Ms Annette Kifley
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Ms Annette Kifley

Senior Research Fellow
John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research
School of Health Sciences
Faculty of Medicine and Health
Ms Annette Kifley

Annette is a Senior Research Fellow with the John Walsh Centre for Rehabilitation Research at the Kolling Institute, University of Sydney and Northern Sydney Local Health District. Her research focus is on rehabilitation and injury epidemiology, with a strong emphasis on research translation, especially in the areas of injury recovery, quality of life after injury and lived experience of disability. Current projects tackle road traffic injury, spinal cord injury, hidden disability, and frailty.

Annette has had a varied career as a doctor (3 years), medical writer (10 years), biostatistician (20 years), and research fellow in rehabilitation and injury epidemiology and biostatistics (3 years). She has extensive experience investigating the prevalence, incidence, prognosis and impact of health conditions, injuries and disabilities, including the underlying causal and predictive factors for health conditions and health, social and psychological outcomes.

Current projects:

  • Centre of Research Excellence: Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury

  • New Compulsory Third Party Reform Evaluation Project (N-CTP-REP)

  • Factors Influencing Social and Health (FISH) Outcomes After Road Traffic Injury

  • Hidden Disability due to Spinal Cord Injury – Advocacy Project

  • International Spinal Cord Injury (InSCI) Survey - Australian arm (Aus-InSCI)

  • New and fifteen year follow up of Lifetime Care and Support Scheme participants

  • Frailty in Older People: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separate Settings (FORTRESS)

  • Frailty in Older People: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separate Settings – Plus (FORTRESS-PLUS)

  • Centre of Research Excellence: Better Health Outcomes for Compensable Injury

  • New Compulsory Third Party Reform Evaluation Project (N-CTP-REP)

  • Factors Influencing Social and Health (FISH) Outcomes After Road Traffic Injury

  • Hidden Disability due to Spinal Cord Injury – Advocacy Project

  • International Spinal Cord Injury (InSCI) Survey - Australian arm (Aus-InSCI)

  • New and fifteen year follow up of Lifetime Care and Support Scheme participants

  • Frailty in Older People: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separate Settings (FORTRESS)

  • Frailty in Older People: Rehabilitation Treatment Research Examining Separate Settings – Plus (FORTRESS-PLUS)

Neurosciences and Mental Health, Healthy Ageing

Publications

Journals

  • Middleton, J., Arora, M., Kifley, A., Geraghty, T., Borg, S., Marshall, R., Clark, J., Nunn, A., Ferrante, A., Fekete, C., Gopinath, B., Craig, A., Cameron, I., et al (2023). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) community survey: 1. population-based design, methodology and cohort profile. Spinal Cord, 61(3), 194-203. [More Information]
  • Kifley, A., Arora, M., Nunn, A., Marshall, R., Geraghty, T., Weber, G., Urquhart, S., Craig, A., Cameron, I., Middleton, J. (2023). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: 3. Drivers of quality of life in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 61(3), 185-193. [More Information]
  • Kifley, A., Geraghty, T., Arora, M., Bourke, J., Craig, A., Cameron, I., Nunn, A., Marshall, R., Middleton, J. (2023). Complex lived experiences and hidden disability after spinal cord injury: a latent profile analysis of the Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey. Disability and Rehabilitation. [More Information]

2023

  • Middleton, J., Arora, M., Kifley, A., Geraghty, T., Borg, S., Marshall, R., Clark, J., Nunn, A., Ferrante, A., Fekete, C., Gopinath, B., Craig, A., Cameron, I., et al (2023). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) community survey: 1. population-based design, methodology and cohort profile. Spinal Cord, 61(3), 194-203. [More Information]
  • Kifley, A., Arora, M., Nunn, A., Marshall, R., Geraghty, T., Weber, G., Urquhart, S., Craig, A., Cameron, I., Middleton, J. (2023). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: 3. Drivers of quality of life in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 61(3), 185-193. [More Information]
  • Kifley, A., Geraghty, T., Arora, M., Bourke, J., Craig, A., Cameron, I., Nunn, A., Marshall, R., Middleton, J. (2023). Complex lived experiences and hidden disability after spinal cord injury: a latent profile analysis of the Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey. Disability and Rehabilitation. [More Information]

2022

  • Middleton, J., Arora, M., Kifley, A., Clark, J., Borg, S., Tran, Y., Atresh, S., Kaur, J., Shetty, S., Nunn, A., et al (2022). Australian arm of the International Spinal Cord Injury (Aus-InSCI) Community Survey: 2. Understanding the lived experience in people with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord, 60(12), 1069-1079. [More Information]
  • Griffin, A., Sterling, M., Ritchie, C., Kifley, A., Jagnoor, J., Cameron, I., Rebbeck, T. (2022). Do expectations of recovery improve risk assessment for people with whiplash-associated disorders? Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 23(1), 395. [More Information]
  • Pozzato, I., Kifley, A., Craig, A., Gopinath, B., Tran, Y., Jagnoor, J., Cameron, I. (2022). Effects of seeking compensation on the psychological health and recovery of injured patients: the role of stress vulnerability and injury-related disability. Psychological Medicine, 52(1), 68-79. [More Information]

2021

  • Craig, A., Pozzato, I., Arora, M., Middleton, J., Rodrigues, D., McBain, C., Tran, Y., Davis, G., Gopinath, B., Kifley, A., Schoffl, J., Cameron, I., et al (2021). A neuro-cardiac self-regulation therapy to improve autonomic and neural function after SCI: a randomized controlled trial protocol. BMC Neurology, 21(1), 329. [More Information]
  • Lye, W., Paterson, E., Patterson, C., Maxwell, A., Binte Mohammed Abdul, R., Tai, E., Cheng, C., Kayama, T., Yamashita, H., Sarnak, M., Kifley, A., Mitchell, P., et al (2021). A systematic review and participant-level meta-analysis found little association of retinal microvascular caliber with reduced kidney function. Kidney International, 99(3), 696-706. [More Information]
  • Sharwood, L., Kifley, A., Craig, A., Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Cameron, I. (2021). Comparison of physical and psychological health outcomes for motorcyclists and other road users after land transport crashes: an inception cohort study. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1983. [More Information]

2020

  • Pozzato, I., Meares, S., Kifley, A., Craig, A., Gillett, M., Vu, K., Liang, A., Cameron, I., Gopinath, B. (2020). Challenges in the acute identification of mild traumatic brain injuries: results from an emergency department surveillance study. BMJ Open, 10(2), e034494. [More Information]
  • Arora, M., Harvey, L., Glinsky, J., Nier, L., Lavrencic, L., Kifley, A., Cameron, I. (2020). Electrical stimulation for treating pressure ulcers. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 1, CD012196. [More Information]
  • Walker, P., Kifley, A., Kurrle, S., Cameron, I. (2020). Increasing the uptake of vitamin D supplement use in Australian residential aged care facilities: Results from the vitamin D implementation (ViDAus) study. BMC Geriatrics, 20(1), 383. [More Information]

2019

  • Tang, D., Mitchell, P., Flood, V., Kifley, A., Hayes, A., Liew, G., Gopinath, B. (2019). Dietary intervention in patients with age-related macular degeneration: protocol for a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(2), 1-7. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Jagnoor, J., Kifley, A., Nicholas, M., Blyth, F., Kenardy, J., Craig, A., Cameron, I. (2019). Differential predictors of pain severity over 12 months following non-catastrophic injury sustained in a road traffic crash. The Journal of Pain, 20(6), 676-684. [More Information]
  • Tan, A., Kifley, A., Flood, V., Holliday, E., Scott, R., Cumming, R., Mitchell, P., Wang, J. (2019). Evaluating the associations between obesity and age-related cataract: a Mendelian randomization study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 110(4), 969-976. [More Information]

2018

  • Meng, W., Shah, K., Pollack, S., Toppila, I., Hebert, H., McCarthy, M., Groop, L., Ahlqvist, E., Lyssenko, V., Agardh, E., Mitchell, P., Liew, G., Kifley, A., Wang, J., et al (2018). A genome-wide association study suggests new evidence for an association of the NADPH Oxidase 4 (NOX4) gene with severe diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetes. Acta Ophthalmologica, 96(7), e811-e819. [More Information]
  • Tan, A., Kifley, A., Holliday, E., Klein, B., Iyengar, S., Lee, K., Jun, G., Cumming, R., Zhao, W., Wong, T., Mitchell, P., Wang, J., et al (2018). Aldose Reductase Polymorphisms, Fasting Blood Glucose, and Age-Related Cortical Cataract. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 59(11), 4755-4762. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Liew, G., Kifley, A., Lewis, J., Bondonno, C., Joachim, N., Hodgson, J., Mitchell, P. (2018). Association of Dietary Nitrate Intake with the 15-Year Incidence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Journal of The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 118(12), 2311-2314. [More Information]

2017

  • Pozzato, I., Cameron, I., Meares, S., Kifley, A., Vu, K., Liang, A., Gillett, M., Craig, A., Gopinath, B. (2017). A surveillance study to determine the accuracy of mild traumatic brain injury diagnosis in an emergency department: Protocol for a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open, 7(8), 1-5. [More Information]
  • De Vries, P., Sabater-Lleal, M., Chasman, D., Trompet, S., Ahluwalia, T., Teumer, A., Kleber, M., Chen, M., Wang, J., Attia, J., Kifley, A., Tofler, G., Mitchell, P., et al (2017). Comparison of HapMap and 1000 genomes reference panels in a large-scale genome-wide association study. PloS One, 12(1), 1-22. [More Information]
  • Joachim, N., Colijn, J., Kifley, A., Lee, K., Buitendijk, G., Klein, B., Myers, C., Meuer, S., Tan, A., Holliday, E., Liew, G., Mitchell, P., Wang, J., et al (2017). Five-year progression of unilateral age-related macular degeneration to bilateral involvement: the Three Continent AMD Consortium report. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 101(9), 1185-1192. [More Information]

2016

  • De Vries, P., Chasman, D., Sabater-Lleal, M., Chen, M., Huffman, J., Steri, M., Tang, W., Teumer, A., Marioni, R., Wang, J., Kifley, A., Tofler, G., Mitchell, P., et al (2016). A meta-analysis of 120,246 individuals identifies 18 new loci for fibrinogen concentration. Human Molecular Genetics, 25(2), 358-370. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Russell, J., Kifley, A., Flood, V., Mitchell, P. (2016). Adherence to Dietary Guidelines and Successful Aging Over 10 Years. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71(3), 349-355. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Flood, V., Kifley, A., Louie, J., Mitchell, P. (2016). Association Between Carbohydrate Nutrition and Successful Aging Over 10 Years. Journals of Gerontology. Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 71(10), 1335-1340. [More Information]

2015

  • Joachim, N., Mitchell, P., Kifley, A., Wang, J. (2015). Incidence, Progression, and Associated Risk Factors of Medium Drusen in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Findings From the 15-Year Follow-up of an Australian Cohort. JAMA Ophthalmology, 133(6), 698-705. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Kifley, A., Cummins, R., Heraghty, J., Mitchell, P. (2015). Predictors of psychological distress in caregivers of older persons with wet age-related macular degeneration. Aging & Mental Health, 19(3), 239-246. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Flood, V., Kifley, A., Liew, G., Mitchell, P. (2015). Smoking, antioxidant supplementation and dietary intakes among older adults with age-related macular degeneration over 10 years. PloS One, 10(3), 1-10. [More Information]

2014

  • Gopinath, B., Hardy, L., Kifley, A., Baur, L., Mitchell, P. (2014). Activity Behaviors in Schoolchildren and Subsequent 5-yr Change in Blood Pressure. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 46(4), 724-729. [More Information]
  • Schneider, J., McMahon, C., Gopinath, B., Kifley, A., Barton, R., Mitchell, P., Leeder, S., Wang, J. (2014). Dual Sensory Impairment and Hearing Aid Use Among Clients Attending Low-Vision Services in Australia: The Vision-Hearing Project. Journal of Aging and Health, 26(2), 231-249. [More Information]
  • Schneider, J., Dunsmore, M., McMahon, C., Gopinath, B., Kifley, A., Mitchell, P., Leeder, S., Wang, J. (2014). Improving Access to Hearing Services for People With Low Vision: Piloting a "Hearing Screening and Education Model" of Intervention. Ear And Hearing, 35(4), e153-e161. [More Information]

2013

  • Joachim, N., Mitchell, P., Kifley, A., Rochtchina, E., Hong, T., Wang, J. (2013). Incidence and Progression of Geographic Atrophy: Observations from a Population-based Cohort. Ophthalmology, 120(10), 2042-2050. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Wang, J., Kifley, A., Tan-Koay, A., Wong, T., Mitchell, P. (2013). Influence of blood pressure and body mass index on retinal vascular caliber in preschool-aged children. Journal of Human Hypertension, 27(9), 523-528. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Harris, D., Wall, J., Kifley, A., Mitchell, P. (2013). Relationship between thyroid dysfunction and chronic kidney disease in community-dwelling older adults. Maturitas, 75(2), 159-164. [More Information]

2012

  • Gopinath, B., Anstey, K., Kifley, A., Mitchell, P. (2012). Olfactory impairment is associated with functional disability and reduced independence among older adults. Maturitas, 72(1), 50-55. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Baur, L., Hardy, L., Kifley, A., Rose, K., Wong, T., Mitchell, P. (2012). Relationship between a range of sedentary behaviours and blood pressure during early adolescence. Journal of Human Hypertension, 26(6), 350-356. [More Information]
  • Wang, J., Rochtchina, E., Kaushik, S., Kifley, A., Cugati, S., Wong, T., Mitchell, P. (2012). Ten-year evolution of retinopathy lesions in an older nondiabetic population. Archives of Ophthalmology, 130(6), 796-797. [More Information]

2011

  • Gopinath, B., Baur, L., Wang, J., Hardy, L., Teber, E., Kifley, A., Wong, T., Mitchell, P. (2011). Influence of physical activity and screen time on the retinal microvasculature in young children. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 31(5), 1233-1239. [More Information]
  • Gopinath, B., Anstey, K., Sue, C., Kifley, A., Mitchell, P. (2011). Olfactory Impairment in Older Adults Is Associated With Depressive Symptoms and Poorer Quality of Life Scores. American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 19(9), 830-834. [More Information]

2010

  • Gopinath, B., Wang, J., Kifley, A., Wall, J., Eastman, C., Leeder, S., Mitchell, P. (2010). Five-year incidence and progression of thyroid dysfunction in an older population. Internal Medicine Journal, 40(9), 642-649. [More Information]
  • Li, H., Mitchell, P., Liew, G., Rochtchina, E., Kifley, A., Wong, T., Hsu, W., Lee, M., Zhang, Y., Wang, J. (2010). Lens opacity and refractive influences on the measurement of retinal vascular fractal dimension. Acta Ophthalmologica, 88(6), e234-e240. [More Information]
  • Leone (nee Major), J., Mitchell, P., Morgan, I., Kifley, A., Rose, K. (2010). Use of Visual Acuity to Screen for Significant Refractive Errors in Adolescents: Is It Reliable? Archives of Ophthalmology, 128(7), 894-899. [More Information]

2009

  • Leone (nee Major), J., Cornell, E., Morgan, I., Mitchell, P., Kifley, A., Wang, J., Rose, K. (2009). Prevalence of Heterophoria and Associations with Refractive Error, Heterotropia and Ethnicity in Australian School Children. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 94(5), 542-546. [More Information]

2008

  • Ip, J., Huynh, S., Robaei, D., Kifley, A., Rose, K., Morgan, I., Wang, J., Mitchell, P. (2008). Ethnic differences in refraction and ocual biometry in a population-based sample of 11-15 year-old Australian children. Eye, 22(2008), 649-656. [More Information]
  • Rose, K., Morgan, I., Ip, J., Kifley, A., Huynh, S., Smith, W., Mitchell, P. (2008). Outdoor Activity Reduces the Prevalence of Myopia in Children. Ophthalmology, 115(8), 1279-1285. [More Information]
  • Ip, J., Robaei, D., Kifley, A., Wang, J., Rose, K., Mitchell, P. (2008). Prevalence of Hyperopia and Associations with Eye Findings in 6- and 12-Year-Olds. Ophthalmology, 115(4), 678-685. [More Information]

2007

  • Kaushik, S., Kifley, A., Mitchell, P., Wang, J. (2007). Age, blood pressure, and retinal vessel diameter: separate effects and interaction of blood pressure and age. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(2), 557-561. [More Information]
  • Rose, K., Ip, J., Kifley, A., Maddess, T., Mitchell, P., Morgan, I., Sydney Childhood Eye, S., Sydney Myopia, S. (2007). Al/CR Ratio and Spherical Equivalent in Two Age Samples of Australian School Students. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(E-Abstract 1535).
  • Huynh, S., Kifley, A., Rose, K., Morgan, I., Mitchell, P. (2007). Astigmatism in 12-year-old Australian children: Comparisons with a 6-year-old population. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(1), 73-82. [More Information]

2006

  • Huynh, S., Mai, Q., Kifley, A., Wang, J., Rose, K., Mitchell, P. (2006). An Evaluation of Keratometry in 6-Year-Old Children. Cornea, 25(4), 383-387. [More Information]
  • Tay, T., Kifley, A., Lindley, R., Landau, P., Ingham, N., Mitchell, P., Wang, J. (2006). Are sensory and cognitive declines associated in older persons seeking aged care services? Findings from a pilot study. Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore, 35(4), 254-259. [More Information]
  • Huynh, S., Kifley, A., Rose, K., Morgan, I., Heller, G., Mitchell, P. (2006). Astigmatism and Its Components in 6-Year-Old Children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 47(1), 55-64. [More Information]

2005

  • Ojaimi, E., Rose, K., Smith, W., Morgan, I., Martin, F., Kifley, A., Robaei, D., Mitchell, P. (2005). Distribution of ocular biometric parameters and refraction in a population-based study of Australian children. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 46(8), 2748-54. [More Information]
  • Chua, B., Kifley, A., Wong, T., Mitchell, P. (2005). Homocysteine and retinal vein occlusion: a population-based study. American Journal of Ophthalmology, 139(1), 181-182. [More Information]
  • Huynh, S., Kifley, A., Strippoli, G., Mitchell, P. (2005). Is renal impairment a predictor of the incidence of cataract or cataract surgery? Findings from a population-based study. Ophthalmology, 112(2), 293-300. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2016

  • Caring for the Carer: implementing a comprehensive support service model for family caregivers looking after persons with age-related macular degeneration, Gopinath B, Mitchell P, Craig A, Liew G, Kifley A, Hayes A, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Partnership Projects

2015

  • A Randomised multicentre placebo controlled trial of fenofibrate for treatment of diabetic macular oedema with economic evaluation, Liew G, Mitchell P, Gopinath B, Kifley A, Wong T, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants