2026 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.
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| Title | Authors | Source title | DOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinicians' perspectives on managing and treating heavy menstrual bleeding in Australia: A qualitative study | Ramsay J.; et al. | Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare | 10.1016/j.srhc.2026.101235 |
| Making green easy: providing ward-based education and resources to optimise pharmaceutical waste management | Kay D.; et al. | Journal of Pharmacy Practice and Research | 10.1002/jppr.70064 |
| Equity, Diversity and Inclusion From the Start: Reforming Australia's Research Infrastructure for Inclusive Participation | Muscat D.M.; et al. | Medical Journal of Australia | 10.5694/mja2.70185 |
| Women's screening preferences shift after being informed about the 2024 USPSTF breast cancer screening guideline | Parmet T.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109581 |
| Spillover effects on infant caregiving and domestic work during the poriborton clean cookstove trial | Hossain M.K.; et al. | PloS one | 10.1371/journal.pone.0339949 |
| Comparing traditional and AI-enhanced strategies for developing patient decision aids: a multiple case study | Giguere A.; et al. | BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine | 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-113675 |
| Diabetes Priorities Questionnaire (DPQ): a codesigned preclinic priority setting tool to enable patient-centred care for people with type 2 diabetes | Ravi S.; et al. | BMJ open | 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-109436 |
| Measuring and monitoring child health and well-being - An integral part of the climate change agenda | Requejo J.H.; et al. | Health Policy and Planning | 10.1093/heapol/czaf070 |
| Older Women’s Decision-Making After Receiving Information from a Screening Provider About Breast Cancer Screening Cessation | Smith J.; et al. | Journal of General Internal Medicine | 10.1007/s11606-025-09931-7 |
| Influence of Anecdotes of IVF Success on Treatment Decision Making: An Online Randomized Controlled Trial | Chadwick V.; et al. | Medical Decision Making | 10.1177/0272989X251367783 |
| What do editors of medical journals think about opportunities and barriers to advancement in the publication of plain language summaries? A qualitative analysis | Gainey K.; et al. | PLOS ONE | 10.1371/journal.pone.0343058 |
| Laypeople's Perceptions of Clinician Performance Metrics Based on Cancer Screening Attendance | Scherer L.D.; et al. | JAMA Health Forum | 10.1001/jamahealthforum.2026.0714 |
| Facilitating meaningful consumer and community engagement in research: co-designing plain language guides for applied health research projects | Ayre J.; et al. | Public Health Research and Practice | 10.1071/PU25040 |
| Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Journal of Medical Economics | 10.1080/13696998.2026.2655380 |
| The benefits and harms of using a period tracking app: A qualitative study of women's experiences | Woodland C.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109755 |
| Correlates of fatigue in SARS-CoV-2-positive and -negative adolescents and young adults: Repeated cross-sectional analyses from a prospective cohort study | Brodwall E.M.; et al. | Journal of Psychosomatic Research | 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2026.112885 |
| Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Health Communication | 10.1080/10410236.2026.2655417 |
| Reducing waste from single-use procedure packs in hospitals: A scoping review | Seville A.R.; et al. | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care | 10.1177/0310057X251374693 |
| The need for transparency in the promotion of popular period tracker applications (apps): a content analysis of their app store descriptions | Graham A.; et al. | Human Fertility | 10.1080/14647273.2025.2607988 |
| The Effects of a Short Video Intervention on Digital Health Literacy Skills: An Online Randomised Controlled Trial | McCaffery K.; et al. | Journal of General Internal Medicine | 10.1007/s11606-026-10616-y |
| A qualitative study of genomics in cancer control for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians | Clark J.; et al. | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health | 10.1016/j.anzjph.2025.100310 |
| The role of health literacy in medication adherence: Evidence from a greater western Sydney study of Indian migrants living with type 2 diabetes mellitus | Parmar J.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109737 |
| Models of survivorship care in patients with head and neck cancer in regional, rural, and remote areas: a systematic review | Pradhan P.; et al. | Journal of Cancer Survivorship | 10.1007/s11764-024-01643-x |
| Development of a question prompt list to support Consent for Genomic Testing (CoGenT) and research | Hersch J.; et al. | Human Genetics | 10.1007/s00439-026-02839-0 |
| Exploring the Prevalence and Clinical Relevance of Health Literacy in Severe Obesity: A Scoping Review | Xia A.; et al. | Obesity Reviews | 10.1111/obr.70201 |
| A scoping review of communication tools for risk-based breast cancer screening | Hudson C.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109425 |
| Estimating risk of long COVID using a Bayesian network-based decision support tool | Sinclair J.E.; et al. | Vaccine | 10.1016/j.vaccine.2025.128127 |
| Risk Factors for Secondary Postpartum Haemorrhage: Preliminary Data for a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study Involving Women Presenting to a Single Tertiary Women's Hospital | Anderson J.; et al. | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 10.1111/ajo.70075 |
| Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Current Medical Research and Opinion | 10.1080/03007995.2026.2655476 |
| Behavioural nudges to reduce low-value care for low back pain in the emergency department (NUDG-ED): a 2 × 2 factorial, pragmatic cluster randomized trial | Altinger G.; et al. | CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne | 10.1503/cmaj.251595 |
| Impact of cooking with liquefied petroleum gas compared with traditional cooking practices on perinatal and early neonatal mortality: the Poriborton cluster randomised controlled trial | Raynes-Greenow C.; et al. | BMJ Global Health | 10.1136/bmjgh-2025-020391 |
| Ready to screen implementation trial protocol: a cluster randomized implementation trial comparing a bundled implementation strategy versus a simple implementation strategy to improve intention to screen in the Australian National Lung Cancer Screening Program | Kartal D.; et al. | Implementation Science | 10.1186/s13012-026-01496-1 |
| Adapting ‘The Grog App’ to Ask Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples About Their Drinking in Primary Healthcare: A Delphi Study | Al Ansari M.; et al. | Drug and Alcohol Review | 10.1111/dar.70171 |
| Assessing the safety of patient-centred discharge medication instructions generated by an AI model | Tang M.; et al. | International Journal of Medical Informatics | 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2026.106272 |
| Expanding horizons: Introducing PEC Global | Ghisi G.L.D.M.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109460 |
| Mind the Gap: Impact of New Labels on Public Perceptions and Calculated Risk of Adverse Outcomes after a Melanoma In Situ Diagnosis—A Secondary Analysis of an Online Randomized Experiment | Wu Z.; et al. | Medical Decision Making | 10.1177/0272989X261446536 |
| Science translation strategies to the public during health emergencies: A systematic review of RCTs | Taba M.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109479 |
| Do people with limited health literacy access and take up treatment in a national digital mental health service? A prospective cohort study of 4578 service users | Fisher A.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109397 |
| Engaging Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities to Prepare for Lung Cancer Screening Implementation in Australia: A Qualitative Focus Group Study | Nicholls T.; et al. | Health Expectations | 10.1111/hex.70557 |
| Factors Influencing the Adoption of a Patient Decision Aid Development Platform: A Qualitative Study | Bélanger J.; et al. | MDM Policy and Practice | 10.1177/23814683251409185 |
| Research Priorities for Readability Assessment of Health Information: A Modified eDelphi Study | Mac O.; et al. | Journal of Health Communication | 10.1080/10810730.2026.2670325 |
| Economic evaluation of microvascular reconstruction of the jaw: A micro-costing analysis and identification of key cost-drivers | Petrides G.A.; et al. | Oral Oncology | 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2026.107885 |
| Accessing perinatal education in the Australian health system: A mixed-methods exploration of the experiences of migrant and refugee women | Zachariah D.; et al. | Community Health Equity Research and Policy | 10.1177/2752535X261456538 |
| Impact of prophylactic oral azithromycin during labor on Azithromycin Resistance (AMR) in nasal Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pneumoniae in women and infants in the multicountry Azithromycin Prevention in Labor Use Study (A-PLUS) | Hibberd P.L.; et al. | PLOS ONE | 10.1371/journal.pone.0346174 |
| Investigating nitrous oxide leaks at St George Hospital: A case study using the discrepancy and pressure testing methods | Cregan R.; et al. | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care | 10.1177/0310057X251379095 |
| SAGE (safer analgesia): a protocol for a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial to reduce the use of high-risk medicines in people with chronic back and/or neck pain | Abdel Shaheed C.; et al. | BMJ Open | 10.1136/bmjopen-2026-119354 |
| Qualitative insights into the acceptability of self-collection for cervical screening amongst under- and never-screened groups in Australia | Jops P.; et al. | BMC Public Health | 10.1186/s12889-026-27034-8 |
| Bridging communication gaps to improve adult congenital heart disease care: patient perspectives from a qualitative study | Ruban S.; et al. | BMC Health Services Research | 10.1186/s12913-026-14286-8 |
| Gynaecologists' Views and Acceptability of Active Surveillance for Women Diagnosed With Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia 2: A Qualitative Study | Luo D.; et al. | Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 10.1111/ajo.70165 |
| Trust first, concerns second: An international vignette study of older adults' preferences towards deprescribing statins | Vordenberg S.E.; et al. | British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology | 10.1002/bcp.70440 |
| Experiences of patient-led melanoma surveillance and teledermatology in underserved groups in the Melanoma Self-Surveillance Trial: A qualitative sub-study | Kharel P.; et al. | Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare | 10.1177/1357633X261457782 |
| Formative research in Ethiopia and Bangladesh: strengthening household survey measures of maternal micronutrient supplementation in low- and middle-income countries | Walton S.; et al. | Journal of Global Health | 10.7189/jogh.16.04159 |
| Overdiagnosis and overtesting | Guppy M.; et al. | Australian Journal of General Practice | 10.31128/AJGP-11-25-7893 |
| Safeguarding quality in health and medical science information today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Public health research & practice | 10.1071/PU26042 |
| Text message incentives increased patient-reported outcomes survey response in emergency care: SWAT findings | Altinger G.; et al. | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2025.112116 |
| Evaluating the Impact of Surgeon Preference Card Age on Surgical Waste and Costs | Colagiuri P.; et al. | Surgical Innovation | 10.1177/15533506261455385 |
| Psychosocial Impact of Breast Density Notification Through Breast Cancer Screening: A Qualitative Interview Study | Gram E.G.; et al. | Health Expectations | 10.1111/hex.70539 |
| Step-by-step: A clinical pathway for stepped care management of fear of cancer recurrence—results of a three-round online delphi consensus process with Australian health professionals and researchers | Smith A.‘.; et al. | Journal of Cancer Survivorship | 10.1007/s11764-024-01685-1 |
| Reducing Stigma in Lung Cancer Screening: Co-Design of a Targeted Resource for Health Professionals in Australia | McFadden K.; et al. | Health Expectations | 10.1111/hex.70571 |
| Gloves off!: Environmental and financial impacts of an educational intervention to improve hand hygiene. A quality improvement study | Wilkie-Miskin T.; et al. | Infection, Disease and Health | 10.1016/j.idh.2025.07.003 |
| Timing of Prophylactic Intrapartum Azithromycin Administration and Efficacy in Prevention of Maternal and Infant Infections: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial | Boelig R.C.; et al. | BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | 10.1111/1471-0528.70121 |
| The impact of social media health information on general practice consultations in Australia: A cross-sectional study of general practitioners | Nickel B.; et al. | Australian Journal of General Practice | 10.31128/AJGP-10-25-7869 |
| Informed choice for lung cancer screening: A randomised trial of three decision support tools | Dodd R.H.; et al. | Lung Cancer | 10.1016/j.lungcan.2025.108874 |
| Digital Educational Strategies to Implement Evidence-Based Care for Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease | Zeng A.; et al. | Current Atherosclerosis Reports | 10.1007/s11883-026-01402-6 |
| Reducing use of desflurane in the anaesthetic department: A controlled interrupted time series analysis | Kazda L.; et al. | Anaesthesia and Intensive Care | 10.1177/0310057X251374691 |
| Intrapartum oral azithromycin for maternal infection prophylaxis and the risk of postpartum hemorrhage: A secondary analysis of the A-PLUS trial | Sidze L.; et al. | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 10.1002/ijgo.70777 |
| The illusion of empowerment: commercializing women’s health in the digital age | Nickel B.; et al. | Health Promotion International | 10.1093/heapro/daag074 |
| Mobile Dermatoscope Type in Patient-Performed Teledermoscopy A Study Within a Trial | Ackermann D.M.; et al. | JAMA Dermatology | 10.1001/jamadermatol.2025.4792 |
| User Testing of Information Materials Developed for the Australian National Lung Cancer Screening Program: A Qualitative Study | Luo D.; et al. | Health Expectations | 10.1111/hex.70592 |
| Updated International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS version 5.0): modified Delphi, evidence informed consensus process | Volk R.J.; et al. | BMJ | 10.1136/bmj-2025-088116 |
| Social Media Health Information Formats and Endometriosis Treatment-Seeking Intentions: A Randomized Controlled Trial | Graham A.; et al. | Medical Decision Making | 10.1177/0272989X261436847 |
| Multidisciplinary Clinical Quality Indicators for Head and Neck Cancer: A Modified Delphi Study in Australia | Venchiarutti R.L.; et al. | ANZ Journal of Surgery | 10.1111/ans.70297 |
| Characteristics of Participants Screened and Randomized to the Melanoma Self Surveillance Trial | Medcalf E.; et al. | JAMA Dermatology | 10.1001/jamadermatol.2026.0083 |
| Non-study post-partum antibiotics use and risk of maternal and neonatal infection: A secondary analysis of the A-PLUS randomized controlled trial | McClure E.M.; et al. | International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics | 10.1002/ijgo.70721 |
| Patient personas exemplifying behavioural barriers and enablers to patient education across the hypertension journey: A qualitative framework analysis | Slater K.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109707 |
| Determinants of Adherence to a Ketogenic Diet in Patients with Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction | Liao L.P.; et al. | Nutrients | 10.3390/nu18121857 |
| Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Postgraduate Medicine | 10.1080/00325481.2026.2655398 |
| Stakeholder perspectives on the use of patient-reported outcome measures in colorectal cancer survivorship care in general practice: qualitative study using interviews | Kim B.; et al. | Quality of Life Research | 10.1007/s11136-025-04116-5 |
| Perspectives of women who receive an increased chance result on non-invasive prenatal testing or combined first trimester screening: a qualitative study | McKinn S.; et al. | Midwifery | 10.1016/j.midw.2026.104827 |
| Selling masculinity – A qualitative analysis of gender representations in social media content about “low T” | Gram E.G.; et al. | Social Science and Medicine | 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118903 |
| Motivators, barriers, and facilitators for starting and continuing a swimming program for chronic back pain: a qualitative study | Wareham D.M.; et al. | Musculoskeletal Science and Practice | 10.1016/j.msksp.2026.103518 |
| Multilingual Video Education for Hospitalized Patients With Myocardial Infarction (EDUCATE-MI): Single-Arm Implementation Study | Zeng A.; et al. | JMIR Cardio | 10.2196/82817 |
| Web-based dental care information resources for patients with head and neck cancer: a scoping review | Sharman A.R.; et al. | Supportive Care in Cancer | 10.1007/s00520-025-10303-4 |
| Using Social Media for Public Health Communication to Young People: A Qualitative Study to Inform Emergency Preparedness | Taba M.; et al. | Journal of Health Communication | 10.1080/10810730.2026.2613851 |
| Is young people’s mental health worse than in the past? | Groenman A.P.; et al. | BMJ | 10.1136/bmj.s410 |
| Safeguarding quality in health and medical science information today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Cogent Psychology | 10.1080/23311908.2026.2655454 |
| Effectiveness of a virtual hospital model of care for patients with low back pain presenting to emergency departments (Back@Home) | Sigera C.; et al. | npj Digital Medicine | 10.1038/s41746-026-02425-8 |
| Understanding barriers and facilitators of transition to adult care among adolescents with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD): A qualitative study of adult perspectives | Ruban S.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109364 |
| Supporting General Practitioners to Deprescribe Benzodiazepines and Z-Drugs in Primary Care: Findings From a Modified Delphi Study | Oldenhof E.; et al. | Basic and Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology | 10.1111/bcpt.70217 |
| Development and acceptability of a patient decision aid for people with degenerative cervical myelopathy: an international mixed-methods study | Gamble A.R.; et al. | BMJ Open | 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-106337 |
| A scoping review of measures to assess health professionals’ competencies related to health literacy | Mac O.; et al. | Health Promotion International | 10.1093/heapro/daaf227 |
| Why We Need Patients and Community at the Center of AI Health Communication Research | Ayre J.; et al. | Journal of Medical Internet Research | 10.2196/97577 |
| Letter to the editor: analysis of memorial records to examine mortality in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) | Cvejic E. | Fatigue: Biomedicine, Health and Behavior | 10.1080/21641846.2025.2562836 |
| Celebrating 4 years of PEC Innovation | Street R.L., Jr; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109785 |
| Health Literacy Recommendations for Digital Mental Health Treatments | Fisher A.C.; et al. | Health literacy research and practice | 10.3928/24748307-20250714-01 |
| A Scalability Assessment of an Organizational Health Literacy Initiative to Support Health Professionals in Developing Quality Consumer Information | Marshall S.; et al. | Journal of Health Communication | 10.1080/10810730.2026.2670324 |
| Motivation-informed digital reminders were no more effective than standard reminders for trial task completion in a randomized Study Within A Trial (SWAT) | Ackermann D.M.; et al. | Journal of Clinical Epidemiology | 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2026.112263 |
| Safeguarding Quality in Health and Medical Science Information Today | Ratzan S.C.; et al. | Journal of Health Communication | 10.1080/10810730.2026.2655422 |
| Shared decision making and its role in managing uncertainty and reducing low-value care | Tracy M.; et al. | Australian Journal of General Practice | 10.31128/AJGP-10-25-7872 |
| Reply: Psychological Responses to Breast Density Notification: Empowerment or Anxiety? | Gram E.G.; et al. | Health Expectations | 10.1111/hex.70701 |
| Women's experiences of receiving unexpected findings during obstetric ultrasound in Australia: A mixed-methods survey study | Seidel Z.; et al. | Patient Education and Counseling | 10.1016/j.pec.2025.109412 |