Emily Karahalios

A comparison of methods to estimate the survivor average causal effect in the presence of missing data: a simulation study.

Myra B McGuinness, Jessica Kasza, Amalia Karahalios, Robyn H Guymer, Robert P Finger, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC Medical Research Methodology

BACKGROUND: Attrition due to death and non-attendance are common sources of bias in studies of age-related diseases. A simulation ..

Performance of the Access Bio/CareStart rapid diagnostic test for the detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Benedikt Ley, Ari Winasti Satyagraha, Hisni Rahmat, Michael E von Fricken, Nicholas M Douglas, Daniel A Pfeffer, Fe Espino, Lorenz von Seidlein, Gisela Henriques, Nwe Nwe Oo, Didier Menard, Sunil Parikh, Germana Bancone, Amalia Karahalios, Ric N Price

Journal article  |  2019  |  PLOS Medicine

BACKGROUND: To reduce the risk of drug-induced haemolysis, all patients should be tested for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6..

A comparison of arm-based and contrast-based models for network meta-analysis.

Ian R White, Rebecca M Turner, Amalia Karahalios, Georgia Salanti

Journal article  |  2019  |  Statistics in Medicine

Differences between arm-based (AB) and contrast-based (CB) models for network meta-analysis (NMA) are controversial. We compare th..

Response to: Methodological point on mediation analysis

Tania King, Zoe Aitken, Allison Milner, Eric Emerson, Naomi Priest, Amalia Karahalios, Anne Kavanagh, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Mental health of adolescents: variations by borderline intellectual functioning and disability

Tania L King, Allison Milner, Zoe Aitken, Amalia Karahalios, Eric Emerson, Anne M Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2019  |  European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Adolescence is a period of elevated stress for many young people, and it is possible that the challenges of adolescence are differ..

Trajectories of body mass index in adulthood and all-cause and cause-specific mortality in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Yi Yang, Pierre-Antoine Dugue, Brigid M Lynch, Allison M Hodge, Amalia Karahalios, Robert J MacInnis, Roger L Milne, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

OBJECTIVE: Limited research has assessed the association between patterns of body mass index (BMI) change across adulthood and mor..

Effectiveness of a Bundled Intervention Including Adjunctive Corticosteroids on Outcomes of Hospitalized Patients With Community-Acquired Pneumonia: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial

Melanie Lloyd, Amalia Karahalios, Edward Janus, Elizabeth H Skinner, Terry Haines, Anurika De Silva, Stephanie Lowe, Melina Shackell, Soe Ko, Lucy Desmond, Harin Karunajeewa, Monica Turczyniak, Kamya Kameshwar, Ben Stevenson, Parul Bali, Elena Gerstman, Kirsty May

Journal article  |  2019  |  JAMA Internal Medicine

Importance: Community-acquired pneumonia remains a leading cause of hospitalization, mortality, and health care costs worldwide. R..

To what extent is the association between disability and mental health in adolescents mediated by bullying? A causal mediation analysis (vol 47, pg 1402, 2018)

Tania King, Zoe Aitken, Allison Milner, Eric Emerson, Naomi Priest, Amalia Karahalios, Anne Kavanagh, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Intermittent screening and treatment with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine and intermittent piperaquine and intermittent preventive therapy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine have similar effects on malaria antibody in pregnant Malawian women

Andrew Teo, Louise M Randall, Mwayiwawo Madanitsa, Victor Mwapasa, Linda Kalilani Phiri, Carole Khairallah, Christelle Buffet, Amalia Karahalios, David L Narum, Feiko O Ter Kuile, Stephen J Rogerson

Journal article  |  2019  |  Scientific Reports

The cumulative effect of living with disability on mental health in working-age adults: an analysis using marginal structural models.

Amalia Karahalios, Frank Pega, Zoe Aitken, Allison Milner, Julie A Simpson, Anne M Kavanagh

Journal article  |  2019  |  Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

PURPOSE: Previous studies have shown that acquiring a disability is associated with a reduction in mental health, but they have no..

Patient-reported outcome measures in community-acquired pneumonia: a systematic review of application and content validity

Melanie Lloyd, Emily Callander, Amalia Karahalios, Lucy Desmond, Harin Karunajeewa

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open Respiratory Research

Design characteristics and statistical methods used in interrupted time series studies evaluating public health interventions: protocol for a review.

Simon L Turner, Amalia Karahalios, Andrew B Forbes, Monica Taljaard, Jeremy M Grimshaw, Allen C Cheng, Lisa Bero, Joanne E McKenzie

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMJ Open

INTRODUCTION: An interrupted time series (ITS) design is an important observational design used to examine the effects of an inter..

Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for Pain Reduction in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Thibaut Demaneuf, Zoe Aitken, Amalia Karahalios, Teng Ieng Leong, Alysha M De Livera, George A Jelinek, Tracey J Weiland, Claudia H Marck

Journal article  |  2019  |  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Patient-reported outcome measurement in community-acquired pneumonia: feasibility of routine application in an elderly hospitalized population.

Melanie A Lloyd, Clarice Y Tang, Emily J Callander, Edward D Janus, Amalia Karahalios, Elizabeth H Skinner, Stephanie Lowe, Harin A Karunajeewa

Journal article  |  2019  |  Pilot and Feasibility Studies

Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, but few studies have evalu..

Adiposity and estrogen receptor-positive, postmenopausal breast cancer risk: Quantification of the mediating effects of fasting insulin and free estradiol.

S Ghazaleh Dashti, Julie A Simpson, Amalia Karahalios, Vivian Viallon, Margarita Moreno-Betancur, Lyle C Gurrin, Robert J MacInnis, Brigid M Lynch, Laura Baglietto, Howard A Morris, Marc J Gunter, Pietro Ferrari, Roger L Milne, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2019  |  International Journal of Cancer

Adiposity increases estrogen receptor (ER)-positive postmenopausal breast cancer risk. While mechanisms underlying this relationsh..

Domain-specific physical activity and the risk of colorectal cancer: results from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Shahid Mahmood, Dallas R English, Robert J MacInnis, Amalia Karahalios, Neville Owen, Roger L Milne, Graham G Giles, Brigid M Lynch

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMC Cancer

Applying a quantitative bias analysis to estimate attenuation of association between self-reported physical activity and colorectal cancer risk due to measurement error

Shahid Mahmood, Nguyen Nga, Julie Bassett, Robert MacInnis, Amalia Karahalios, Neville Owen, Roger Milne, Graham Giles, Dallas English, Brigid Lynch

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH

A prospective analysis of 30-day mortality following palliative chemotherapy at an Australian tertiary cancer centre

JA McCracken, A Dabscheck, M Coperchini, I Hornung, A Jalali, G Akers, A Karahalios, L Lipton

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY

To what extent is the association between disability and mental health in adolescents mediated by bullying? A causal mediation analysis

Tania King, Zoe Aitken, Allison Milner, Eric Emerson, Naomi Priest, Amalia Karahalios, Anne Kavanagh, Tony Blakely

Journal article  |  2018  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

Pre-operative functional pelvic floor muscle training in radical prostatectomy: identifying feasibility

Alesha Sayner, Irmina Nahon, Sarah Davies, Kimberley Haines, Emily Karahalios, Cindy Ogluszko

Conference Proceedings  |  2018  |  BJU INTERNATIONAL

Moderate to late preterm intrauterine growth restriction: A restrospective, observational study of the indications for delivery and outcomes in an Australian perinatal centre

Bridie Stewart, Amalia Karahalios, Rosalynn Pszczola, Joanne Said

Journal article  |  2018  |  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

The Efficacy of Psychological Interventions for Managing Fatigue in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Aung Zaw Zaw Phyo, Thibaut Demaneuf, Alysha M De Livera, George A Jelinek, Chelsea R Brown, Claudia H Marck, Sandra L Neate, Keryn L Taylor, Taylor Mills, Emily O'Kearney, Amalia Karahalios, Tracey J Weiland

Journal article  |  2018  |  Frontiers in Neurology

Quantifying the hidden healthcare cost of diabetes mellitus in Australian hospital patients

Amalia Karahalios, Gowri Somarajah, Peter S Hamblin, Harin Karunajeewa, Edward D Janus

Journal article  |  2018  |  Internal Medicine Journal

The IMPROVE-GAP Trial aiming to improve evidence-based management of community-acquired pneumonia: study protocol for a stepped-wedge randomised controlled trial

Elizabeth H Skinner, Melanie Lloyd, Edward Janus, May Lea Ong, Amalia Karahalios, Terry P Haines, Anne-Maree Kelly, Melina Shackell, Harin Karunajeewa

Journal article  |  2018  |  Trials

Accuracy and Utility of Estimating Lean Body Mass and Nutritional Status in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease on Long-Term Hemodialysis Using Anthropometric Skinfold Thickness Measurements

Khai Gene Leong, Jia Lian Chee, Amalia Karahalios, Annabelle Shelley, Kim Wong

Journal article  |  2018  |  Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association

Domain-specific physical activity and sedentary behaviour in relation to colon and rectal cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Shahid Mahmood, Robert J MacInnis, Dallas R English, Amalia Karahalios, Brigid M Lynch

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

The effect of intensive care unit admission on smokers' attitudes and their likelihood of quitting smoking

CM Polmear, H Nathan, S Bates, C French, J Odisho, E Skinner, A Karahalios, F McGain

Journal article  |  2017  |  Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Laser scanning in vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) for evaluating human corneal sub-basal nerve plexus parameters: protocol for a systematic review

Manikkuwadura Eranda Harshan De Silva, Alexis Ceecee Zhang, Amalia Karahalios, Holly Rose Chinnery, Laura Elizabeth Downie

Journal article  |  2017  |  BMJ Open

Long-term effectiveness of the preoperative smoking cessation programme at Western Health

Hugh Taylor, Amalia Karahalios, David Bramley

Journal article  |  2017  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

Continuing Medical Education: Age-related macular degeneration and mortality: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

MB McGuinness, RP Finger, A Karahalios, RH Guymer, DR English, EW Chong, AM Hodge, LD Robman, GG Giles, JA Simpson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Eye

Survival Bias When Assessing Risk Factors for Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Tutorial with Application to the Exposure of Smoking

Myra B McGuinness, Amalia Karahalios, Jessica Kasza, Robyn H Guymer, Robert P Finger, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Ophthalmic Epidemiology

An investigation of the impact of using different methods for network meta-analysis: a protocol for an empirical evaluation.

Amalia Emily Karahalios, Georgia Salanti, Simon L Turner, G Peter Herbison, Ian R White, Areti Angeliki Veroniki, Adriani Nikolakopoulou, Joanne E Mckenzie

Journal article  |  2017  |  Systematic Reviews

BACKGROUND: Network meta-analysis, a method to synthesise evidence from multiple treatments, has increased in popularity in the pa..

Comparison of 3 Different Perioperative Care Models for Patients With Hip Fractures Within 1 Health Service

Lillian Sarah Coventry, Austin Nguyen, Amalia Karahalios, Sasha Roshan-Zamir, Phong Tran

Journal article  |  2017  |  Geriatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehabilitation

Change in body size and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Amalia Karahalios, Dallas R English, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Epidemiology

The effects of resistance training on muscle strength, quality of life and aerobic capacity in patients with chronic heart failure - A meta-analysis

Catherine Giuliano, Amalia Karahalios, Christopher Neil, Jason Allen, Itamar Levinger

Journal article  |  2017  |  International Journal of Cardiology

Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Myra B McGuinness, Amalia Karahalios, Robert P Finger, Robyn H Guymer, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2017  |  Ophthalmic Epidemiology

Past physical activity and age-related macular degeneration: the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Myra B McGuinness, Amalia Karahalios, Julie A Simpson, Robyn H Guymer, Luba D Robman, Allison M Hodge, Ester Cerin, Graham G Giles, Robert P Finger

Journal article  |  2016  |  British Journal of Ophthalmology

Impact of adherence to local antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines on infection outcome after total hip or knee arthroplasty.

J Chandrananth, A Rabinovich, A Karahalios, S Guy, P Tran

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Hospital Infection

BACKGROUND: National guidelines exist regarding preoperative antibiotic treatment for the prevention of surgical site infection (S..

False economies in home-based parenteral antibiotic treatment: a health-economic case study of management of lower-limb cellulitis in Australia-authors' response

Kamya Kameshwar, Amalia Karahalios, Edward Janus, Harin Karunajeewa

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Occupational exposure and risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Sheikh M Alif, Shyamali C Dharmage, Gayan Bowatte, Amalia Karahalios, Geza Benke, Martine Dennekamp, Amar J Mehta, David Miedinger, Nino Kuenzli, Nicole Probst-Hensch, Melanie C Matheson

Journal article  |  2016  |  EXPERT REVIEW OF RESPIRATORY MEDICINE

Simulation Testing for Selection of Critical Care Medicine Trainees A Pilot Feasibility Study

Adriano G Cocciante, Martin N Nguyen, Candida F Marane, Anita E Panayiotou, Amalia Karahalios, Janet A Beer, Navroop Johal, John Morris, Stacy Turner, Elizabeth C Hessian

Journal article  |  2016  |  Annals of the American Thoracic Society

False economies in home-based parenteral antibiotic treatment: a health-economic case study of management of lower-limb cellulitis in Australia

Kamya Kameshwar, Amalia Karahalios, Edward Janus, Harin Karunajeewa

Journal article  |  2016  |  Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Change in weight and waist circumference and risk of colorectal cancer: results from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Amalia Karahalios, Julie A Simpson, Laura Baglietto, Robert J MacInnis, Allison M Hodge, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2016  |  BMC CANCER

Upskilling the epidemiological workforce with advanced biostatistics training: The ViCBiostat Summer School

J Simpson, A Forbes, R Wolfe, L Gurrin, K Lee, T Schuster, D VUKCEVIC, J Kasza, M Moreno-Betancur, S Zakoumis, A DeLivera, C Nguyen, D Cattram, A Karahalios, J McKenzie, E Milanzi, J Carlin

Journal article  |  2016  |  Australasian Epidemiologist

Epidemiological Trends in Search and Rescue Incidents Documented by the Alpine Club of Canada From 1970 to 2005

Gwynn M Curran-Sills, Amalia Karahalios

Journal article  |  2015  |  Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Obstructive sleep apnoea and post-operative complications

Thilini Basnayake, Amalia Karahalios, Lynette Reid-Price, David Bramley, Anne Marie Southcott

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  4.2 Sleep and Control of Breathing

The Influence of Social Disadvantage on Children's Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties at Age 4-7 Years

Emily Steele, Evelyn Wong, Amalia Karahalios, Shae Johnson, Karen Weston, Peter Kremer, Andrea de silva, Elise Davis, Terry Nolan, Elizabeth Waters

Journal article  |  2015  |  The Journal of Pediatrics

Weight Change and Risk of Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Amalia Karahalios, Dallas R English, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2015  |  American Journal of Epidemiology

The true prevalence of diabetes in hospital patients and its implications

G Somarajah, H Karunajeewa, PS Hamblin, E Karahalios, E Janus

Journal article  |  2015  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Re: Ward safety checklist in the acute surgical unit

Amalia Karahalios, Steven TF Chan

Journal article  |  2015  |  ANZ Journal of Surgery

OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURES AND RISK OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSES

S Alif, S Dharmage, A Karahalios, G Bowatte, G Benke, M Dennekamp, M Matheson

Journal article  |  2015  |  Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine

Vitamin D Deficiency May Be Associated with a More Rapid Decline in CD4 Cell Count to < 350 Cells/mu L in Untreated HIV-Infected Adults

Karen M Klassen, Christopher K Fairley, Marcus Chen, Michael G Kimlin, Amalia Karahalios, Peter R Ebeling

Journal article  |  2015  |  Current HIV Research

A Retrospective Analysis of the Relationship between Ethnicity, Body Mass Index, and the Diagnosis of Gestational Diabetes in Women Attending an Australian Antenatal Clinic

Rebecca McDonald, Amalia Karahalios, Thao Le, Joanne Said

Journal article  |  2015  |  International Journal of Endocrinology

Change in Body Size and Mortality: Results from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Amalia Karahalios, Julie A Simpson, Laura Baglietto, Robert J MacInnis, Allison M Hodge, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2014  |  PLoS One

The impact of missing data on analyses of a time-dependent exposure in a longitudinal cohort: a simulation study.

Amalia Karahalios, Laura Baglietto, Katherine J Lee, Dallas R English, John B Carlin, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2013  |  Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

BACKGROUND: Missing data often cause problems in longitudinal cohort studies with repeated follow-up waves. Research in this area ..

Non-melanoma skin cancer in Australia

Marloes Fransen, Amalia Karahallos, Niyati Sharma, Dallas R English, Graham G Giles, Rodney D Sinclair

Journal article  |  2012  |  Medical Journal of Australia

A review of the reporting and handling of missing data in cohort studies with repeated assessment of exposure measures

Amalia Karahalios, Laura Baglietto, John B Carlin, Dallas R English, Julie A Simpson

Journal article  |  2012  |  BMC Medical Research Methodology

Epidemiology and temporal trends: Australasia

A KARAHALIOS, GG Giles

Book Chapter  |  2012

Alcohol consumption and risk of glioblastoma; evidence from the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Laura Baglietto, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English, Amalia Karahalios, John L Hopper, Gianluca Severi

Journal article  |  2011  |  International Journal of Cancer

Incidence and survival of lymphohematopoietic neoplasms according to the World Health Organization classification: a population-based study from the Victorian Cancer Registry in Australia

Harindra Jayasekara, Amalia Karahalios, Surender Juneja, Vicky Thursfield, Helen Farrugia, Dallas R English, Graham G Giles

Journal article  |  2010  |  Leukemia and Lymphoma

Season of diagnosis has no effect on survival from malignant melanoma

Harindra Jayasekara, Emily Karahalios, Vicky Thursfield, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2009  |  International Journal of Cancer

Survivorship issues following treatment completion--results from focus groups with Australian cancer survivors and health professionals.

Michael Jefford, Emily Karahalios, Annabel Pollard, Carl Baravelli, Mariko Carey, Jennie Franklin, Sanchia Aranda, Penelope Schofield

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Cancer Survivorship

BACKGROUND: The number of cancer survivors is increasing dramatically. Many survivors report long-term psychosocial, physical and ..

An audiovisual information resource to assist in the transition from completion of potentially curative treatment for cancer through to survivorship: a systematic development process.

A Karahalios, C Baravelli, M Carey, P Schofield, A Pollard, S Aranda, J Franklin, M Jefford

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Cancer Survivorship

INTRODUCTION: Improvements in cancer screening and treatment are resulting in an increase in the number of cancer patients complet..

Incontinence-specific quality of life measures used in trials of treatments for female urinary incontinence: a systematic review.

Sue Ross, Dana Soroka, Amalia Karahalios, Cathryn MA Glazener, E Jean C Hay-Smith, Harold P Drutz

Journal article  |  2006  |  IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation

This systematic review examined the use of incontinence-specific quality of life (QOL) measures in clinical trials of female incon..

Voiding patterns and urodynamics after a tension-free vaginal tape procedure.

Ahmed Al-Badr, Sue Ross, Dana Soroka, Vatche A Minassian, Amalia Karahalios, Harold P Drutz

Journal article  |  2003  |  Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate changes in urodynamic parameters, therapeutic success, and complication rates after a tension-free vaginal ..

Post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage in Australia—a multivariable analysis of risk factors

Matthew M Kwok, Muthukumar Subramaniyan, Joanne Rimmer, Amalia Karahalios

Journal article  |  Australian Journal of Otolaryngology