Kathleen McFadden

Biographic Data

ID8980175
NAMEKathleen McFadden
GIVEN NAMESKathleen
FAMILY NAMEMcFadden
SIGNATUREMCFADDEN K
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Sydney
ORCID0000-0003-1546-8901
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Development, Co‐Design and Pilot Testing of Resources to Support Informed Decision‐Making for Lung Cancer Screening in Australia

    Open AccessRachael H Dodd, Kathleen McFadden et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2026

  • A scoping review of measures to assess health professionals’ competencies related to health literacy

    Open AccessOlivia Mac, Sarah Marshall et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2026

    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…

  • Reducing Stigma in Lung Cancer Screening

    Open AccessKathleen McFadden, Nathan J Harrison et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2026

    INTRODUCTION: Organised lung cancer screening (LCS) programs are being developed worldwide in response to recent landmark trial evidence. Targeting high-risk individuals primarily based on smoking history, LCS faces challenges from smoking-related stigma, which can cause psychological harm and hinder participation. With limited interventions addressing this issue, this study aimed to co-design a communication-based strategy to reduce stigma in th…

  • User Testing of Information Materials Developed for the Australian National Lung Cancer Screening Program

    Open AccessDan Luo, Kate Dunlop et al.ARTICLEHealth Expectations2026

    INTRODUCTION: The Australian National Lung Cancer Screening Program commenced in July 2025. This study aimed to explore the views of community members and the health workforce on the content, language, design and presentation of the draft information materials developed for the general population and health workforce. METHODS: Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted between September and October 2024. Community members potentia…

  • Strengthening health literacy research through consumer engagement

    Open AccessJulie Ayre, Eliza Ferguson et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2025

    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…

  • The Pendulum Has Swung

    Open AccessHolly Seale, Kathleen McFadden et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Rather than concentrating primarily on children and adolescents, there has been a shift in the discourse around immunisation to encompass a whole-of-life approach. This study aimed to explore key informant's and stakeholder's perceptions of factors impacting provision of immunisation programs for Australian adults and to identify strategies to promote acceptance and uptake. Semi-structured telephone interviews were undertaken with people involved…