Robyn Woodward-Kron

Biographic Data

ID329013
NAMERobyn Woodward-Kron
GIVEN NAMESRobyn
FAMILY NAMEWoodward-Kron
SIGNATUREWOODWARD-KRON R
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Melbourne
ORCID0000-0002-3973-818X
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS13
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX3

  • Physical activity amongst culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Australia

    Open AccessQiwei Wang, Michelle M Dowsey et al.ARTICLEEthnicity and Health2023

    BACKGROUND: Australia's overseas-born population continues to grow. This population is disproportionately affected by chronic, non-communicable diseases. Physical activity is the cornerstone of all chronic disease management. Engaging people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds in physical activity is an important public health objective. The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the factors that shape physical ac…

  • Creating opportunities for patient participation in managing medications across transitions of care through formal and informal modes of communication

    Open AccessGuncag Ozavci, Tracey Bucknall et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2022

    BACKGROUND: Communicating about medications across transitions of care is important in older patients who frequently move between health care settings. While there is increasing interest in understanding patient communication across transitions of care, little is known about older patients' involvement in formal and informal modes of communication regarding managing medications. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this paper was to explore how older patients p…

  • Interprofessional and Intraprofessional Communication about Older People’s Medications across Transitions of Care

    Open AccessElizabeth Manias, Tracey Bucknall et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2021

    Communication breakdowns contribute to medication incidents involving older people across transitions of care. The purpose of this paper is to examine how interprofessional and intraprofessional communication occurs in managing older patients' medications across transitions of care in acute and geriatric rehabilitation settings. An ethnographic design was used with semi-structured interviews, observations and focus groups undertaken in an acute t…

  • Knowledge and Power Relations in Older Patients' Communication About Medications Across Transitions of Care

    Open AccessGuncag Ozavci, Tracey Bucknall et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2021References: 32

    Communicating about medications across transitions of care is a challenging process for older patients. In this article, we examined communication processes between older patients, family members, and health professionals about managing medications across transitions of care, focusing on older patients' experiences. A focused ethnographic design was employed across two metropolitan hospitals. Data collection methods included interviews, observati…

  • Postdisaster Posttraumatic Growth

    Louise Harms, Rhonda Abotomey et al.ARTICLEAustralian Social Work2018Cited by: 3References: 1

    Posttraumatic growth (PTG) is emerging in the published literature as an important aspect of postdisaster recovery. Despite these research insights into the positive transformations that people experience, PTG has not been formally operationalised in postdisaster psychosocial recovery efforts. This paper presents findings from a mixed methods study of people affected by the 2009 Victorian “Black Saturday” bushfires. Data from in-depth interviews …

  • A comparative discourse study of simulated clinical roleplays in two assessment contexts

    Open AccessRobyn Woodward-Kron, Catherine ElderARTICLELanguage Testing2016

    The aim of this paper is to investigate from a discourse analytic perspective task authenticity in the speaking component of the Occupational English Test (OET), an English language screening test for clinicians designed to reflect the language demands of health professional–patient communication. The study compares the OET speaking sub-test roleplay performances of 12 doctors who were successful OET candidates with practice Objective Structured …

  • Evaluative language in physiotherapy practice

    Open AccessIréne Josephson, Robyn Woodward-Kron et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2015Cited by: 7References: 24

  • Health Professionals' Views of Communication

    Open AccessCathie Elder, John Pill et al.ARTICLETESOL Quarterly2012References: 7

    Health professionals' views of communication: implications for assessing performance on a health-specific English language test

  • Developing cultural awareness and intercultural communication through multimedia

    Open AccessJan Hamilton, Robyn Woodward-KronARTICLESystem2010Cited by: 3References: 3

    Awareness of how different cultural beliefs may influence one’s own and others’ linguistic choices is fundamental to successful spoken communication, particularly in intercultural professional settings such as contemporary healthcare. The aim of this paper is to outline how this sensitivity can be enhanced through teaching that develops reflectiveness as practice for analyzing and understanding the interrelationship of language, communication and…