Holly Seale

Summary

Affiliation: University of New South Wales
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Attitudes amongst Australian hospital healthcare workers towards seasonal influenza and vaccination
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:41-6. 2010
  2. ncbi Travel risk behaviours and uptake of pre-travel health preventions by university students in Australia
    Anita E Heywood
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Infect Dis 12:43. 2012
  3. ncbi University life and pandemic influenza: attitudes and intended behaviour of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009
    Debbie Van
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Public Health 10:130. 2010
  4. ncbi Seasonal influenza vaccination in Australian hospital health care workers: a review
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 195:336-8. 2011
  5. ncbi Awareness, attitudes and behavior of hospital healthcare workers towards a mandatory vaccination directive: two years on
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
    Vaccine 29:3734-7. 2011
  6. ncbi Acceptance of a vaccine against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus amongst healthcare workers in Beijing, China
    H Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
    Vaccine 29:1605-10. 2011
  7. ncbi University communication strategies during a pandemic-were the messages received?
    Holly Seale
    Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Public Health Manag Pract 17:E29-32. 2011
  8. ncbi Influenza vaccination amongst hospital health care workers in Beijing
    H Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Occup Med (Lond) 60:335-9. 2010
  9. ncbi Why do I need it? I am not at risk! Public perceptions towards the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Infect Dis 10:99. 2010
  10. ncbi Examining the knowledge of and attitudes to pandemic influenza among general practice staff
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 192:378-80. 2010

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Attitudes amongst Australian hospital healthcare workers towards seasonal influenza and vaccination
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 4:41-6. 2010
    ..Although a safe and effective vaccine is available, there is little Australian data on reasons for poor compliance, especially amongst allied health and ancillary support staff...
  2. ncbi Travel risk behaviours and uptake of pre-travel health preventions by university students in Australia
    Anita E Heywood
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Infect Dis 12:43. 2012
    ..This study aimed to assess travel-associated health risks and preventative behaviours in a sample of both domestic and international university students in Australia...
  3. ncbi University life and pandemic influenza: attitudes and intended behaviour of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009
    Debbie Van
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Public Health 10:130. 2010
    ..Through the use of an online survey, we aimed to measure the perceptions and responses of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009 at a major university in Sydney, Australia...
  4. ncbi Seasonal influenza vaccination in Australian hospital health care workers: a review
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 195:336-8. 2011
    ..To review the uptake of seasonal influenza vaccination among hospital health care workers (HCWs) in Australia to date...
  5. ncbi Awareness, attitudes and behavior of hospital healthcare workers towards a mandatory vaccination directive: two years on
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
    Vaccine 29:3734-7. 2011
    ..91%, respectively). Despite the high levels of general support for the vaccine policy directive in NSW, this study indicates that including influenza vaccination into the policy could be challenging...
  6. ncbi Acceptance of a vaccine against pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus amongst healthcare workers in Beijing, China
    H Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia
    Vaccine 29:1605-10. 2011
    ..Programs that are simultaneously launched with the introduction of the vaccine will not be as successful, as those which have built momentum alongside the pandemic...
  7. ncbi University communication strategies during a pandemic-were the messages received?
    Holly Seale
    Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    J Public Health Manag Pract 17:E29-32. 2011
    ..Through the use of an on-line survey, we aimed to measure the awareness and receptiveness of staff and students toward university information broadcasts about the H1N1 situation...
  8. ncbi Influenza vaccination amongst hospital health care workers in Beijing
    H Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Occup Med (Lond) 60:335-9. 2010
    ..However, compliance rates with influenza vaccination are commonly low...
  9. ncbi Why do I need it? I am not at risk! Public perceptions towards the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccine
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    BMC Infect Dis 10:99. 2010
    ..We surveyed a sample of residents from Sydney, Australia to ascertain their risk perception, attitudes towards the pandemic and willingness to accept the pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza vaccine...
  10. ncbi Examining the knowledge of and attitudes to pandemic influenza among general practice staff
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 192:378-80. 2010
    ..To assess the views, needs and intended behaviour of general practitioners and practice nurses (PNs) regarding pandemic influenza...
  11. ncbi Trends in hospitalizations for diagnosed congenital cytomegalovirus in infants and children in Australia
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Pediatr 9:7. 2009
    ..More children suffer serious disabilities caused by congenital CMV than by several better-known childhood maladies. Insight into the epidemiology of congenital CMV disease is needed for the assessment of preventive strategies...
  12. ncbi The community's attitude towards swine flu and pandemic influenza
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 191:267-9. 2009
    ..To ascertain the beliefs, perceived risks and initial attitudes of the Australian community towards the influenza pandemic declared by the World Health Organization in response to the emergence of an A(H1N1) influenza subtype...
  13. ncbi "Will they just pack up and leave?" - attitudes and intended behaviour of hospital health care workers during an influenza pandemic
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Kensington, New South Wales, Australia
    BMC Health Serv Res 9:30. 2009
    ..The aim of this study was to explore HCWs knowledge, attitudes and intended behaviour towards pandemic influenza...
  14. ncbi The use of oseltamivir during an influenza B outbreak in a chronic care hospital
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, NSW, Australia
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 3:15-20. 2009
    ..In late July 2005, a 90-bed chronic care psycho-geriatric hospital in Sydney, Australia, reported cases of influenza-like illness (ILI) occurring amongst its residents...
  15. ncbi Do they accept compulsory vaccination? Awareness, attitudes and behaviour of hospital health care workers following a new vaccination directive
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Level 2, Samuels Building, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Vaccine 27:3022-5. 2009
    ..Seventy-eight per cent supported the policy; 13% neither supported nor opposed it; and 4% opposed it. This survey provides an early, broad indication of the level of understanding and the attitudes of the HCWs towards the new directive...
  16. ncbi Annual influenza vaccination: coverage and attitudes of primary care staff in Australia
    Kirsten Ward
    General Practice NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 5:135-41. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to contribute to the limited literature base in this important area by investigating these issues in the primary health care setting in New South Wales (NSW), Australia...
  17. ncbi A cluster randomized clinical trial comparing fit-tested and non-fit-tested N95 respirators to medical masks to prevent respiratory virus infection in health care workers
    Chandini Raina MacIntyre
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Influenza Other Respi Viruses 5:170-9. 2011
    ..We compared the efficacy of medical masks, N95 respirators (fit tested and non fit tested), in health care workers (HCWs)...
  18. ncbi Hospital health care workers' understanding of and attitudes toward pandemic influenza in Beijing
    Holly Seale
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    Asia Pac J Public Health 24:39-47. 2012
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  19. ncbi Face mask use and control of respiratory virus transmission in households
    C Raina MacIntyre
    niversity of New South Wales School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Emerg Infect Dis 15:233-41. 2009
    ..However, during a severe pandemic when use of face masks might be greater, pandemic transmission in households could be reduced...
  20. ncbi Respiratory viruses transmission from children to adults within a household
    Chandini Raina MacIntyre
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of New South Wales, Australia National Centre for Immunization Research and Surveillance of Vaccine Preventable Diseases, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Australia
    Vaccine 30:3009-14. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to examine the rate of transmission of influenza and other respiratory viruses from children attending an Emergency Department to their family members in the household using active surveillance...
  21. ncbi A picture speaks a thousand words: evaluation of a pictorial post-vaccination care resource in Australia
    Hammad Ali
    School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
    Aust J Prim Health 16:246-51. 2010
    ..The 'Common Reactions to Vaccination' post-vaccination care resource provides comprehensive information in an easy-to-understand pictorial way and was appreciated by both vaccination providers and patients...