Submissions from 2019
Under-use of appropriate blood pressure-lowering and lipid-lowering therapy in the Busselton baby boomer population, Wai Yiu, Matthew Knuiman, Hilary Wallace, and Joseph Hung
Prevalence of sexual harassment of nurses and nursing students in China: A meta-analysis of observational studies, Liang-Nan Zeng, Qian-Qian Zong, Ji-Wen Zhang, Li Lu, Feng-Rong An, Chee H. Ng, Gabor S. Ungvari, Fang-Yu Yang, Teris Cheung, Ligang Chen, and Yu-Tao Xiang
Adjunctive aripiprazole for antipsychotic-related hyperprolactinaemia in patients with first-episode schizophrenia: A meta-analysis, Wei Zheng, Dong-Bin Cai, Xin-Hu Yang, Wei Zheng, Gabor S. Ungvari, Chee H. Ng, Zhan-Ming Shi, Mei-Lung Hu, Yu-Ping Ning, and Yu-Tao Xiang
Long-term prevalence and predictors of prolonged grief disorder amongst bereaved cancer caregivers: A cohort study, Rachel D. Zordan, Melanie L. Bell, Melanie Price, Cheryl Remedios, Elizabeth Lobb, Christopher Hall, and Peter Hudson
Submissions from 2018
Nonstandard lumbar region in predicting fracture risk, Dima Alajlouni, Dana Bliuc, Thach Tran, Nicholas Pocock, Tuan Nguyen, John A. Eisman, and Jacqueline Center
Increasing the knowledge, identification and treatment of osteoporosis through education and shared decision-making with residents living in a retirement village community, Jane Anderson-Wurf, Catherine Harding, and Alexa Seal
Help-seeking experiences of bereaved adolescents: A qualitative study, Karl Andriessen, Elizabeth Lobb, Jane Mowll, Michael Dudley, Brian Draper, and Philip Mitchell
Increasing multimorbidity in an Australian street health service: A 10-year retrospective cohort study, Diane Arnold-Reed, Lakkhina Troeung, Tom Brett, Wendy Chan She Ping-Delfos, Cecily Strange, Elizabeth Geelhoed, Colleen Fisher, and David Preen
Non-infectious illness after tick bite, Miles Beaman
Communicating end-of-life care goals and decision-making among a multidisciplinary geriatric inpatient rehabilitation team: A qualitative descriptive study, Melissa J. Bloomer, Mari Botti, Fiona Runacres, Peter Poon, Jakqui Barnfield, and Alison M. Hutchinson
Cultural considerations at end of life in a geriatric inpatient rehabilitiation setting, Melissa J. Bloomer, Mari Botti, Fiona Runacres, Peter Poon, Jakqui Barnfield, and Alison M. Hutchinson
Single-inhaler fluticasone furoate/umeclidinium/vilanterol versus fluticasone furoate/vilanterol plus umeclidinium using two inhalers for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A randomized non-inferiority study, Peter R. Bremner, Ruby Birk, Noushin Brealey, Afisi S. Ismaila, Chang-Qing Zhu, and David A. Lipson
Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia in primary care: Time for general practice to play its part, Tom Brett, Nadeem Qureshi, Samuel Gidding, and Gerald F. Watts
Guideline summary: National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation 2018, David Brieger, John Amerena, John R. Attia, Beata Bajorek, Kim H. Chan, Cia Connell, Ben Freedman, Caleb Ferguson, Tanya Hall, Haris M. Haqqani, Jeroen Hendriks, Charlotte P. Hespe, Joseph Hung, Jonathan M. Kalman, Prashanthan Sanders, John Worthington, Tristan Yan, and Nicholas A. Zwar
Benchmarking of a simple scintigraphic test for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease that assesses oesophageal disease and its pulmonary complications, Leticia Burton, Gregory L. Falk, Stephen Parsons, Mel Cusi, and Hans Van Der Wall
Dietary approaches for patients with heart failure and diabetes, Thomas Butler, Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou, and Duane Mellor
The VOICE Study: Valuing Opinions, Individual Communication and Experience: Building the evidence base for undertaking patient-centred family meetings in palliative care - a mixed methods study, Philippa J. Cahill, Christine R. Sanderson, Elizabeth A. Lobb, and Jane L. Phillips
Variations in the management of acute illness in children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: An audit of three paediatric hospitals, Georgina L. Chrisp, Ann M. Maguire, Maria Quartararo, Henrik Falhammar, Bruce R. King, Craig F. Munns, David J. Torpy, Shihab Hameed, and R Louise Rushworth
How is chaplaincy marginalised-by our faith communities and by our institutions and can we change it?, Jeffrey Cohen
Inferior vena cava filters (IVCFs): A review of uses and application to international guidelines at a single Australian center; implications of venous thromboembolism associated with malignancy, Philip Craven, Ciara Daly, Randall Oates, Nisha Sikotra, Tim Clay, and Eli Gabbay
Adherence to prescribing restrictions for HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer in Australia: A national population-based observational study (2001-2016), Benjamin Daniels, Federico Girosi, Hanna Tervonen, Belinda E. Kiely, Sarah J. Lord, Nehmat Houssami, and Sally-Anne Pearson
Protocol to develop sustainable day care for children aged 1-4 years in disadvantaged urban communities in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Mahua Das, Helen Elsey, Riffat A. Shawon, Joseph Hicks, J Ferdoush, Rumana Huque, Fariza Fieroze, Shammi Nasreen, Hilary Wallace, and Saidur R. Mushreky
'Compassion, the first emotion ditched when I'm busy'. The struggle to maintain our common humanity, Lorna Davin, Jill Thistlethwaite, and Emma Bartle
The teaching and learning of health advocacy in an Australian medical school, Arabelle M. Douglas, Donna B. Mak, Caroline Bulsara, David J. Macey, and Indira V.M Samarawickrema
Vitamin D deficiency and segregation status in prisoners, Zelda Doyle, John Dearin, and Joe McGirr
How are junior doctors managing patients with self-limiting illnesses at their first presentation? A video vignette study, Eugene D'Souza, Catherine Krejany, Rosie Meng, and Moyez Jiwa
The emperor's new clothes: What randomized controlled trials don't cover, John A. Eisman, P Geusens, and J van den Bergh
Improving household surveys and use of data to address health inequities in three Asian cities: protocol for the Surveys for Urban Equity (SUE) mixed methods and feasibility study, Helen Elsey, Ak Narayan Poudel, Tim Ensor, Tolib Mirzoev, James Nicholas Newell, Joseph Paul Hicks, Christopher Cartwright, David Wong, Caroline Tait, Sushil Baral, Radheshyam Bhattarai, Sudeepa Khanal, Rajeev Dhungel, Subash Gajurel, Shraddha Manandhar, Saidur Mashreky, Junnatul Ferdoush, Rumana Huque, Tarana Ferdous, Shammi Nasreen, Hoang Van Minh, Duong Minh Duc, Bao Ngoc, Dana Thomson, and Hilary Wallace
Who knows what 'healthy weight' looks like?, Rowan Flanagan, Daniel Waugh, Xingqiong Meng, Epi Kanjo, and Catherine Krejany
International medical electives in selected African countries: A phenomenological study on host experience, Elspeth Fotheringham, Pippa Craig, and Elina Tor
Decision makers' experience of participatory dynamic simulation modelling: Methods for public health policy, Louise Freebairn, Jo-An Atkinson, Paul M. Kelly, Geoff McDonnell, and Lucie Rychetnik
A case of left-sided facial swelling: A benign or serious cause?, Sascha Fulde and Gordian Fulde
A routine ECG during a routine health check, Sascha Fulde and Gordian Fulde
Depression across pregnancy and the postpartum, antidepressant use and the association with female sexual function, Megan Galbally, Stuart J. Watson, Michael Permezel, and Andrew J. Lewis
Carers' preferences for the delivery of therapy services for people with disability in rural Australia: Evidence from a discrete choice experiment, G Gallego, A Dew, M Lincoln, K Bulkeley, J Brentnall, and C Vietch
Qualitative methods in pharmacy research, Gisselle Gallego and Lotte Stig Norgaard
Accuracy of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging to detect significant prostate cancer and index lesion location, Hariette Goldman, Neha Singh, Catherine Harding, Joe McGirr, Alexa Seal, Ian Duncan, and Steven Sowter
Culturally and linguistically diverse palliative care patients' journeys at the end-of-life, Anna Green, Natalia Jerzmanowska, Marguerite Green, and Elizabeth Lobb
'Death is difficult in any language': A qualitative study of palliative care professionals' experiences when providing end-of-life care to patients from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, Anna Green, Natalia Jerzmanowska, Marguerite Green, and Elizabeth Lobb
Probabilities of TKR patients achieving their goals, Rajitha Gunaratne, Riaz Khan, Daniel Fick, Jami Ilyas, Samantha Haebich, and Anne Smith
Effect of adjunctive ranitidine for antipsychotic-induced weight gain: A systematic review of randomized placebo-controlled trials, Xiaojing Gu, Rui Chen, Chen-Hui Sun, Wei Zheng, Xin-Hu Yang, Shi-Bin Wang, Gabor S. Ungvari, Chee Ng, Andrei Golenkov, Grace Lok, Lu Li, Ines Chow, Fei Wang, and Yu-Tao Xiang
5-Year survival of pediatric anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with living donor hamstring tendon grafts, Emma L. Heath, Lucy J. Salmon, Robert Cooper, Evangelos Pappas, Justin P. Roe, and Leo Pinczewski
Informing implementation of quality improvement in Australian primary care, Charlotte Hespe, Lucie Rychetnik, David Peiris, and Mark Harris
Cortical AAV-CNTF gene therapy combined with intraspinal mesenchymal precursor cell transplantation promotes functional and morphological outcomes after spinal cord injury in adult rats, Stuart I. Hodgetts, Jun Han Yoon, Alysia Fogliani, Emmanuel A. Akinpelu, Danii Baron-Heeris, Imke G.J Houwers, Lachlan P.G Wheeler, Bernadette T. Majda, Sreya Santhakumar, Sarah J. Lovett, Emma Duce, Margaret A. Pollett, Tylie M. Wiseman, Brooke Fehily, and Alan R. Harvey
Inpatient rehabilitation did not positively affect 6-month patient-reported outcomes after hip or knee arthroplasty, Adam G. Hutchinson, Benjamin Gooden, Matthew C. Lyons, Justin P. Roe, Michael D. O'Sullivan, Lucy J. Salmon, Kaka Martina, and Leo Pinczewski
Management of amiodarone-induced thyrotoxicosis at a cardiac transplantation centre, Michelle Isaacs, Monique Costin, Ron Bova, Helen L. Barrett, Drew Heffernan, Katherine Samaras, and Jerry R. Greenfield
Photo-ageing for smoking cessation in pregnancy: A pilot study, Divya Iyer, Moyez Jiwa, Catherine Krejany, and Jacqueline Van Dam
Cardiac steatosis in HIV-A marker or mediator of disease?, Morgan Jacob and Cameron J. Holloway
Patient attitudes towards analgesia and their openness to non-pharmacological methods such as acupuncture in the emergency department, Andrew L. Jan, Emogene S. Aldridge, Ian R. Rogers, Eric J. Visser, Max K. Bulsara, and Dana A. Hince
Impact of aging on the auditory system and related cognitive functions: A narrative review, Dona M.P Jayakody, Peter L. Friedland, Ralph N. Martins, and Hamid R. Sohrabi
Educating for Indigenous health equity: An international consensus statement, Rhys Jones, Lynden Crowshoe, Papaarangi Reid, Betty Calam, Elana Curtis, Michael Green, Tania Huria, Kristen Jacklin, Martina Kamaka, Cameron Lacey, Jill Milroy, David Paul, Suzanne Pitama, Leah Walker, Gillian Webb, and Shaun Ewen
Heritable DNA methylation marks associated with susceptibility to breast cancer, Jihoon E. Joo, James G. Dowty, Elizabeth Lobb, and kConFab
Exploring tutor perceptions and current practices in facilitating diagnostic reasoning in preclinical medical students: Implications for tutor professional development needs, Jane E. Keir, Shannon L. Saad, and Lorna Davin
Total hip arthroplasty by the direct anterior approach using a neck-preserving stem: Safety, efficacy and learning curve, Aditya Khemka, Omar Mograby, Sally J. Lord, Zelda Doyle, and Munjed Al Muderis
A process for developing standards to promote quality in general practice, Julie Khoury, Catherine Krejany, Ronald Versteeg, Michaela Lodewyckx, Simone Pike, Michael Civil, and Moyez Jiwa
Cost analysis of the CTLB Study, a multitherapy antenatal education programme to reduce routine interventions in labour, Kate M. Levett, Hannah G. Dahlen, Caroline A. Smith, Kenneth William Finlayson, Soo Downe, and Federico Girosi
Cerebral small vessel disease burden is associated with poststroke depressive symptoms: A 15-month prospective study, Yan Liang, Yang-Kun Chen, Vincent C. Mok, De-Feng Wang, Gabor S. Ungvari, Winnie C. Chu, Hee-Ju Kang, and Wai-Kwong Tang
Prevalence of internet addiction disorder in Chinese university students: A comprehensive meta-analysis of observational studies, Lu Li, Dan-Dan Xu, Jing-Xin Chai, Di Wang, Lin Li, Ling Zhang, Li Lu, Chee H. Ng, Gabor S. Ungvari, Song-Li Mei, and Yu-Tao Xiang
Bullying and sexual harassment of junior doctors in New South Wales, Australia: Rate and reporting outcomes, Anthony Llewellyn, Aspasia Karageorge, Louise Nash, Wenlong Li, and Dennis Neuen
Patient reported outcomes of pastoral care in a hospital setting, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Susanne Schmidt, Natalia Jerzmanowska, Ashley M. Swing, and Safrina Thristiawati
A research and evaluation capacity building model in Western Australia, Roanna Lobo, Gemma Crawford, Jonathan Hallett, Sue Laing, Donna B. Mak, Jonine Jancey, Sally Rowell, Kahlia McCausland, Lisa Bastian, Anne Sorenson, P.J. Matt Tilley, Simon Yam, Jude Comfort, Sean Brennan, and Maryanne Doherty
Actinomyces cavernous sinus infection: A case and systematic literature review, Michal Lubomski, James Dalgliesh, Kenneth Lee, Omprakash Damodaran, Genevieve McKew, and Stephen Reddel
Rheumatoid leptomeningitis presenting with an acute neuropsychiatric disorder, Michal Lubomski, Joanne Sy, Michael Buckland, Andie S. Lee, Bethan Richards, Elizabeth Thompson, Michael Fulham, Nora Breen, Kirsty Morris, and G Michael Halmagyi
Preparing medical graduates for the health effects of climate change: An Australasian collaboration, Diana L. Madden, Michelle McLean, and Graeme L. Horton
Antenatal influenza and pertussis vaccination in Western Australia: A cross-sectional survey of vaccine uptake and influencing factors, Donna Mak, Annette K. Regan, Dieu T. Vo, and Paul V. Effler
Who enrols and graduates from web-based pharmacy education - Experiences from Northern Sweden, Sofia Mattsson, Maria Gustafsson, Sofia Svahn, Helena Norberg, and Gisselle Gallego
Healing conversations: Developing a practical framework for clinical communication between Aboriginal communities and healthcare practitioners, Andrea McKivett, David Paul, and Nicky Hudson
Mobile phone dependence, social support and impulsivity in Chinese university students, Songli Mei, Jingxin Chai, Shi-Bin Wang, Chee H. Ng, Gabor S. Ungvari, and Yu-Tao Xiang
Practical guide for identifying unmet clinical needs for biomarkers, Phillip J. Monaghan, Sarah Robinson, Daniel Rajdl, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt, Sverre Sandberg, Andrew St John, Maurice O'Kane, Lieselotte Lennartz, Ralf Roddiger, Sarah J. Lord, Christa M. Cobbaert, and Andrea R. Horvath
Dermal nerve fibre and mast cell density, and proximity of mast cells to nerve fibres in the skin of patients with complex regional pain syndrome, Natalie Morellini, Philip M. Finch, Andreas Goebel, and Peter D. Drummond
Buprenorphine versus morphine in paediatric acute pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis, Nathan Murray, Utsav Malla, Ruan Vlok, Alice Scott, Olivia Chua, Thomas Melhuish, and Leigh White
Does citation matter? Research citation in policy documents as an indicator of research impact – an Australian obesity policy case-study, Robyn Newson, Lucie Rychetnik, Lesley King, Andrew Milat, and Adrian Bauman
Looking both ways: A review of methods for assessing research impacts on policy and the policy utilisation of research, Robyn S. Newson, Lesley A. King, Lucie Rychetnik, Andrew J. Milat, and Adrian E. Bauman
National Heart Foundation of Australia and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand: Australian Clinical Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation 2018, NHFA CSANZ Atrial Fibrillation Guideline Working Group, David Brieger, John Amerena, John Attia, Beata Bajorek, Kim H. Chan, Cia Connell, Ben Freedman, Caleb Ferguson, Tanya Hall, Haris Haqqani, Jeroen Hendriks, Charlotte Hespe, Joseph Hung, Jonathan M. Kalman, Prashanthan Sanders, John Worthington, Tristan D. Yan, and Nicholas Zwar
Changing medical student attitudes to patient safety: A multicentre study, Kim Oates, Ian Wilson, Wendy Hu, Ben Walker, Amanda Nagle, and Janice Wiley
Atrial Fibrillation Screen, Management And Guideline Recommended Therapy (AF SMART II) in the rural primary care setting: An implementation study protocol, Jessica J. Orchard, Lis Neubeck, Ben Freedman, Ruth Webster, Anushka Patel, Robyn Gallagher, Jialin Li, Charlotte Hespe, Caleb Ferguson, Nicholas Zwar, and Nicole Lowres
Using new and innovative technologies to assess clinical stage in early intervention youth mental health services: Evaluation study, Laura Ospina-Pinillos, Tracey A. Davenport, Frank Iorfino, Ashleigh Tickell, Shane Cross, Elizabeth M. Scott, and Ian B. Hickie
Developing a mental health eClinic to improve access to and quality of mental health care for young people: Using participatory design as research methodologies, Laura Ospina-Pinillos, Tracey A. Davenport, Cristina S. Ricci, Alyssa C. Milton, Elizabeth M. Scott, and Ian B. Hickie
A profiling analysis of contributions of cigarette smoking, dietary calcium intakes, and physical activity to fragility fracture in the elderly, Thuy T. Pham, Diep N. Nguyen, Eryk Dutkiewicz, Jacqueline R. Center, John A. Eisman, and Tuan V. Nguyen
Identifying systems barriers that may prevent bereavement service access to bereaved carers: A report from an Australian specialist palliative care service, Jane Phillips, Elizabeth A. Lobb, Paula Mohacsi, Nicole Heneka, and David Currow
Primary goals, information-giving and men's understanding: A qualitative study of Australian and UK doctors' varied communication about PSA screening, Kristen Pickles, Stacy M. Carter, Lucie Rychetnik, Kirsten McCaffery, and Vikki A. Entwistle
The importance of left atrial volume assessment in identifying the cause of ischemic stroke, David Playford, Sarah Bowler, Max Bulsara, David J. Blacker, Timothy R. Bates, and James P. Codde
Differences in Swedish and Australian medical student attitudes and beliefs about chronic pain, its management, and the way it is taught, Linda Rankin, Britt-Marie Stalnacke, Christopher J. Fowler, and Gisselle Gallego
Risk of pelvic inflammatory disease in relation to chlamydia and gonorrhea testing, repeat testing, and positivity: A population-based cohort study, Joanne Reekie, Basil Donovan, Rebecca Guy, Jane S. Hocking, John M. Kaldor, Donna B. Mak, Sallie Pearson, David Preen, Louise Stewart, and James W.B Liu
Long-term impact of childhood hepatitis B vaccination programs on prevalence among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal women giving birth in Western Australia, Joanne Reekie, John M. Kaldor, Donna B. Mak, James Ward, Basil Donovan, Jane S. Hocking, David Preen, and Bette Liu
Chlamydia trachomatis and the risk of spontaneous preterm birth, babies who are born small for gestational age, and stillbirth: A population-based cohort study, Joanne Reekie, Christine Roberts, David Preen, Jane S. Hocking, Basil Donovan, James Ward, Donna B. Mak, and Bette Liu
Midwives' knowledge, attitudes and learning needs regarding antenatal vaccination, Annette Regan, Yvonne Hauck, Lisa Nicolaou, Danielle Engelbrecht, Janice Butt, Donna B. Mak, Rikki Priest, Ronit Cukierman, and Paul Effler
Using a chronic hepatitis B Registry to support population-level liver cancer prevention in Sydney, Australia, Monica C. Robotin, Ximena Masgoret, Mamta Porwal, David Goldsbury, Chee Khoo, and Jacob George
Acute adrenal insufficiency: Optimising care, R Louise Rushworth, Henrik Falhammar, and David J. Torpy
20-year outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with hamstring tendon autograft: The catastrophic effect of age and posterior tibial slope, Lucy J. Salmon, Emma Heath, Hawar Akrawi, Justin P. Roe, James Linklater, and Leo Pinczewski
What’s old is new again: The sacroiliac joint as a cause of lateralizing low back pain, Jennifer Saunders, Manuel Cusi, and Hans Van der Wall
Evaluation of serum glycoprotein biomarker candidates for detection of esophageal adenocarcinoma and surveillance of Barrett’s esophagus, Alok K. Shah, Gunter Hartel, Ian Brown, Clay Winterford, Renhua Na, Kim-Anh Le Cao, Bradley A. Spicer, Michelle Dunstone, Wayne A. Phillips, Reginald V. Lord, Andrew P. Barbour, David I. Watson, Virendra Joshi, David C. Whiteman, and Michelle M. Hill
Systematic review of pain medicine content, teaching, and assessment in medical school curricula internationally, Elspeth E. Shipton, Frank Bate, Raymond Garrick, Carole Steketee, Edward A. Shipton, and Eric J. Visser
Pain medicine content, teaching and assessment in medical school curricula in Australia and New Zealand, Elspeth E. Shipton, Frank Bate, Raymond Garrick, Carole Steketee, and Eric J. Visser
Progression-free survival as a surrogate endpoint for overall survival in modern ovarian cancer trials: A meta-analysis, Katrin M. Sjoquist, Sarah J. Lord, Michael L. Friedlander, Robert John Simes, Ian C. Marschner, and Chee Khoon Lee
Massage, reflexology and other manual methods for pain management in labour, C. Smith, K. Levett, C. Collins, H. Dahlen, C. Ee, and M. Suganuma
Relaxation techniques for pain management in labour, C. Smith, K. Levett, C. Collins, H. Dahlen, and M. Suganuma
Predicting sequential bilateral cochlear implantation performance in postlingually deafened adults: A retrospective cohort study, Yvette E. Smulders, Thomas Hendriks, Inge Stegeman, Robert H. Eikelboom, Cathy Sucher, Gemma Upson, Ronel Chester Browne, Dona Jayakody, Peter L. Santa Maria, Marcus D. Atlas, and Peter L. Friedland
'What’s on your mind?' The only necessary question in spiritual care, Austyn Snowden, Elizabeth Anne Lobb, Susanne Schmidt, Ashley M. Swing, Pamela Logan, and Catherine Macfarlane
Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia: Emerging issues from a global perspective, Charles L. Sprung, Margaret Somerville, Lukas Radbruch, Nathalie Steiner Collet, Gunnar Duttge, Jefferson P. Piva, Massimo Antonelli, Daniel P. Sulmasy, Willem Lemmens, and E Wesley Ely