Articles and Reports

Topic specific articles and reports

• Allen J, Inder KJ, Harris ML, Lewin TJ, Attia JR, Kelly BJ. Quality of life impact of cardiovascular and affective conditions among older residents from urban and rural communities. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2013, 11:140
• Chippendale JO, Barr ML and Steel DG. Split questionnaire designs: Are they an effective design choice. Proceedings of the International Statistical Institute Meeting, 2013, Hong Kong.​​
• Barr, ML, Dillon A, Kassis M, Steel DG. Telephone surveys provide reliable information on risk behaviours and health status of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 02/2013; 37(1):91.
• Stevens G, Agho K, Taylor M, Jones AL, Barr M, Raphael B. Perceived coping & concern predict terrorism preparedness in Australia. ​BMC Public Health 12/2012; 12(1):1117
• Harvey LA, Barr ML, Poulos RG, Finch CF, Sherker S, Harvey JG. A population-based survey of knowledge of first aid for burns in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia 10/2011; 195(8):465-8
• Muscatello DJ, Barr ML, Thackway SV, Macintyre CR. Epidemiology of influenza-like illness during Pandemic (H1N1) 2009, New South Wales, Australia. Emerging Infectious Diseases 07/2011; 17(7):1240-7
• Stevens G, Agho K, Taylor M, Jones AL, Jacobs J, Barr ML, Raphael B. Alert but less alarmed: a pooled analysis of terrorism threat perception in Australia. BMC Public Health 01/2011; 11:797
• Agho K, Stevens G, Taylor M, Barr ML, Raphael B. Population risk perceptions of global warming in Australia. Environmental Research 10/2010; 110(8):756-63
• Taylor M, Barr ML, Stevens G, Bryson-Taylor D, Agho K, Jacobs J, Raphael B. Psychosocial stress and strategies for managing adversity: measuring population resilience in New South Wales, Australia. Population Health Metrics 10/2010; 8:28.
• Dunlop, Barlow-Stewart K, Giffin M. Family health history: A role in prevention. Australian Family Physician 2010; 39(10): 973-974.
• Jacobs J, Taylor M, Agho K, Stevens G, Barr M and Raphael B. Factors associated with increased risk perception of pandemic influenza in Australia. Influenza Research and Treatment 2010; doi: 10.1155/2010/947906.
• Merom D, Chey T, Chau J, Smith B, Barr M, Bauman A. Are messages about lifestyle walking being heard? Trends in walking for all purposes in New South Wales, Australia. Preventative Medicine 2009; 48(4), 341-344.
• Barr M, Raphael B, Taylor M, Stevens G, Jorm L, Giffin M, Lujic S. Pandemic influenza in Australia: using telephone surveys to measure perceptions of threat and willingness to comply. BMC Infectious Diseases 2009; doi.10.1186/1471-2334-8-117.
• Tzelepis F, Paul CL, Walsh RA, Wiggers J, Knight J, Lecathelinais C, Daly J, Neil A, Girgis A. Telephone recruitment into a randomised controlled trial of Quitline support. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2009; 37(4): 324-329.
• Raphael B, Taylor M, Stevens G, Barr M, Gorringe M, Agho K. Factors associated with population risk perceptions of continuing drought in Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health 2009; 17: 330-337.
• Stevens G, Agho K, Taylor M, Barr M, Raphael B, Jorm L. Terrorism in Australian: factors associated with perceived threat and incident-critical behaviours. BMC Public Health 2009; doi.10.1186/1471-2458-9-91.
• Taylor M, Raphael B, Barr M, Agho K, Stevens G, Jorm L. Public health measures during an anticipated influenza pandemic: factors influencing willingness to comply. Risk Management and Health Care Policy 2009; 2: 9-20.
• Stevens G, Taylor M, Barr M, Jorm L, Giffin M, Ferguson R, Agho K, Raphael B. Public perceptions of the threat of terrorist attack in Australia and anticipated compliance behaviours. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2009; 33(4): 339-346.
• Garden F and Jalaludin B. Impact of urban sprawl on overweight, obesity, and physical activity in Sydney, Australia. Journal of Urban Health December 2008; doi.10.1007/s11542-008-9332-5.
• Blyth F, Cumming R, Brnabic A and Cousins M. Caregiving in the presence of chronic pain. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2008; 63A(4): 399-407.
• Quine S and Morrell S. Perceptions of personal safety among older Australians. Australas J Ageing 2008; 27(2): 72-76.
• Quine S and Morrell S. Feeling safe in one's neighbourhood: Variation by location among older Australians. Aust J Rural Health 2008; 16: 115-116.
• Quine S and Morrell S. The hopes and fears of older Australians: For self, family and society. Aust J Social Issues 2007; 42: 321-335.
• Merom D, Rissel C, Phongsavan P, Smith B, Van Kemenade C, Brown W, Bauman A. Promoting Walking with Pedometers in the Community: The Step-by-Step Trial. Am J Prev Med 2007; 32(4): 290-297.
• Birch S, Haas M, Savage E, van Gool K. Targeting services to reduce social inequalities in utilisation: An analysis of breast cancer screening in New South Wales. Aust N Z Health Policy 2007, online at www.anzhealthpolicy.com/content/4/1/12.
• Indig D, Eyeson-Annan M, Copeland J and Conigrave K. The effects of alcohol consumption, psychological distress and smoking status on emergency department presentations in New South Wales, Australia. BMC Public Health 2007, online at www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/46.
• Quine S and Morrell S. Fear of loss of independence and nursing home admission in older Australians. Health and Social Care in the Community 2007; 15(3).
• Chau J, Smith B, Chey T, Merom D and Bauman A. Trends in population levels of sufficient physical activity in New South Wales, 1998 to 2005: Full report. Sydney: NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health, 2007.
• Phongsavan P, Chey T, Bauman A, Brooks R and Silove D. Social capital, socio-economic status and psychological distress among Australian adults. Social Science and Medicine 2006.
• Comino E, Hermiz O, Harris M and Harris E. Evaluating access to and use of primary health care: Diabetes-related case study using the 2002–2003 New South Wales Health Survey. Australian Journal of Primary Health 2006; 12(3).
• Davis A and Nicolopoulos N. Home truths. Fire Prevention and Fire Engineers Journal 2006; 7.
• Davis A. Fire safety measures in New South Wales homes: Logistic regression models. A statistics project submitted for the Master of Applied Statistics program. Sydney: Macquarie University, 2006 (unpublished).
• Comino E, Hermiz O, Flack J, Harris E, Powell Davies G and Harris M. Using population health surveys to provide information on access to and use of quality primary health care. Australian Health Review 2006; 30(4).
• Forssman B, Torres C, Alperstein G, Abeywardana S. Child and Youth Health Report Card: Sydney South West Area Health Service (Eastern Zone). Sydney: Sydney South West Area Health Service, 2006.
• Quine S and Morrell S. Food insecurity in community-dwelling older Australians. Public Health Nutrition 2006; 9(2).
• Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Advancement. Breastfeeding in New South Wales: Promotion, Protection and Support. Sydney, NSW Department of Health, 2006.
• Watson L, Brown S, and Davey M-A. Use of periconceptual folic acid supplements in Victoria and New South Wales, Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2006; 30(1).
• Anderson R. The policy impact of population health surveys: An illustration of the measurement challenges using the NSW Health Survey. Evidence and Policy 2006; 2(2).
• Wen L, Orr N, Millet C and Rissel C. Driving to work and overweight and obesity: Findings from the 2003 New South Wales Health Survey, Australia. International Journal of Obesity Online January 2006.
• Office for Children and Young People, New South Wales Cabinet Office. Families First Outcomes Framework New South Wales Data Report. Sydney: Communities Division, NSW Department of Community Services, 2005.
• Miller Y and Bauman A. Development of a chronic disease risk factor index and identifying population subgroups at risk using New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2002 data. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005; 16(9-10).
• Miller Y and Bauman A. Development of a chronic disease risk factor index and identifying population subgroups at risk using New South Wales Adult Health Survey 2002 data. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005; 16(9-10).
• Hector D, Webb K and Lymer S. Describing breastfeeding practices in New South Wales using data from the New South Wales Child Health Survey, 2001. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005; 16(3-4).
• Torres M, Muscatello D, Eyeson-Annan M. Development of a standardised regional report from the New South Wales Health Survey Program. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2005; 16(1-2).
• Lim K, Taylor L. Factors associated with physical activity among older people: A population-based study. Preventive Medicine 2005; 40.
• Mitchell R and Boufous S. Self-reported work-related injury and illness in NSW. Journal of Occupational Health and Safety: Australia and New Zealand 2005; 21(3).
• Ringland C, Taylor L, Bell J and Lim K. Demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with dental health among older people in New South Wales. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2004; 28.
• NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition. Report on breastfeeding in New South Wales: 2004. Sydney: NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition, 2004.
• Phongsavan P, Merom D, Marshall A and Bauman A. Estimating physical activity levels: The role of domestic activities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2004; 58.
• Miller Y. Physical activity measurement in children by parental self-report. Sydney: NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health, 2004.
• Irvine K and Eyeson-Annan M. Continuous New South Wales Health Survey: Quarterly report on health status, health behaviours, and risk factors. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2004; 15(5-6).
• Neville L and Bauman A. Self-reported risk factors and management strategies used by people with diabetes mellitus identified from the 1997 and 1998 New South Wales Health Surveys. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2004; 15(4).
• Jochelson T, Hua M and Rissel C. Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of caregivers regarding children's exposure to environmental tobacco smoke among Arabic and Vietnamese-speaking communities in Sydney, Australia. Ethnicity and Health 2003; 8(4).
• NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition. Report on the consumption of vegetables and fruit in New South Wales: 2003. Sydney: NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition, 2003.
• NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition. Report on the weight status of New South Wales: 2003. Sydney: NSW Centre for Public Health Nutrition, 2003.
• Miller Y. Active and inactive leisure among children: Results from the 2001 New South Wales Child Health Survey. Sydney: NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health, 2003.
• Phongsavan P and Meron D. Estimating physical activity level and the role of household chores and gardening activities: Analysis of the 1998 New South Wales Health Survey. Sydney: NSW Centre for Physical Activity and Health, 2003.
• Harvey L, Hayen A and Eyeson-Annan M. Continuous New South Wales Health Survey: Quarterly report on health status, health behaviours, and risk factors. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2003; 14(7).
• Fung SC, Moreira CJ, Close GR. Profile of falls in older persons in Western Sydney and New South Wales: Prevalence, hospitalisation and mortality. Sydney: Centre for Epidemiology Indicators Research and Evaluation, Western Sydney Area Health Service, 2002.
• Muscatello D, Rissel C and Szonyi G. Urinary symptoms and incontinence in an urban community: Prevalence and associated factors in older men and women. Internal Medicine Journal 2001; 31.
• Blyth F, March L, Brnabic A, Jorm L, Williamson M and Cousins J. Chronic pain in Australia: A prevalence study. Pain 2001; 89(2-3).
• Woolcock A, Bastiampillia S, Marks G and Keena V. The burden of asthma in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2001; 175.
• Puech M, McAnulty J, Lesjak M, Shaw N, Heron L and Watson J. A statewide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in New South Wales associated with swimming at public pools. Epidemiology and Infection 2001; 126.
• Merom D and Rissel C. Factors associated with smoke-free homes in NSW: Results from the 1998 NSW Health Survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2001; 25.
• Mamoon H, Taylor R, Morrell S, Wain G and Moore H. Cervical screening: Population-based comparisons between self-reported survey and registry-driven Paptest rates. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2001; 25.
• Proude E, Rissel C and Ward J. New sexual partners and condom use in Central Sydney: Results from the 1997 NSW Health Survey. Health Promotion Journal of Australia 2001; 12(2).
• Moore H and Jorm L. Measuring health inequalities in New South Wales. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(5).
• Moore H, Jorm L and Vita P. Measuring risk factors that can be modified to prevent cancer. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(1).
• Muscatello D, Sainsbury P and Rissel C. Informal caring in Central Sydney. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(1).
• Marks G. Using NSW Health Survey data to monitor asthma prevalence and management in New South Wales. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(8).
• Williamson M and Quaine J. Prevalence and management of diabetes in New South Wales: Is care adhering to the clinical guidelines? NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(8).
• Rissel C. Using NSW Health Survey data for local planning in New South Wales. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(8).
• Haas M. Using NSW Health Survey data for economic analysis. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(8).
• Quaine J, Sainsbury P and Williamson M. Getting population health research to influence health service practice: Use of area health service questions in the NSW Health Survey. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12(8).
• Marks G, Jalaludin B, Williamson M, Atkin N and Bauman A. Use of 'preventer' medications and written asthma management plans among adults with asthma in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia 2000; 173.
• Flood V, Webb K, Lazarus R and Pang G. Use of self-report to monitor overweight and obesity in populations: Some issues for consideration. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2000; 24(1).