Recent Publications

Recent publications from the Department of General Practice

  1. Chu TK, Lau P, Cheng R, Chan ML, Liang, J. A study on the prevalence of multi-morbidities of diseases and utilisation of public healthcare services in the New Territories West area of Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Practitioner. June 2018; 40:3-10.
  2. Chondros P, Davidson S, Wolfe R, Gilchrist G, Dowrick C, Griffiths F, Hegarty K, Herrman H, Gunn J. Development of a prognostic model for predicting depression severity in adult primary patients with depressive symptoms using the diamond longitudinal study. J Affect Disord 2018; 227: 854-860.
  3. Collyer A, Bourke S, Temple-Smith M. General Practitioners’ perspectives on promoting sexual health to young men. Aust Journal of General Practice, 2018, 7 (6); 299-304.
  4. Furler J, Norman O’Neal D, Speight J, Blackberry I, Manski-Nankervis J, Thuraisingam S, de La Rue K, Ginnivan L, Lea Browne J, Holmes-Truscott E, Khunti K, Dalziel K, Chiang J, Audehm R, Kennedy M, Clark M, Josephine Jenkins A, Liew D, Clarke P, Best J. GP-OSMOTIC trial protocol: an individually randomised controlled trial to determine the effect of retrospective continuous glucose monitoring (r-CGM) on HbA1c in adults with type 2 diabetes in general practice. BMJ Open (read full article here)
  5. Hulme-Chambers A, Temple-Smith M, Davidson A, Coelli L, Orr C, Tomnay JE. Australian women's experiences of a rural medical termination of pregnancy service: A qualitative study. Sex Reprod Healthc. 2018 Mar;15:23-27.
  6. Kumar S, Woodward-Kron R, Frank O, Knieriemen A, Lau P. Can patient-directed reminders improve preventive care for patients with type 2 diabetes in general practice? Australian Journal of General Practice. Australian Journal of General practice. June 2018; 47(6):298-304.
  7. Kunin M, Turbitt E, Gafforini SA, Sanci LA, Spike NA, Freed GL. General practitioner referrals to paediatric specialist outpatient clinics: referral goals and parental influence. Journal of Primary Health Care 2018;10(1):76-80. doi.org/10.1071/HC17030
  8. Manski-Nankervis J, Thuraisingam S, Lau P, Blackberry I, Sluggett J, Ilomaki J, Bell S, Furler J. Screening and diagnosis of chronic kidney disease in people with type 2 diabetes attending general practice Australian Journal of Primary Care (accepted Feb 2018), abstract online.
  9. Pung A., Fletcher S., Gunn J. How do primary care patients use mobile apps to manage their depressive symptoms? A qualitative study. JMIR 2018, in press (accepted June 2018).
  10. Richmond, J.A., Sasadeusz, J., Temple-Smith, M. The Role of Primary Health Care in Hepatitis B Testing and Management: A Case Study. Journal of Community Health 43(1), pp. 38-47
  11. Robards F, Kang M, Tolley K, Hawke C, Sanci L, Usherwood T. Marginalised young people’s healthcare journeys: Professionals’ perspectives. Health Education Journal. doi: 10.1177/0017896917752965. Published online 2 February 2018.
  12. Toh J, Temple-Smith M, Bilardi J. Australian general practitioners’ views and practices in the management of bacterial vaginosis: A pilot qualitative study Bacterial Vaginosis, Family Medicine and Care, 2018 Volume 1(1): 1-2, doi: 10.15761/FMC.1000103
  13. Webb MJ, Wadley G, Sanci LA. Experiences of General Practitioners and Practice Support Staff Using a Health and Lifestyle Screening App in Primary Health Care: Implementation Case Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth. 2018;6(4):e105.