A5024559407- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Social Media in Health Education
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare
- Technology Use by Older Adults
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Family Support in Illness
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Urticaria and Related Conditions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Electronic Health Records Systems
Macquarie University
2015-2024
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2012-2022
London Centre for Nanotechnology
2019-2022
University College London
2019-2022
Singapore General Hospital
2019
UNSW Sydney
2006-2016
Vancouver Coastal Health
2016
North East London NHS Foundation Trust
2010
Goodmayes Hospital
2008
Transnational Press London
2003-2004
Social media, web and mobile technologies are increasingly used in healthcare directly support patientcentered care. Patients benefit from disease self-management tools, contact to others, closer monitoring. Researchers study drug efficiency, or recruit patients for clinical studies via these technologies. However, low communication barriers socialmedia, limited privacy security issues lead problems an ethical perspective. This paper summarizes the be considered when social media is...
Recent literature has discussed the unintended consequences of clinical information technologies (IT) on patient safety, yet there been little discussion about safety concerns in area consumer health IT. This paper presents a range for consumers social media, with case study YouTube. We conducted scan abstracts 'quality criteria' related to Five areas regarding YouTube were identified: (a) harmful material targeted at (such as inappropriate marketing tobacco or direct-to-consumer drug...
Introduction Fewer than half of all people at highest risk a cardiovascular event are receiving and adhering to best practice recommendations lower their risk. In this project, we examine the role an e-health-assisted consumer-focused strategy as means overcoming these gaps between evidence practice. Consumer Navigation Electronic Cardiovascular Tools (CONNECT) aims test whether e-health provided Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander non-indigenous adults, recruited through primary care,...
Objectives: Hearing loss (HL) affects a significant proportion of adults aged >50 years by impairing communication and social connectedness and, due to its high prevalence, is growing global concern. Cochlear implants (CIs) are effective devices for many people with severe or greater sensorineural HL who experience limited benefits from hearing aids. Despite this, uptake rates globally low among adults. This multimethod, multicountry qualitative study aimed investigate the barriers...
Abstract Digital health applications (apps) have the potential to improve behaviors and outcomes. We aimed examine effectiveness of a consumer web-based app linked primary care electronic records (EHRs). CONNECT was multicenter randomized controlled trial involving patients with or at risk cardiovascular disease (CVD) recruited from (Clinical Trial registration ACTRN12613000715774). Intervention participants received an interactive which pre-populated refreshed EHR factor data, diagnoses...
To test whether individuals experience cognitive biases whilst searching using information retrieval systems. Biases investigated are anchoring, order, exposure and reinforcement.A retrospective analysis a prospective experiment were conducted to investigate affect the way that documentary evidence is interpreted while online. The was on search decision behaviors of 75 clinicians (44 doctors, 31 nurses), answering questions for 8 clinical scenarios within 80 minutes in controlled setting....
Objective To assess the impact of a web-based personally controlled health management system (PCHMS) on uptake seasonal influenza vaccine and primary care service utilization among university students staff.
Online social media, such as the microblogging site Twitter, have become a space for speedy exchange of information regarding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), presenting potential risk environment how STDs are portrayed. Examining types "tweeters" (users who post messages on Twitter) and nature "tweet" is important identifying related to posted in online media.The intent study was describe message emitters Twitter relation two different STDs-chlamydia human immunodeficiency virus...
Having patients self-manage their health conditions is a widely promoted concept, but many struggle to practice it effectively. Moreover, few studies have analyzed the nature of work required from and how such fits into context daily life.This study aimed review characteristics patient in adult patients. Patient refers tasks that impose on (eg, taking medications) within system contextual factors.A systematic scoping was conducted using narrative synthesis. Data were extracted PubMed,...
The World Wide Web has increasingly become an important source of information in health care consumer decision making. However, little is known about whether searching online resources actually improves consumers' understanding issues.The aim was to study on the accuracy answering questions and issues subject further change under social feedback.This a pre/post prospective study. A convenience sample 227 undergraduate students recruited from population University New South Wales. Subjects...
Summary To provide an overview on social media for consumers and patients in areas of health behaviours outcomes. A directed review recent literature. We discuss the limitations challenges media, ranging from network sites (SNSs), computer games, mobile applications, to online videos. An current users (Generation Y), potential (such as low socioeconomic status chronically ill populations) is also presented. Future directions research are discussed. encouragethe informaticscommunity consider...
Background: Personally controlled health management systems (PCHMS), which may include a personal record (PHR), tools, and information resources, have been advocated as next-generation technology to improve behaviors outcomes. There successful trials of PCHMS in various settings. However, there is mixed evidence for whether consumers will use these over the long term they ultimately lead improved outcomes behaviors.
To evaluate a multifaceted intervention on diet, physical activity and health literacy of overweight obese patients attending primary care.A pragmatic two-arm cluster randomised controlled trial.Urban general practices in lower socioeconomic areas Sydney Adelaide.We aimed to recruit 800 each arm. Baseline assessment was completed by 215 (120 95 control).A practice nurse-led preventive check, mobile application telephone coaching.Primary outcomes were measured at baseline, 6 12 months,...
To test whether the anchoring and order cognitive biases experienced during search by consumers using information retrieval systems can be corrected to improve accuracy of, confidence in, answers health-related questions.A prospective study was conducted on 227 undergraduate students who used an online engine developed authors find health then answer six randomly assigned consumer questions. The fitted with a baseline user interface two modified interfaces specifically designed debias or...