Allison Tong

Summary

Affiliation: University of Sydney
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Consumer involvement in topic and outcome selection in the development of clinical practice guidelines
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    Health Expect 15:410-23. 2012
  2. ncbi Test performance of faecal occult blood testing for the detection of bowel cancer in people with chronic kidney disease (DETECT) protocol
    Germaine Wong
    Sydney School of Public Health University of Sydney, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:516. 2011
  3. ncbi Patients' priorities for health research: focus group study of patients with chronic kidney disease
    Allison Tong
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:3206-14. 2008
  4. ncbi Parental perspectives on caring for a child with chronic kidney disease: an in-depth interview study
    A Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Child Care Health Dev 36:549-57. 2010
  5. ncbi The perspectives of kidney transplant recipients on medicine taking: a systematic review of qualitative studies
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:344-54. 2011
  6. ncbi "When I had my transplant, I became normal." Adolescent perspectives on life after kidney transplantation
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Pediatr Transplant 15:285-93. 2011
  7. ncbi Screening and follow-up of living kidney donors: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Transplantation 92:962-72. 2011
  8. ncbi Quality of life of adolescent kidney transplant recipients
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    J Pediatr 159:670-5.e2. 2011
  9. ncbi Nephrologists' perspectives on waitlisting and allocation of deceased donor kidneys for transplant
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 58:704-16. 2011
  10. ncbi Community preferences for the allocation of solid organs for transplantation: a systematic review
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
    Transplantation 89:796-805. 2010

Detail Information

Publications42

  1. ncbi Consumer involvement in topic and outcome selection in the development of clinical practice guidelines
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    Health Expect 15:410-23. 2012
    ..Little is known about how to involve consumers more effectively in guideline development...
  2. ncbi Test performance of faecal occult blood testing for the detection of bowel cancer in people with chronic kidney disease (DETECT) protocol
    Germaine Wong
    Sydney School of Public Health University of Sydney, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:516. 2011
    ..Among those with CKD, the effectiveness, the efficacy and patients' preferences for cancer screening are unknown...
  3. ncbi Patients' priorities for health research: focus group study of patients with chronic kidney disease
    Allison Tong
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:3206-14. 2008
    ..The inclusion of consumer preferences in prioritizing research topics is widely advocated, but prioritization is driven largely by professional agendas...
  4. ncbi Parental perspectives on caring for a child with chronic kidney disease: an in-depth interview study
    A Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Child Care Health Dev 36:549-57. 2010
    ..Children diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) depend on their parents for complex, continuous and intensive support. The study aimed to explore the experiences of parents who have children with CKD...
  5. ncbi The perspectives of kidney transplant recipients on medicine taking: a systematic review of qualitative studies
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:344-54. 2011
    ..This study aimed to describe the beliefs, experiences and perspectives of kidney transplant recipients on medicine taking...
  6. ncbi "When I had my transplant, I became normal." Adolescent perspectives on life after kidney transplantation
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Pediatr Transplant 15:285-93. 2011
    ..Novel approaches are needed to foster self-confidence and sense of normality and to provide comprehensive information on the patient journey following kidney transplantation...
  7. ncbi Screening and follow-up of living kidney donors: a systematic review of clinical practice guidelines
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Transplantation 92:962-72. 2011
    ..There is an urgent need for international collaboration and coordination to ensure, where possible, that guidelines for living donation are consistent, evidence based, and comprehensive to promote best outcomes for a precious resource...
  8. ncbi Quality of life of adolescent kidney transplant recipients
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    J Pediatr 159:670-5.e2. 2011
    ..To elicit utility-based quality of life (QOL) of adolescent kidney transplant recipients...
  9. ncbi Nephrologists' perspectives on waitlisting and allocation of deceased donor kidneys for transplant
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 58:704-16. 2011
    ..This study aims to elicit nephrologists' perspectives on waitlisting patients for kidney transplant and the allocation of deceased kidneys...
  10. ncbi Community preferences for the allocation of solid organs for transplantation: a systematic review
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
    Transplantation 89:796-805. 2010
    ..This systematic review aimed to ascertain community preferences for organ allocation and the principles underpinning these preferences...
  11. ncbi Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research (COREQ): a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups
    Allison Tong
    School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Int J Qual Health Care 19:349-57. 2007
    ..Although partial checklists are available, no consolidated reporting framework exists for any type of qualitative design...
  12. ncbi Adolescent experiences following organ transplantation: a systematic review of qualitative studies
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
    J Pediatr 155:542-9. 2009
    ..To describe the experiences of adolescents who underwent organ transplantation...
  13. ncbi Patients' experiences and perspectives of living with CKD
    Allison Tong
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 53:689-700. 2009
    ..Rather than focusing on clinical targets, greater attention may need to be given to providing information and psychosocial and practical support at a patient-level not organ-specific level, to maximize patient quality of life...
  14. ncbi Support interventions for caregivers of people with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review
    Allison Tong
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 23:3960-5. 2008
    ..Yet, the needs of caregivers are often neglected and under-prioritized. The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions aimed at providing support to caregivers of people with CKD...
  15. ncbi An analysis of media coverage on the prevention and early detection of CKD in Australia
    Allison Tong
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 52:159-70. 2008
    ..Extending news media coverage can help exert an influence on health policies and agenda setting and increase public awareness to improve prevention and early detection of CKD...
  16. ncbi Experiences of parents who have children with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review of qualitative studies
    Allison Tong
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Centre for Kidney Research, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia
    Pediatrics 121:349-60. 2008
    ..The objective of this study was to describe the experiences of parents who have children with chronic kidney disease...
  17. ncbi Factors that influence the decision to be an organ donor: a systematic review of the qualitative literature
    Michelle J Irving
    School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 27:2526-33. 2012
    ..We conducted a systematic review of qualitative studies that explored community attitudes towards living and deceased solid organ donation to inform strategies to improve organ donation rates...
  18. ncbi Community attitudes to deceased organ donation: a focus group study
    Michelle J Irving
    School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Transplantation 93:1064-9. 2012
    ..Despite broad community support for organ donation, there is a chronic shortage of donor organs for transplantation. This study elicited community attitudes on deceased organ donation and the current Australian organ donation system...
  19. ncbi Community Preferences for the Allocation & Donation of Organs--the PAraDOx Study
    Kirsten Howard
    School of Public Health, University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
    BMC Public Health 11:386. 2011
    ..Reasons for the chronic shortage of deceased organ donations are unclear; there appears to be no lack of 'in principle' public support for organ donation...
  20. ncbi The experiences of commercial kidney donors: thematic synthesis of qualitative research
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Transpl Int 25:1138-49. 2012
    ..Review of this published literature supports the need for effective implementation of the WHO guiding principles and legislated regulation to deter potential recipients and healthcare providers from pursuing commercial transplantation...
  21. ncbi Patient preferences for the allocation of deceased donor kidneys for transplantation: a mixed methods study
    Allison Tong
    Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    BMC Nephrol 13:18. 2012
    ..Deceased donor kidneys are a scarce health resource, yet patient preferences for organ allocation are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to determine patient preferences for how kidneys should be allocated for transplantation...
  22. ncbi Comparative survival and economic benefits of deceased donor kidney transplantation and dialysis in people with varying ages and co-morbidities
    Germaine Wong
    Centre for Kidney Research, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    PLoS ONE 7:e29591. 2012
    ..The aim of our study is to estimate the average and incremental survival benefits and health care costs of listing and transplantation compared to dialysis among individuals with varying co-morbidities...
  23. ncbi The motivations and experiences of living kidney donors: a thematic synthesis
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 60:15-26. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to synthesize published qualitative studies of the experiences and perspectives of living kidney donors...
  24. ncbi Clinical practice guidelines on wait-listing for kidney transplantation: consistent and equitable?
    Pikli Batabyal
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Transplantation 94:703-13. 2012
    ..This study aimed to compare the quality, the scope, and the consistency of international guidelines on wait-listing for kidney transplantation...
  25. ncbi Important outcomes for kidney transplant recipients: a nominal group and qualitative study
    Martin Howell
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 60:186-96. 2012
    ..The aim of this study was to elicit patient perspectives and priorities for outcomes after transplant and the reasons underpinning these priorities...
  26. ncbi Catheter-related interventions to prevent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a systematic review of randomized, controlled trials
    Giovanni F M Strippoli
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Cochrane Renal Group, Locked Bag 4001, University of Sydney, Australia
    J Am Soc Nephrol 15:2735-46. 2004
    ....
  27. ncbi Children's experiences of living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a thematic synthesis of qualitative studies
    Allison Tong
    University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken) 64:1392-404. 2012
    ..To describe the experiences and perspectives of children and adolescents living with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)...
  28. ncbi How do people with chronic kidney disease value cancer-related quality of life?
    Germaine Wong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, School of Public Health, Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia
    Nephrology (Carlton) 17:32-41. 2012
    ..To estimate the utility-based quality of life (QOL) of people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to estimate the QOL associated with two hypothetical colorectal cancer health states...
  29. ncbi Exercise training in solid organ transplant recipients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
    Madeleine Didsbury
    Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Transplantation 95:679-87. 2013
    ..This study aims to assess the health benefits and harms of supervised exercise training programs in solid organ recipients...
  30. ncbi Rationing scarce organs for transplantation: healthcare provider perspectives on wait-listing and organ allocation
    Allison Tong
    Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Clin Transplant 27:60-71. 2013
    ..Ongoing engagement with stakeholders is needed to enhance transparency, a reasonable balance between efficiency and equity, and avoid discrimination against specific populations...
  31. ncbi "It was just an unconditional gift." Self reflections of non-directed living kidney donors
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Australia
    Clin Transplant 26:589-99. 2012
    ..Reluctance to consider non-directed donation programs solely on concerns of unrealistic or ill-motivations and potential feelings of donor regret appear unwarranted...
  32. ncbi Knowledge, beliefs and attitudes of kidney transplant recipients regarding their risk of cancer
    Narelle C Williams
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Nephrology (Carlton) 17:300-6. 2012
    ..This study aims to explore these beliefs and attitudes, to better understand patient motives and potential barriers to early detection of cancer...
  33. ncbi Children's experiences of dialysis: a systematic review of qualitative studies
    Lidwien Tjaden
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
    Arch Dis Child 97:395-402. 2012
    ..To describe the experiences and perspectives of children and adolescents on dialysis...
  34. ncbi Experiences and perspectives of adolescents and young adults with advanced CKD
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 61:375-84. 2013
    ..Young people with advanced chronic kidney disease experience delayed growth and poor psychosocial outcomes. This study aims to elicit the experiences and perspectives of young people waiting for a kidney transplant...
  35. ncbi Nephrologists' perspectives on the effect of guidelines on clinical practice: a semistructured interview study
    Michelle J Irving
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, NSW, Australia 2145
    Am J Kidney Dis 55:241-9. 2010
    ..This study aims to explore nephrologists' perspectives on guidelines and elicit their perspectives on the effects of guidelines on clinical decisions...
  36. ncbi Meta-analysis of biochemical and patient-level effects of calcimimetic therapy
    Giovanni F M Strippoli
    NHMRC Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Cochrane Renal Group, School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 47:715-26. 2006
    ..We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate outcomes of therapy with these novel agents...
  37. ncbi Health benefits and costs of screening for colorectal cancer in people on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant
    Germaine Wong
    Centre of Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 28:917-26. 2013
    ..We aimed to determine the costs and health benefits of CRC screening in people on dialysis or who have received a kidney transplant...
  38. ncbi Adolescent views on transition in diabetes and nephrology
    Allison Tong
    Centre for Kidney Research, The Children s Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2145
    Eur J Pediatr 172:293-304. 2013
    ....
  39. ncbi Characteristics of dialysis important to patients and family caregivers: a mixed methods approach
    Rachael L Morton
    Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Nephrol Dial Transplant 26:4038-46. 2011
    ..The aim of this study was to rank the most important characteristics of dialysis on which patients and caregivers make decisions about treatment...
  40. ncbi Cancer screening in people who have chronic disease: the example of kidney disease
    Germaine Wong
    Centre for Kidney Research, Kids Research Institute, Children s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
    Semin Dial 24:72-8. 2011
    ....
  41. ncbi Enhancing transparency in reporting the synthesis of qualitative research: ENTREQ
    Allison Tong
    Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia
    BMC Med Res Methodol 12:181. 2012
    ..abstract:..
  42. ncbi Antimicrobial agents to prevent peritonitis in peritoneal dialysis: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
    Giovanni F M Strippoli
    Centre for Kidney Research, National Health and Medical Research Council Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Renal Medicine, Cochrane Renal Group, Children s Hospital at Westmead, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
    Am J Kidney Dis 44:591-603. 2004
    ..Oral, nasal, and topical antibiotic prophylaxis; exit-site disinfectants; and other antimicrobial interventions are used to prevent it. This study was conducted to assess what evidence supports these approaches...