Rebecca Armstrong

Health Literacy and Its Mediating Role in Predicting Health Behaviors Among Chinese Secondary Students

Shuaijun Guo, Lucio Naccarella, Xiaoming Yu, Rebecca Armstrong, Geoffrey Browne, Yanqin Shi, Elise Davis

Journal article  |  2020  |  ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

While health literacy research in mainland China has gained increasing attention, most studies focus on adults. This study aimed t..

A pilot study of adolescent health literacy research in Melbourne: Implementation and reflections

Shuaijun Guo, Elise Davis, Rebecca Armstrong, Xiaoming Yu, Lucio Naccarella

Journal article  |  2020  |  HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA

ISSUES ADDRESSED: While adolescent health literacy research has gained momentum, there is little evidence regarding its implementa..

Adolescent Health Literacy in Beijing and Melbourne: A Cross-Cultural Comparison.

Shuaijun Guo, Xiaoming Yu, Elise Davis, Rebecca Armstrong, Elisha Riggs, Lucio Naccarella

Journal article  |  2020  |  International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

While adolescent health literacy has gained momentum, it is under-researched from a cross-cultural perspective. This study aims to..

Developing a Survey Tool to Assess Implementation of Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Prevention in Public Health Settings Across Four Countries

Elizabeth L Budd, Xiangji Ying, Katherine A Stamatakis, Anna J DeRuyter, Zhaoxin Wang, Pauline Sung, Tahna Pettman, Rebecca Armstrong, Rodrigo Reis, Ross C Brownson

Journal article  |  2019  |  FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Background: Understanding the contextual factors that influence the dissemination and implementation of evidence-based chronic dis..

A cross-country study of mis-implementation in public health practice

Karishma S Furtado, Elizabeth L Budd, Rebecca Armstrong, Tahna Pettman, Rodrigo Reis, Pauline Sung-Chan, Zhaoxin Wang, Ross C Brownson

Journal article  |  2019  |  BMC PUBLIC HEALTH

BACKGROUND: Mis-implementation (i.e., the premature termination or inappropriate continuation of public health programs) contribut..

A systematic review to assess the methodological quality of studies on measurement properties for caries risk assessment tools for young children

Bradley Christian, Rebecca Armstrong, Hanny Calache, Lauren Carpenter, Lisa Gibbs, Mark Gussy

Journal article  |  2019  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PAEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

BACKGROUND: At present, there are numerous caries risk assessment tools (CRATs) being promoted for disease management. However, th..

Measuring functional, interactive and critical health literacy of Chinese secondary school students: reliable, valid and feasible?

Shuaijun Guo, Elise Davis, Xiaoming Yu, Lucio Naccarella, Rebecca Armstrong, Thomas Abel, Geoffrey Browne, Yanqin Shi

Journal article  |  2018  |  GLOBAL HEALTH PROMOTION

Health literacy is an increasingly important topic in the global context. In mainland China, health literacy measures mainly focus..

Comparing Knowledge, Accessibility, and Use of Evidence-Based Chronic Disease Prevention Processes Across Four Countries

Anna J DeRuyter, Xiangji Ying, Elizabeth L Budd, Karishma Furtado, Rodrigo Reis, Zhaoxin Wang, Pauline Sung-Chan, Rebecca Armstrong, Tahna Pettman, Leonardo Becker, Tabitha Mui, Jianwei Shi, Tahnee Saunders, Ross C Brownson

Journal article  |  2018  |  FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH

Background: Evidence-based chronic disease prevention (EBCDP) effectively reduces incidence rates of many chronic diseases, but co..

Quality of health literacy instruments used in children and adolescents: a systematic review

Shuaijun Guo, Rebecca Armstrong, Elizabeth Waters, Thirunavukkarasu Sathish, Sheikh M Alif, Geoffrey R Browne, Xiaoming Yu

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ OPEN

OBJECTIVE: Improving health literacy at an early age is crucial to personal health and development. Although health literacy in ch..

TIDieR-PHP: a reporting guideline for population health and policy interventions

Mhairi Campbell, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Tammy Hoffmann, Rebecca Armstrong, Elizabeth Waters, Peter Craig

Journal article  |  2018  |  BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

We lack guidance on how to describe population health and policy (PHP) interventions in reports of evaluation studies. PHP interve..