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2026 Journal Article Challenges and Opportunities to Support Communication and Reduce Background Noise in Long-Term CareEl-Saifi, Najwan, Meyer, Carly J., Rose, Naomi, Bail, Kasia, Browning, Colette, Cenin, Dayna R., Ferguson, Melanie, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Newall, John, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid, Toomey, Melinda, Westbrook, Johanna and Dawes, Piers (2026). Challenges and Opportunities to Support Communication and Reduce Background Noise in Long-Term Care. Journal of Long-Term Care, 360-374. doi: 10.31389/jltc.576 |
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2026 Journal Article Vision, hearing, and dementia in older adults receiving home care services: implications for optometric practiceToomey, Melinda, Gurteen, Helen, Franco, Bronwyn, Piano, Marianne, Keay, Lisa and Dawes, Piers (2026). Vision, hearing, and dementia in older adults receiving home care services: implications for optometric practice. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 1-13. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2026.2704611 |
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2026 Journal Article Prevalence of hearing, vision and cognitive impairment and impact in older adults in home care: A study protocolToomey, Melinda, Wilson, Lana, Gurteen, Helen, Franco, Bronwyn, Bennett, Rebecca, Cenin, Dayna, El‐Saifi, Najwan, Ferguson, Melanie, Gu, Yuanyuan, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Lenzen, Sabrina, Leroi, Iracema, Lowthian, Judy A., Meyer, Carly, Mitchell, Leander, Newall, John, Pachana, Nancy A., Piano, Marianne, Raichand, Smriti, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid and Dawes, Piers (2026). Prevalence of hearing, vision and cognitive impairment and impact in older adults in home care: A study protocol. Health Expectations, 29 (2) e70613, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/hex.70613 |
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2026 Journal Article Protocol for a pre‐post field trial of a home hearing and vision care program for older Australians with diverse cognitive abilities and hearing and/or vision impairmentToomey, Melinda, Gurteen, Helen, Bennett, Bec, Cenin, Dayna, El‐Saifi, Najwan, Ferguson, Melanie, Gu, Yuanyuan, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Lenzen, Sabrina, Leroi, Iracema, Lowthian, Judy A., Meyer, Carly, Mitchell, Leander, Newall, John, Pachana, Nancy A., Piano, Marianne, Raichand, Smriti, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid R. and Dawes, Piers (2026). Protocol for a pre‐post field trial of a home hearing and vision care program for older Australians with diverse cognitive abilities and hearing and/or vision impairment. Health Science Reports, 9 (3) e71931, e71931. doi: 10.1002/hsr2.71931 |
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2026 Journal Article Factors influencing staff support for sensory device use for people in long-term care settingsEl-Saifi, Najwan, Meyer, Carly J., Rose, Naomi, Bail, Kasia, Browning, Colette, Cenin, Dayna R., Ferguson, Melanie, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Newall, John, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid R., Toomey, Melinda, Westbrook, Johanna and Dawes, Piers (2026). Factors influencing staff support for sensory device use for people in long-term care settings. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 45 (8), 1530-1545. doi: 10.1177/07334648251377485 |
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2026 Other Outputs Feasibility of the Spaeth Richman Contrast Sensitivity (SPARCS) Test in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Receiving Home Care ServicesToomey, Melinda, Dawes, Piers, Keay, Lisa, Gurteen, Helen, Wilson, Lana and Franco, Bronwyn (2026). Feasibility of the Spaeth Richman Contrast Sensitivity (SPARCS) Test in Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment Receiving Home Care Services. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/9ed2ea1 |
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2026 Journal Article “Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairmentToomey, Melinda, Gurteen, Helen, Franco, Bronwyn, Wilson, Lana, Coleman, Marianne, El-Saifi, Najwan, Gu, Yuanyuan, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Lenzen, Sabrina, Leroi, Iracema, Meyer, Carly J., Mitchell, Leander, Pachana, Nancy A., Scanlan, Emma and Dawes, Piers (2026). “Aged care is more than wiping bums and giving medication” – a qualitative study of the sensory support care needs of older Australians with hearing and/or vision impairment. Disability and Rehabilitation, 48 (4), 986-995. doi: 10.1080/09638288.2025.2523971 |
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2026 Journal Article The impact of cognition on hearTest administration in older adults receiving home careGurteen, Helen, Toomey, Melinda, Wilson, Lana, Franco, Bronwyn, Gu, Yuanyuan, Heine, Chyrisse, Lenzen, Sabrina and Dawes, Piers (2026). The impact of cognition on hearTest administration in older adults receiving home care. International Journal of Audiology, 65 (5), 625-631. doi: 10.1080/14992027.2025.2573033 |
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2026 Journal Article Building paediatric eyecare capability via Project ECHO tele-mentoring in AustraliaToomey, Melinda, Keay, Lisa, Ren, Kerrie and Webber, Ann (2026). Building paediatric eyecare capability via Project ECHO tele-mentoring in Australia. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 109 (4), 708-719. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2025.2560975 |
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2026 Journal Article Understanding barriers and enablers to collaborative eye care in Queensland, AustraliaSchmid, Katrina L., Toomey, Melinda, Moore, Fiona, Hui, Ho Ching, Lee, Jeremy, Su, Jennifer, Zhang, Jingjing, Zhang, Xiaowei and Webber, Ann L. (2026). Understanding barriers and enablers to collaborative eye care in Queensland, Australia. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 109 (3), 532-548. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2025.2560968 |
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2025 Journal Article Co‐designing a sensory support intervention for older adults with hearing and vision impairment living in Australian home care settingsGurteen, Helen, Toomey, Melinda, Franco, Bronwyn, El‐Saifi, Najwan, Heine, Chyrisse, Leroi, Iracema, Meyer, Carly J., Kumaran, Sheela and Dawes, Piers (2025). Co‐designing a sensory support intervention for older adults with hearing and vision impairment living in Australian home care settings. Health Expectations, 28 (6) e70481, e70481. doi: 10.1111/hex.70481 |
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2025 Conference Publication SENSECog residential aged care Australia: evaluation of an intervention to support hearing and vision needs of people with dementia in residential aged careDawes, Piers, El-Saifi, Najwan, Sohrabi, Hamid, Rose, Naomi, Meyer, Carly, Bail, Kasia, Browning, Colette, Cenin, Dayna, England, Tim, Ferguson, Melanie, Gu, Yuanyuan, Harrison, Reema, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Leroi, Iracema, Liew, Gerald, Martins, Ralph, Newall, John, Raichand, Smrtiti, Scalan, Emma, Toomey, Melinda and Westbrook, Johanna (2025). SENSECog residential aged care Australia: evaluation of an intervention to support hearing and vision needs of people with dementia in residential aged care. International Psychogeriatric Association's 2025 International Congress, Kanazawa, Japan, 25-27 September 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100164 |
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2025 Conference Publication SENSECog home care: evaluation of an intervention to support hearing and vision needs of people in home and assisted living settingsDawes, Piers, Toomey, Melinda, Cenin, Dayna, Ferguson, Melanie, Franco, Bronwyn, Gu, Yuanyuan, Gurteen, Helen, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Lenzen, Sabrina, Leroi, Iracema, Lidscombe, Carrie, Lowthian, Judy, Meyer, Carly, Mitchell, Leander, Newall, John, Pachana, Nancy A., Piano, Marianne, Raichand, Smriti, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid and Wilson, Lana (2025). SENSECog home care: evaluation of an intervention to support hearing and vision needs of people in home and assisted living settings. International Psychogeriatric Association's 2025 International Congress, Kanazawa, Japan, 25-27 September of 2025. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.inpsyc.2025.100164 |
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2025 Journal Article Protocol for the process evaluation of the SENSE-Cog sensory support intervention field trial to improve quality of life for older people receiving home care in AustraliaGurteen, Helen, Toomey, Melinda, Franco, Bronwyn, Bennett, Rebecca, Cenin, Dayna R., El-Saifi, Najwan, Ferguson, Melanie, Gu, Yuanyuan, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Lenzen, Sabrina, Leroi, Iracema, Lowthian, Judy A., Meyer, Carly J., Mitchell, Leander K., Newall, John, Pachana, Nancy A., Piano, Marianne, Raichand, Smriti, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid R. and Dawes, Piers (2025). Protocol for the process evaluation of the SENSE-Cog sensory support intervention field trial to improve quality of life for older people receiving home care in Australia. Health Expectations, 28 (3) e70305, 1-12. doi: 10.1111/hex.70305 |
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2025 Journal Article Protocol for a field trial of a hearing and vision support intervention for people living in long‐term care in AustraliaMeyer, Carly, El‐Saifi, Najwan, Rose, Naomi, Bail, Kasia, Browning, Colette, Cenin, Dayna, Ahumada‐Canale, Antonio, Campbell, Megan, England, Tim, Ferguson, Melanie, Gu, Yuanyuan, Harrison, Reema, Heine, Chyrisse, Keay, Lisa, Kumaran, Sheela, Leroi, Iracema, Liew, Gerald, Martini, Angelita, Martins, Ralph, Newall, John, Raichand, Smriti, Scanlan, Emma, Sohrabi, Hamid R., Toomey, Melinda, Westbrook, Johanna and Dawes, Piers (2025). Protocol for a field trial of a hearing and vision support intervention for people living in long‐term care in Australia. Health Expectations, 28 (1) e70175, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/hex.70175 |
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2024 Journal Article Building and maintaining interprofessional collaborative practice in eyecare: learnings from the Queensland Paediatric Optometry Alignment ProgramWebber, Ann L., Toomey, Melinda, Keay, Lisa, Dai, Shuan, Gole, Glen A., Newcomb, Dana and McKinlay, Lynne (2024). Building and maintaining interprofessional collaborative practice in eyecare: learnings from the Queensland Paediatric Optometry Alignment Program. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 44 (1), 52-70. doi: 10.1111/opo.13246 |
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2024 Journal Article Developing realistic benchmarks for glaucoma care deliveryToomey, Melinda, Gyawali, Rajendra, Ho, Kam Chun, Stapleton, Fiona, Keay, Lisa and Jalbert, Isabelle (2024). Developing realistic benchmarks for glaucoma care delivery. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 107 (2), 196-203. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2023.2275748 |
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2023 Journal Article Clinical indicators for diabetic eyecare delivered by optometrists in Australia: a Delphi studyGyawali, Rajendra, Toomey, Melinda, Stapleton, Fiona, Ho, Kam Chun, Keay, Lisa, Pye, David C, Katalinic, Paula, Liew, Gerald, Hsing, Yan Inez, Ramke, Jacqueline, Gentle, Alex, Webber, Ann L, Schmid, Katrina L, Bentley, Sharon, Hibbert, Peter, Wiles, Louise and Jalbert, Isabelle (2023). Clinical indicators for diabetic eyecare delivered by optometrists in Australia: a Delphi study. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 107 (5) 2253792, 1-10. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2023.2253792 |
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2023 Journal Article Enhancing the appropriateness of eyecare delivery: the iCaretrack approachGyawali, Rajendra, Toomey, Melinda, Stapleton, Fiona, Keay, Lisa and Jalbert, Isabelle (2023). Enhancing the appropriateness of eyecare delivery: the iCaretrack approach. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 106 (8), 825-835. doi: 10.1080/08164622.2023.2178286 |
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2022 Journal Article Risk factors common to leading eye health conditions and major non-communicable diseases: a rapid review and commentaryKeay, Lisa, Ren, Kerrie, Nguyen, Helen, Vajdic, Claire, Odutola, Michael, Gyawali, Rajendra, Toomey, Melinda, Peters, Ruth, Ee, Nicole, Dillon, Lisa, Hackett, Maree, Ah Tong, Brandon, D'Esposito, Fabrizio, Faulmann, David, Burton, Matthew, Ramke, Jacqueline and Jalbert, Isabelle (2022). Risk factors common to leading eye health conditions and major non-communicable diseases: a rapid review and commentary. F1000Research, 11 1289, 1-18. doi: 10.12688/f1000research.123815.1 |
