Publications by authors named "Edwina McCarthy"
Article Synopsis
- Most Australian women prefer oral contraceptives over long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), leading to a study (ACCORd) that tested ways to improve LARC uptake among patients visiting general practitioners (GPs).
- The study, conducted in 57 GP clinics in Melbourne, involved checking how well the intervention was implemented and gathering feedback from GPs and patients a year later, which highlighted the value of effectiveness-based contraceptive counseling (EBCC).
- Key findings indicate that while GPs recognized the importance of promoting LARCs and appreciated quick referral options, some faced challenges like costs and training for certain procedures; overall, both GPs and patients found the ACCORd model effective and sustainable for improving access to LAR
Introduction: Contraceptive knowledge mediates access and use. We aimed to assess whether an online educational video describing all methods and their benefits, side effects and mode of action increased young women's contraceptive knowledge and their long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) preference and uptake.
Method: We used Facebook advertising to recruit young women aged 16-25 years.
Objectives: Australian guidelines for dementia cover 109 recommendations for dementia care. Knowing which recommendations to implement poses a challenge for general practitioners (GPs). This study aimed to gather general practice perspectives of priority recommendations for GPs in their practice.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To appraise the quality of clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for physical therapy management of nontraumatic shoulder pain disorders.
Design: Systematic review of CPGs.
Literature Search: Two reviewers independently conducted a search of 7 databases and 7 gray literature sources.
Background: Social media is a popular and convenient method for communicating on the Web. The most commonly used social networking website, Facebook, is increasingly being used as a tool for recruiting research participants because of its large user base and its ability to target advertisements on the basis of Facebook users' information.
Objective: We evaluated the cost and effectiveness of using Facebook to recruit young women into a Web-based intervention study (PREFER).
Objective: As previous asthma mortality studies were undertaken between 1986 and 1997, and treatments have evolved since that time, in order to direct future asthma interventions, we investigated the reasons for asthma deaths between 2005 and 2009.
Design: We undertook a case series analysis by searching the National Coroners' Information System using the most recent International Classification of Diseases-10 codes J45 and J46 and the keyword 'asthma' as the underlying cause of death.
Setting: Records for 283 cases aged 70 years and under were retrieved from each Australian state and territory.
Background: Purchase of short-acting β(2)-agonist (SABA), but not anti-inflammatory asthma medication, is permitted in Australia without a doctor's prescription. This has been associated with worse asthma outcomes. We sought to compare the asthma outcomes between those purchasing SABA with and without a doctor's prescription.
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