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.

TitleAuthorsJournalArticle
Greenhouse gas emissions associated with anaesthetic gases in Australia, 2002–2022: a retrospective descriptive analysisVerlis, K. et al.Medical Journal of Australia10.5694/mja2.70046
Impact of population based breast density notification: multisite parallel arm randomised controlled trial in BreastScreenNickel, B. et al.BMJ10.1136/bmj-2024-083649
Effect of virtual care in type 2 diabetes management – a systematic umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysisRavi, S. et al.BMC Health Services Research10.1186/s12913-025-12496-0
Women’s health and healthcare experiences in the years after gestational diabetes or hypertensive disorders of pregnancyJenkinson, B. et al.BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth10.1186/s12884-025-07296-7
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 literatureSharma, S. et al.BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth10.1186/s12884-024-07091-w
Health literacy and medication adherence in adults from ethnic minority backgrounds with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: a systematic reviewParmar, J. et al.BMC Public Health10.1186/s12889-024-20734-z
A comprehensive analysis of alcohol and other drug educational resources available in New South Wales, Australia for content, suitability and readabilityVarghese, A. et al.Addiction Science and Clinical Practice10.1186/s13722-025-00615-5
Can co-designed educational interventions help consumers think critically about asking ChatGPT health questions? Results from a randomised-controlled trialAyre, J. et al.npj Digital Medicine10.1038/s41746-025-02056-5
Enhancing digital health literacy in adolescents: evaluation of a co-designed educational appHawkins, A. et al.BMC Public Health10.1186/s12889-025-25022-y
Effectiveness of hybrid digital breast tomosynthesis/digital mammography in women presenting for routine screening at Maroondah BreastScreen, Australia: Interim analysisMarinovich, M.L. et al.Breast10.1016/j.breast.2025.104640
Design and evaluation of a co-produced social media campaign to promote aquatic safety in Queensland national parksCornell, S. et al.Health Promotion International10.1093/heapro/daaf181
Addressing misleading medical information on social media: a scoping review of current interventionsGram, E.G. et al.BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113704
Are bullet points the silver bullet to accessible health information? Cross-sectional analysis of community health information preferencesAyre, J. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2025.109336
Interventions to support patient decision making about taking part in health research: A systematic reviewHersch, J. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2025.109339
Correction: Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacy (BMC Public Health, (2025), 25, 1, (1870), 10.1186/s12889-025-22949-0)Aloi, M.A. et al.BMC Public Health10.1186/s12889-025-24455-9
Adapting the Grog survey app for alcohol screening and feedback in aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services: a mixed methods study protocolDzidowska, M. et al.Addiction Science and Clinical Practice10.1186/s13722-025-00602-w
Clinicians’ attitudes and knowledge of medicinal cannabis in opioid dependence treatment clinics in New South Wales, AustraliaParvaresh, L. et al.Journal of Cannabis Research10.1186/s42238-025-00315-6
Doing community involvement care-fully: using an ethic of care to guide involvement in research on women’s health after pregnancy complications and lossJenkinson, B. et al.Research Involvement and Engagement10.1186/s40900-025-00771-7
Navigating treatment options: a qualitative study exploring Australian women’s decision-making experiences and satisfaction with treatment of heavy menstrual bleedingRamsay, J. et al.BMC Women's Health10.1186/s12905-025-03884-z
Evaluating the effect of incentives on recruiting people with low back pain with limited English proficiency as part of the COMFORT cluster randomised controlled trial: a study protocol for a study within a trial (SWAT)Vizza, L. et al.Trials10.1186/s13063-025-08852-4
A Codesigned Patient Decision Aid Supports the Decision Quality of Patients Considering Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Randomized Controlled TrialKarunaratne, S. et al.Journal of Arthroplasty10.1016/j.arth.2025.05.104
Reducing pathology testing in emergency departments: A scoping reviewKazda, L. et al.Australasian Emergency Care10.1016/j.auec.2025.05.006
Co-designing an online educational resource to help adolescents improve their digital health literacyAloi, M.A. et al.BMC Public Health10.1186/s12889-025-22949-0
Multiple Suggested Care Alternatives and Decision-Making of Primary Care Physicians: A Randomized Clinical TrialAltinger, G. et al.JAMA Network Open10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.42949
Trust in the healthcare system declines after exposure to information about the harms and benefits of breast cancer screeningParmet, T. et al.Journal of Health Psychology10.1177/13591053251315383
Reducing plastic in single-use central line insertion packs: A mixed methods observational studySeville, A.R. et al.Anaesthesia and Intensive Care10.1177/0310057X251358276
From words to action: time for Australia to take shared decision making implementation seriouslyHoffmann, T. et al.Medical Journal of Australia10.5694/mja2.70065
Medication delivery and dispensing interval preferences of people who use antihypertensive medications in Australia: a survey studyBonner, C. et al.Medical Journal of Australia10.5694/mja2.70034
Standardising the measurement of child health indicators within global climate adaptationCerna-Turoff, I. et al.The Lancet Planetary Health10.1016/j.lanplh.2025.101320
People Strongly Value Physical Therapies for Low Back Pain Over Doing Nothing, Even When Effects Are Very Small: A Discrete Choice ExperimentLongtin, C. et al.Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy10.2519/jospt.2025.13409
Living with congenital heart disease: a qualitative study to explore psychosocial impacts in adulthoodLloyd, L. et al.International Journal of Cardiology Congenital Heart Disease10.1016/j.ijcchd.2025.100610
Exploring the experiences and perceptions of cancer care treatment decision making for older people with cancer: A qualitative studyHe, S. et al.Journal of Geriatric Oncology10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102313
Estimated carbon emissions for PBS-subsidised prescription respiratory inhalers, Australia, 2019–2023: a descriptive analysisKazda, L. et al.Medical Journal of Australia10.5694/mja2.52715
‘It's Putting All the Burden on the Patient’: A Qualitative Study of Health Literacy and Shared Decision-Making in Rural Australian CommunitiesGray, H. et al.Australian Journal of Rural Health10.1111/ajr.70084
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 ManagementMcKinn, S. et al.Health Expectations10.1111/hex.70387
False premises, false promises: celebrity endorsement of non-evidence-based anticancer interventions on social mediaGram, E.G. et al.Health Promotion International10.1093/heapro/daaf116
Spatio-temporal patterns of prostate-specific antigen testing in asymptomatic men: a population-based cohort study, Australia, 2002–2018Kohar, A. et al.Public Health10.1016/j.puhe.2025.105769
Psychosocial impacts of, and barriers to, lung cancer screening: An international qualitative study of multidisciplinary health professionals’ perspectivesMcFadden, K. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2025.109172
Understanding Factors Influencing Decision Making during Assessment of Potential Organ Donors: A Qualitative Study of Clinicians Assessing the Medical Suitability of Potential DonorsMuscat, D.M. et al.MDM Policy and Practice10.1177/23814683251386881
One-Page Patient Fact Sheets for Low Back Pain in Primary Care A Randomized Clinical TrialLongtin, C. et al.JAMA Network Open10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.23352
Mammography Screening Preferences Among Screening-Eligible Women in Their 40sScherer, L.D. et al.Annals of Internal Medicine10.7326/ANNALS-25-01110
Sleep practices and association between supine sleep position and stillbirth in a rural sample of pregnant women in BangladeshHarris, S.R. et al.Women and Birth10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101934
Exploring Values Clarification and Health-Literate Design in Patient Decision Aids: A Qualitative Interview StudyAyre, J. et al.Medical Decision Making10.1177/0272989X251334356
Clinicians' Perspectives on Cannabis Use and Cannabis Treatment in Clients Undertaking Opioid Dependence TreatmentParvaresh, L. et al.Drug and Alcohol Review10.1111/dar.14074
Psychometric Evaluation of the Proxy-Reported Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scales Across the Childhood Lifespan in Australian Children and Adolescents With Specified Health ConditionsRaghunandan, R. et al.Value in Health10.1016/j.jval.2025.03.018
Technical, legal and ethical framework of cancer audit in cervical screening – Summary of best practices for organised programmes delineated through an expert group consultationChandran, A. et al.International Journal of Cancer10.1002/ijc.35403
Fundamentally flawed or functional and feasible? The use of readability metrics in healthcareMac, O. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2025.108741
The Readability Study: A Randomised Trial of Health Information Written at Different Grade Reading LevelsMac, O. et al.Journal of General Internal Medicine10.1007/s11606-024-09200-z
User-driven instructions reduce errors in child restraint use: A randomised controlled trial in Sydney, AustraliaBrown, J. et al.Injury Prevention10.1136/ip-2023-045213
Informed Consent for Newborn Genomic Screening: Interest-Holder Perspectives on Dynamic Consent in an Evolving LandscapeOkamura, M. et al.International Journal of Neonatal Screening10.3390/ijns11020041
Values, Preferences, and Risk Tolerance of People Waitlisted for a Kidney Transplant Regarding Potential Deceased Donor Organ Profiles: A Systematic ReviewCutting, R.B. et al.Transplantation10.1097/TP.0000000000005267
Identifying and counteracting fraudulent responses in online recruitment for health research: a scoping reviewComachio, J. et al.BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine10.1136/bmjebm-2024-113170
Radiation oncology patients’ perceptions of artificial intelligence and machine learning in cancer care: A multi-centre cross-sectional studyChan, J. et al.Radiotherapy and Oncology10.1016/j.radonc.2025.110891
Maternal health literacy and complementary medicine products: Information and recommendation sources used by pregnant and breastfeeding Australian women - results from a national online surveyBarnes, L.A.J. et al.Midwifery10.1016/j.midw.2025.104373
Are AI chatbots concordant with evidence-based cancer screening recommendations?Nickel, B. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2025.108677
Beyond bereavement: Women's healthcare experiences and cardiovascular disease risk in the years after stillbirth and recurrent early pregnancy lossJenkinson, B. et al.Women and Birth10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101915
Supporting wellness after cancer treatment for women from Chinese, Vietnamese, and Arabic backgrounds: a qualitative study of healthcare provider viewsGrant, S. et al.Supportive Care in Cancer10.1007/s00520-025-09417-6
Predictors of fatigue progression in long COVID among young peopleBrodwall, E.M. et al.Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health10.1016/j.bbih.2025.100982
Australian healthcare professionals' experiences and perception of management of older adults with cancer: A qualitative studyHe, S. et al.Journal of Geriatric Oncology10.1016/j.jgo.2025.102234
Co-Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People: A Participatory Research StudyTaba, M. et al.Health Expectations10.1111/hex.70203
Education About Breast Density Does Not Improve Screening Adherence Among Racial and Ethnic Minority WomenNickel, B. et al.Journal of Women's Health10.1089/jwh.2024.1049
Participant recruitment and retention in randomised controlled trials of melanoma surveillance: A scoping reviewAckermann, D.M. et al.Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications10.1016/j.conctc.2025.101461
The Safety of Social Media Instigated Visitation to National Parks in New South Wales, Australia: Insights From a Population Representative SampleCornell, S. et al.Health Promotion Journal of Australia10.1002/hpja.70009
Australia's National Lung Cancer Screening Program—It's Time to Address the Stigma in the RoomRose, S. et al.Health Promotion Journal of Australia10.1002/hpja.70011
Equity in breast density notification in Australia: A focus group study exploring the impact and needs amongst culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) womenNickel, B. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2024.108628
Do vaginal swabs alter empirical clinical management in obstetrics and gynaecology: A retrospective case-series and activity-based costing of the vaginal swabKirby, J. et al.Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology10.1111/ajo.13891
Perspectives of people with chronic illness about plain language summaries: a qualitative analysisGainey, K.M. et al.Health Promotion International10.1093/heapro/daaf044
Consent to recontact for future research using linked primary healthcare data: Outcomes and general practice perceptions from the ATHENA COVID-19 studyGreaves, K. et al.Clinical Trials10.1177/17407745241304094
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 trialCarlo, W.A. et al.The Lancet Global Health10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00562-X
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 trialPatterson, J.K. et al.The Lancet Global Health10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00517-5
What are the broader impacts and value from a randomised controlled trial conducted in six public hospital antenatal clinics in Australia? An impact assessment using the Framework to Assess the Impact from Translational health researchElvidge, E. et al.BMJ Open10.1136/bmjopen-2023-082795
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](S2405844023030827)(10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15875)Rana, M.S. et al.Heliyon10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43134
Evaluation of how US women react to a decision aid informing them of the harms and benefits of mammography: A qualitative studyMorse, B. et al.BMJ Open10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087997
Effectiveness of primary-contact physiotherapy in managing musculoskeletal conditions in emergency departments: protocol for the RESHAP-ED randomised controlled trialde Campos, T.F. et al.BMJ Open10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096044
Use of ChatGPT to obtain health information in Australia, 2024: insights from a nationally representative surveyAyre, J. et al.Medical Journal of Australia10.5694/mja2.52598
Women who experience heavy menstrual bleeding: prevalence and characteristics from young adulthood to midlife, Australia, 2000–2021: a longitudinal cohort survey studyWilson, L. et al.Medical Journal of Australia10.5694/mja2.52596
"Because That is the Right Thing to do": A Focus Group Study of Australian Expert Perspectives on Offering Smoking Cessation Support in Lung Cancer ScreeningHarrison, N.J. et al.Nicotine and Tobacco Research10.1093/ntr/ntae215
Risk factors for fatigue severity in the post-COVID-19 condition: A prospective controlled cohort study of nonhospitalised adolescents and young adultsSelvakumar, J. et al.Brain, Behavior, and Immunity - Health10.1016/j.bbih.2025.100967
Patient and caregiver involvement in implementing health research in chronic kidney disease: A workshop reportCoghlan, D. et al.Clinical Kidney Journal10.1093/ckj/sfaf021
Social Media Posts about Medical Tests with Potential for OverdiagnosisNickel, B. et al.JAMA Network Open10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.61940
Psycho-oncology clinicians' perceptions of blended psychological therapy for the treatment of anxiety and depression in patients with cancer: A qualitative interview studyNunes-Zlotkowski, K.F. et al.Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Research and Practice10.1097/OR9.0000000000000163
Addressing the prolonged wait times and escalating complexity in gynaecological careReadman, E. et al.Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology10.1111/ajo.13896
Does use of anal cytology as a triage test improve the performance of high-risk human papillomavirus screening in gay and bisexual men for anal cancer prevention?Jin, F. et al.International Journal of Cancer10.1002/ijc.35185
Heart age tools are good for raising awareness, but bad for shared decision-making about medicationBonner, C. et al.Heart10.1136/heartjnl-2024-325367
Use of digital patient decision-support tools for atrial fibrillation treatments: a systematic review and meta-analysisZeng, A. et al.BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine10.1136/bmjebm-2023-112820
Switching to reusable operating theatre equipment: lessons learnt from sterile light handle projects in two Australian hospitalsChen, S. et al.ANZ Journal of Surgery10.1111/ans.19306
“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 InformationMuscat, D.M. et al.JMIR Formative Research10.2196/57881
Development of a decision aid for Australian carers of children with cerebral palsy and their community clinicians, about selective dorsal rhizotomy surgeryLewis, J.A. et al.Disability and Rehabilitation10.1080/09638288.2025.2463637
Authors’ Reply: “Adolescent Cocreation in Digital Health: From Passive Subjects to Active Stakeholders”Lewis, C.C. et al.Journal of Medical Internet Research10.2196/71897
The Deadly Details: How Clear and Complete Are Publicly Available Sources of Human Rabies Information?Patane, N. et al.Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease10.3390/tropicalmed10010016
‘Martial Arts Crossed Over Into the Rest of My Life’: A Qualitative Exploration of Australian Practitioners' Experiences of Martial Arts and Combat Sports on WellbeingHealey, G. et al.Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology10.1002/casp.70035
Clinician experiences in providing reassurance for patients with low back pain in primary care: a qualitative studyYoung, A. et al.Journal of Physiotherapy10.1016/j.jphys.2024.11.003
Effectiveness of prenatal intervention on neonatal hyperbilirubinemia management in rural Bangladesh: Results from a cluster-randomized trialSarker, S. et al.Public Health10.1016/j.puhe.2024.12.018
Perspectives of international experts and the Danish citizens on the ‘relevant knowledge’ that citizens need for making informed choices about participation in cancer screening: Qualitative studyStokholm, R.N. et al.Patient Education and Counseling10.1016/j.pec.2024.108479
Intrapartum and postpartum antibiotic use in seven low- and middle-income countries: Findings from the A-PLUS trialSaleem, S. et al.BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology10.1111/1471-0528.17930
Reducing use of desflurane in the anaesthetic department: A controlled interrupted time series analysisKazda, L. et al.Anaesthesia and Intensive Care10.1177/0310057X251374691
Influence of Anecdotes of IVF Success on Treatment Decision Making: An Online Randomized Controlled TrialChadwick, V. et al.Medical Decision Making10.1177/0272989X251367783
Older Women’s Decision-Making After Receiving Information from a Screening Provider About Breast Cancer Screening CessationSmith, J. et al.Journal of General Internal Medicine10.1007/s11606-025-09931-7
Risk Factors for Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage: Preliminary Data for a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study Involving Women Presenting to a Single Tertiary Women's HospitalAnderson, J. et al.Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology10.1111/ajo.70075
Comparing traditional and AI-enhanced strategies for developing patient decision aids: a multiple case studyGiguère, A. et al.BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113675
Evolving through Complex Learning: Designing a Blueprint for Prescribing Using the Four-Component Instructional Design (4C/ID) Model in Basic Medical TrainingKhurshid, F. et al.Teaching and Learning in Medicine10.1080/10401334.2025.2572779
Switch It Off! Carbon, Financial and Health Service Impacts of Switching Off a Computed Tomography Scanner: A Quality Improvement StudyMarks, N. et al.Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences10.1002/jmrs.896
Social Media Use, Influencer Status, and Outdoor Risk-Taking in Australian Adults: Cross-Sectional SurveyCornell, S. et al.JMIR Public Health and Surveillance10.2196/73089
Gloves off!: Environmental and financial impacts of an educational intervention to improve hand hygiene. A quality improvement studyWilkie-Miskin, T. et al.Infection, Disease and Health10.1016/j.idh.2025.07.003
Assessing health literacy and its impacts among people accessing unguided internet-delivered cognitive behaviour therapy for depression and anxiety: a treatment-seeking cohort studyFisher, A. et al.Advances in Mental Health10.1080/18387357.2025.2536801
Quality of Available Cardiovascular Disease Knowledge Tools: A Systematic ReviewFajardo, M.A. et al.Global Heart10.5334/gh.1446
Decision Support Tools in Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation: An Environmental Scan and Appraisal of Online ResourcesWhite, S. et al.Transplantation10.1097/TP.0000000000005473
Building capacity for genomics in primary care: a scoping review of practitioner attitudes, education needs, and enablersDunlop, K.L.A. et al.Frontiers in Medicine10.3389/fmed.2025.1577958
Countries should strengthen their health information systemsStrong, K. et al.BMJ10.1136/BMJ.R791
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 ResourcesClapham, E. et al.JMIR Infodemiology10.2196/55248