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Dr Julie Ayre

Research Fellow
Sydney School of Public Health / Public Health
Faculty of Medicine and Health (FMH)

Email

julie.ayre@sydney.edu.au

Websites

Dr Julie Ayre is a behavioural scientist with a focus in health literacy, behaviour change, and digital health. Her PhD (accepted June 2020) explored how health literacy impacts on behaviour change strategies, and how diabetes self-management apps in primary care settings could better support people with low health literacy.

Research interests

health literacy
behavioural science
implementation science
COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes and behaviours
chronic disease self-management

Associations

Wiser Healthcare

https://www.wiserhealthcare.org.au/

Sydney Health Literacy Lab

https://sydneyhealthliteracylab.org.au

Keywords

Behavioural sciences, Diabetes, Health inequalities, Health psychology, Public health

Approaches

Education, Qualitative Research, Treatment/Intervention

Current research students

Project title	Research student
How effective is Virtual Care for Diabetes	Sumathy RAVI

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Journals

Fajardo, M., Batcup, C., Ayre, J., McKinn, S., Knight, J., Raffoul, N., Brims, K., Nelson, A., Bonner, C. (2024). Could nudges reduce health literacy disparities in CVD prevention? An experiment using alternative messages for CVD risk assessment screening. Patient Education and Counseling, 123, 108192. [More Information]
Comachio, J., Poulsen, A., Bamgboje-Ayodele, A., Tan, A., Ayre, J., Raeside, R., Roy, R., O'Hagan, E. (2024). Identifying and counteracting fraudulent responses in online recruitment for health research: a scoping review. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. [More Information]
Taba, M., Ayre, J., Freeman, B., McCaffery, K., Bonner, C. (2023). COVID-19 messages targeting young people on social media: content analysis of Australian health authority posts. Health Promotion International, 38, 1-3. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Mouwad, D., McCaffery, K., Zachariah, D., Tunchon, L., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D. (2023). Embedding health literacy research and best practice within a socioeconomically and culturally diverse health service: A narrative case study and revised model of co-creation. Health Expectations, 26(1), 452-462. [More Information]
Ferreira, G., Zadro, J., Jones, C., Ayre, J., Lin, C., Richards, B., Needs, C., Abdel Shaheed, C., McLachlan, A., Day, R., Maher, C. (2023). General practitioners' decision-making process to prescribe pain medicines for low back pain: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 13(10), e074380. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Muscat, D., Mac, O., Bonner, C., Dunn, A., Dalmazzo, J., Mouwad, D., McCaffery, K. (2023). Helping patient educators meet health literacy needs: End-user testing and iterative development of an innovative health literacy editing tool. PEC Innovation, 2. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Gonzalez, J., Vaccaro, T., Cousins, M., McCaffery, K., Muscat, D. (2023). Integrating consumer perspectives into a large-scale health literacy audit of health information materials: learnings and next steps. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Muscat, D., Dunn, A., Harrison, E., Dalmazzo, J., Mouwad, D., Aslani, P., Shepherd, H., McCaffery, K. (2023). Multiple Automated Health Literacy Assessments of Written Health Information: Development of the SHeLL (Sydney Health Literacy Lab) Health Literacy Editor v1. JMIR Formative Research, 7. [More Information]
Pocovi, N., Ayre, J., French, S., Lin, C., Tiedemann, A., Maher, C., Merom, D., McCaffrey, K., Hancock, M. (2023). Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(3), 182-188. [More Information]
Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Ayre, J. (2023). What makes an action plan “100% me”? Think aloud interviews about CVD prevention tools for varying health literacy needs. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. [More Information]
Zachariah, D., Mouwad, D., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D., McCaffery, K. (2022). Addressing the Health Literacy Needs and Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations in Australia during COVID-19: A Research Embedded Participatory Approach. Journal of Health Communication, 27(7), 439-449. [More Information]
Cornell, S., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Kapoor, R., Pickles, K., Batcup, C., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., Mouwad, D., McCaffery, K., Muscat, D., et al (2022). Collateral positives of COVID-19 for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Western Sydney, Australia. PloS One, 17(12 December). [More Information]
Mac, O., Ayre, J., Bell, K., McCaffery, K., Muscat, D. (2022). Comparison of Readability Scores for Written Health Information Across Formulas Using Automated vs Manual Measures. JAMA Network Open, 5(12), E2246051. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Muscat, D., Mac, O., Batcup, C., Cvejic, E., Pickles, K., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Mouwad, D., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K., et al (2022). COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Willingness: Cross-Sectional Survey in a Culturally Diverse Community in Sydney, Australia. Health Equity, 6(1), 965-974. [More Information]
Jin, X., Gibson, A., Salis, Z., Seimon, R., Harper, C., Markovic, T., Byrne, N., Keating, S., Stamatakis, E., Inan Eroglu, E., Quinto da Luz, F., Ayre, J., et al (2022). Effect of severe versus moderate energy restriction on physical activity among postmenopausal female adults with obesity: a pre-specified secondary analysis of the TEMPO Diet randomized controlled Trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(5), 1393-1403. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Muscat, D., Mac, O., Batcup, C., Cvejic, E., Pickles, K., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Mouwad, D., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K., et al (2022). Main COVID-19 information sources in a culturally and linguistically diverse community in Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional survey. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(8), 2793-2800. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Jenkins, H., McCaffery, K., Maher, C., Hancock, M. (2022). Physiotherapists have some hesitations and unmet needs regarding delivery of exercise programs for low back pain prevention in adults: A qualitative interview study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 62. [More Information]
Cornell, S., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., McCaffery, K., Ayre, J., Copp, T., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Dakin, T., Dodd, R. (2022). Positive outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 311-319. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Batcup, C., Cvejic, E., Pickles, K., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Mouwad, D., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K., et al (2022). Psychological, social and financial impacts of COVID-19 on culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia. BMJ Open, 12(5), e058323. [More Information]
Tracy, M., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Copp, T., Trevena, E., Shepherd, H. (2022). Question prompt lists and endorsement of question-asking support patients to get the information they seek-A longitudinal qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1652-1663. [More Information]
Ayre, J., McCaffery, K. (2022). Research Note: Thematic analysis in qualitative research. Journal of Physiotherapy, 68(1), 76-79. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Gessler, D., Ayre, J., Norgaard, O., Heuck, I., Haar, S., Maindal, H. (2022). Seeking a deeper understanding of 'distributed health literacy': A systematic review. Health Expectations, 25(3), 856-868. [More Information]
Glasziou, P., McCaffery, K., Cvejic, E., Batcup, C., Ayre, J., Pickles, K., Bonner, C. (2022). Testing behaviour may bias observational studies of vaccine effectiveness. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. Journal, 7(3), 242-246. [More Information]
Bonner, C., Batcup, C., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Trevena, L., McCaffery, K., Doust, J. (2022). The Impact of Health Literacy-Sensitive Design and Heart Age in a Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Decision Aid: Randomized Controlled Trial and End-User Testing. JMIR Cardio, 6(1), e34142. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Muscat, D., Bramwell, S., McClelland, S., Jayaballa, R., Maberly, G., McCaffery, K. (2022). Type 2 diabetes self-management schemas across diverse health literacy levels: a qualitative investigation. Psychology & Health, 37(7), 867-889. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Jenkins, H., McCaffery, K., Maher, C., Hancock, M. (2022). Unique considerations for exercise programs to prevent future low back pain: The patient perspective. Pain, 163(8), E953-E962. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Concerns and motivations about COVID-19 vaccination. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(2), 161-163. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Bonner, C. (2021). Contextualising COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020 in an online social media sample. PloS One, 16(6 June 2021). [More Information]
Copp, T., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Tracy, M., Doust, J., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Trevena, L., McCaffery, K., et al (2021). COVID-19 challenges faced by general practitioners in Australia: a survey study conducted in March 2021. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(5), 357-363. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Nickel, B., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Leask, J., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Dodd, R., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). COVID-19 misinformation trends in Australia: Prospective longitudinal national survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(1), e23805. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Costa, D., Nutbeam, D., McCaffery, K., Ayre, J. (2021). Developing performance-based measures of health literacy: A narrative case study and checklist of considerations. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(10), 2406-2411. [More Information]
Smith, J., Ayre, J., Jansen, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Copp, T. (2021). Impact of diagnostic labels and causal explanations for weight gain on diet intentions, cognitions and emotions: An experimental online study. Appetite, 167, 105612. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Cornell, S., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Nickel, B., Bonner, C., Batcup, C., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Perceived public health threat a key factor for willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia (IN PRESS). Vaccine, 40(17), 2484-2490. [More Information]
Young, B., Kotzur, M., Gatting, L., Bonner, C., Ayre, J., McConnachie, A., O’Carroll, R., McCaffery, K., Robb, K., Batcup, C. (2021). The impact of theory-based messages on COVID-19 vaccination intentions: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), 311. [More Information]
Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Isautier, J., Semsarian, C., Nickel, B., Batcup, C., Pickles, K., Dodd, R., Cornell, S., Copp, T., McCaffery, K. (2021). The Psychological Impact of Hypertension During COVID-19 Restrictions: Retrospective Case-Control Study. JMI Rx Med, 2(1), e25610. [More Information]
Mac, O., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Patel, P., McCaffery, K. (2021). The readability of official public health information on COVID-19. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(8), 373-375. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D., Harris, A., Tunchon, L., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K. (2021). Using Feasibility Data and Codesign to Refine a Group-Based Health Literacy Intervention for New Parents. Health Literacy Research and Practice, 5(4), e276-e282. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., Turner, R., Walter, S., McCaffery, K. (2020). Effects of health literacy, screening, and participant choice on action plans for reducing unhealthy snacking in Australia: A randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 17(11), 1-20. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D., Harris, A., Tunchon, L., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K. (2020). Embedding a Health Literacy Intervention Within Established Parenting Groups: An Australian Feasibility Study. Health Literacy Research and Practice, 4(1), e67-e78. [More Information]
McCaffery, K., Dodd, R., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Cornell, S., et al (2020). Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(4), 1-9. [More Information]
Lin, S., Ayre, J., Muscat, D. (2020). How readable are Australian multilingual diabetes patient education materials? An evaluation of national English-language source texts. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(1), 1-8. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Bramwell, S., McClelland, S., Jayaballa, R., Maberly, G., McCaffery, K. (2020). Implications for GP endorsement of a diabetes app with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26(1), 52-57. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Morony, S., Nutbeam, D., Ayre, J., Shepherd, H., Smith, S., Dhillon, H., Hayen, A., Luxford, K., Meshreky, W., McCaffery, K. (2020). Learners' experience and perceived impact of a health literacy program in adult basic education: a qualitative study. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(2), e29231909. [More Information]
Isautier, J., Copp, T., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., McCaffery, K. (2020). People's experiences and satisfaction with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: Cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e24531. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Costa, D., McCaffery, K., Nutbeam, D., Muscat, D. (2020). Validation of an Australian parenting health literacy skills instrument: The parenting plus skills index. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(6), 1245-1251. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., Turner, R., Walter, S., McCaffery, K. (2019). Accounting for health literacy and intervention preferences when reducing unhealthy snacking: protocol for an online randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(5), 1-9. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Bramwell, S., McClelland, S., Jayaballa, R., Maberly, G., McCaffery, K. (2019). Factors for Supporting Primary Care Physician Engagement With Patient Apps for Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management That Link to Primary Care: Interview Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K. (2019). Randomized trial of planning tools to reduce unhealthy snacking: Implications for health literacy. PloS One, 14(1), 1-17. [More Information]
Gibson, A., Seimon, R., Lee, C., Ayre, J., Franklin, J., Markovic, T., Caterson, I., Salis (nee Sainsbury), A. (2015). Do ketogenic diets really suppress appetite? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 16(1), 64-76. [More Information]

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2024

Fajardo, M., Batcup, C., Ayre, J., McKinn, S., Knight, J., Raffoul, N., Brims, K., Nelson, A., Bonner, C. (2024). Could nudges reduce health literacy disparities in CVD prevention? An experiment using alternative messages for CVD risk assessment screening. Patient Education and Counseling, 123, 108192. [More Information]
Comachio, J., Poulsen, A., Bamgboje-Ayodele, A., Tan, A., Ayre, J., Raeside, R., Roy, R., O'Hagan, E. (2024). Identifying and counteracting fraudulent responses in online recruitment for health research: a scoping review. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. [More Information]

2023

Taba, M., Ayre, J., Freeman, B., McCaffery, K., Bonner, C. (2023). COVID-19 messages targeting young people on social media: content analysis of Australian health authority posts. Health Promotion International, 38, 1-3. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Mouwad, D., McCaffery, K., Zachariah, D., Tunchon, L., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D. (2023). Embedding health literacy research and best practice within a socioeconomically and culturally diverse health service: A narrative case study and revised model of co-creation. Health Expectations, 26(1), 452-462. [More Information]
Ferreira, G., Zadro, J., Jones, C., Ayre, J., Lin, C., Richards, B., Needs, C., Abdel Shaheed, C., McLachlan, A., Day, R., Maher, C. (2023). General practitioners' decision-making process to prescribe pain medicines for low back pain: a qualitative study. BMJ Open, 13(10), e074380. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Muscat, D., Mac, O., Bonner, C., Dunn, A., Dalmazzo, J., Mouwad, D., McCaffery, K. (2023). Helping patient educators meet health literacy needs: End-user testing and iterative development of an innovative health literacy editing tool. PEC Innovation, 2. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Gonzalez, J., Vaccaro, T., Cousins, M., McCaffery, K., Muscat, D. (2023). Integrating consumer perspectives into a large-scale health literacy audit of health information materials: learnings and next steps. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Muscat, D., Dunn, A., Harrison, E., Dalmazzo, J., Mouwad, D., Aslani, P., Shepherd, H., McCaffery, K. (2023). Multiple Automated Health Literacy Assessments of Written Health Information: Development of the SHeLL (Sydney Health Literacy Lab) Health Literacy Editor v1. JMIR Formative Research, 7. [More Information]
Pocovi, N., Ayre, J., French, S., Lin, C., Tiedemann, A., Maher, C., Merom, D., McCaffrey, K., Hancock, M. (2023). Physiotherapists should apply health coaching techniques and incorporate accountability to foster adherence to a walking program for low back pain: a qualitative study. Journal of Physiotherapy, 69(3), 182-188. [More Information]
Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Ayre, J. (2023). What makes an action plan “100% me”? Think aloud interviews about CVD prevention tools for varying health literacy needs. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. [More Information]

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2022

Zachariah, D., Mouwad, D., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D., McCaffery, K. (2022). Addressing the Health Literacy Needs and Experiences of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Populations in Australia during COVID-19: A Research Embedded Participatory Approach. Journal of Health Communication, 27(7), 439-449. [More Information]
Cornell, S., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Kapoor, R., Pickles, K., Batcup, C., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., Mouwad, D., McCaffery, K., Muscat, D., et al (2022). Collateral positives of COVID-19 for culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Western Sydney, Australia. PloS One, 17(12 December). [More Information]
Mac, O., Ayre, J., Bell, K., McCaffery, K., Muscat, D. (2022). Comparison of Readability Scores for Written Health Information Across Formulas Using Automated vs Manual Measures. JAMA Network Open, 5(12), E2246051. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Muscat, D., Mac, O., Batcup, C., Cvejic, E., Pickles, K., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Mouwad, D., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K., et al (2022). COVID-19 Testing and Vaccine Willingness: Cross-Sectional Survey in a Culturally Diverse Community in Sydney, Australia. Health Equity, 6(1), 965-974. [More Information]
Jin, X., Gibson, A., Salis, Z., Seimon, R., Harper, C., Markovic, T., Byrne, N., Keating, S., Stamatakis, E., Inan Eroglu, E., Quinto da Luz, F., Ayre, J., et al (2022). Effect of severe versus moderate energy restriction on physical activity among postmenopausal female adults with obesity: a pre-specified secondary analysis of the TEMPO Diet randomized controlled Trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(5), 1393-1403. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Muscat, D., Mac, O., Batcup, C., Cvejic, E., Pickles, K., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Mouwad, D., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K., et al (2022). Main COVID-19 information sources in a culturally and linguistically diverse community in Sydney, Australia: A cross-sectional survey. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(8), 2793-2800. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Jenkins, H., McCaffery, K., Maher, C., Hancock, M. (2022). Physiotherapists have some hesitations and unmet needs regarding delivery of exercise programs for low back pain prevention in adults: A qualitative interview study. Musculoskeletal Science and Practice, 62. [More Information]
Cornell, S., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., McCaffery, K., Ayre, J., Copp, T., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Dakin, T., Dodd, R. (2022). Positive outcomes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 33(2), 311-319. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Batcup, C., Cvejic, E., Pickles, K., Dolan, H., Bonner, C., Mouwad, D., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K., et al (2022). Psychological, social and financial impacts of COVID-19 on culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Sydney, Australia. BMJ Open, 12(5), e058323. [More Information]
Tracy, M., Ayre, J., Mac, O., Copp, T., Trevena, E., Shepherd, H. (2022). Question prompt lists and endorsement of question-asking support patients to get the information they seek-A longitudinal qualitative study. Health Expectations, 25(4), 1652-1663. [More Information]
Ayre, J., McCaffery, K. (2022). Research Note: Thematic analysis in qualitative research. Journal of Physiotherapy, 68(1), 76-79. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Gessler, D., Ayre, J., Norgaard, O., Heuck, I., Haar, S., Maindal, H. (2022). Seeking a deeper understanding of 'distributed health literacy': A systematic review. Health Expectations, 25(3), 856-868. [More Information]
Glasziou, P., McCaffery, K., Cvejic, E., Batcup, C., Ayre, J., Pickles, K., Bonner, C. (2022). Testing behaviour may bias observational studies of vaccine effectiveness. Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada. Journal, 7(3), 242-246. [More Information]
Bonner, C., Batcup, C., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Trevena, L., McCaffery, K., Doust, J. (2022). The Impact of Health Literacy-Sensitive Design and Heart Age in a Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Decision Aid: Randomized Controlled Trial and End-User Testing. JMIR Cardio, 6(1), e34142. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Muscat, D., Bramwell, S., McClelland, S., Jayaballa, R., Maberly, G., McCaffery, K. (2022). Type 2 diabetes self-management schemas across diverse health literacy levels: a qualitative investigation. Psychology & Health, 37(7), 867-889. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Jenkins, H., McCaffery, K., Maher, C., Hancock, M. (2022). Unique considerations for exercise programs to prevent future low back pain: The patient perspective. Pain, 163(8), E953-E962. [More Information]

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2021

Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Concerns and motivations about COVID-19 vaccination. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 21(2), 161-163. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Copp, T., Cornell, S., Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Bonner, C. (2021). Contextualising COVID-19 prevention behaviour over time in Australia: Patterns and long-term predictors from April to July 2020 in an online social media sample. PloS One, 16(6 June 2021). [More Information]
Copp, T., Isautier, J., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Tracy, M., Doust, J., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Trevena, L., McCaffery, K., et al (2021). COVID-19 challenges faced by general practitioners in Australia: a survey study conducted in March 2021. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 27(5), 357-363. [More Information]
Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Nickel, B., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Leask, J., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., Dodd, R., Isautier, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). COVID-19 misinformation trends in Australia: Prospective longitudinal national survey. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(1), e23805. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Costa, D., Nutbeam, D., McCaffery, K., Ayre, J. (2021). Developing performance-based measures of health literacy: A narrative case study and checklist of considerations. Patient Education and Counseling, 104(10), 2406-2411. [More Information]
Smith, J., Ayre, J., Jansen, J., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K., Doust, J., Copp, T. (2021). Impact of diagnostic labels and causal explanations for weight gain on diet intentions, cognitions and emotions: An experimental online study. Appetite, 167, 105612. [More Information]
Dodd, R., Pickles, K., Cvejic, E., Cornell, S., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Nickel, B., Bonner, C., Batcup, C., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., McCaffery, K. (2021). Perceived public health threat a key factor for willingness to get the COVID-19 vaccine in Australia (IN PRESS). Vaccine, 40(17), 2484-2490. [More Information]
Young, B., Kotzur, M., Gatting, L., Bonner, C., Ayre, J., McConnachie, A., O’Carroll, R., McCaffery, K., Robb, K., Batcup, C. (2021). The impact of theory-based messages on COVID-19 vaccination intentions: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 22(1), 311. [More Information]
Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Isautier, J., Semsarian, C., Nickel, B., Batcup, C., Pickles, K., Dodd, R., Cornell, S., Copp, T., McCaffery, K. (2021). The Psychological Impact of Hypertension During COVID-19 Restrictions: Retrospective Case-Control Study. JMI Rx Med, 2(1), e25610. [More Information]
Mac, O., Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Patel, P., McCaffery, K. (2021). The readability of official public health information on COVID-19. Medical Journal of Australia, 215(8), 373-375. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D., Harris, A., Tunchon, L., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K. (2021). Using Feasibility Data and Codesign to Refine a Group-Based Health Literacy Intervention for New Parents. Health Literacy Research and Practice, 5(4), e276-e282. [More Information]

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2020

Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., Turner, R., Walter, S., McCaffery, K. (2020). Effects of health literacy, screening, and participant choice on action plans for reducing unhealthy snacking in Australia: A randomised controlled trial. PLoS Medicine, 17(11), 1-20. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Ayre, J., Nutbeam, D., Harris, A., Tunchon, L., Zachariah, D., McCaffery, K. (2020). Embedding a Health Literacy Intervention Within Established Parenting Groups: An Australian Feasibility Study. Health Literacy Research and Practice, 4(1), e67-e78. [More Information]
McCaffery, K., Dodd, R., Cvejic, E., Ayre, J., Batcup, C., Isautier, J., Copp, T., Bonner, C., Pickles, K., Nickel, B., Dakin, T., Cornell, S., et al (2020). Health literacy and disparities in COVID-19–related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviours in Australia. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(4), 1-9. [More Information]
Lin, S., Ayre, J., Muscat, D. (2020). How readable are Australian multilingual diabetes patient education materials? An evaluation of national English-language source texts. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(1), 1-8. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Bramwell, S., McClelland, S., Jayaballa, R., Maberly, G., McCaffery, K. (2020). Implications for GP endorsement of a diabetes app with patients from culturally diverse backgrounds: a qualitative study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26(1), 52-57. [More Information]
Muscat, D., Morony, S., Nutbeam, D., Ayre, J., Shepherd, H., Smith, S., Dhillon, H., Hayen, A., Luxford, K., Meshreky, W., McCaffery, K. (2020). Learners' experience and perceived impact of a health literacy program in adult basic education: a qualitative study. Public Health Research and Practice, 30(2), e29231909. [More Information]
Isautier, J., Copp, T., Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Meyerowitz-Katz, G., Batcup, C., Bonner, C., Dodd, R., Nickel, B., Pickles, K., Cornell, S., Dakin, T., McCaffery, K. (2020). People's experiences and satisfaction with telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia: Cross-sectional survey study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(12), e24531. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Costa, D., McCaffery, K., Nutbeam, D., Muscat, D. (2020). Validation of an Australian parenting health literacy skills instrument: The parenting plus skills index. Patient Education and Counseling, 103(6), 1245-1251. [More Information]

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2019

Ayre, J., Cvejic, E., Bonner, C., Turner, R., Walter, S., McCaffery, K. (2019). Accounting for health literacy and intervention preferences when reducing unhealthy snacking: protocol for an online randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(5), 1-9. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Bramwell, S., McClelland, S., Jayaballa, R., Maberly, G., McCaffery, K. (2019). Factors for Supporting Primary Care Physician Engagement With Patient Apps for Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management That Link to Primary Care: Interview Study. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 7(1), 1-10. [More Information]
Ayre, J., Bonner, C., Cvejic, E., McCaffery, K. (2019). Randomized trial of planning tools to reduce unhealthy snacking: Implications for health literacy. PloS One, 14(1), 1-17. [More Information]

2015

Gibson, A., Seimon, R., Lee, C., Ayre, J., Franklin, J., Markovic, T., Caterson, I., Salis (nee Sainsbury), A. (2015). Do ketogenic diets really suppress appetite? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obesity Reviews, 16(1), 64-76. [More Information]

Selected Grants

2024

University of Sydney University of Glasgow Health Inequalities Initiative Funding, Ayre J, Charles Perkins Centre/University of Sydney - University of Glasgow Health Inequalities Initiative Funding

2022

Evaluation and implementation of a digital health literacy tool to improve written health information, Ayre J, National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Investigator Grant
Optimising youth-centred health communication via social media during COVID-19 and beyond, Bonner C, Taba M, Leask J, Ayre J, Wilson A, McCaffery K, Sydney Institute for Infectious Diseases (Sydney ID)/Sydney ID Seed Grants

2020

Optimising health communication for positive community responses to testing for COVID-19 and beyond, McCaffery K, Bonner C, Ayre J, Cvejic E, Dodd R, Nickel B, Pickles K, Isautier J, Copp T, Batcup C, Cornell S, Dakin T, Marie Bashir Institute for Infectious Diseases and Biosecurity/MBI Strategic Project Funding
SHeLL editor: An online real-time editor to improve the health-literate design of written materials, Muscat D, Ayre J, Bonner C, Jansen J, Aslani P, Shepherd H, Mouwad D, Nothman J, McCaffery K, Lifespan Research Network/Lifespan Seed Grants Program
Maximising the academic and societal impact of novel health literacy interventions for chronic conditions through strategic research priority setting (Maxi-HL), McCaffery K, Robb K, Bonner C, Ayre J, Gatting L, Kotzur M, Office of Global Engagement/Partnership Collaboration Awards

2018

Addressing inequalities in diabetes self-management with a health-literate action plan, Bonner C, Turner R, McCaffery K, Ayre J, Diabetes Australia Research Trust (DART)/Diabetes Research Grant Program