A5085263942- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Privacy, Security, and Data Protection
- Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Social Media in Health Education
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Global Health and Surgery
- Health Promotion and Cardiovascular Prevention
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Climate Change Communication and Perception
- Healthcare Systems and Practices
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
Bond University
2020-2024
Evidence Based Research (United States)
2022
Background Timely and effective contact tracing is an essential public health measure for curbing the transmission of COVID-19. App-based has potential to optimize resources overstretched departments. However, its efficiency dependent on widespread adoption. Objective This study aimed investigate uptake Australian Government’s COVIDSafe app among Australians examine reasons why some have not downloaded app. Methods An online national survey, with representative quotas age gender, was...
Public cooperation to practise preventive health behaviours is essential manage the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. We aimed investigate beliefs about COVID-19 diagnosis, and prevention that have potential impact uptake recommended public strategies.An online cross-sectional survey.A national sample 1500 Australian adults with representative quotas for age gender provided by an panel provider.Proportion participants correct/incorrect knowledge reasons misconceptions.Of...
Importance Overuse of surgical procedures is increasing around the world and harms both individuals health care systems by using resources that could otherwise be allocated to addressing underuse effective interventions. In low- middle-income countries (LMICs), there some limited country-specific evidence showing overuse increasing, at least for certain procedures. Objectives To assess factors associated with, extent consequences of, potential solutions low-value in LMICs. Evidence Review We...
To explore individuals' perceptions and acceptability of a 'wait see' approach, phrases to describe this, for managing self-limiting illnesses (those that typically resolve spontaneously).Semi-structured interviews with purposive sample 30 Australians. Two researchers independently conducted thematic analysis interview transcripts, all authors agreed on final themes.Four themes emerged: Interpretation what meant varied encompassed whether individuals had already sought medical care;...
To analyse communication about the natural course of self-limiting illnesses, as part shared decision-making (SDM), in general practice consultations.
Abstract Background Timely and effective contact tracing is an essential public health role to curb the transmission of COVID-19. App-based has potential optimise resources overstretched departments. However, it’s efficiency dependent on wide-spread adoption. We aimed identify proportion people who had downloaded Australian Government COVIDSafe app examine reasons why some did not. Method An online national survey with representative quotas for age gender was conducted between May 8 11 2020....
Abstract Objective Public cooperation to practice preventive health behaviours is essential manage the transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19. We aimed investigate beliefs about COVID-19 diagnosis, and prevention that have potential impact uptake recommended public strategies. Design An online cross-sectional survey conducted May 8 11 2020. Participants A national sample 1500 Australian adults with representative quotas for age gender provided by panel provider. Main outcome...
To assess the effectiveness of bar graph, pictograph and line graph compared with text-only, to each other, for communicating prognosis public.Two online four-arm parallel-group randomised controlled trials. Statistical significance was set at p<0.016 allow three-primary comparisons.Two Australian samples were recruited from members registered Dynata survey company. In trial A: 470 participants one four arms, 417 included in analysis. B: 499 433 analysed.In visual presentations tested:...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Timely and effective contact tracing is an essential public health measure for curbing the transmission of COVID-19. App-based has potential to optimize resources overstretched departments. However, its efficiency dependent on widespread adoption. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed investigate uptake Australian Government’s COVIDSafe app among Australians examine reasons why some have not downloaded app. <title>METHODS</title> An online national...