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Louise Birrell
Researcher at University of Sydney
Publications - 36
Citations - 693
Louise Birrell is an academic researcher from University of Sydney. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Anxiety. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 30 publications receiving 396 citations. Previous affiliations of Louise Birrell include National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre & National Health and Medical Research Council.
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Using science to sell apps: Evaluation of mental health app store quality claims
Mark E. Larsen,Kit Huckvale,Jennifer Nicholas,Jennifer Nicholas,John Torous,Louise Birrell,Emily Li,Bill Reda +7 more
TL;DR: Scientific language was the most frequently invoked form of support for use of mental health apps, however, high-quality evidence was not commonly described, and improved knowledge translation strategies may improve the adoption of other strategies.
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The psychometric properties of the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K6) in a general population sample of adolescents.
Louise Mewton,Ronald C. Kessler,Tim Slade,Megan J. Hobbs,Louise Brownhill,Louise Birrell,Zoe Tonks,Maree Teesson,Nicola C. Newton,Cath Chapman,Steve Allsop,Leanne Hides,Nyanda McBride,Gavin Andrews +13 more
TL;DR: The K6 was a fair to good predictor of abnormal scores on the SDQ, but predictive utility was relatively low among males, and future research needs to focus on refining and augmenting the K6 scale to maximize its utility in adolescents.
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Effectiveness of school-based eHealth interventions to prevent multiple lifestyle risk behaviours among adolescents: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Katrina E. Champion,Katrina E. Champion,Belinda J. Parmenter,Cyanna McGowan,Bonnie Spring,Q. Eileen Wafford,Lauren A. Gardner,Louise Thornton,Nyanda McBride,Emma L. Barrett,Maree Teesson,Nicola C. Newton,Cath Chapman,Tim Slade,Matthew Sunderland,Judy Bauer,Steve Allsop,Leanne Hides,Lexine Stapinksi,Louise Birrell,Louise Mewton +20 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the effectiveness of eHealth school-based interventions targeting multiple lifestyle risk behaviours was reviewed and a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to determine their effect on adolescents.
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Combined prevention for substance use, depression, and anxiety in adolescence: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a digital online intervention.
Maree Teesson,Nicola C. Newton,Tim Slade,Cath Chapman,Louise Birrell,Louise Mewton,Marius Mather,Leanne Hides,Nyanda McBride,Steve Allsop,Gavin Andrews +10 more
TL;DR: Combined online prevention of substance use, depression, and anxiety led to increased knowledge of alcohol, cannabis, and mental health, reduced increase in the odds of any drinking and heavy episodic drinking, and reduced symptoms of anxiety over a 30-month period.
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Free smoking cessation mobile apps available in Australia: a quality review and content analysis
Louise Thornton,Catherine Quinn,Louise Birrell,Ashleigh Guillaumier,Brad Shaw,Erin Forbes,Mark Deady,Frances Kay-Lambkin,Frances Kay-Lambkin +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic search of smoking cessation apps was conducted using Google's Mobile Application Rating Scale to identify free, high-quality, smoking cessation mobile applications (apps) that adhere to Australian smoking cessation treatment guidelines.