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Kirsten McCaffery

Kirsten McCaffery

D-Index & Metrics

Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
72
Citations
19803
World Ranking
688
National Ranking
48

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2020 - Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Science

Overview

What is she best known for?

The fields of study she is best known for:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Disease

The scientist’s investigation covers issues in Family medicine, Gynecology, Cervical cancer, Cervical screening and Mass screening. Her Family medicine study integrates concerns from other disciplines, such as Breast cancer, Clinical trial, Physical therapy and Health education. Her research integrates issues of Cancer and Demography in her study of Gynecology.

The Cervical cancer study combines topics in areas such as Vaccination, Public health and Human papillomavirus. Her Cervical screening study combines topics in areas such as Psychosocial, Papillomaviridae, HPV infection and Sexually transmitted disease. In her study, which falls under the umbrella issue of Psychosocial, Colposcopy and Randomized controlled trial is strongly linked to Anxiety.

Her most cited work include:

  • Supporting Patient Autonomy: The Importance of Clinician-patient Relationships (256 citations)
  • Exploring patient involvement in healthcare decision making across different education and functional health literacy groups. (235 citations)
  • Management of asthma in pregnancy guided by measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial. (223 citations)

What are the main themes of her work throughout her whole career to date?

Her scientific interests lie mostly in Family medicine, Health literacy, Overdiagnosis, Medical education and Psychological intervention. Her Family medicine research is multidisciplinary, incorporating elements of Cancer screening, Cervical screening, Cervical cancer, Randomized controlled trial and Gynecology. Her studies deal with areas such as Physical therapy, Clinical trial and Anxiety as well as Randomized controlled trial.

Her Gynecology research includes elements of Young adult, Genital warts, Mass screening and Vaccination. Her Health literacy course of study focuses on Literacy and Patient participation and Health education. The concepts of her Overdiagnosis study are interwoven with issues in Breast cancer, Breast cancer screening, Disease and Harm.

She most often published in these fields:

  • Family medicine (34.40%)
  • Health literacy (22.74%)
  • Overdiagnosis (14.29%)

What were the highlights of her more recent work (between 2019-2021)?

  • Family medicine (34.40%)
  • Health literacy (22.74%)
  • Public health (10.50%)

In recent papers she was focusing on the following fields of study:

Her main research concerns Family medicine, Health literacy, Public health, Psychological intervention and Medical education. Her Family medicine research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Test, Cancer screening, Randomized controlled trial, Anxiety and Overdiagnosis. The Health literacy study combines topics in areas such as Intervention, Gerontology and Developmental psychology.

Her work deals with themes such as Vaccination and Hygiene, which intersect with Public health. In her work, Pain medicine, Physical therapy, Emergency department, Research design and Mass screening is strongly intertwined with Quality of life, which is a subfield of Psychological intervention. Her Medical education study incorporates themes from PsycINFO, Sample, Literacy and Critical appraisal.

Between 2019 and 2021, her most popular works were:

  • Willingness to vaccinate against COVID-19 in Australia. (55 citations)
  • Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia. (15 citations)
  • Concerns and motivations about COVID-19 vaccination. (13 citations)

In her most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:

  • Internal medicine
  • Cancer
  • Disease

Public health, Anxiety, Pandemic, Family medicine and Government are her primary areas of study. Her study in Anxiety is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing from both Test, Mental health, Preventive healthcare and Cervical screening. Her research integrates issues of Information Dissemination, Overdiagnosis, Randomized controlled trial and Geriatrics in her study of Preventive healthcare.

Her Cervical screening course of study focuses on Health professionals and Cancer screening. Her Family medicine study combines topics from a wide range of disciplines, such as Psychological intervention and Apprehension. Her Psychological intervention research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Response rate, Clinical trial and Hygiene.

Best Publications

  • Supporting Patient Autonomy: The Importance of Clinician-patient Relationships

    Vikki A. Entwistle;Stacy M. Carter;Alan Cribb;Kirsten McCaffery

  • Exploring patient involvement in healthcare decision making across different education and functional health literacy groups.

    Sian K. Smith;Ann Dixon;Lyndal Trevena;Donald Nutbeam

  • Physician-patient-companion communication and decision-making: a systematic review of triadic medical consultations.

    R.C. Laidsaar-Powell;P.N. Butow;S. Bu;C. Charles

  • Shared decision making: What do clinicians need to know and why should they bother?

    Tammy C Hoffmann;Tammy C Hoffmann;Magenta B Simmons;Kevin McNamara

  • Management of asthma in pregnancy guided by measurement of fraction of exhaled nitric oxide: a double-blind, randomised controlled trial.

    Heather Powell;Heather Powell;Vanessa E Murphy;D Robin Taylor;Michael J Hensley;Michael J Hensley

  • Assessing the value of diagnostic tests: a framework for designing and evaluating trials

    Lavinia Ferrante di Ruffano;Christopher J Hyde;Kirsten J McCaffery;Patrick M M Bossuyt

  • Psychological Wellbeing and Academic Experience of University Students in Australia during COVID-19.

    Rachael H. Dodd;Kevin Dadaczynski;Orkan Okan;Kirsten J. McCaffery

  • Social and psychological impact of HPV testing in cervical screening: a qualitative study

    Kirsten McCaffery;J. Waller;J. Nazroo;J. Wardle

  • Knowledge, attitudes, and behavioral intentions in relation to the early detection of colorectal cancer in the United Kingdom

    Kirsten McCaffery;Jane Wardle;J.o Waller

  • Use of a decision aid including information on overdetection to support informed choice about breast cancer screening: a randomised controlled trial

    Jolyn Hersch;Alexandra Barratt;Jesse Jansen;Les Irwig

  • Too much medicine in older people? Deprescribing through shared decision making

    Jesse Jansen;Vasi Naganathan;Stacy L Carter;Andrew J McLachlan

  • Addressing health literacy in patient decision aids

    Kirsten J. McCaffery;Margaret Holmes-Rovner;Sian K. Smith;David R. Rovner

  • A decision aid to support informed choices about bowel cancer screening among adults with low education: randomised controlled trial

    Sian K. Smith;Lyndal Trevena;Judy M. Simpson;Alexandra Barratt

  • Testing positive for human papillomavirus in routine cervical screening: examination of psychosocial impact

    Kirsten McCaffery;Jo Waller;Sue Forrest;Louise Cadman

  • Validation of a measure of knowledge about human papillomavirus (HPV) using item response theory and classical test theory

    Jo Waller;Remo Ostini;Laura A.V. Marlow;Kirsten McCaffery

  • Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia.

    Kirsten J. McCaffery;Rachael H. Dodd;Erin Cvejic;Julie Ayre

  • People's Experiences and Satisfaction With Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Australia: Cross-Sectional Survey Study.

    Jennifer M.J. Isautier;Tessa Copp;Julie Ayre;Erin Cvejic

  • Knowledge of human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV vaccination: an international comparison.

    Laura A.V. Marlow;Gregory D. Zimet;Kirsten J. McCaffery;Remo Ostini

  • Attitudes towards HPV testing: a qualitative study of beliefs among Indian, Pakistani, African-Caribbean and white British women in the UK.

    K McCaffery;S Forrest;J Waller;Mina Desai

  • Women's views on overdiagnosis in breast cancer screening: a qualitative study.

    Jolyn Hersch;Jesse Jansen;Alexandra Barratt;Les Irwig

  • Awareness of human papillomavirus among women attending a well woman clinic.

    J Waller;K McCaffery;S Forrest;A Szarewski

  • Psychosocial influences on older adults' interest in participating in bowel cancer screening.

    Jane Wardle;Stephen Sutton;Sara Williamson;Tamara Taylor

Frequent Co-Authors

Don Nutbeam
Don Nutbeam University of Sydney
Lyndal Trevena
Lyndal Trevena University of Sydney
Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London
Stacy M Carter
Stacy M Carter University of Wollongong
Parisa Aslani
Parisa Aslani University of Sydney
Julia M.L. Brotherton
Julia M.L. Brotherton University of Melbourne
Lesley Barclay
Lesley Barclay University of Sydney
Rachelle Buchbinder
Rachelle Buchbinder Monash University
Julie Leask
Julie Leask University of Sydney
Stephen Sutton
Stephen Sutton University of Cambridge

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