Chris Del Mar

Biographic Data

ID3428688
NAMEChris Del Mar
GIVEN NAMESChris
FAMILY NAMEDel Mar
SIGNATUREDEL MAR C
AFFILIATIONSBond University
ORCID0000-0003-3821-8163
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS9
TOTAL CITATIONS1
WORKS AS AUTHOR9
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1965
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
H-INDEX1

  • A qualitative study exploring high school students’ understanding of, and attitudes towards, health information and claims

    Open AccessLeila Cusack, Laura N Desha et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2017

    BACKGROUND: Exposure to health claims, particularly in the media and social media, is pervasive, and the information conveyed is often inaccurate, incomplete or misleading. Some young people of high school ages are already making decisions about using readily available health interventions (such as sports drinks and beauty products).Although previous research has assessed adults' understanding of health claims, no research has examined this issue…

  • Can consumers learn to ask three questions to improve shared decision making? A feasibility study of the ASK (AskShareKnow) Patient–Clinician Communication Model ® intervention in a primary health‐car…

    Open AccessHeather L Shepherd, Andrew Barratt et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2016

    OBJECTIVE: To test the feasibility and assess the uptake and acceptability of implementing a consumer questions programme, AskShareKnow, to encourage consumers to use the questions '1. What are my options; 2. What are the possible benefits and harms of those options; 3. How likely are each of those benefits and harms to happen to me?' These three questions have previously shown important effects in improving the quality of information provided du…

  • Consumer health organisations for people with diabetes and arthritis

    Open AccessFrances M Boyle, Allyson Mutch et al.ARTICLEHealth & Social Care in the…2009Cited by: 1References: 5

    As health systems worldwide confront a growing prevalence of chronic disease, attention has focused on self-management as a strategy for delivering better outcomes for individuals and the health system. Consumer health organisations (CHOs) offer an existing, but under-utilised, resource for supporting self-management. This paper reports on a study designed to investigate the use of CHOs among people with diabetes and arthritis. A cross-sectional …

  • An Innovative Method of Increasing Early Detection for Skin Cancer in Australia

    John B Lowe, Kevin P Balanda et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Health Behavior1999

    Objective: To evaluate a family practice intervention to encourage patients to request a skin examination during their consultation. Methods: Family physicians in Queensland, Australia, were randomized to intervention or control groups. In the intervention group, materials were provided by the office receptionist and supported by the family physician. Results: The rate of full-body skin examination was 99.3/ 1000 consultations in intervention-gro…

  • Infant feeding in Queensland, Australia

    Victor Siskind, Chris Del Mar et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Public Health1993References: 7

    Infant feeding practices were retrospectively ascertained in a random cohort of parous women (mean age 54.8 years) from Brisbane, Australia. Reported proportions of infants who were ever breast-fed fell from around 90% before 1960 to around 70% in the early 1970s, with some subsequent increase. Similar but stronger trends were reported in proportions of infants breast- but not bottle-fed. Few maternal characteristics were associated with feeding …

  • From the Bavarian Highlands Op.27

    Stephen Banfield, Elgar Elgar et al.ARTICLEThe Musical Times1982

  • Clarinet Concerto

    Niall O'Loughlin, Niall O’Loughlin et al.ARTICLEThe Musical Times1976

  • Symphony no 6

    G W Hopkins, Bax Bax et al.ARTICLEThe Musical Times1967

  • Little Symphony

    Edward Greenfield, Goehr Goehr et al.ARTICLEThe Musical Times1965