SydneyInternational Journal of Integrated CareRavi, S. et alhttps://doi.org/10.5334/ijic.icic24189
P453: Improving COnsent in cancer GENomic Testing (CoGenT): codesigning a novel dynamic platformThe BreastHersch, J. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2025.104261
Psycho-oncology clinicians' perceptions of blended psychological therapy for the treatment of anxiety and depression in patients with cancer: a qualitative interview studyJournal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and PracticeNunes-Zlotkowski, K. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1097/or9.0000000000000163
Authors’ Reply: “Adolescent Cocreation in Digital Health: From Passive Subjects to Active Stakeholders” (Preprint)JMIR PreprintsLewis, C. et alhttp://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.71897
Authors’ Reply: Enhancing the Clinical Relevance of Al Research for Medication Decision-Making (Preprint)JMIR PreprintsVordenberg, S. et alhttp://doi.org/10.2196/preprints.72007
The readability, understandability and actionability of government-provided obstetrics and gynecology patient information sheetsHealth Literacy and Communication OpenMiller, Y. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1080/28355245.2025.2457747
Chapter 13 Health and medication literacy during pregnancy and breastfeedingBarnes, L. et alhttps://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-824407-4.00007-6