Louisa Gordon

Summary

Affiliation: Queensland Institute of Medical Research
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi A randomised controlled trial of a tele-based lifestyle intervention for colorectal cancer survivors ('CanChange'): study protocol
    Anna L Hawkes
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Cancer 9:286. 2009
  2. ncbi Evidence on the economic value of psychosocial interventions to alleviate anxiety and depression among cancer survivors: a systematic review
    Louisa G Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Genetics and Population Health Division, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 7:96-105. 2011
  3. ncbi Transitions in work participation after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer
    Louisa Gordon
    Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 32:569-74. 2008
  4. ncbi A review of the cost-effectiveness of face-to-face behavioural interventions for smoking, physical activity, diet and alcohol
    L Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Q4029, Australia
    Chronic Illn 3:101-29. 2007
  5. ncbi Regular sunscreen use is a cost-effective approach to skin cancer prevention in subtropical settings
    Louisa G Gordon
    Department of Cancer and Population Health Studies, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
    J Invest Dermatol 129:2766-71. 2009
  6. ncbi Potential hospital cost-savings attributed to improvements in outcomes for colorectal cancer surgery following self-audit
    Louisa G Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Genetics and Population Health Division, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Q4029, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Surg 10:4. 2010
  7. ncbi Within a smoking-cessation program, what impact does genetic information on lung cancer need to have to demonstrate cost-effectiveness?
    Louisa G Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Genetics and Population Health Division, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Q4029, Australia
    Cost Eff Resour Alloc 8:18. 2010
  8. ncbi Medical costs and outcomes for Australian women with ovarian cancer: a patient-level analysis over 2.5 years
    Louisa G Gordon
    Genetics and Population Health Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane, Herston 4029, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Int J Gynecol Cancer 20:757-65. 2010
  9. ncbi What impact would effective solarium regulation have in Australia?
    Louisa G Gordon
    Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD
    Med J Aust 189:375-8. 2008
  10. ncbi ProsCan for Couples: randomised controlled trial of a couples-based sexuality intervention for men with localised prostate cancer who receive radical prostatectomy
    Suzanne K Chambers
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Cancer 8:226. 2008

Detail Information

Publications18

  1. ncbi A randomised controlled trial of a tele-based lifestyle intervention for colorectal cancer survivors ('CanChange'): study protocol
    Anna L Hawkes
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Cancer 9:286. 2009
    ..This paper presents the study protocol for a novel telephone-delivered intervention to improve lifestyle factors and health outcomes for colorectal cancer survivors...
  2. ncbi Evidence on the economic value of psychosocial interventions to alleviate anxiety and depression among cancer survivors: a systematic review
    Louisa G Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Genetics and Population Health Division, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Australia
    Asia Pac J Clin Oncol 7:96-105. 2011
    ..The objective of this study was to review the evidence on the cost effectiveness of psychological interventions for individuals with cancer...
  3. ncbi Transitions in work participation after a diagnosis of colorectal cancer
    Louisa Gordon
    Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Herston, QLD 4029, Australia
    Aust N Z J Public Health 32:569-74. 2008
    ..Using a large, population-based cohort of working adults with colorectal cancer, we assessed changes in work participation separately for men (n=621) and women (n=354)...
  4. ncbi A review of the cost-effectiveness of face-to-face behavioural interventions for smoking, physical activity, diet and alcohol
    L Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Q4029, Australia
    Chronic Illn 3:101-29. 2007
    ..To assess the evidence for the cost-effectiveness of health behaviour interventions that address the major behavioural risk factors for chronic disease, including smoking, physical inactivity, poor diet, and alcohol misuse...
  5. ncbi Regular sunscreen use is a cost-effective approach to skin cancer prevention in subtropical settings
    Louisa G Gordon
    Department of Cancer and Population Health Studies, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane, 300 Herston Road, Herston, Brisbane, Queensland 4029, Australia
    J Invest Dermatol 129:2766-71. 2009
    ..Such community-based interventions promoting regular sunscreen use among Caucasians in subtropical settings can prevent skin cancer and related skin tumors in practical ways and with great cost efficiency...
  6. ncbi Potential hospital cost-savings attributed to improvements in outcomes for colorectal cancer surgery following self-audit
    Louisa G Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Genetics and Population Health Division, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Q4029, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Surg 10:4. 2010
    ..The aim of this study was to estimate the potential cost-savings for Australian hospitals from improved surgical performance for colorectal surgery attributed to a surgical self-audit program...
  7. ncbi Within a smoking-cessation program, what impact does genetic information on lung cancer need to have to demonstrate cost-effectiveness?
    Louisa G Gordon
    Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Genetics and Population Health Division, PO Royal Brisbane Hospital, Herston Q4029, Australia
    Cost Eff Resour Alloc 8:18. 2010
    ..The purpose of this study was to explore what the impact of a genetic test needs to have within a typical smoking-cessation program aimed at heavy smokers in order to be cost-effective...
  8. ncbi Medical costs and outcomes for Australian women with ovarian cancer: a patient-level analysis over 2.5 years
    Louisa G Gordon
    Genetics and Population Health Division, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane, Herston 4029, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    Int J Gynecol Cancer 20:757-65. 2010
    ..This study investigated medical costs, quality of life, and survival end points for women with ovarian cancer in Australia...
  9. ncbi What impact would effective solarium regulation have in Australia?
    Louisa G Gordon
    Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, Brisbane, QLD
    Med J Aust 189:375-8. 2008
    ..7) By successfully enforcing solarium regulations that ban use by people younger than 18 years or with fair skin, favourable health and cost benefits could be expected...
  10. ncbi ProsCan for Couples: randomised controlled trial of a couples-based sexuality intervention for men with localised prostate cancer who receive radical prostatectomy
    Suzanne K Chambers
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Cancer 8:226. 2008
    ..nurse counselling) on men's and women's sexual and psychosocial adjustment after surgical treatment for localised prostate cancer; in addition to cost-effectiveness...
  11. ncbi Estimation of avoidable skin cancers and cost-savings to government associated with regulation of the solarium industry in Australia
    Nicholas Hirst
    Cancer and Population Studies Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, PO Royal Brisbane, Herston, Brisbane, QLD 4029, Australia
    Health Policy 89:303-11. 2009
    ..We estimated the numbers of potential skin cancers prevented through regulation of solaria and the associated cost-savings to the Federal Government...
  12. ncbi Exploring the economic impact of breast cancers during the 18 months following diagnosis
    Louisa Gordon
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Queensland Cancer Fund, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Australia
    Psychooncology 16:1130-9. 2007
    ..Economic research adds an important dimension for understanding the impact of breast cancer, and findings may be used to help improve supportive care services for women and families confronted by this disease...
  13. ncbi Diagnosis and management costs of suspicious skin lesions from a population-based melanoma screening programme
    Louisa Gordon
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Queensland Cancer Fund, Brisbane, Australia
    J Med Screen 14:98-102. 2007
    ..The aim of this study was to describe the health system costs attributed to the diagnosis and management of suspicious skin lesions detected during a trial of a population melanoma screening programme (1998-2001)...
  14. ncbi Cost-effectiveness analyses and modelling the lifetime costs and benefits of health-behaviour interventions
    Nicholas Graves
    School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove Campus, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Queensland, QLD 4059, Australia
    Chronic Illn 2:97-107. 2006
    ..The existing literature only captures short-term economic and health outcomes...
  15. ncbi ProsCan for men: randomised controlled trial of a decision support intervention for men with localised prostate cancer
    Suzanne K Chambers
    Viertel Centre for Research in Cancer Control, Cancer Council Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
    BMC Cancer 8:207. 2008
    ..This paper presents the design of a randomised controlled trial of a decision support/psychosocial intervention for men newly diagnosed with localised prostate cancer...
  16. ncbi A cost-effectiveness analysis of two community models of care for patients with venous leg ulcers
    L Gordon
    Institute of Health and Biomedical Innnovation School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia
    J Wound Care 15:348-53. 2006
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  17. ncbi High-throughput sequence identification of gene coding variants within alcohol-related QTLs
    M A Ehringer
    Department of Pharmacology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, 4200 East Ninth Ave, Denver, Colorado 80262, USA
    Mamm Genome 12:657-63. 2001
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  18. ncbi Confirmation of quantitative trait loci for ethanol sensitivity in long-sleep and short-sleep mice
    P D Markel
    Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado, Boulder 80309, USA
    Genome Res 7:92-9. 1997
    ..This represents the first report of linkages for genes influencing alcohol action in any mammalian system using stringent, genome-wide mapping criteria...