Publications
Below is a selection of our publications.
Health-related quality of life after diagnosis and treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer and association with type of surgical treatment – Brooke Nickel et al
Concerns around possible overdiagnosis and overtreatment of differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) have been raised. Issues concerning health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after diagnosis and treatment of DTC are understudied in this patient group.
Discussions about evidence and preferences in real-life general practice consultations with older patients – Danielle Muscat et al
To explore how decisions are made in real-life general practice consultations with older patients (65+ years), and examine how general practitioners (GPs) communicate risk and benefit information and evidence, and integrate patient preferences.
Beyond dialysis decisions: a qualitative exploration of decision-making among culturally and linguistically diverse adults with chronic kidney disease on haemodialysis – Danielle Muscat et al
To date, limited research has been dedicated to exploring the experience of decision-making for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients who have initiated dialysis and have to make decisions in the context of managing multiple illnesses. Evidence about the experience of decision-making for minority or disadvantaged [...]
Effect of two behavioural ‘nudging’ interventions on management decisions for low back pain: a randomised vignette-based study in general practitioners – Jason Soon et al
'Nudges' are subtle cognitive cues thought to influence behaviour. We investigated whether embedding nudges in a general practitioner (GP) clinical decision support display can reduce low-value management decisions.
Adolescents’ use of Dr Google: help or hindrance? (Letter) – Karen Scott et al
Increasingly, health professionals are recognising that parents are using the internet and social media to become informed medical consumers about their children's health. Less is known about how adolescents use digital technologies to become informed about their own health, which may involve benefits and risks.
A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial of nurse-delivered Teach-Back in a consumer telehealth service – Suzanne Morony et al
To evaluate the impact of Teach-Back on communication quality in a national telephone-based telehealth service, for callers varying in health literacy.
Listening to both sides: a qualitative comparison between patients with hepatitis C and their healthcare professionals’ perceptions of the facilitators and barriers to hepatitis C treatment adherence and completion – Victoria Sublette et al
This qualitative study compares and contrasts the perspectives of healthcare professionals who treat hepatitis C with those of patients in treatment. Comparative analysis of semi-structured interviews with 20 healthcare professionals and 20 patients undergoing treatment for hepatitis C concluded that patients and healthcare professionals disagreed [...]
Australia is responding to the complex challenge of overdiagnosis – Ray Moynihan et al
Overdiagnosis is now a health challenge recognised across many nations. Debates about its definition continue, but in short, overdiagnosis happens when health systems routinely diagnose people in ways that do not benefit them or that even do more harm than good. Overdiagnosis is unwarranted diagnosis, [...]
Colorectal cancer screening: Associations between information provision, attitudes and intended participation – Stephanie Brandhof et al
Properly informing target audiences is crucial in population-based screening programs. We aimed to evaluate the impact of information about CRC screening on attitudes and intended participation in a screening-naive population.
Effect of a Change in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Terminology on Anxiety Levels and Treatment Preferences – Brooke Nickel et al
To determine the association of treatment preferences and anxiety levels for PTC with the terminology used to describe the condition.