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Alexandra L Barratt

Professor University of Sydney
Verified email at sydney.edu.au
Cited by 15422

A one-item question with a Likert or Visual Analog Scale adequately measured current anxiety

HM Davey, AL Barratt, PN Butow, JJ Deeks - Journal of clinical …, 2007 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether a single question with a Likert Scale or a Visual Analog
Scale (VAS) response adequately measures current anxiety. STUDY DESIGN AND SETTING…

Estimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia

…, MA Jones, T Pathirana, AL Barratt… - Medical Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate the proportion of cancer diagnoses in Australia that might reasonably
be attributed to overdiagnosis by comparing current and past lifetime risks of cancer. Design…

The carbon footprint of pathology testing

S McAlister, AL Barratt, KJL Bell… - Medical journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To estimate the carbon footprint of five common hospital pathology tests: full
blood examination; urea and electrolyte levels; coagulation profile; C‐reactive protein …

Helping women make choices about mammography screening: an online randomized trial of a decision aid for 40-year-old women

E Mathieu, AL Barratt, K McGeechan, HM Davey… - Patient education and …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a decision aid (DA) on women's knowledge of the
benefits and harms of screening and on their ability to make an informed decision. METHODS: …

Environmental impact of cardiovascular healthcare

AL Barratt, Y Li, I Gooroovadoo, A Todd, Y Dou… - Open …, 2023 - openheart.bmj.com
Importance The healthcare sector is essential to human health and well-being, yet its
significant carbon footprint contributes to climate change-related threats to health. Objective To …

Helping students understand their learning styles: Effects on study self‐efficacy, preference for group work, and group climate

GD Hendry, P Heinrich, PM Lyon, AL Barratt… - Educational …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
Small tutorial groups in higher education are often composed without regard to students’
gender or broad knowledge background, for example, yet research indicates that composing …

[PDF][PDF] High value health care is low carbon health care

AL Barratt, KJL Bell, K Charlesworth… - The Medical Journal of …, 2022 - mja.com.au
In response, the Australian health care community must both adapt to increased demand and
to deteriorating environmental conditions, and mitigate the carbon footprint of health care, …

Population attributable fractions of perinatal outcomes for nulliparous women associated with overweight and obesity, 1990–2014

K Cheney, R Farber, AL Barratt… - Medical Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To examine the prevalence across 25 years of overweight and obesity among
nulliparous Australian women during early pregnancy; to estimate the proportions of adverse …

Preparedness for hospital practice among graduates of a problem‐based, graduate‐entry medical program

SJ Dean, AL Barratt, GD Hendry… - Medical Journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Objective: To compare preparedness for hospital practice between graduates from a
problem‐based, graduate‐entry medical program and those from other programs (undergraduate …

[PDF][PDF] Building resilience to Australian flood disasters in the face of climate change

…, W Hu, L Salvador‐Carulla, AL Barratt… - The Medical Journal of …, 2022 - mja.com.au
South Wales and Queensland and new forecasts of heavy rain are released, important
questions emerge about the resilience of the Australian health system, and ultimately of our …