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| R J AdamsSummaryAffiliation: University of Adelaide Country: Australia Publications
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Associations of physical and mental health problems with chronic cough in a representative population cohortRobert J Adams
The Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, South Australia, 5011, Australia
Cough 5:10. 2009..Attention to cough is indicated in patients with obesity, psychological symptoms or smokers. Inquiring about cough in those with mental health problems may identify reversible morbidity...- Short sleep duration and obesity among Australian childrenZumin Shi
Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit, Department of Health, South Australia
BMC Public Health 10:609. 2010..There is limited information on sleep duration and obesity among Australian children. The objective of the study is to cross-sectionally examine the relationship between sleep duration and obesity in Australian children aged 5 to 15 years... - Do people with risky behaviours participate in biomedical cohort studies?Anne W Taylor
Population Research and Outcome Studies Unit, South Australian Department of Health, Australia
BMC Public Health 6:11. 2006.... - Multimorbidity - not just an older person's issue. Results from an Australian biomedical studyAnne W Taylor
Population Research and Outcome Studies, South Australian Department of Health, Adelaide, Australia
BMC Public Health 10:718. 2010..This research assessed multimorbidity across a range of ages so that planners are informed and appropriate prevention programs, management strategies and health service/health care planning can be implemented... - "I know I have arthritis but I don't know what type". Understanding and knowledge of this chronic conditionTiffany K Gill
Population Research and Outcomes Studies Unit, SA Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
BMC Musculoskelet Disord 11:174. 2010.... - Independent association of HbA(1c) and incident cardiovascular disease in people without diabetesRobert J Adams
University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, South Australia, Australia
Obesity (Silver Spring) 17:559-63. 2009..Unlike previous studies, this relationship was not substantially attenuated by other traditional risk factors... - Effects of area deprivation on health risks and outcomes: a multilevel, cross-sectional, Australian population studyRobert J Adams
Discipline of Medicine, The Health Observatory, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, SA, 5011, Australia
Int J Public Health 54:183-92. 2009..Our aim was to examine the effect of local area socio-economic disadvantage after accounting for individual socio-economic status (SES), and to determine if these differ between various health and risk factor variables... - Health literacy--a new concept for general practice?Robert J Adams
Discipline of Medicine, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
Aust Fam Physician 38:144-7. 2009..Health literacy is the ability to understand and interpret the meaning of health information in written, spoken or digital form and how this motivates people to embrace or disregard actions relating to health... - Self-reported adverse events in health care that cause harm: a population-based surveyRobert J Adams
Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Med J Aust 190:484-8. 2009..To identify the incidence of self-reported harmful adverse events in the health care of community-dwelling adults, and to examine attitudes about safety in the health system... - Cholesterol-lowering therapy and the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: a population studyRobert J Adams
Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville South, Adelaide, SA 5011
Aust Health Rev 33:325-33. 2009..The aim of this study was to determine the use of LLT in a representative Australian population in relation to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk, and the effectiveness of the therapy in meeting target levels... - Risks associated with low functional health literacy in an Australian populationRobert J Adams
Health Observatory, Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, and Rheumatology Unit, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Med J Aust 191:530-4. 2009..To measure the level of functional health literacy (FHL) in an Australian population, and to explore the level of risk associated with level of FHL... - Cause for concern in the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications in the community--a population-based studyRobert J Adams
The Health Observatory, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville Road, Woodville, SA, Australia
BMC Fam Pract 12:70. 2011.... - Impact of the physician's participatory style in asthma outcomes and patient satisfactionR J Adams
Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 86:263-71. 2001..To identify factors associated with asthma patients' perceptions of the propensity of pulmonologists to involve them in treatment decision-making, and its association with asthma outcomes... - Assessment of an asthma quality of life scale using item-response theoryRobert Adams
The Health Observatory, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, South Australia
Respirology 10:587-93. 2005..We sought to examine the usefulness of an alternative method of scoring questionnaires, item-response theory (IRT), for the clinical interpretation of a modified version of the Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MAQLQ-M)... - Factors associated with hospital admissions and repeat emergency department visits for adults with asthmaR J Adams
Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia
Thorax 55:566-73. 2000.... - Patient preferences for autonomy in decision making in asthma managementR J Adams
Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, South Australia 5011, Australia
Thorax 56:126-32. 2001..This has implications for asthma action plans and design of self-management programmes... - A South Australian population survey of the ownership of asthma action plansR E Ruffin
Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, SA
Med J Aust 171:348-51. 1999..To examine the relationships between ownership of written asthma action plans, asthma morbidity, use of devices, and patients' perceptions of their asthma management... - Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based studyR J Adams
The Health Observatory, University of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Thorax 59:930-5. 2004..A study was undertaken of the prevalence of psychological distress in asthma in the general population and its associations with quality of life... - Validity of a modified version of the Marks Asthma Quality of Life QuestionnaireR J Adams
Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, South Australia
J Asthma 37:131-43. 2000..58) and repeated emergency department visits (OR = 0.47). The MAQLQ-M is a highly valid measure of asthma-related quality of life... - Using the Short Form-36 mental summary score as an indicator of depressive symptoms in patients with coronary heart diseaseRosanna Tavella
Cardiology Research Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, 28 Woodville Rd, Woodville South, 5011 Adelaide, SA, Australia
Qual Life Res 19:1105-13. 2010..The study aimed to define a threshold value on the Short Form-36 (SF-36) mental component summary score (MCS) that identified depressed cardiac patients as measured by the Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)... - Difficulties identifying and targeting COPD and population-attributable risk of smoking for COPD: a population studyDavid Wilson
Health Observatory, University of Adelaide, Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Adelaide, South Australia 5011
Chest 128:2035-42. 2005..These studies, lacking in the COPD literature, are necessary research in support of public health initiatives for COPD. In this representative population study, we also assessed the PAR for current and ex-smokers... - A randomized trial of peak-flow and symptom-based action plans in adults with moderate-to-severe asthmaR J Adams
Department of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville Road, Woodville, SA, Australia
Respirology 6:297-304. 2001..It remains unclear if there is an advantage in using PFM in people with moderate-to severe asthma who are not poor perceivers of bronchoconstriction... - Underdiagnosed asthma in South AustraliaR J Adams
The Health Observatory, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Woodville, South Australia
Thorax 58:846-50. 2003..The prevalence of undiagnosed asthma in the general population and the clinical and demographic characteristics of these patients compared with those with diagnosed asthma are unclear... - Sustained improvements in dyspnea and pulmonary function 3 to 5 years after lung volume reduction surgerySarah Appleton
Department of Medicine, University of Adelaide, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Campus, Woodville, SA, Australia
Chest 123:1838-46. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: In this population, a majority of the LVRS patients survived for >/= 3 years. Among survivors, dyspnea and lung function benefits were seen. Baseline BMI and postoperative LOS were significantly associated with survival... - New Australian population scoring coefficients for the old version of the SF-36 and SF-12 health status questionnairesGraeme Tucker
Department of Health, Adelaide, SA, Australia
Qual Life Res 19:1069-76. 2010..Further, to provide SF-12 scoring algorithms similarly based on structural equation modelling... - Guidelines for prevention of stroke in patients with ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack: a statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Council on Stroke: co-sponsored by the Council on CRalph L Sacco
Stroke 37:577-617. 2006....