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Associate Professor Fiona Stanaway

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Epidemiology
The University of Sydney School of Public Health

Phone

+61 2 9351 4380

Fax

+61 2 9351 5049

Email

fiona.stanaway@sydney.edu.au

Biographical details

Fiona Stanaway is a medical doctor and clinical epidemiologist who is passionate about the use of research to address unequal health outcomes within ethnically diverse populations. She has an MBBS (Hons) (University of Queensland), an MPH (University of Sydney), and a PHD in epidemiology (University of Sydney).

Research interests

Epidemiological methods

Ethnic inequalities

Healthy ageing

Teaching and supervision

Creating imaginative and engaging online teaching resources

Teaching clinicians how to use evidence in clinical decision making

Current projects

Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). This is a cohort study of men aged 70 years and over at baseline, living in several inner Western Sydney suburbs. Fiona’s work on CHAMP has focused on the overseas born men in CHAMP (50% of the sample).

Social isolation and social support in older Chinese migrants in Sydney. This project has translated and culturally adapted several scales to measure various aspects of social relationships in older Chinese migrants. It has included the development of a new scale to measure transnational relationships.

Ethnic inequalities in cardiovascular disease. This project is using linked data to examine ethnic inequalities in the incidence, prognosis and evidence-based management of cardiovascular disease.

Associations

Australian Association of Gerontology

Australasian Epidemiological Association

Awards and honours

VC Award for Outstanding Teaching 2020

AAUT Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning 2020

Themes

Obesity, Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease, Healthy Ageing, Lifespan

Keywords

Cardiovascular diseases, Epidemiology, Health inequalities, Public health, Refugee & immigrant health

Approaches

Epidemiology, Statistics/Research Design

(Office of National Statistics) Provision of content expertise and methodological advice

Current research students

Project title	Research student
Ethnic inequalities in COVID-19 and cardiovascular disease	Peiyao XU
Developing Integrated Cross-linguistic and Cross-cultural Intervention Strategies to Optimise the Readership Accessibility of Chinese Translations of English Health Information on Cardiovascular Diseases	Hongchong YU

Publications

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Journals

Whiteley, I., Randall, S., Stanaway, F. (2024). Comparison of Adjustment or Adaptation to the Formation of a Temporary Versus a Permanent Ostomy: A Systematic Review. Journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 51(1), 39-45. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Ivers, R., Vizza, L., McLachlan, A., Kelly, P., Blyth, F., Stanaway, F., Clare, P., Thompson, R., Lung, T., Reid, S., McCaffery, K., Mathieson, S., Maher, C., et al (2023). Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 13(11), e075286. [More Information]
Bell, K., Stanaway, F., McCaffery, K., Shirley, M., Carter, S. (2023). Considering potential benefits, as well as harms, from the COVID-19 disruption to cancer screening and other healthcare services. Public Health Research and Practice, 33(1). [More Information]
Shih, P., Ding, P., Carter, S., Stanaway, F., Horvath, A., Langguth, D., Saad, M., John, A., Bell, K. (2023). Direct-to-consumer tests advertised online in Australia and their implications for medical overuse: systematic online review and a typology of clinical utility. BMJ Open, 13(12). [More Information]
Li, C., Stanaway, F., Chang, H., Chen, M., Tsai, Y. (2023). Joint predictability of physical frailty/pre-frailty and subjective memory complaints on mortality risk among cognitively unimpaired older adults. European Journal of Ageing, 20(1), 17. [More Information]
Zhang, W., Roberts, T., Poulos, C., Stanaway, F. (2023). Prevalence of visual impairment in older people living with dementia and its impact: a scoping review. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1). [More Information]
Chu, K., Wright, F., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Tran, J., Cockrell, D. (2023). Provision of domiciliary dental service to residential aged care facilities: A 3-year descriptive summary. Special Care Dentistry. [More Information]
Mumu, S., Stanaway, F., Merom, D. (2023). Rural-to-urban migration, socio-economic status and cardiovascular diseases risk factors among Bangladeshi adults: A nationwide population based survey. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. [More Information]
Chow, E., Hsu, B., Waite, L., Blyth, F., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F. (2022). Diagnostic accuracy of linked administrative data for dementia diagnosis in community-dwelling older men in Australia. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1). [More Information]
Shu, C., Wright, F., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Stanaway, F. (2022). Does social support predict increased use of dental services in older men? Australian Dental Journal, 67(3), 262-270. [More Information]
Avery, N., McNeilage, A., Stanaway, F., Ashton-James, C., Blyth, F., Martin, R., Gholamrezaei, A. (2022). Efficacy of interventions to reduce long term opioid treatment for chronic non-cancer pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 377, e066375. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Awal, W., Zhang, G., Gilbert, S., Gallacher, D., McLachlan, A., Day, R., Ferreira, G., Jones, C., Ahedi, H., Blyth, F., Stanaway, F., Maher, C., et al (2022). Efficacy, safety, and dose-dependence of the analgesic effects of opioid therapy for people with osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Journal of Australia, 216(6), 305-311. [More Information]
Wright, F., Shu, E., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Hirani, V., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Stanaway, F. (2022). Oral health-related quality of life of older Australian men. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. [More Information]
Asante, D., Rio, J., Stanaway, F., Worley, P., Isaac, V. (2022). Psychological distress, multimorbidity and health services among older adults in rural South Australia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 309, 453-460. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Campbell, C. (2022). The complexity of disparities in pain. Pain, 163(9), 1651-1652. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Irwig, L., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Bell, K. (2021). COVID-19: estimated number of deaths if Australia had experienced a similar outbreak to England and Wales. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(2), 95-9.50E+02. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Ribeiro, R., Khalatbari Soltani, S., Cvejic, E., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Simpson, S., Waite, L., Cumming, R., Hirani, V. (2021). Diet quality in an ethnically diverse population of older men in Australia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 51(1). [More Information]
Li, C., Chiu, Y., Shyu, Y., Stanaway, F., Chang, H., Bai, Y. (2021). Does physical activity protect older persons with frailty and cognitive impairment from excess all-cause mortality? Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 97, 104500. [More Information]
Bell, K., Glasziou, P., Stanaway, F., Bossuyt, P., Irwig, L. (2021). Equity and evidence during vaccine rollout: stepped wedge cluster randomised trials could help. BMJ, 372, n435. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Blyth, F., Furmage, A., Stanaway, F. (2021). Getting the "balance" right in clinical trials. BMJ, 375, n2869. [More Information]
Bell, K., Stanaway, F., Irwig, L., Horvath, A., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Loy, C. (2021). How to use imperfect tests for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) to make clinical decisions. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(2), 69-7.30E+02. [More Information]
Chu, K., Cockrell, D., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Wright, F. (2021). Oral health status of newly admitted residents living in residential aged care. Australian Dental Journal, 66(4), 391-396. [More Information]
Li, C., Chang, H., Shyu, Y., Stanaway, F. (2021). Relative Role of Physical Frailty and Poor Cognitive Performance in Progression to Dementia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), 22(7), 1558-1559. [More Information]
Krshnan, A., Waite, L., Stanaway, F. (2021). Representation of racial and ethnic minority groups in cohort studies evaluating risk factors for dementia: Protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(5), e044404. [More Information]
Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Stanaway, F., Waite, L., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Hirani, V. (2021). Sarcopenic obesity and amino acids: Concord health and ageing in men project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76(6), 1000-1004. [More Information]
Merom, D., Stanaway, F., Gebel, K., Sweeting, J., Tiedemann, A., Mumu, S., Ding, D. (2021). Supporting active ageing before retirement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions targeting older employees. BMJ Open, 11(6). [More Information]
Khalatbari Soltani, S., Cumming, R., Chomik, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Waite, L., Stanaway, F. (2021). The association between home ownership and the health of older men: Cross-sectional analysis of the Australian Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40(3), e199-e206. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Ferreira, G., Dmitritchenko, A., McLachlan, A., Day, R., Saragiotto, B., Lin, C., Langendyk, V., Stanaway, F., Latimer, J., Kamper, S., McLachlan, H., Ahedi, H., Maher, C. (2021). The efficacy and safety of paracetamol for pain relief: an overview of systematic reviews. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(7), 324-331. [More Information]
Khalatbari Soltani, S., Stanaway, F., Sherrington, C., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Le Couteur, D., Cumming, R. (2021). The Prospective Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Men. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76(10), 1821-1828. [More Information]
Kam, A., Collins, S., Park, T., Mihail, M., Stanaway, F., Lewis, N., Polya, D., Fraser-Bell, S., Roberts, T., Smith, J. (2021). Using Lean Six Sigma techniques to improve efficiency in outpatient ophthalmology clinics. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 38. [More Information]
Le Couteur, D., Stanaway, F., Waite, L., Cullen, J., Lindley, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Handelsman, D. (2020). Apolipoprotein E and Health in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75(10), 1858-1862. [More Information]
Wright, F., Takehara, S., Stanaway, F., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Hirani, V., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Cumming, R. (2020). Associations between oral health and depressive symptoms: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(3), e306-e314. [More Information]
Li, C., Chang, H., Stanaway, F. (2020). Combined effects of frailty status and cognitive impairment on health-related quality of life among community dwelling older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 87, 103999. [More Information]
Khalatbari Soltani, S., Stanaway, F., Cvejic, E., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Cumming, R. (2020). Contribution of psychosocial factors to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among older Australian men: A population-based cohort study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), 1-12. [More Information]
Lu, B., Yang, M., Cumming, R., Stanaway, F. (2020). Falls and impact on disability and healthy life expectancy in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). China Economic Review (Amsterdam), 61, 101426. [More Information]
Shih, Y., Chang, H., Wu, H., Stanaway, F., Pan, W. (2020). High sugar-sweetened beverage intake frequency is associated with smoking, irregular meal intake and higher serum uric acid in Taiwanese adolescents. Journal of Nutritional Science, 9, e7. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Noguchi, N., Mathieu, E., Khalatbari Soltani, S., Bhopal, R. (2020). Mortality of ethnic minority groups in the UK: A systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 10(6), 34903. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Le Couteur, D., Ribeiro, R., Hirani, V., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Cumming, R. (2020). Mortality Paradox of Older Italian-Born Men in Australia: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(1), 102-109. [More Information]
Wu, W., Chang, L., Luh, D., Wu, C., Stanaway, F., Yen, L., Chang, H. (2020). Sex differences in the trajectories of and factors related to extracurricular sport participation and exercise: a cohort study spanning 13 years. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1639. [More Information]
Lam, J., Pickles, K., Stanaway, F., Bell, K. (2020). Why clinicians overtest: development of a thematic framework. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 1011. [More Information]
Lai, N., Chang, S., Ng, S., Stanaway, F., Tan, S., Chaiyakunapruk, N. (2019). Animal-assisted therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (1), 1-14. [More Information]
Lai, N., Chang, S., Ng, S., Tan, S., Chaiyakunapruk, N., Stanaway, F. (2019). Animal-assisted therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (11), 1-72. [More Information]
Li, C., Stanaway, F., Lin, J., Chang, H. (2018). Frailty and health care use among community-dwelling older adults with diabetes: a population-based study. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 13, 2295-2300. [More Information]
Ssonko, M., Stanaway, F., Mayanja-Kizza, H., Namuleme, T., Cumming, R., Kyalimpa, J., Karamagi, Y., Mukasa, B., Naganathan, V. (2018). Polypharmacy among HIV positive older adults on anti-retroviral therapy attending an urban clinic in Uganda. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 1-8. [More Information]
Ribeiro, R., Hirani, V., Senior, A., Gosby, A., Cumming, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Kendig, H., Seibel, M., Simpson, S., Stanaway, F., Allman-Farinelli, M., Le Couteur, D. (2017). Diet quality and its implications on the cardio-metabolic, physical and general health of older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). British Journal of Nutrition, 118, 130-143. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Blyth, F. (2017). Exclusions from clinical trials in Australia based on proficiency in English. Medical Journal of Australia, 207(1), 36. [More Information]
Li, C., Chiu, Y., Bai, Y., Lin, J., Stanaway, F., Chang, H. (2017). The co-occurrence of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment and its relationship with self-care behaviors among community dwelling older adults with diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 129, 73-78. [More Information]
Wang, H., Shyu, Y., Chang, H., Bai, Y., Stanaway, F., Lin, J., Li, C. (2016). Prevalence, characteristics, and acute care utilization of disabled older adults with an absence of help for activities of daily living: Findings from a nationally representative survey. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 67, 28-33. [More Information]
Hirani, V., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Gnjidic, D., Stanaway, F., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Cumming, R. (2014). Multiple, but not traditional risk factors predict mortality in older people: the concord health and ageing in men project. Age, 36(6), 1-15. [More Information]
Merom, D., Stanaway, F., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R. (2014). Swimming and other sporting activities and the rate of falls in older men: longitudinal findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. American Journal of Epidemiology, 180(8), 830-837. [More Information]
Gnjidic, D., Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Waite, L., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D. (2012). Mild Cognitive Impairment Predicts Institutionalization among Older Men: A Population-Based Cohort Study. PloS One, 7(9), 1-8. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Sambrook, P., Creasey, H., Seibel, M., Le Couteur, D. (2011). Back pain in older male Italian-born immigrants in Australia: The importance of socioeconomic factors. European Journal of Pain, 15(1), 70-76. [More Information]
Travison, T., Nguyen, A., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Le Couteur, D., Sambrook, P., Handelsman, D. (2011). Changes in Reproductive Hormone Concentrations Predict the Prevalence and Progression of the Frailty Syndrome in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 96(8), 2464-2474. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Waite, L., Creasey, H., Seibel, M., Sambrook, P. (2011). Ethnicity and falls in older men: low rate of falls in Italian-born men in Australia. Age and Ageing, 40, 595-601. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Gnjidic, D., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Handelsman, D., Sambrook, P., Cumming, R. (2011). How fast does the Grim Reaper walk? Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis in healthy men aged 70 and over. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 343, d7679-1-d7679-4. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Kendig, H., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Waite, L. (2011). Subjective Social Support in Older Male Italian-Born Immigrants in Australia. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 26(2), 205-220. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Creasey, H., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M. (2010). Depressive symptoms in older male Italian immigrants in Australia: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Medical Journal of Australia, 192(3), 158-162. [More Information]

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2024

Whiteley, I., Randall, S., Stanaway, F. (2024). Comparison of Adjustment or Adaptation to the Formation of a Temporary Versus a Permanent Ostomy: A Systematic Review. Journal of the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 51(1), 39-45. [More Information]

2023

Abdel Shaheed, C., Ivers, R., Vizza, L., McLachlan, A., Kelly, P., Blyth, F., Stanaway, F., Clare, P., Thompson, R., Lung, T., Reid, S., McCaffery, K., Mathieson, S., Maher, C., et al (2023). Clinical Observation, Management and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies (COMFORT): A cluster randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open, 13(11), e075286. [More Information]
Bell, K., Stanaway, F., McCaffery, K., Shirley, M., Carter, S. (2023). Considering potential benefits, as well as harms, from the COVID-19 disruption to cancer screening and other healthcare services. Public Health Research and Practice, 33(1). [More Information]
Shih, P., Ding, P., Carter, S., Stanaway, F., Horvath, A., Langguth, D., Saad, M., John, A., Bell, K. (2023). Direct-to-consumer tests advertised online in Australia and their implications for medical overuse: systematic online review and a typology of clinical utility. BMJ Open, 13(12). [More Information]
Li, C., Stanaway, F., Chang, H., Chen, M., Tsai, Y. (2023). Joint predictability of physical frailty/pre-frailty and subjective memory complaints on mortality risk among cognitively unimpaired older adults. European Journal of Ageing, 20(1), 17. [More Information]
Zhang, W., Roberts, T., Poulos, C., Stanaway, F. (2023). Prevalence of visual impairment in older people living with dementia and its impact: a scoping review. BMC Geriatrics, 23(1). [More Information]
Chu, K., Wright, F., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Tran, J., Cockrell, D. (2023). Provision of domiciliary dental service to residential aged care facilities: A 3-year descriptive summary. Special Care Dentistry. [More Information]
Mumu, S., Stanaway, F., Merom, D. (2023). Rural-to-urban migration, socio-economic status and cardiovascular diseases risk factors among Bangladeshi adults: A nationwide population based survey. Frontiers in Public Health, 11. [More Information]

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2022

Chow, E., Hsu, B., Waite, L., Blyth, F., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F. (2022). Diagnostic accuracy of linked administrative data for dementia diagnosis in community-dwelling older men in Australia. BMC Geriatrics, 22(1). [More Information]
Shu, C., Wright, F., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Stanaway, F. (2022). Does social support predict increased use of dental services in older men? Australian Dental Journal, 67(3), 262-270. [More Information]
Avery, N., McNeilage, A., Stanaway, F., Ashton-James, C., Blyth, F., Martin, R., Gholamrezaei, A. (2022). Efficacy of interventions to reduce long term opioid treatment for chronic non-cancer pain: systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ, 377, e066375. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Awal, W., Zhang, G., Gilbert, S., Gallacher, D., McLachlan, A., Day, R., Ferreira, G., Jones, C., Ahedi, H., Blyth, F., Stanaway, F., Maher, C., et al (2022). Efficacy, safety, and dose-dependence of the analgesic effects of opioid therapy for people with osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Medical Journal of Australia, 216(6), 305-311. [More Information]
Wright, F., Shu, E., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Hirani, V., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Stanaway, F. (2022). Oral health-related quality of life of older Australian men. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. [More Information]
Asante, D., Rio, J., Stanaway, F., Worley, P., Isaac, V. (2022). Psychological distress, multimorbidity and health services among older adults in rural South Australia. Journal of Affective Disorders, 309, 453-460. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Campbell, C. (2022). The complexity of disparities in pain. Pain, 163(9), 1651-1652. [More Information]

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2021

Stanaway, F., Irwig, L., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Bell, K. (2021). COVID-19: estimated number of deaths if Australia had experienced a similar outbreak to England and Wales. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(2), 95-9.50E+02. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Ribeiro, R., Khalatbari Soltani, S., Cvejic, E., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Simpson, S., Waite, L., Cumming, R., Hirani, V. (2021). Diet quality in an ethnically diverse population of older men in Australia. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 51(1). [More Information]
Li, C., Chiu, Y., Shyu, Y., Stanaway, F., Chang, H., Bai, Y. (2021). Does physical activity protect older persons with frailty and cognitive impairment from excess all-cause mortality? Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 97, 104500. [More Information]
Bell, K., Glasziou, P., Stanaway, F., Bossuyt, P., Irwig, L. (2021). Equity and evidence during vaccine rollout: stepped wedge cluster randomised trials could help. BMJ, 372, n435. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Blyth, F., Furmage, A., Stanaway, F. (2021). Getting the "balance" right in clinical trials. BMJ, 375, n2869. [More Information]
Bell, K., Stanaway, F., Irwig, L., Horvath, A., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Loy, C. (2021). How to use imperfect tests for COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) to make clinical decisions. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(2), 69-7.30E+02. [More Information]
Chu, K., Cockrell, D., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Wright, F. (2021). Oral health status of newly admitted residents living in residential aged care. Australian Dental Journal, 66(4), 391-396. [More Information]
Li, C., Chang, H., Shyu, Y., Stanaway, F. (2021). Relative Role of Physical Frailty and Poor Cognitive Performance in Progression to Dementia. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association (JAMDA), 22(7), 1558-1559. [More Information]
Krshnan, A., Waite, L., Stanaway, F. (2021). Representation of racial and ethnic minority groups in cohort studies evaluating risk factors for dementia: Protocol for a scoping review. BMJ Open, 11(5), e044404. [More Information]
Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Stanaway, F., Waite, L., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Hirani, V. (2021). Sarcopenic obesity and amino acids: Concord health and ageing in men project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76(6), 1000-1004. [More Information]
Merom, D., Stanaway, F., Gebel, K., Sweeting, J., Tiedemann, A., Mumu, S., Ding, D. (2021). Supporting active ageing before retirement: a systematic review and meta-analysis of workplace physical activity interventions targeting older employees. BMJ Open, 11(6). [More Information]
Khalatbari Soltani, S., Cumming, R., Chomik, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Waite, L., Stanaway, F. (2021). The association between home ownership and the health of older men: Cross-sectional analysis of the Australian Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40(3), e199-e206. [More Information]
Abdel Shaheed, C., Ferreira, G., Dmitritchenko, A., McLachlan, A., Day, R., Saragiotto, B., Lin, C., Langendyk, V., Stanaway, F., Latimer, J., Kamper, S., McLachlan, H., Ahedi, H., Maher, C. (2021). The efficacy and safety of paracetamol for pain relief: an overview of systematic reviews. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(7), 324-331. [More Information]
Khalatbari Soltani, S., Stanaway, F., Sherrington, C., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Le Couteur, D., Cumming, R. (2021). The Prospective Association Between Socioeconomic Status and Falls Among Community-Dwelling Older Men. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 76(10), 1821-1828. [More Information]
Kam, A., Collins, S., Park, T., Mihail, M., Stanaway, F., Lewis, N., Polya, D., Fraser-Bell, S., Roberts, T., Smith, J. (2021). Using Lean Six Sigma techniques to improve efficiency in outpatient ophthalmology clinics. BMC Health Services Research, 21(1), 38. [More Information]

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2020

Le Couteur, D., Stanaway, F., Waite, L., Cullen, J., Lindley, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R., Handelsman, D. (2020). Apolipoprotein E and Health in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, 75(10), 1858-1862. [More Information]
Wright, F., Takehara, S., Stanaway, F., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Hirani, V., Le Couteur, D., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Cumming, R. (2020). Associations between oral health and depressive symptoms: Findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39(3), e306-e314. [More Information]
Li, C., Chang, H., Stanaway, F. (2020). Combined effects of frailty status and cognitive impairment on health-related quality of life among community dwelling older adults. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 87, 103999. [More Information]
Khalatbari Soltani, S., Stanaway, F., Cvejic, E., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Cumming, R. (2020). Contribution of psychosocial factors to socioeconomic inequalities in mortality among older Australian men: A population-based cohort study. International Journal for Equity in Health, 19(1), 1-12. [More Information]
Lu, B., Yang, M., Cumming, R., Stanaway, F. (2020). Falls and impact on disability and healthy life expectancy in China: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Survey (CHARLS). China Economic Review (Amsterdam), 61, 101426. [More Information]
Shih, Y., Chang, H., Wu, H., Stanaway, F., Pan, W. (2020). High sugar-sweetened beverage intake frequency is associated with smoking, irregular meal intake and higher serum uric acid in Taiwanese adolescents. Journal of Nutritional Science, 9, e7. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Noguchi, N., Mathieu, E., Khalatbari Soltani, S., Bhopal, R. (2020). Mortality of ethnic minority groups in the UK: A systematic review protocol. BMJ Open, 10(6), 34903. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Le Couteur, D., Ribeiro, R., Hirani, V., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M., Cumming, R. (2020). Mortality Paradox of Older Italian-Born Men in Australia: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 22(1), 102-109. [More Information]
Wu, W., Chang, L., Luh, D., Wu, C., Stanaway, F., Yen, L., Chang, H. (2020). Sex differences in the trajectories of and factors related to extracurricular sport participation and exercise: a cohort study spanning 13 years. BMC Public Health, 20(1), 1639. [More Information]
Lam, J., Pickles, K., Stanaway, F., Bell, K. (2020). Why clinicians overtest: development of a thematic framework. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1), 1011. [More Information]

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2019

Lai, N., Chang, S., Ng, S., Stanaway, F., Tan, S., Chaiyakunapruk, N. (2019). Animal-assisted therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (1), 1-14. [More Information]
Lai, N., Chang, S., Ng, S., Tan, S., Chaiyakunapruk, N., Stanaway, F. (2019). Animal-assisted therapy for dementia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019 (11), 1-72. [More Information]

2018

Li, C., Stanaway, F., Lin, J., Chang, H. (2018). Frailty and health care use among community-dwelling older adults with diabetes: a population-based study. Clinical Interventions in Aging, 13, 2295-2300. [More Information]
Ssonko, M., Stanaway, F., Mayanja-Kizza, H., Namuleme, T., Cumming, R., Kyalimpa, J., Karamagi, Y., Mukasa, B., Naganathan, V. (2018). Polypharmacy among HIV positive older adults on anti-retroviral therapy attending an urban clinic in Uganda. BMC Geriatrics, 18(1), 1-8. [More Information]

2017

Ribeiro, R., Hirani, V., Senior, A., Gosby, A., Cumming, R., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Kendig, H., Seibel, M., Simpson, S., Stanaway, F., Allman-Farinelli, M., Le Couteur, D. (2017). Diet quality and its implications on the cardio-metabolic, physical and general health of older men: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). British Journal of Nutrition, 118, 130-143. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Blyth, F. (2017). Exclusions from clinical trials in Australia based on proficiency in English. Medical Journal of Australia, 207(1), 36. [More Information]
Li, C., Chiu, Y., Bai, Y., Lin, J., Stanaway, F., Chang, H. (2017). The co-occurrence of depressive symptoms and cognitive impairment and its relationship with self-care behaviors among community dwelling older adults with diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 129, 73-78. [More Information]

2016

Wang, H., Shyu, Y., Chang, H., Bai, Y., Stanaway, F., Lin, J., Li, C. (2016). Prevalence, characteristics, and acute care utilization of disabled older adults with an absence of help for activities of daily living: Findings from a nationally representative survey. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 67, 28-33. [More Information]

2014

Hirani, V., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Gnjidic, D., Stanaway, F., Seibel, M., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Cumming, R. (2014). Multiple, but not traditional risk factors predict mortality in older people: the concord health and ageing in men project. Age, 36(6), 1-15. [More Information]
Merom, D., Stanaway, F., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Cumming, R. (2014). Swimming and other sporting activities and the rate of falls in older men: longitudinal findings from the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. American Journal of Epidemiology, 180(8), 830-837. [More Information]

2012

Gnjidic, D., Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Waite, L., Blyth, F., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D. (2012). Mild Cognitive Impairment Predicts Institutionalization among Older Men: A Population-Based Cohort Study. PloS One, 7(9), 1-8. [More Information]

2011

Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D., Waite, L., Sambrook, P., Creasey, H., Seibel, M., Le Couteur, D. (2011). Back pain in older male Italian-born immigrants in Australia: The importance of socioeconomic factors. European Journal of Pain, 15(1), 70-76. [More Information]
Travison, T., Nguyen, A., Naganathan, V., Stanaway, F., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Le Couteur, D., Sambrook, P., Handelsman, D. (2011). Changes in Reproductive Hormone Concentrations Predict the Prevalence and Progression of the Frailty Syndrome in Older Men: The Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 96(8), 2464-2474. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Handelsman, D., Le Couteur, D., Waite, L., Creasey, H., Seibel, M., Sambrook, P. (2011). Ethnicity and falls in older men: low rate of falls in Italian-born men in Australia. Age and Ageing, 40, 595-601. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Gnjidic, D., Blyth, F., Le Couteur, D., Naganathan, V., Waite, L., Seibel, M., Handelsman, D., Sambrook, P., Cumming, R. (2011). How fast does the Grim Reaper walk? Receiver operating characteristics curve analysis in healthy men aged 70 and over. BMJ: British Medical Journal, 343, d7679-1-d7679-4. [More Information]
Stanaway, F., Kendig, H., Blyth, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Waite, L. (2011). Subjective Social Support in Older Male Italian-Born Immigrants in Australia. Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 26(2), 205-220. [More Information]

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2010

Stanaway, F., Cumming, R., Naganathan, V., Blyth, F., Creasey, H., Waite, L., Handelsman, D., Seibel, M. (2010). Depressive symptoms in older male Italian immigrants in Australia: the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project. Medical Journal of Australia, 192(3), 158-162. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2022

COMFORT: Clinical Observation, Management, and Function Of low back pain Relief Therapies, Abdel Shaheed C, Maher C, McLachlan A, Blyth F, Kelly P, Stanaway F, Thompson R, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies

2021

Ethnic differences in unwarranted clinical variation and evidence-based care for cardiovascular disease in NSW, Stanaway F, Agency for Clinical Innovation (NSW)/Research Grant

2020

Ethnic Inequalities in Cardiovascular Health, Stanaway F, Khalatbari Soltani S, Dickson M, Hsu B, Cardiovascular Initiative/Catalyst Awards

2017

China Studies Centre Conference Seed Funding Grant, Stanaway F, Sydney Medical School/China Studies Centre Seed Funding Grant

2014

Flip Your Faculty's Classrooms - Workshops for Professional and Academic Staff, Lander J, Stanaway F, DVC Education/Small Educational Innovation Grant

In the media

Radio

Eastside Radio. Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the arts scene in Australia. March, 2020

2SER Radio. Risk of catching coronavirus in taxis and other transport options. September, 2020 https://2ser.com/are-taxis-covid-safe/

ABC Radio National. Victoria struggles to contain COVID-19 outbreak in care homes. July, 2020

ABC Radio National. Questions being asked about infection control in meat processing plants. July, 2020

ABC Radio AM. Authorities allowed meatworks to bring workers back before test results. August 20, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/am/allowed-meatworks-to-bring-workers-back-before-test-results/12576728

ABC The World Today. Victorians get back to work as restrictions ease. September 28, 2020 https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/worldtoday/victorians-get-back-to-work-as-restrictions-ease/12710260

ABC Nightlife with Indira Naidoo. Questions from national audience about COVID-19, predominantly focused on trials and diagnostic tests. October 4, 2020

TV

Bloomberg News. Bloomberg daybreak Asia. Commentary on Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak. August, 2020.

ABC News Channel. Commentary on border closures, Victorian lockdown and ankle bracelets for those in quarantine. August, 2020

ABC News Channel. Commentary on the importance of maintaining high testing and social distancing measures during the school holidays. 7pm news, September 27, 2020

Print/online

RACGP. Australia’s COVID-19 response may have saved more than 16,000 lives. https://www1.racgp.org.au/newsgp/clinical/australia-s-covid-19-response-may-have-saved-more

The Australian. Coronavirus Australia: Morrison government’s coronavirus policies ‘saved 16,000 lives’. October, 2020. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/coronavirus-australia-morrison-governments-coronavirus-policies-saved-16000-lives/news-story/3db2885f13ca887a971c3dbafcee1477

Australian Financial Review. Australia’s response to virus may have saved 16000 lives. October, 2020. https://www.afr.com/policy/health-and-education/australia-s-response-to-virus-may-have-saved-16-000-lives-20201005-p5625n

ABC online. NSW coronavirus cases are steady, but ‘bad luck’ could sent it the way of Victoria. August, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-11/how-nsw-has-avoided-a-spike-in-coronavirus-cases/12542144

ABC online. Victorian meatworks asked workers to come back. August, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-20/victorian-meatworks-asked-workers-to-come-back-coronavirus/12569394

ABC online. NSW businesses told to ‘double-down’ on social distancing amid potential return of coronavirus restrictions. July, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-10/nsw-businesses-fear-return-of-coronavirus-restrictions/12440220

ABC online. Victoria on track to overtake NSW as Australia’s worse-affected coronavirus state. July, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-02/coronavirus-australia-worst-affected-state-could-become-victoria/12403838

ABC online. Melbourne’s coronavirus outbreak could already by spreading into NSW, epidemiologist says. June, 2020. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-27/victoria-coronavirus-cluster-transfer-to-nsw-explainer/12391138

New Scientist. How did Australia lose its grip on COVID-19 and can it get it back? July, 2020. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2249150-how-did-australia-lose-its-grip-on-covid-19-and-can-it-get-it-back/

SBS online. Why are meatworks COVID-19 hotspots? July, 2020. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/why-are-meatworks-covid-19-hotspots

The Australian. Meatworks mull robot butchers as abattoirs become COVID-19 hotspots. August, 2020. https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/meatworks-mull-robot-butchers-as-abattoirs-become-covid19-hotspots/news-story/61dc31d3090c44c276fc1de1efd5fd7b

Sydney Morning Herald. ‘Resorts don’t want a Bondi moment’: How COVID-19 will affect ski season. May, 2020. https://www.smh.com.au/national/resorts-don-t-want-a-bondi-moment-how-covid-19-will-affect-ski-season-20200521-p54v9d.html

9News.com.au. Coronavirus explainer: Why are meatworks and abattoirs Covid19 hotspots? August, 2020. https://www.9news.com.au/national/coronavirus-explainer-why-are-meatworks-abbattoirs-covid19-hotspots/1915ba7c-7ea2-420f-8af9-c39fb664a52b

News.com.au. Coronavirus Australia: Risks of splitting community into ‘under 50, over 50’. April, 2020. https://www.news.com.au/world/coronavirus/australia/coronavirus-australia-risks-of-splitting-community-into-under-50-over-50/news-story/cefee875b5f7ebc6c5a73368f521e046

Yahoo.com.au. Is it still safe to use public transport? March, 2020 https://au.news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-is-it-still-safe-to-use-public-transport-063700568.html

Faculty of Medicine and Health

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