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Richard H. Osborne is affiliated with Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Their research predominantly focuses on health professions, with substantial contributions in general health professions as well as fields such as epidemiology, health, organizational behavior and human resource management, and education.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics, with notable emphasis on health literacy and information accessibility. Other significant research areas include mobile health and mHealth applications, social media in health education, global public health policies and epidemiology, breastfeeding practices and influences, health education and validation, and patient-provider communication in healthcare.

Osborne has published frequently in various respected journals. Some of the prominent publication venues include:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • BMJ Open
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Journal of Medical Internet Research

Their recent papers illustrate engagement with global public health issues and health literacy development. Key publications include:

  • The COVID-19 vaccines rush: participatory community engagement matters more than ever, 2020, The Lancet
  • Applying the Electronic Health Literacy Lens: Systematic Review of Electronic Health Interventions Targeted at Socially Disadvantaged Groups, 2020, Journal of Medical Internet Research
  • Translation method is validity evidence for construct equivalence: analysis of secondary data routinely collected during translations of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ), 2020, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, 2022, BMJ Global Health
  • School-Based Health Literacy Programs for Children (2-16 Years): An International Review, 2021, Journal of School Health

Frequent collaborators in Osborne's research include Mélanie Hawkins, Christina Cheng, Shandell Elmer, Gerald R. Elsworth, and Sónia Dias. These coauthors have contributed repeatedly to advancing topics related to health literacy and public health challenges.

Best Publications

  • Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi;Kyle Foreman;Stephen Lim

  • Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Christopher J.L. Murray;Theo Vos;Rafael Lozano;Mohsen Naghavi

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Mohsen Naghavi;Rafael Lozano

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016

    Simon I Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • The global burden of hip and knee osteoarthritis: estimates from the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study

    Marita Cross;Emma Smith;Damian G Hoy;Sandra Nolte

  • Global, regional, and national disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) for 333 diseases and injuries and healthy life expectancy (HALE) for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016

    Simon I. Hay;Amanuel Alemu Abajobir;Kalkidan Hassen Abate;Cristiana Abbafati

  • A Randomized Trial of Vertebroplasty for Painful Osteoporotic Vertebral Fractures

    Rachelle Buchbinder;Richard Harry Osborne;Peter Robert Ebeling;John D Wark

  • Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010.

    Joshua A. Salomon;Theo Vos;Daniel R. Hogan;Michael Gagnon

  • The grounded psychometric development and initial validation of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ)

    Richard H Osborne;Roy W Batterham;Gerald R Elsworth;Melanie Hawkins

  • Measuring health literacy in populations: illuminating the design and development process of the European Health Literacy Survey Questionnaire (HLS-EU-Q)

    Kristine Sorensen;Stephan van den Broucke;Juergen M. Pelikan;James Fullam

  • The Assessment of Quality of Life (AQoL) instrument: a psychometric measure of Health-Related Quality of Life

    Graeme Hawthorne;Jeff Richardson;Richard Harry Osborne

  • Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Stephen S Lim;Kate Allen;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Zulfiqar A Bhutta;Lalit Dandona;Lalit Dandona

  • The Health Education Impact Questionnaire (heiQ): an outcomes and evaluation measure for patient education and self-management interventions for people with chronic conditions.

    Richard H. Osborne;Gerald R. Elsworth;Kathryn Whitfield

  • Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

    Ryan M Barber;Nancy Fullman;Reed J D Sorensen;Thomas Bollyky

  • Evidence for tumour necrosis factor/cachectin production in cancer.

    Frances Balkwill;Frances Burke;Denis Talbot;Jan Tavernier

  • Morphine and metabolite behavior after different routes of morphine administration: demonstration of the importance of the active metabolite morphine-6-glucuronide.

    Richard Osborne;Simon Joel;Duncan Trew;Maurice Slevin

  • Health literacy: applying current concepts to improve health services and reduce health inequalities.

    R.W. Batterham;M. Hawkins;P.A. Collins;R. Buchbinder

  • Critical appraisal of health literacy indices revealed variable underlying constructs, narrow content and psychometric weaknesses

    Joanne Jordan;Richard Harry Osborne;Richard Harry Osborne;Rachelle Buchbinder

  • Common values in assessing health outcomes from disease and injury: Disability weights measurement study for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    J.A. Salomon;T. Vos;D.R. Hogan;M. Gagnon

Frequent Co-Authors

Rachelle Buchbinder
Rachelle Buchbinder Monash University
Kim L. Bennell
Kim L. Bennell University of Melbourne
Lyn March
Lyn March University of Sydney
Theo Vos
Theo Vos Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation
Anthony D. Woolf
Anthony D. Woolf Royal Cornwall Hospital
Ian P. Wicks
Ian P. Wicks Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Hermann Faller
Hermann Faller University of Würzburg
Christopher J L Murray
Christopher J L Murray University of Washington
Robert G. Weintraub
Robert G. Weintraub Royal Children's Hospital
Alan D. Lopez
Alan D. Lopez University of Melbourne

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