Dr Denise O'Connor - Researcher Profile

Biography

Denise O’Connor joined the Australasian Cochrane Centre in 2003 as Lecturer in Systematic Review Methodology. Currently she is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine at Monash University and has a NHMRC Public Health Fellowship.

Denise is editor with the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group and associate editor with Implementation Science. Her research interests include understanding, measuring and changing health professional behaviour to increase evidence uptake.

Qualifications

PHD

Institution: University of South Australia

Year awarded: 2007

BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE OT HONS

Institution: University of South Australia

Year awarded: 1995

Publications

Book Chapters

Bennett, S., Leicht-Doyle, S., O'Connor, D., 2010, Appraising and understanding systematic reviews and meta analysis, in Evidence-based practice across the health professions, eds Hoffmann, T. Bennett, S. Del Mar, C. B., Elsevier, Sydney, pp. 240-261.

O'Connor, D.A., Green, S.E., Higgins, J.P.T., 2008, Defining the review question and developing criteria for including studies, in Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions, eds Julian PT Higgins and Sally Green, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 83-94.

Journal Articles

French, S.D., Green, S.E., O'Connor, D.A., McKenzie, J.E., Francis, J.J., Michie, S., Buchbinder, R., Schattner, P., Spike, N., Grimshaw, J.M., 2012, Developing theory-informed behaviour change interventions to implement evidence into practice: a systematic approach using the Theoretical Domains Framework, Implementation Science [P], vol 7, issue 1 (Art. No.38), BioMed Central Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-8.

O'Connor, D., Page, M., Marshall, S., Massy-Westropp, N., 2012, Ergonomic positioning or equipment for treating carpal tunnel syndrome (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 1, issue Art. ID: CD009600, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, Australia, pp. 1-38.

Page, M., O'Connor, D.A., Pitt, V., Massy-Westropp, N., 2012, Exercise and mobilisation interventions for carpal tunnel syndrome (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 6, issue Art. ID: CD009899, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-186.

Green, S.E., Bosch, M.C., McKenzie, J.E., O'Connor, D.A., Tavender, E.J., Bragge, P., Chau, M., Pitt, V., Rosenfeld, J.V., Gruen, R.L., 2012, Improving the care of people with traumatic brain injury through the neurotrauma evidence translation (NET) program: protocol for a program of research, Implementation Science [P], vol 7, issue 74, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-14.

Page, M., Massy-Westropp, N., O'Connor, D.A., Pitt, V., 2012, Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 7, issue Art. ID: CD010003, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-165.

Francis, J.J., O'Connor, D.A., Janet, C., 2012, Theories of behaviour change synthesised into a set of theoretical groupings: introducing a thematic series on the theoretical domains framework, Implementation Science [P], vol 7, issue 35, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-9.

Page, M., O'Connor, D., Pitt, V., Massy-Westropp, N., 2012, Therapeutic ultrasound for carpal tunnel syndrome (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 1, issue Art. ID: CD009601, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-154.

Cane, J., O'Connor, D.A., Michie, S., 2012, Validation of the theoretical domains framework for use in behaviour change and implementation research, Implementation Science [P], vol 7, issue Art. ID: 37, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-17.

Phillips, K., Pitt, V., O'Connor, D., Gruen, R., 2011, Interventions for managing skeletal muscle spasticity following traumatic brain injury, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 1, issue Art. No: CD008929, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Walker, B., French, S., Page, M., O'Connor, D., McKenzie, J., Beringer, K., Murphy, K., Keating, J., Michie, S., Francis, J., Green, S., 2011, Management of people with acute low-back pain: A survey of Australian chiropractors, Chiropractic & Manual Therapies [E], vol 19, issue Art. No: 29, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-7.

Tavender, E., Bosch, M., Green, S.E., O'Connor, D., Pitt, V., Phillips, K., Bragge, P., Gruen, R., 2011, Quality and consistency of guidelines for the management of mild traumatic brain injury in the emergency department, Academic Emergency Medicine [P], vol 18, issue 8, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, Inc., United States, pp. 880-889.

Page, M., French, S., McKenzie, J., O'Connor, D., Green, S., 2011, Recruitment difficulties in a primary care cluster randomised trial: Investigating factors contributing to general practitioners' recruitment of patients, BMC Medical Research Methodology [P], vol 11, issue Art. No: 35, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

llic, D., O'Connor, D., Green, S., Wilt, T., 2011, Screening for prostate cancer: An updated Cochrane systematic review, Bju International [P], vol 107, issue 6, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 882-891.

Pitt, V., O'Connor, D., French, S., Osborne, R., Buchbinder, R., 2011, Self-management education programmes for osteoarthritis (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 1, issue CD008963, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 1-10.

Misso, M., Egberts, K., Page, M., O'Connor, D., Shaw, J., 2010, Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple insulin injections for type 1 diabetes mellitus (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews [P], vol 6, issue Art. No: CD005103, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-139.

McKenzie, J., O'Connor, D., Page, M., Mortimer, D., French, S., Walker, B., Keating, J., Grimshaw, J., Michie, S., Francis, J., Green, S., 2010, Improving the care for people with acute low-back pain by allied health professionals (the ALIGN trial): A cluster randomised trial protocol, Implementation Science [P], vol 5, issue 86, BioMed Central Ltd, UK, pp. 1-17.

McKenzie, J.E., French, S.D., O'Connor, D.A., Grimshaw, J.M., Mortimer, D.S., Michie, S., Francis, J., Spike, N.A., Schattner, P., Kent, P.M., Buchbinder, R., Green, S.E., 2008, IMPLEmenting a clinical practice guideline for acute low back pain evidence-based manageMENT in general practice (IMPLEMENT): Cluster randomised controlled trial study protocol, Implementation Science, vol 3, issue 11, BioMed Central, UK, pp. 1-12.

O'Connor, D., 2008, Occupational therapy focussed on personal activities of daily living improves independence and reduces deterioration in community-dwelling people with stroke, British Medical Journal [P], vol 335, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Australia, pp. 295-296.

Mortimer, D.S., French, S.D., McKenzie, J.E., O'Connor, D.A., Green, S.E., 2008, Protocol for economic evaluation alongside the IMPLEMENT cluster randomised controlled trial, Implementation Science, vol 3, issue 12, BioMed Central Ltd., United Kingdom, pp. 1-9.

Pitt, V.J., O'Connor, D.A., Green, S.E., 2008, Referral of people with osteoarthritis to self-management programmes: Barriers and enablers identified by general practitioners, Disability and Rehabilitation, vol 30, issue 25, Informa Healthcare, UK, pp. 1938-1946.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D., Green, S.E., Wilt, T., 2007, Screening for prostate cancer, International Journal of Epidemiology, vol 36, issue 1, Oxford University Press, UK, p. 29.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D., Green, S.E., Wilt, T., 2007, Screening for prostate cancer: A Cochrane systematic review, Cancer Causes and Control, vol 18, issue 3, Springer Netherlands, The Netherlands, pp. 279-285.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D.A., Green, S.E., Wilt, T., 2006, Screening of prostate cancer. Is it needed? Russian experience, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 78, issue 3, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, UK, pp. 149-151.

Misso, M.L., O'Connor, D.A., Egberts, K.J., Shaw, J.E., 2005, Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) versus multiple insulin injections for type I diabetes mellitus (Protocol), The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 1, issue 1, Update Software Ltd, UK, pp. 1-8.

Ilic, D., O'Connor, D.A., Green, S., Wilt, T., 2004, Screening for prostatic cancer (Protocol), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 2004, issue 2, Update Software Ltd, UK, pp. 1-5.

O'Connor, D.A., Marshall, S., Massey-Westropp, N., 2003, Non-surgical treatment (other than steroid injection) for carpal tunnel syndrome (Review), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 4.654, issue 1, Update Software Ltd, UK, pp. 1-75.

O'Connor, D.A., Daborn, C., 2003, Rehabilitation treatments following carpal tunnel surgery, Cocharane Database of Systematic Reviews, vol 4.654, issue 2, Update Software Ltd, UK, pp. i-7.

Other

Green, S., Mazza, D., Quinn, M., O'Connor, D., McKenzie, J., Murphy, K., 2008, Research into patterns of care in gynaecological cancers, Cancer Australia, Melbourne, Australia.

Green, S., O'Connor, D., French, S., 2006, Closing the gap between research and practice in self-management of osteoarthritis, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Canada, pp. 1-85.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Current Supervision

Program of Study:

(DOCTORATE BY RESEARCH).

Thesis Title:

Improving the management of mild traumatic brain injury in the emergency department: barriers and facilitators to evidence uptake and designing a targeted, theory-informed intervention to improve practice and patient outcomes..

Supervisors:

O''Connor, D (Main), Gruen, R (Associate).