Clinical applications of health systems research articles by Professor Braithwaite

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Fisher G, Saba M, Dammery G, Ellis, L. A., Churruca, K., Mahadeva, J., Foo, D., Willcock, S., and Braithwaite, J. (2024). Barriers and facilitators to learning health systems in primary care: a framework analysis. BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 31:e100946. doi: 10.1136/bmjhci-2023-100946. [http//:doi.org/10.1136/bmjhci-2023-100946]

Yip, R., Arnolda, G., Lamprell, K., Giolla Easpaig, B.N., Chittajallu, R., Delaney, G., Olver, I., Liauw, W and Braithwaite, J. (2024). Experience of patients considering or using checkpoint inhibitors in cancer treatment: a systematic review of qualitative research. Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, 12: e007555. doi: 10.1136/jitc-2023-007555 [https://doi.org/10.1136/jitc-2023-007555]

Sa, Z., Badgery-Parker, T., Long, J.C., Braithwaite, J., Brown, M., Levesque, J.-F., Watson, D.E., Westbrook, J.I. and Mitchell, R. (2024). Impact of mental disorders on unplanned readmissions for congestive heart failure patients: a population-level study. ESC Heart Failure, 11(2), 962-973. doi: 10.1002/ehf2.14644  [https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.14644]

Vizheh, M., Zurynski, Y., Braithwaite, J. and Rapport, F. (2024). Impact of Agency on Iranian Women’s Access to and Utilisation of Reproductive Healthcare Services; a Qualitative Study. Sexuality Research and Social Policy. doi: 10.1007/s13178-024-00938-z [https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-024-00938-z]

Mitchell, R., Delaney, G., Arnolda, G., Liauw, W., Phillips, J., Lystad, R., Harrison, R. and Braithwaite J. (2024). Potentially burdensome care at the end-of-life for cancer decedents: A retrospective population-wide study.  BMC Palliative Care, 23:32. doi: 10.1186/s12904-024-01358-x [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-024-01358-x]

Austin, E., Blakely, B., Salmon, P., Braithwaite, J. and Clay-Williams, R. (2024). Eadem Sed Aliter. Validating an emergency department work domain analysis across three hospital configurations. Applied Ergonomics, 117, 104240. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104240 [https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104240]

Clay-Williams, R., Hibbert, P., Loy, G. and Braithwaite, J. (2024). Innovative Models of Care for Hospitals of the Future. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 13: 7861. doi: 10.34172/ijhpm.2024.7861 [https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2024.7861]

Fehlberg, Z., Best, S., Long, J.C., Theodorou, T., Pope, C., Hibbert, P.D., Williams, S., Freeman, L., Righetti, S., Archibald, A. and Braithwaite, J. (2023). Scaling-up and future sustainability of a national reproductive genetic carrier screening program. npj Genomic Medicine, 8, 18. doi: 10.1038/s41525-023-00357-w [https://doi.org/10.1038/s41525-023-00357-w]

Pagano, L., Hemmert, C., Hirschhorn, A., Francis-Auton, E., Arnolda, G., Long, J.C., Braithwaite, J., Gumley, G., Hibbert, P.D., Churruca, K., Hutchinson, K., Partington, A., Hughes, C., Gillatt, D., Ellis, L.A., Testa, L., Patel, R. and Sarkies, M.N. (2023). Implementation of consensus-based perioperative care pathways to reduce clinical variation for elective surgery in an Australian private hospital: a mixed-methods pre–post study protocol. BMJ Open, 13: e075008. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-075008

Zurynski, Y., Carrigan, A., Meulenbroeks, I., Sarkies, M.N., Dammery, G., Halim, N.K., Lake, R., Davis, E., Jones, T.W. and Braithwaite, J. (2023). Transition models of care for type 1 diabetes: a systematic review. BMC Health Services Research, 23, 779. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09644-9 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-023-09644-9]

Edney, L.C., Roseleur, J., Bright, T., Watson, D.I., Arnolda, G., Braithwaite, J., Delaney, G.P., Liauw, W., Mitchell, R. and Karnon, J. (2023). DAta Linkage to Enhance Cancer Care (DaLECC): protocol of a large Australian data linkage study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(11): 5987. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20115987 [https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20115987]

Bierbaum, M., Arnolda, G., Braithwaite, J. and Rapport, F. (2023). Clinician attitudes towards cancer treatment guidelines in Australia. BMC Research Notes, 16:80. doi: 10.1186/s13104-023-06356-5 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-023-06356-5]

Tang, D., Tran, Y., McMahon, C., Turner, J., Amin, J., Sinha, K., Alam, M.N., Wuthrich, V., Sherman, K.A., Garcia, P., Mitchell, R., Braithwaite, J., Leigh, G., Lim, S., Shekhawat, G.S., Rapport, F., Ferguson, M. and Gopinath, B. (2023). A protocol for the Hearing impairment in Adults: a Longitudinal Outcomes Study (HALOS). PLOS One, 18(3): e0283171. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0283171 [https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283171]

Bierbaum, M., Rapport, F., Arnolda, G., Tran, Y., Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Ludlow, K., Clay-Williams, R., Austin, E., Laginha, B., Lo, C.Y., Churruca, K., van Baar, L., Hutchinson, K., Chittajallu, R., Owais, S.S., Nullwala, R., Hibbert, P.D., Pulido, D.F. and Braithwaite, J. (2023). Rates of adherence to cancer treatment guidelines in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: A systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1-27. doi: 10.1111/ajco.13948 [https://doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13948]

Owais, S.S., Lamprell, K., Arnolda, G., Liauw, W. and Braithwaite, J. (2023). Age-related experiences of colorectal cancer diagnosis: a secondary analysis of the English National Cancer Patient Experience Survey. BMJ Open Gastroenterology, 10: e001066. doi: 10.1136/bmjgast-2022-001066 [http://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgast-2022-001066]

Nguyen, V., Testa, L., Smith, A.L., Ellis, L.A., Dunn, A.G., Braithwaite, J. and Sarkies, M. (2022). Unravelling the truth: Examining the evidence for health-related claims made by naturopathic influencers on Instagram – a retrospective analysis. Health Promotion Perspectives, 12(4): 372-380. doi: 10.34172/hpp.2022.49 [https://doi.org/10.34172/hpp.2022.49]

Dammery, G., Vitangcol, K., Ansell, J., Ellis, L.A., Smith, C.L., Carrigan, A., Braithwaite, J. and Zurynski Y. (2023). The Patient Activation Measure (PAM) and the pandemic: Predictors of the patient activation measure among Australian health consumers during COVID-19 pandemic. Health Expectations, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/hex.13725 [https://doi.org/10.1111/hex.13725]

Dammery, G., Ellis, L.A., Churruca, K., Mahadeva, J., Lopez, D., Carrigan, A., Halim, N., Willcock, S. and Braithwaite, J. (2023). The journey to a learning health system in primary care: a qualitative case study utilising an embedded research approach. BMC Primary Care, 24(22). doi: 10.1186/s12875-022-01955-w [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-022-01955-w]

Lamprell, K., Pulido, D.F., Arnolda, G., Giolla Easpaig, B.N., Tran, Y., Owais, S.S., Liauw, W. and Braithwaite, J. (2023). People with early-onset colorectal cancer describe primary care barriers to timely diagnosis: a mixed-methods study of web-based patient reports in the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. BMC Primary Care, 24(12). doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-01967-0 [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-023-01967-0]

Foo, D., Mahadeva, J., Lopez, F., Ellis, L.A., Churruca, K., Dammery, G., Willcock, S. & Braithwaite, J. (2022). High-performing primary care: reinvigorating general practice as a learning health system. British Journal of General Practice: Royal College of General Practitioners, 73(726), 8-9. doi: 10.3399/bjgp23X731505 [https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp23X731505]

Carrigan, A., Lake, R., Zoungas, S., Huynh, T., Couper, J., Davis, E., Jones, T., Bloom, D., Braithwaite, J. and Zurynski, Y. (2022). Mapping care provision for type 1 diabetes throughout Australia: a protocol for a mixed-method study. BMJ Open, 12: e067209. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067209 [https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067209]

Hutchinson, K., Ryder, T., Coleman, H., Nullwala, R., Herkes, G., Bleasel, A., Nikpour, A., Wong, C., Todd, L., Ireland, C., Shears, G., Bartley, M., Groot, W., Kerr, M., Vagholkar, S., Braithwaite, J. & Rapport, F. (2022). Determining the role and responsibilities of the community epilepsy nurse in the management of epilepsy. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00, 1-16. doi: 10.1111/jocn.16582 [https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.16582]

Zurynski, Y., Ellis, L.A., Pomare, C., Meulenbroeks, I., Gillespie, J., Root, J., Ansell, J., Holt, J., Wells, L. & Braithwaite, J. (2022). Engagement with healthcare providers and healthcare system navigation among Australians with chronic conditions: a descriptive survey study. BMJ Open, 12, e061623. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061623 [https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061623]

Archibald, A.D., McClaren, B.J., Caruana, J., Tutty, E., King, E.A., Halliday, J.L., Best, S., Kanga-Parabia, A., Bennetts, B.H., Cliffe, C.C., Madelli, E.O., Ho, G., Liebelt, J., Long, J.C., Braithwaite, J., Kennedy, J., Massie, J., Emery, J.D., McGaughran, J., Marum, J.E., Boggs, K., Barlow-Stewart, K., Burnett, L., Dive, L., Freeman, L., Davis, M.R., Downes, M.J., Wallis, M., Ferrie, M.M., Pachter, N., Scuffham, P.A., Casella, R., Allcock, R.J.N., Ong, R., Edwards, S., Righetti, S., Lunke, S., Lewis, S., Walker, S.P., Boughtwood, T.F., Hardy, T., Newson, A.J., Kirk, E.P., Laing, N.G., Delatycki, M.B. (2022). The Australian Reproductive Genetic Carrier Screening Project (Mackenzie’s Mission): Design and Implementation. Journal of Personalized Medicine. 12, 1781. doi: 10.3390/jpm12111781 [https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12111781]

Ellis, L.A., Long, J.C., Pomare, C., Mahmoud, Z., Dammery, G., and Braithwaite, J. (2022). Mapping continuous learning using social network research: A social network study of Australian Genomics as a Learning Health System. BMJ Open. 12, e064663. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064663 [https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064663]

Watts, C., Spillane, A., Henderson, M.A., Cust, A., Braithwaite, J., Gyorki, D. E., Hong, A. M., Kelly, J.W., Long, G.V., Mar, V.J., Menzies, A.M., Morton, R.L., Rapport, F., Saw, R.M.P., Schmid, H., Scolyer, R.A., Smith, A.L., Winder, A. and Mann, G.M. (2022) Sentinel lymph node biopsy rates in Victoria, 2018 and 2019. Medical Journal of Australia. doi: 10.5694/mja2.51424. [https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.51424]

Hibbert, P.D., Molloy, C.J., Wiles, L.K., Cameron, I.D., Gray, L.C., Reed, R.L., Kitson, A., Georgiou, A., Gordon, S.J., Westbrook, J., Arnolda, G., Mitchell, R.J., Rapport, F., Estabrooks, C., Alexander, G.L., Vincent, C., Edwards, A., Carson-Stevens, A., Wagner, C., McCormack, B. and Braithwaite, J. (2022) Designing clinical indicators for common residential aged care conditions and processes of care: The CareTrack Aged development and validation study. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 35(2). doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzac033. [https://doi.org/10.1093/intqhc/mzac033]

Smith, J., Braithwaite, J., O’Brien, T.A., Smith, S., Tyrrell, V.J., Mould, E.V., Long, J.C. and Rapport, F. (2022) Re-imagining the data collection and analysis research process by proposing a rapid qualitative data collection and analytic roadmap applied to the dynamic context of precision medicine. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 21, 1-17. doi: 10.1177/16094069221103097. [https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069221103097]

Pham, S., Churruca, K., Ellis, L.A. and Braithwaite, J. (2022) A scoping review of gestational diabetes mellitus healthcare: Experiences of care reported by pregnant women internationally. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 22, 627. doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04931-5. [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04931-5]

Smith, J., Braithwaite, J., O’Brien, T.A., Smith, S., Tyrell, V.J., Mould, E.V.A., Long, J.C. and Rapport, F. (2022) The Voices of Stakeholders Involved in Precision Medicine: The Co-Design and Evaluation of Qualitative Indicators of Intervention Acceptability, Fidelity and Context in PRecISion Medicine for Children With Cancer in Australia. Qualitative Health Research, 0(0), 1-16. doi: 10.1177/10497323221120501. [https://doi.org/10.1177/10497323221120501]

Bierbaum, M., Rapport, F., Arnolda, G., Tran, Y., Nic Giolla Easpaig, B., Ludlow, K. and Braithwaite, J. Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for the treatment of cancers in Australia and the factors associated with adherence: A systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 11(9):e050912. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050912 [https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050912]

Smith, A.L., Watts, C.G., Robinson, S., Schmid, H., Goumas, C., Mar, V.J., Thompson, J., Rapport, F., Braithwaite, J., Gyorki, D.E., Henderson, M., Hong, A.M., Kelly, J.W., Long, G.V., Menzies, A.M., Morton, R.L., Saw, R.P.M., Scolyer, R.A., Spillane, A.J., Mann, G.J. and Cust, A.E. (2020). Knowledge and attitudes of Australian dermatologists towards sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: a mixed methods study. Australasian Journal of Dermatology, doi: 10.1111/ajd.13518. [https://doi.org/10.1111/ajd.13518].

Hibbert, P.D., Thomas, M.J.W., Runciman, W.B., Carson-Stevens, A. and Braithwaite, J. (2020). A qualitative content analysis of retained surgical items: learning from root cause analysis investigations. International Journal for Quality in Health Care. Available online 30 March. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzaa005. [https://academic.oup.com/intqhc/advance-article/doi/10.1093/intqhc/mzaa005/5811540].

Smith, A., Watts, C.G., Robinson, S., Schmid, H., Chang, C., Thompson, J.F., Rapport, F., Braithwaite, J., Gyorki, D., Henderson, M., Hong, A., Kelly, J., Long, G.V., Mar, V., Morton, R. L., Saw, R., Scolyer, R.A., Spillane, A.J., Mann, G. and Cust, A. (2019). General practitioners’ involvement in diagnosing, treating and referring patients with suspected or confirmed primary cutaneous melanoma: a qualitative study. British Journal of General Practice 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgpopen20X101028

Francis-Auton, E., Warren, C., Braithwaite, J. et al. Exploring the recruitment, ethical considerations, conduct and information dissemination of an audiology trial: a pretrial qualitative study (q-COACH). Trials 21, 28 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3968-1

Rapport, F., Auton, E., Warren, C. and Braithwaite, J. (2019) Addressing clinical equipoise for hearing devices: The qualitative COACH (q-COACH) study protocol for Australian stakeholder involvement in the design of a Randomised Controlled Trial. BMJ Open, 9:e030100. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-030100. [https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/9/e030100.abstract]

Sturman, D., Wiggins, M.W., Auton, J., Loft, S., Helton, W., Westbrook, J. and Braithwaite, J. (2019) Control room operators’ cue utilization predicts cognitive resource consumption during regular operational tasks. Frontiers in Psychology. 10: 1967. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01967. [https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01967/full]

Damen, N.L., de Vos, M.S., Moesker, M., Braithwaite, J., de Lind van Wijngaarden, R.A.F., Kaplan, J., Hamming, J.F. and Clay-Williams, R. (2018) Preoperative anticoagulation management in everyday clinical practice: an international comparative analysis of work-as-done using the functional resonance analysis method. Journal of Patient Safety. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000515. [https://journals.lww.com/journalpatientsafety/Abstract/publishahead/Preoperative_Anticoagulation_Management_in.99335.aspx]

Shih, P., Nikpour, A., Bleasel, A., Herkes, G., Mitchell, R., Seah, R., Mumford, V., Braithwaite, J., Vagholkar, S. and Rapport, F. (2018) Leading up to saying ‘yes’: a qualitative study of refractory epilepsy patients’ experiences of pre-surgical investigation. Epilepsy & Behavior, 83:36-43. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2018.03.028.[https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1525505018300349?via%3Dihub]

Day, RO., Frensham, LJ., Nguyen, AD., Baysari, MT., Aung, E., Lau, AYS., Zwar, N., Reath, J., Laba, T., Li L., McLachlan, A., Runciman, WB., Buchbinder, R., Clay-Williams, R., Coiera, E., Braithwaite, J., McNeil, P., Hunter, DJ., Pile, KD., Portek, I., Mapson Williams, K. and Westbrook, J. (2017) Effectiveness of an electronic patient-centred self-management tool for gout sufferers: a cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 7(10): e017281. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017281. [http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/7/10/e017281]

Braithwaite, J., Clay-Williams, R., Vecellio, E., Marks, D., Hooper, T., Westbrook, M., Westbrook, J., Blakely, B. and Ludlow, K. (2016) The basis of clinical tribalism, hierarchy and stereotyping: a laboratory-controlled teamwork experiment. BMJ Open, 6 (7): e012467. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012467. [http://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/6/7/e012467.full]

Pye, V., Taylor N., Clay-Williams, R. and Braithwaite J. (2016) When is enough, enough? Understanding and solving your sample size problems in health services research. BMC Research Notes, 9: 90. doi: 10.1186/s13104-016-1893-x. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4751721/]

Hillman, K.M., Rubenfeld, G.D. and Braithwaite, J. (2015) Time to shut down the acute care conveyor belt? Medical Journal of Australia. 203(11): 429-430. doi:10.5694/mja14.01432. [https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2015/203/11/time-shut-down-acute-care-conveyor-belt]

Fairbrother, G., Chiarella, M. and Braithwaite, J. (2015) Models of care choices in today’s nursing workplace: where does team nursing sit? Australian Health Review, 39(5): 489-453. doi: 10.1071/AH14091. [http://www.publish.csiro.au/?act=view_file&file_id=AH14091.pdf]

Sarrami-Foroushani, P., Travaglia, J., Debono, D., Clay-Williams, R. and Braithwaite, J. (2015) Scoping meta-review: introducing a new methodology. Clinical and Translational Science, 8(1): 77-81. doi: 10.1111/cts.12188. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cts.12188/epdf]

Hillman, K., Lilford, R. and Braithwaite, J. (2014) Patient safety and rapid response systems. The Medical Journal of Australia, 201(11): 654-656. doi: 10.5694/mja14.01260. [https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2014/201/11/patient-safety-and-rapid-response-systems]

Callen, J., Li, L., Georgiou, A., Paoloni, R., Gibson, K., Li, J., Stewart, M., Braithwaite, J. and Westbrook, J. (2014) Does an integrated Emergency Department Information System change the sequence of clinical work? A mixed-method cross-site study. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 83(12): 958-966. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2014.08.010. [ http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1386505614001646 ]

Hughes, C., Pain, C, Braithwaite, J. and Hillman, K. (2014) ‘Between the flags’: implementing a rapid response system at scale. BMJ Quality & Safety, 23(9): 714-717. doi: 10.1136/bmjqs-2014-002845. [http://qhc.bmj.com/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=24740239]

Wiley, J., Westbrook, M., Long, J., Greenfield, J.R., Day, R.O. and Braithwaite, J. (2014) Diabetes Education: the experiences of young adults with Type 1 diabetes. Diabetes Therapy, 5(1): 299-321. doi: 10.1007/s13300-014-0056-0. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24519150]

Wiley, J., Westbrook, M., Greenfield, J.R., Day, R.O. and Braithwaite, J. (2014) Shared decision-making: the perspectives of young adults with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Patient Preference and Adherence, 8: 423-435. doi:10.2147/PPA.S57707. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3979791/]

Nugus, P., Forero, R., McCarthy, S., McDonnell, G., Travaglia, J., Hillman, K. and Braithwaite J. (2014) The emergency department "carousel": an ethnographically-derived model of the dynamics of patient flow. International Emergency Nursing, 22(1): 3-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ienj.2013.01.001. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755599X13000025]

Wiley, J., Westbrook, M., Long, J., Greenfield, J.R., Day, R.O. and Braithwaite, J. (2013) Multi-disciplinary diabetes team care: the experiences of young adults with Type 1 diabetes. Health Expectations, 18(5): 1783-1796. doi: 10.1111/hex.12170. [http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/hex.12170/epdf]

Callen, J., Paolini, R., Li, J., Stewart, M., Gibson, K., Georgiou, A., Braithwaite, J. and Westbrook, J. (2013) Perceptions of the effect of information and communication technology on the quality of care delivered in Emergency Departments: a cross-site qualitative study. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 61(2): 131-44. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2012.08.032. [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196064412014990]

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