This collection showcases research published by Avondale affiliated staff from the School of Nursing in both print and electronic journals.
Papers/Journal Articles from 2024
Nudging as a Support for Behavioral Change in Lifestyle Medicine, Simon Matthews
Papers/Journal Articles from 2023
Efficacy of a Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention (The Lift Project) for Improving the Mental Health of Individuals with an Affective Mood Disorder Living in South Africa, Amanda Oakes - Cornellisen, Darren Morton, Paul Rankin, and Melanie Renfrew
The Role and Value of Chaplains in an Australian Ambulance Service: A Comparative Study of Chaplain and Paramedic Perspectives, Katie Tunks Leach, Paul Simpson, Joanne Lewis, and Tracy Levett-Jones
Papers/Journal Articles from 2022
Lifestyle Medicine and Stress Management, Kaylan A. Baban and Darren Morton
A Cost-effectiveness Model for a Decision to Adopt Temporary Single-patient Rooms to Reduce Risks of Healthcare-associated Infection in the Australian Public Healthcare System, Nicholas Graves, Martin Kiernan, and Brett G. Mitchell
Volunteers: An Effective Medium for Delivering Therapeutic Lifestyle Interventions, Lillian M. Kent, Paul M. Rankin, Darren P. Morton, Rebekah M. Rankin, Roger L. Greenlaw, and Heine S. Englert
Burden of Five Healthcare Associated Infections in Australia, Michael J. Lydeamore, Brett G. Mitchell, Tracey Bucknall, Allen C. Cheng, Philip L. Russo, and Andrew J. Stewardson
Patient Perspectives of Healthcare associated Infection: "You don't know what impacts it will have on your life", Brett G. Mitchell, Maria T. Northcote, Carolyn Rickett, Philip Russo, Maham Amin, Fiona De Sousa, Kirsty Pearce, Jenny Sim, and Cassie Curryer
An Interdisciplinary Mental Wellbeing Intervention for Increasing Flourishing: Two Experimental Studies, Geraldine Przybylko, Darren Morton, Jason K. Morton, Mel Renfrew, and Jason Hinze
Under the HAI Lens: Pandemic Learning for Research Priorities for IPC - A Call to Action, Jacqui Reilly, E L. Hooker, and Brett G. Mitchell
Papers/Journal Articles from 2021
Acute Caffeine Intake in Humans Reduces Post Exercise Performance in Learning and Memory, Jade Berg, Jesse Cooper, Chris Salonikas, Neda Seyed Sadjadi, and Ross Grant
Environmental Hygiene, Knowledge and Cleaning Practice: A Phenomenological Study of Nurses and Midwives During COVID-19, Cassie Curryer, Philip Russo, Martin Kiernan, Karen D. Wares, Kate Smith, and Brett G. Mitchell
Understanding the Motivation of Nurses Volunteering for non-disaster Humanitarian Service, Sonja Dawson, Debra Jackson, and Doug Elliott
Nurses' and Midwives' Cleaning Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices: An Australian Study, Brett G. Mitchell, Philip L. Russo, Martin Kiernan, and Cassie Curryer
The Status of Folate, Vitamin B-12 and Homocysteine among Australian Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian Teenagers, Roman Pawlak, Ross Grant, Paul Vos, Ayse A. Bilgin, Jade Berg, Robyn Pearce, and Margaret Morris
The Effectiveness of an Online Interdisciplinary Intervention for Mental Health Promotion: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Geraldine Przybylko, Darren Morton, Lillian Kent, Jason K. Morton, Peter Beamish, and Mel Renfrew
The Influence of Gender and Age on the Outcomes of and Adherence to a Digital Interdisciplinary Mental Health Promotion Intervention in an Australasian Nonclinical Setting: Cohort Study, Geraldine Przybylko, Darren Morton, Jason K. Morton, and Mel Renfrew
Addressing the COVID-19 Mental Health Crisis: A Perspective on Using Interdisciplinary Universal Interventions, Geraldine Przybylko, Darren Morton, and Mel Renfrew
Other Directedness and Impaired Limits: The Impact of Early Maladaptive Schema on Exercise Dependence, Rebekah M. Rankin, Paul A. Read, Benjamin R. Walker, and Paul Rankin
The Influence of Human Support on the Effectiveness of Digital Mental Health Promotion Interventions for the General Population, Mel Renfrew, Darren Morton, Jason K. Morton, and Geraldine Przybylko
Participant Perceptions of Facilitators and Barriers to Adherence in a Digital Mental Health Intervention for a Nonclinical Cohort: Content Analysis, Mel Renfrew, Darren Morton, Maria T. Northcote, Jason K. Morton, Jason Hinze, and Geraldine Przybylko
The Potential Benefit of Monitoring Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), Neda Seyedsadjadi and Ross Grant
Testing a Model of Resilience in Family Members of Relatives with Traumatic Brain Injury vs Spinal Cord Injury: Multigroup Analysis, Grahame K. Simpson, Malcolm Anderson, Maysaa Daher, Kate Fiona Jones, and Peter Morey
Papers/Journal Articles from 2020
A Predictive Model of Resilience Among Family Caregivers Supporting Relatives with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): A Structural Equation Modelling Approach, Malcolm Anderson, Maysaa Daher, and Grahame K. Simpson
Increased Consumption of Plant Foods is Associated with Increased Bone Mineral Density, Jade Berg, Neda Seyed Sadjadi, and Ross Grant
Saturated Fatty Acid Intake Is Associated With Increased Inflammation, Conversion of Kynurenine to Tryptophan, and Delta-9 Desaturase Activity in Healthy Humans, Jade Berg, Neda Seyedsadjadi, and Ross Grant
Understanding Clinicians’ Perceived Barriers and Facilitators to Optimal Use of Acute Oxygen Therapy in Adults, Joyce Cousins, Peter Wark, Sarah A. Hiles, and Vanessa M. McDonald
Management of Acute COPD Exacerbations in Australia: Do we Follow the Guidelines?, Joyce Cousins, Richard Wood-Baker, Peter AB Wark, Ian A. Yang, Peter G. Gibson, Anastasia Hutchinson, Dimitar Sajkov, Sarah A. Hiles, Sameh Samuel, and Vanessa M. McDonald
Increased Fluid Intake for the Prevention of Urinary Tract Infection in Adults and Children in all Settings: A Systematic Review, Oyebola Fasugba, Brett G. Mitchell, Elizabeth McInnes, Jane Koerner, Allen Cheng, Heilok Cheng, and Sandy Middleton
Spirituality and Resilience among Family Caregivers of Survivors of Stroke: A Scoping Review, Letetia Gibbs, Malcolm Anderson, Grahame K. Simpson, and Kate Fiona Jones
Precision Medicine in Lifestyle Medicine: The Way of the Future?, Ian D. Gray, Andrea R. Kross, Mel Renfrew, and Paul Wood
Effectiveness of a Structured, Framework-Based Approach to Implementation: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) Trial, Lisa Hall, Nicole White, Michelle Allen, Alison Farrington, Brett G. Mitchell, Katie Page, Kate Halton, Thomas V. Riley, Christian A. Gericke, Nicholas Graves, and Anne Gardner
A Community-based Lifestyle Education Program Addressing Non-communicable Diseases in Low-literacy Areas of the South Pacific: A Pilot Control Cohort Study, Lillian Kent, Pia Reierson, Darren Morton, Kesaia Vasutoga, and Paul Rankin
Health Coaching as an Intervention for Picky Eaters, Simon Matthews
Measuring Environmental Contamination in Critical Care Using Dilute Hydrogen Peroxide (DHP) Technology: An Observational Cross-Over Study, Aileen Oon, E Reading, John K. Ferguson, Stephanie J. Dancer, and Brett G. Mitchell
The Effect of Trigonella foenum‐graecum Extract on Prostate‐specific Antigen, and Prostate Function in Otherwise Healthy men with Benign Prostate Hyperplasia, Amanda Rao and Ross Grant
Testofen® (Fenugreek extract) Increases Strength and Muscle Mass Compared to Placebo in Response to Calisthenics: A Randomized Control Trial, Amanda J. Rao, Alistair R. Mallard, and Ross Grant
Scope of Practice and Educational Needs of Infection Prevention and Control Professionals in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities, Ramon Z. Shaban, Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo, Deborough MacBeth, Philip L. Russo, and Brett G. Mitchell
Global Burden, Point Sources, and Outbreak Management of Healthcare-Associated Burkholderia Cepacia Infections: An Integrative Review, Ramon Z. Shaban, Cristina Sotomayor-Castillo, Shizar Nahidi, Cecilia Li, Deborough MacBeth, Brett G. Mitchell, and Philip L. Russo
Do Spirituality, Resilience and Hope Mediate Outcomes among Family Caregivers After Traumatic Brain Injury or Spinal Cord Injury? A Structural Equation Modelling Approach, Grahame K. Simpson, Malcolm Anderson, Kate Fiona Jones, Michelle Genders, and Bamini Gopinath
An Evaluation of an Extended Intervention to Reduce Plagiarism in Bachelor of Nursing Students, Alison Smedley, Tonia R. Crawford, and Linda Cloete
Cost-Effectiveness of an Environmental Cleaning Bundle for Reducing Healthcare Associated Infections, Nicole White, Adrian G. Barnett, Lisa Hall, Brett G. Mitchell, Alison Farrington, Kate Halton, David L. Paterson, Thomas V. Riley, Anne Gardner, Katie Page, Christian A. Gericke, and Nicholas Graves
Papers/Journal Articles from 2019
Role of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and Related Precursors as Therapeutic Targets for Age-Related Degenerative Diseases: Rationale, Biochemistry, Pharmacokinetics, and Outcomes, Nady Braidy, Jade Berg, James Clement, Fatemeh Khorshidi, Anne Poljak, Tharusha Jayasena, Ross Grant, and Perminder Sachdev
Meatal Cleaning: Discrepancies in Need of Explanation - Author's Reply, Allen Cheng, Brett G. Mitchell, Oyebola Fasugba, Nicholas Graves, Jane Koerner, and Peter Collignon
Protocol: Investigating the Effectiveness and Cost Benefit of a Lifestyle Intervention Targeting Type 2 Diabetes in Australia, Linda Cloete, Brett G. Mitchell, and Darren Morton
Challenges and Reflections from an International, Humanitarian, Short-term Surgical Mission on Collecting Ethnographic Data in a Remote Environment, Sonja Dawson, Debra Jackson, and Doug Elliott
Chlorhexidine for Meatal Cleaning in Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Multicentre Stepped-Wedge Randomised Controlled Trial, Oyebola Fasugba, Allen Cheng, Victoria Gregory, Nicholas Graves, Jane Koerner, Peter Collignon, Anne Gardner, and Brett G. Mitchell
Incidence of Single-Drug Resistant-, Multidrug- Resistant, and Extensively Drug- Resistant Escheria Coli Urinary Tract Infections: An Australian Laboratory-Based Retrospective Study, Oyebola Fasugba, Anindita Das, George Mnatzaganian, Brett G. Mitchell, Peter Collignon, and Anne Gardner
A Case of Parkinson’s Disease Symptom Reduction with Intravenous NAD+, Erin Gadol, Richard F. Mestayer, Ross Grant, Yevgeniy Grigoryev, Susan B. Gibson, and Michael Happel
A Pilot Study Investigating Changes in the Human Plasma and Urine NAD+ Metabolome During a 6 Hour Intravenous Infusion of NAD+, Ross Grant, Jade Berg, Richard Mestayer, Nady Braidy, James Bennett, Susan Broom, and James Watson
Oxidation of fish oil supplements in Australia, Monique Heller, Luke Gemming, Chin Tung, and Ross Grant
A Study of Whether Individual and Dyadic Relations Between Spirituality and Resilience Contribute to Psychological Adjustment Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injuries and their Family Members, Kate Fiona Jones, Grahame K. Simpson, Lynne Briggs, Pat Dorsett, and Malcolm Anderson
Achievements and Highlights for Infection, Disease and Health, Brett G. Mitchell
Editorial, Brett G. Mitchell
Chlorhexidine for Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: The Totality of Evidence - Author's Reply, Brett G. Mitchell, Allen Cheng, Oyebola Fasugba, Anne Gardner, Nicholas Graves, Jane Koerner, and Peter Collignon
Chlorhexidine Versus Saline in Reducing the Risk of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infection: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis, Brett G. Mitchell, Oyebola Fasugba, Allen Cheng, Victoria Gregory, Jane Koerner, Peter Collignon, Anne Gardner, and Nicholas Graves
An Environmental Cleaning Bundle and Health-Care-Associated Infections in Hospitals (REACH): A Multicentre, Randomised Trial, Brett G. Mitchell, Lisa Hall, Nicole White, Adrian G. Barnett, Kate Halton, David L. Paterson, Thomas V. Riley, Anne Gardner, Katie Page, Alison Farrington, Christian A. Gericke, and Nicholas Graves
Reducing Urinary Catheter Use Using an Electronic Reminder System in Hospitalized Patients: A Randomized Stepped-Wedge Trial, Brett G. Mitchell, Maria T. Northcote, Allen C. Cheng, Oyebola Fasugba, Philip Russo, and Hannah Rosebrock
Strategies to Reduce Non-Ventilator-Associated Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia: A Systematic Review, Brett G. Mitchell, Philip L. Russo, Allen C. Cheng, Andrew J. Stewardson, Hannah Rosebrock, Stephanie J. Curtis, Sophia Robinson, and Martin Kiernan
Organisation and Governance of Infection Prevention and Control in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: A National Survey, Brett G. Mitchell, Ramon Z. Shaban, Deborough MacBeth, and Philip L. Russo
Validating a Tool to Assess Eye Health Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in Cambodia and Vietnam, Noela Prasad, Gail Ormsby, and Robert P. Finger
Bundles of Bundles, Philip Russo
The Prevalence of Healthcare Associated Infections Among Adult Inpatients at Nineteen Large Australian Acute-care Public Hospitals: A Point Prevalence Survey, Philip L. Russo, Andrew J. Stewardson, Allen C. Cheng, Tracey Bucknall, and Brett G. Mitchell
Papers/Journal Articles from 2018
The Construction of a Postgraduate Student and Supervisor Support Framework: Using Stakeholder Voices to Promote Effective Postgraduate Teaching and Learning Practice., Malcolm Anderson, Brett G. Mitchell, Maria T. Northcote, Anthony Williams, Kevin Petrie, Kayle de Waal, Janet Carton, Catherine Mcloughlin, and Gina Lemke
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide and its Related Precursors for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease, Nady Braidy, Ross Grant, and Perminder Sachdev
Reducing Urinary Catheter Use: A Protocol for a Mixed Methods Evaluation of an Electronic Reminder System in Hospitalised Patients in Australia, Oyebola Fasugba, Allen C. Cheng, Philip Russo, Maria T. Northcote, Hannah Rosebrock, and Brett G. Mitchell
Development and Evaluation of a Website for Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Australia, Oyebola Fasugba, Jane Koerner, Noleen Bennett, Simon Burrell, Roland Laguitan, Alex Hoskins, Wendy Beckingham, Brett G. Mitchell, and Anne Gardner
Quantitation of NAD+: Why Do We Need to Measure it?, Yue Liu, James Clement, Ross Grant, Perminder Sachdev, and Nady Braidy
Statins Do Not Impair Whole-Body Fat Oxidation During Moderate-Intensity Exercise in Dyslipidemic Adults, Maria A. Matuszek and Ross Grant
Staffing Levels and Infection Prevention, Brett G. Mitchell
Hospital Staffing and Health Care–Associated Infections: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Brett G. Mitchell, Anne Gardner, Patricia W. Stone, Lisa Hall, and Monika Pogorzelska-Maziarz
Infection, Disease & Health for Today, Tomorrow and the Future, Brett G. Mitchell and Ramon Z. Shaban
Changes in Knowledge and Attitudes of Hospital Environmental Services Staff: The Researching Effective Approaches to Cleaning in Hospitals (REACH) Study, Brett G. Mitchell, Nicole White, Alison Farrington, Michelle Allen, Katie Page, Anne Gardner, Kate Halton, Thomas V. Riley, Christian A. Gericke, David L. Paterson, Nicholas Graves, and Lisa Hall
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia: Tackling the 'Known Unknowns', Philip Russo, Allen Cheng, Brett G. Mitchell, and Lisa Hall
Establishing the Prevalence of Healthcare-associated Infections in Australian Hospitals: Protocol for the Comprehensive Healthcare Associated Infection National Surveillance (CHAINS) Study, Philip L. Russo, Andrew J. Stewardson, Allen C. Cheng, Tracey Bucknall, Kalisavar Marimuthu, and Brett G. Mitchell
Impact of Electronic Healthcare-Associated Infection Surveillance Software on Infection Prevention Resources: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Philip Russo, Ramon Z. Shaban, Deborough MacBeth, Abigail Carter, and Brett G. Mitchell
High Protein Intake is Associated with Low Plasma NAD+ Levels in a Healthy Human Cohort, Neda Seyed Sadjadi, Jade Berg, Ayse Bilgin, Nady Braidy, Chris Salonikas, and Ross Grant
A Pilot Study Providing Evidence for a Relationship between a Composite Lifestyle Score and Risk of Higher Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Is There a Link to Oxidative Stress?, Neda Seyedsadjadi, Jade Berg, Ayse Bilgin, and Ross Grant
Complicating the Complicated, Ramon Z. Shaban, Philip L. Russo, Brett G. Mitchell, and Julie E. Potter
Papers/Journal Articles from 2017
Kynurenine Pathway Metabolism and Neuroinflammatory Disease, Nady Braidy and Ross Grant
Molecular Targets of Tannic Acid in Alzheimer's Disease, Nady Braidy, Bat-Erdene Jugder, Anne Poljak, Tharusha Jayasena, Seyed Mohammad Nabavi, Permider Sachdev, and Ross Grant
The Role of Obesity in the Onset of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Linda Cloete, Brett G. Mitchell, and Darren Morton
Nurses’ Contribution to Short-Term Humanitarian Care in Low to Middle Income Countries: An Integrative Review of the Literature, Sonja Dawson, Doug Elliott, and Debra Jackson
Meatal Cleaning with Antiseptics for the Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: A Discussion Paper, Oyebola Fasugba, Jane Koerner, Brett G. Mitchell, and Anne Gardner
Questions Linked to Fasugba, O., Koerner, J., Mitchell, B. G., Gardner, A. A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Antiseptics for Meatal Cleaning in the Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Oyebola Fasugba, Jane Koerner, Brett G. Mitchell, and Anne Gardner
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Antiseptic Agents for Meatal Cleaning in the Prevention of Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections, Oyebola Fasugba, Jane Koerner, Brett G. Mitchell, and Anne Gardner
Point Prevalence Surveys of Healthcare-Associated Urinary Tract Infections: Development, Pilot Testing and Evaluation of Face-to-Face and Online Educational Packages, Oyebola Fasugba, Brett G. Mitchell, Wendy Beckingham, Noleen Bennett, and Anne Gardner
Exploring the Context for Effective Clinical Governance in Infection Control, Kate Halton, Lisa Hall, Anne Gardner, Deborough MacBeth, and Brett G. Mitchell
The Adventist "Health Message" Unpacked, Lillian Kent
Superbug Survey of Australia's Hospitals, Brett G. Mitchell
A Predictive Model of Days from Infection to Discharge in Patients with Healthcare Associated Urinary Tract Infections (HAUTI): A Structural Equation Modelling Approach, Brett G. Mitchell, Malcolm Anderson, and John K. Ferguson
Variation in Hospital Cleaning Practice and Process in Australian Hospitals: A Structured Mapping Exercise, Brett G. Mitchell, Alison Farrington, Michelle Allen, Anne Gardner, Lisa Hall, Adrian G. Barnett, Kate Halton, Katie Page, Stephanie Dancer, Thomas V. Riley, Christian A. Gericke, David L. Paterson, and Nicholas Graves
Reducing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in Hospitals: Study Protocol for a Multi-Site Randomised Controlled Study, Brett G. Mitchell, Oyebola Fasugba, Anne Gardner, Jane Koerner, Peter Collignon, Allen Cheng, Nicholas Graves, Peter Morey, and Victoria Gregory
Resourcing Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Units in Australia: A Discussion Paper, Brett G. Mitchell, Deborough MacBeth, Kate Halton, Anne Gardner, and Lisa Hall
What's Trending in Infection Control? Scoping and Narrative Reviews, Brett G. Mitchell, Dayna Petrie, Lindsay Morton, and Stephanie Dancer
What Makes a Tweet Fly? Analysis of Twitter Messaging at Four Infection Control Conferences, Brett G. Mitchell, Philip Russo, Jonathan A. Otter, Martin Kiernan, and Landon Aveling
The Burden of Healthcare-Associated Infection in Australian Hospitals: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Brett G. Mitchell, Ramon Z. Shaban, Deborough MacBeth, Claudia-Jayne Wood, and Philip Russo
Ideas required: Antimicrobial Resistance in Aged-Care Facilities Requires a Novel Approach, Brett G. Mitchell, Ramon Z. Shaban, Philip Russo, and Deborough MacBeth