Julie Ayre
Biographic Data
| ID | 5491431 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julie Ayre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julie |
| FAMILY NAME | Ayre |
| SIGNATURE | AYRE J |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5279-5189 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 15 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A scoping review of measures to assess health professionals’ competencies related to health literacy
Health professionals play an important role in addressing health literacy and ensuring that health systems and information are easy to understand, access, and navigate. We conducted a scoping review to identify and describe measures and tools that assess health professionals’ health literacy competency related to knowledge, skills, practices, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavioural intentions. Electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PubMe…
Strengthening health literacy research through consumer engagement
Consumer engagement activities are variably implemented across research settings, and the ‘science’ of consumer engagement is still in its infancy. This study aimed to explore the experiences of community panel members who supported a university-based health literacy research group that delivers experimental and applied health research across a wide variety of health topics. An independent researcher interviewed participants, asking them to refle…
Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People
BACKGROUND: Social media became a key communication channel for public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for reaching younger populations less engaged with traditional channels. However, official social media health communication often fails to appeal to young people. Improving public health agency use of social media for health communication is vital to ensure health messages reach this priority population effectively, esp…
Asking The Right Questions
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to be the leading burden of disease globally. With the growing population of people with diabetes, it is essential to deliver integrated care that is value-based and patient-centred, as well as high-value to providers and the healthcare system. Community-facing digital interventions have transformed the care delivered to these patients. However, few have been co-designed to specifically address patient …
Exploring Adolescents' Understanding, Experiences and Beliefs About Pain
BACKGROUND: Pain is prevalent across the lifespan and contributes to significant societal and economic burdens. The public often holds misconceptions about pain and pain management. Despite this, there are no well-resourced public health initiatives delivering information about pain and pain management to the public. Adolescence is an opportune time to educate the public about pain. Health interventions designed for adolescents should reflect the…
A Decision Aid for Patients Considering Surgery for Sciatica
BACKGROUND: Surgery can help patients with leg pain caused by sciatica recover faster, but by 12 months outcomes are similar to nonsurgical management. For many the decision to have surgery may require reflection, and patient decision aids are an evidence-based clinical tool that can help guide patients through this decision. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop and refine a decision aid for patients with sciatica who are deciding whet…
Effect of Virtual Care on Diabetes management
Introduction: Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent and costly chronic disease worldwide and a large cause of unnecessary disease burden. As a growing health issue, diabetes needs a focus on better management by community providers, rather than relying on an overstretched hospital-based specialist service. Conventional outpatient care is increasingly insufficient to manage diabetes. The rapid uptake of telehealth and other forms of virtual care d…
Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of an Innovative Primary and Secondary Diabetes Clinic in Western Sydney
The findings suggest this integrated care model was feasible and perceived as beneficial by both patients and providers. The clinic offers a promising model of practice that could be developed further to roll out in other regions for rural delivery of care
Covid-19 messages targeting young people on social media
Health authorities utilized social media during the COVID-19 pandemic to disseminate critical and timely health messages, specifically targeting priority groups such as young people. To understand how social media was used for this purpose, we investigated the content of COVID-19-related social media posts targeting young people (16–29 years old) shared by Australian health departments. Posts targeting young people with COVID-19 information were …
Type 2 diabetes self-management schemas across diverse health literacy levels
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore how people with diabetes and diverse health literacy levels conceptualise their experience and efforts to engage in self-management behaviours (their self-management 'schemas'). DESIGN: A qualitative design was applied. METHODS: Twenty-six people in Sydney, Australia, took part in semi-structured interviews, which were audio-recorded and coded using Framework analysis. RESULTS: Half the participants…
Covid-19 Testing and Vaccine Willingness
Objective: The current study examined patterns in COVID-19 testing and vaccination intentions across multiple language groups in Greater Western Sydney, Australia. Methods: Participants completed a cross-sectional survey available from March 21 to July 9, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Surveys were available in English or translated (11 languages). Participants could complete surveys independently or with support from bilingual staff. Logistic regres…
Seeking a deeper understanding of ‘distributed health literacy’
Question prompt lists and endorsement of question‐asking support patients to get the information they seek—A longitudinal qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Question prompt lists (QPLs) have been found to support patients to ask questions and improve the information they receive from doctors. However, some QPL tools, which have been available online for almost 15 years, have little published data on their impact in real-world settings. This study's aim was to understand patients' attitudes and experiences accessing health information and to assess the impact of introducing two generic Q…
Impact of diagnostic labels and causal explanations for weight gain on diet intentions, cognitions and emotions
Health literacy and disparities in Covid-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia
OBJECTIVES: To explore the variation in understanding of, attitudes towards, and uptake of, health advice on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the 2020 pandemic stage 3 restrictions ('lockdown') by health literacy in the Australian population. STUDY DESIGN: National cross-sectional community survey. SETTING: Australian general public. PARTICIPANTS: Adults aged over 18 years (N = 4362). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Knowledge, attitudes and beha…
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Health literacy and disparities in Covid-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia
OBJECTIVES: To explore the variation in understanding of, attitudes towards, and uptake of, health advice on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) during the 2020 pandemic stage 3 restrictions ('lockdown') by health literacy in the Australian population. STUDY DESIGN: National cross-sectional community survey. SETTING: Australian general public. PARTICIPANTS: Adults aged over 18 years (N = 4362). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Knowledge, attitudes and beha…
Impact of diagnostic labels and causal explanations for weight gain on diet intentions, cognitions and emotions
Type 2 diabetes self-management schemas across diverse health literacy levels
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to explore how people with diabetes and diverse health literacy levels conceptualise their experience and efforts to engage in self-management behaviours (their self-management 'schemas'). DESIGN: A qualitative design was applied. METHODS: Twenty-six people in Sydney, Australia, took part in semi-structured interviews, which were audio-recorded and coded using Framework analysis. RESULTS: Half the participants…
Covid-19 Testing and Vaccine Willingness
Objective: The current study examined patterns in COVID-19 testing and vaccination intentions across multiple language groups in Greater Western Sydney, Australia. Methods: Participants completed a cross-sectional survey available from March 21 to July 9, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Surveys were available in English or translated (11 languages). Participants could complete surveys independently or with support from bilingual staff. Logistic regres…
Seeking a deeper understanding of ‘distributed health literacy’
Question prompt lists and endorsement of question‐asking support patients to get the information they seek—A longitudinal qualitative study
INTRODUCTION: Question prompt lists (QPLs) have been found to support patients to ask questions and improve the information they receive from doctors. However, some QPL tools, which have been available online for almost 15 years, have little published data on their impact in real-world settings. This study's aim was to understand patients' attitudes and experiences accessing health information and to assess the impact of introducing two generic Q…
Covid-19 messages targeting young people on social media
Health authorities utilized social media during the COVID-19 pandemic to disseminate critical and timely health messages, specifically targeting priority groups such as young people. To understand how social media was used for this purpose, we investigated the content of COVID-19-related social media posts targeting young people (16–29 years old) shared by Australian health departments. Posts targeting young people with COVID-19 information were …
Exploring Adolescents' Understanding, Experiences and Beliefs About Pain
BACKGROUND: Pain is prevalent across the lifespan and contributes to significant societal and economic burdens. The public often holds misconceptions about pain and pain management. Despite this, there are no well-resourced public health initiatives delivering information about pain and pain management to the public. Adolescence is an opportune time to educate the public about pain. Health interventions designed for adolescents should reflect the…
A Decision Aid for Patients Considering Surgery for Sciatica
BACKGROUND: Surgery can help patients with leg pain caused by sciatica recover faster, but by 12 months outcomes are similar to nonsurgical management. For many the decision to have surgery may require reflection, and patient decision aids are an evidence-based clinical tool that can help guide patients through this decision. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to develop and refine a decision aid for patients with sciatica who are deciding whet…
Effect of Virtual Care on Diabetes management
Introduction: Diabetes is an increasingly prevalent and costly chronic disease worldwide and a large cause of unnecessary disease burden. As a growing health issue, diabetes needs a focus on better management by community providers, rather than relying on an overstretched hospital-based specialist service. Conventional outpatient care is increasingly insufficient to manage diabetes. The rapid uptake of telehealth and other forms of virtual care d…
Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of an Innovative Primary and Secondary Diabetes Clinic in Western Sydney
The findings suggest this integrated care model was feasible and perceived as beneficial by both patients and providers. The clinic offers a promising model of practice that could be developed further to roll out in other regions for rural delivery of care
Strengthening health literacy research through consumer engagement
Consumer engagement activities are variably implemented across research settings, and the ‘science’ of consumer engagement is still in its infancy. This study aimed to explore the experiences of community panel members who supported a university-based health literacy research group that delivers experimental and applied health research across a wide variety of health topics. An independent researcher interviewed participants, asking them to refle…
Co‐Designing a Framework for Social Media Health Communication to Young People
BACKGROUND: Social media became a key communication channel for public health agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for reaching younger populations less engaged with traditional channels. However, official social media health communication often fails to appeal to young people. Improving public health agency use of social media for health communication is vital to ensure health messages reach this priority population effectively, esp…
Asking The Right Questions
Background: Type 2 diabetes (T2D) continues to be the leading burden of disease globally. With the growing population of people with diabetes, it is essential to deliver integrated care that is value-based and patient-centred, as well as high-value to providers and the healthcare system. Community-facing digital interventions have transformed the care delivered to these patients. However, few have been co-designed to specifically address patient …
A scoping review of measures to assess health professionals’ competencies related to health literacy
Health professionals play an important role in addressing health literacy and ensuring that health systems and information are easy to understand, access, and navigate. We conducted a scoping review to identify and describe measures and tools that assess health professionals’ health literacy competency related to knowledge, skills, practices, attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavioural intentions. Electronic databases MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PubMe…
Medicine (10 works) · Health care (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Health literacy (6 works) · Health Literacy and Information Accessibility (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Qualitative research (5 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (4 works) · Literacy (4 works)