Mark F Harris
Biographic Data
| ID | 8979754 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark F Harris |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark F |
| FAMILY NAME | Harris |
| SIGNATURE | HARRIS M F |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0705-8913 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 37 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 37 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1970 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Community Health Workers' and Pharmacists' Perspectives of a CHW‐Pharmacist Collaboration Model to Support Medication Adherence
INTRODUCTION: Interprofessional collaboration is key in supporting patient medication adherence. Community health workers (CHWs) can bridge the gap between community and health services and can collaborate with pharmacists to support medication adherence. A collaborative CHW-pharmacist practice model was developed in the United States of America (USA), where CHWs and pharmacists collaborate to develop an action plan to address medication adherenc…
Interprofessional Collaboration Between Community Health Workers and Pharmacists
BACKGROUND: Community health workers (CHWs) can bridge the gap between health and social services and the communities they serve. CHWs can work collaboratively with healthcare professionals, such as pharmacists, in addressing peoples' social determinants of health. However, little is known about how CHWs and pharmacists collaborate. We aimed to explore the interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and CHWs in Australia and New Zealand a…
Barriers and Facilitators to Accessing Healthcare for People With Parkinson's Disease in Latin America
AIMS: The aim of the study was to identify the barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for people with Parkinson's disease (PWP) in Spanish-speaking Latin American countries (LAC) in Central and South America, to understand their drivers and consider the implications for health systems in LAC. METHODS: Four online semi-structured focus groups were conducted with 25 PWP who provide education and/or support to PWP. The study was designed and…
Migration and health literacy
The findings offer a needed social-cultural re-framing of health literacy to describe and capture health care practices and beliefs of cultural groups such as African refugees in Australia. Expanding health literacy to include social and cultural dimensions could strengthen African refugee patients' knowledge about the health system and empower health care services and providers to adapt their processes, structures and procedures to different hea…
Co-designing a Physical Activity Service for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Using an Experience-Based Co-design Framework
People from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds resettling in Australia often experience intersecting risks for poor mental and physical health. Physical activity can promote better health outcomes, however there are limited programs tailored for this population. Therefore, understanding how to support refugees and asylum seekers to engage in physical activity is crucial. This paper aims to describe how the experience-based co-design (EBCD) pro…
Community Health Navigator assisted transition of care from hospital to community
Background: Internationally, the roles of Community Health Workers, also known as Community Health Navigators (CHNs), have been developed as an intervention to improve the transition of people to their homes following a hospital admission. Generally, CHNs are trusted members of the communities they serve. This trusting relationship enables them to serve as a link between health services, social services and the community to facilitate access and …
Health literacy and cultural responsiveness of primary health care systems and services in Australia
Health literacy and culturally responsive practices need to be systematised by PHC organisations to be implemented and sustained over time. There is a need for diversity in the organisational leadership and health care workforce, organisational commitment, health literacy and culturally responsive care policies, provider training, and auditing practice as essential components of the change process. Engaging with refugee communities would allow se…
Scoping the needs, roles and implementation of bilingual community navigators in general practice settings
This research aimed to explore the needs, potential roles and implementation of Bilingual Community Navigators (BCNs) in providing navigation support for patients in general practice settings in Australia. A total of 19 participants (general practitioners, practice managers, practice nurses and receptionists) from five general practices in Sydney where most of the patients spoke a language other than English were interviewed about their views on …
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During Covid-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most challenging public health issue which not only affected the physical health of the global population but also aggravated the mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety, fear, depression and anger. While mental health services are seriously hampered amid this COVID-19 pandemic, health services, particularly those of Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs) are looking for alternatives to provide psych…
Difficulties faced by older Rohingya (forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals) adults in accessing medical services amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has seriously disrupted health services in many countries including Bangladesh. This research aimed to explore whether Rohingya (forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals) older adults in Bangladesh faced difficulties accessing medicines and routine medical care services amid this pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 416 Rohingya older adults aged 60 years and above residing in Rohingya refugee camps…
Recognizing the roles of primary health care in addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, are key challenges to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Looking at trends over the years, the surge in NCDs is anticipated to continue, with the greatest impact on the poor and marginalized groups, mainly from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) [1]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with one or more underlying NCDs were particularly vulner…
Exploring fear of Covid-19 and its correlates among older adults in Bangladesh
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to assess the perceived fear of COVID-19 and its associated factors among older adults in Bangladesh. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2020 among 1032 older Bangladeshi adults aged ≥60 years. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on participants' characteristics and COVID-19 related information. Perceived fear of COVID-19 was measured using the seven-item Fear o…
Access and communication for deaf individuals in Australian primary care
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The Australian Deaf Community face barriers that impede their access to, and communication within, primary health care settings. This study aimed to identify barriers and facilitators to access and communication for deaf individuals and Auslan interpreters in Australian general practice settings. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight Auslan interpreters and four deaf participants recruited from interpr…
Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives of Patients’ Experiences of the Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes in the Rural Areas of Pakistan
The main objective of this research work was to explore the healthcare professionals' perspectives of type 2 diabetes patients' experiences of self-management of diabetes in the rural area of Pakistan. In this study, we have carried out a methodological approach to use a self-management framework to direct the interview guide for healthcare professionals to examine their perceptions and expectations of their diabetes patients' adherence to the me…
Applications of a Chronic Care Model for Self-Management of Type 2 Diabetes
The main aim of this study was to explore the suitability, practicality, and acceptability of the self-management support and delivery system design components of the Chronic Care Model (CCM) in type 2 diabetes self-management in primary care settings in rural Pakistan. Thirty patients living with type 2 diabetes and 20 healthcare professionals (10 general practitioners and 10 nurses) were recruited from Al-Rehman Hospital at Abbottabad, Pakistan…
Improving access to primary health care
All the interventions were a low-cost incremental attempt to address unmet health care needs of vulnerable populations. Change is possible; sustaining change may be more challenging. Access to PHC requires attention to both patient abilities and provider characteristics. The logic model proved to be a valuable heuristic tool for defining the objectives of the interventions, evaluating their impacts, and learning from the comparison of 'cases
What do consumers with chronic conditions expect from their interactions with general practitioners? A qualitative study of Australian consumer and provider perspectives
BACKGROUND: More than half of Australian adults manage one or more chronic conditions through ongoing interactions with general practitioners (GPs). Their experience of general practice interactions has important implications for their health outcomes and is thus important to explore in-depth. Consumer expectations have emerged as a key consideration in this regard. How well they met in care settings can inform consumers' satisfaction and respons…
Does healthcare inequity reflect variations in peoples’ abilities to access healthcare? Results from a multi-jurisdictional interventional study in two high-income countries
We showed that those at higher risk of social vulnerability are more likely to report problematic access and also have low scores on ability to seek, reach, pay, and engage with healthcare. Equity-oriented healthcare interventions should pay particular attention to enhancing people's abilities to access care in addition to modifying organizational processes and structures that reinforce social systems of discrimination or exclusion
Self-management practice, associated factors and its relationship with health literacy and patient activation among multi-morbid COPD patients from rural Nepal
The overall SMPs among this sample of Nepalese with COPD were low. Our findings highlight the need to implement a self-management intervention program involving patient activation and health literacy-focused activities for COPD, creating a support system for patients from low-income families and low education
Understanding the medical determinants and health service needs of older people who experience loneliness in Sydney, Australia
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Predictors of weight stigma experienced by middle-older aged, general-practice patients with obesity in disadvantaged areas of Australia
The trial was registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN126400102162
Aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australian former prisoners’ patterns of morbidity and risk of hospitalisation
Despite poorer health among Aboriginal people, there were broadly similar patterns of reasons for admission to hospital among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal former prisoners. There may be a number of explanations for this. The cohort was not a representative sample of the NSW prison population. There was an overrepresentation of individuals with cognitive disability (intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, dementia, fetal alcohol spectrum …
Integrated Healthcare Homes & Neighbourhoods
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
EHealth and Integrated Primary Health Care Centres
Background: Integrated primary health care (PHC) relies on connectivity and seamless information-sharing across primary, secondary, acute, aged and social care. eHealth tools can promote a better patient journey and avoid duplication of care processes such as pathology and imaging or unplanned attendances at emergency departments and hospitalisations.Conceptual framework: This encompasses integration, Informatics Capability Maturity (ICM), multid…
Integrated care for participants attending general practice
Introduction: Addressing the burden of chronic disease and reducing the cost of health care has provoked interest in better integrating health care.Aim: To explore the uptake of measures of integrated care among a cohort of participants in the 45 and Up Study and to examine the factors that are associated with uptake and the impact on hospitalisation.Theory/Methods: Eligible subjects were identified from the NSW 45 and Up longitudinal population …
Validation of an instrument to measure inter-organisational linkages in general practice
The GP-CLI may be useful to researchers examining comparable health care systems for measuring the comprehensiveness and quality of linkages at a general practice-level with related services, possessing both internal and external validity. The tool can be used with large samples exploring the impact, outcomes, and facilitators of high quality clinical linkages in general practice
Figures Relating to the Printing and Distribution of the Craftsman 1726 to 1730
Journal Article Figures Relating to the Printing and Distribution of the Craftsman 1726 to 1730 Get access M. R. A. Harris M. R. A. Harris Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, Volume 43, Issue 108, November 1970, Pages 233–242, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2281.1970.tb01666.x Published: 12 October 2007
Issues in primary health care development in Vanuatu
The primary health care (PHC) approach has been adopted as a means of achieving health for all in Vanuatu since 1984. This has proved remarkably successful as a guiding force for primary care especially at the national level. It has, however, proved more difficult than at first anticipated to devolve planning and management to the regional and district levels. A task force, which was set up in 1989, appears to have been successful, at least initi…
From Australian Courts to Aboriginal Courts in Australia—Bridging the Gap
Some Other Amazonians
Validation of an instrument to measure inter-organisational linkages in general practice
The GP-CLI may be useful to researchers examining comparable health care systems for measuring the comprehensiveness and quality of linkages at a general practice-level with related services, possessing both internal and external validity. The tool can be used with large samples exploring the impact, outcomes, and facilitators of high quality clinical linkages in general practice
Explaining the variation in the management of lifestyle risk factors in primary health care
The findings highlight the importance of provider factors such as beliefs and attitudes, team location and work context in understanding variations in the provision of lifestyle intervention in PHC. Further studies of this type are required to identify variables that improve the proportion of variance explained in assessment practices
Risk and Protective Factors for Pregnancy Outcomes for Urban Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Mothers and Infants
Patient-centred access to health care
‘Managing patient involvement’
Background Most studies of shared decision‐making focus on acute treatment or screening decision‐making encounters, yet a significant proportion of primary care is concerned with managing patients with chronic disease. Aim To investigate provider perspectives on the role of patient involvement in chronic disease decision‐making. Design A qualitative, grounded theory study of patient involvement in diabetes care planning. Setting and participants …
The impact of a brief lifestyle intervention delivered by generalist community nurses (CN SNAP trial)
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The effectiveness of health impact assessment in influencing decision-making in Australia and New Zealand 2005–2009
This study clearly demonstrates direct and indirect effectiveness of HIA influencing decision making in Australia and New Zealand. We recommend that public health leaders and policy makers should be confident in promoting the use of HIA and investing in building capacity to undertake high quality HIAs. New findings about the value HIA stakeholders put on indirect impacts such as learning and relationship building suggest HIA has a role both as a …
What makes health impact assessments successful? Factors contributing to effectiveness in Australia and New Zealand
We have confirmed previously identified factors influencing effectiveness of HIA and identified new factors such as proactive positioning. Our findings challenge some presumptions about 'right' timing for HIA and the rationality and linearity of decision-making processes. The influence of right timing on decision making needs to be seen within the context of other factors such as proactive positioning. This research can help HIA practitioners and…
Aboriginal and non-aboriginal Australian former prisoners’ patterns of morbidity and risk of hospitalisation
Despite poorer health among Aboriginal people, there were broadly similar patterns of reasons for admission to hospital among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal former prisoners. There may be a number of explanations for this. The cohort was not a representative sample of the NSW prison population. There was an overrepresentation of individuals with cognitive disability (intellectual disability, acquired brain injury, dementia, fetal alcohol spectrum …
Integrated Healthcare Homes & Neighbourhoods
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 2.913 (2021 JCR, received in June 2022)The IJIC 20th Anniversary Issue was published in 2021
EHealth and Integrated Primary Health Care Centres
Background: Integrated primary health care (PHC) relies on connectivity and seamless information-sharing across primary, secondary, acute, aged and social care. eHealth tools can promote a better patient journey and avoid duplication of care processes such as pathology and imaging or unplanned attendances at emergency departments and hospitalisations.Conceptual framework: This encompasses integration, Informatics Capability Maturity (ICM), multid…
Integrated care for participants attending general practice
Introduction: Addressing the burden of chronic disease and reducing the cost of health care has provoked interest in better integrating health care.Aim: To explore the uptake of measures of integrated care among a cohort of participants in the 45 and Up Study and to examine the factors that are associated with uptake and the impact on hospitalisation.Theory/Methods: Eligible subjects were identified from the NSW 45 and Up longitudinal population …
Predictors of weight stigma experienced by middle-older aged, general-practice patients with obesity in disadvantaged areas of Australia
The trial was registered with the Australian Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN126400102162
Understanding the medical determinants and health service needs of older people who experience loneliness in Sydney, Australia
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
What do consumers with chronic conditions expect from their interactions with general practitioners? A qualitative study of Australian consumer and provider perspectives
BACKGROUND: More than half of Australian adults manage one or more chronic conditions through ongoing interactions with general practitioners (GPs). Their experience of general practice interactions has important implications for their health outcomes and is thus important to explore in-depth. Consumer expectations have emerged as a key consideration in this regard. How well they met in care settings can inform consumers' satisfaction and respons…
Does healthcare inequity reflect variations in peoples’ abilities to access healthcare? Results from a multi-jurisdictional interventional study in two high-income countries
We showed that those at higher risk of social vulnerability are more likely to report problematic access and also have low scores on ability to seek, reach, pay, and engage with healthcare. Equity-oriented healthcare interventions should pay particular attention to enhancing people's abilities to access care in addition to modifying organizational processes and structures that reinforce social systems of discrimination or exclusion
Self-management practice, associated factors and its relationship with health literacy and patient activation among multi-morbid COPD patients from rural Nepal
The overall SMPs among this sample of Nepalese with COPD were low. Our findings highlight the need to implement a self-management intervention program involving patient activation and health literacy-focused activities for COPD, creating a support system for patients from low-income families and low education
Community Health Workers Can Provide Psychosocial Support to the People During Covid-19 and Beyond in Low- and Middle- Income Countries
The COVID-19 pandemic has been the most challenging public health issue which not only affected the physical health of the global population but also aggravated the mental health conditions such as stress, anxiety, fear, depression and anger. While mental health services are seriously hampered amid this COVID-19 pandemic, health services, particularly those of Low- and Middle- Income Countries (LMICs) are looking for alternatives to provide psych…
Difficulties faced by older Rohingya (forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals) adults in accessing medical services amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Bangladesh
BACKGROUND: COVID-19 has seriously disrupted health services in many countries including Bangladesh. This research aimed to explore whether Rohingya (forcefully displaced Myanmar nationals) older adults in Bangladesh faced difficulties accessing medicines and routine medical care services amid this pandemic. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 416 Rohingya older adults aged 60 years and above residing in Rohingya refugee camps…
Recognizing the roles of primary health care in addressing non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, are key challenges to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Looking at trends over the years, the surge in NCDs is anticipated to continue, with the greatest impact on the poor and marginalized groups, mainly from low and middle-income countries (LMICs) [1]. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people with one or more underlying NCDs were particularly vulner…
Exploring fear of Covid-19 and its correlates among older adults in Bangladesh
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to assess the perceived fear of COVID-19 and its associated factors among older adults in Bangladesh. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2020 among 1032 older Bangladeshi adults aged ≥60 years. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on participants' characteristics and COVID-19 related information. Perceived fear of COVID-19 was measured using the seven-item Fear o…
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