MULTIDISCIPLINARY TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH TO ADDRESS SOCIAL DISPARITIES IN OSTEOPOROSIS: UNDERSTANDING THE SOCIAL CONTEXT OF BIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS

Factor analysis to determine relative contributions of strength, physical performance, body composition and muscle mass to disability and mobility disability outcomes in older men

Jesse Zanker, Terri Blackwell, Sheena Patel, Kate Duchowny, Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Steven R Cummings, William J Evans, Eric S Orwoll, David Scott, Sara Vogrin, Gustavo Duque, Peggy M Cawthon

2022-05-01

BACKGROUND: It is not known how measures of body composition, strength and physical performance are interrelated or how empirical ..

Association between socioeconomic status and joint replacement of the hip and knee: a population-based cohort study of older adults in Tasmania

Ishanka P Munugoda, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Karen Wills, Guoqi Cai, Stephen E Graves, Michelle Lorimer, Flavia M Cicuttini, Michele L Callisaya, Dawn Aitken, Graeme Jones

2022-02-01

BACKGROUND: A socioeconomic gradient exists in the utilisation of total hip replacements (THR) and total knee replacements (TKR) f..

The contribution of musculoskeletal factors to physical frailty: a cross-sectional study

Monica C Tembo, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Kara L Holloway-Kew, James Gaston, Sophia X Sui, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Julie A Pasco

2021-11-01

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal conditions and physical frailty have overlapping constructs. We aimed to quantify individual contribut..

Anticonvulsant use and fracture: a case-control study

Vinoomika Chandrasekaran, Amanda L Stuart, Julie A Pasco, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Michael Berk, Jason M Hodge, Rasika M Samarasinghe, Lana J Williams

2021-09-01

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to investigate fracture risk associated with anticonvulsant use in a population-based sample of men and women..

The Predictability of Frailty Associated with Musculoskeletal Deficits: A Longitudinal Study

Monica C Tembo, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Kara L Holloway-Kew, James Gaston, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Julie A Pasco

2021-05-20

We investigated and quantified the predictability of frailty associated with musculoskeletal parameters. This longitudinal study i..

Association between serum interleukin-6 and frailty in older men: cross-sectional data

Monica C Tembo, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Chiara C Bortolasci, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Julie A Pasco

2021-03-27

PURPOSE: To investigate the association between serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and frailty. METHODS: Participants were 581 men aged 60..

Health service use pathways associated with recovery of quality of life at 12-months for individual fracture sites: Analyses of the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic fractures Study (ICUROS)

Jason Talevski, Kerrie M Sanders, Ljoudmila Busija, Alison Beauchamp, Gustavo Duque, Fredrik Borgstrom, John A Kanis, Axel Svedbom, Amanda L Stuart, Sharon Brennan-Olsen

2021-03-01

PURPOSE: We aimed to identify combinations of health service use specific to each major osteoporotic fracture (MOF) site - hip, di..

Health Service Use and Quality of Life Recovery 12 Months Following Major Osteoporotic Fracture: Latent Class Analyses of the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (ICUROS)

Jason Talevski, Kerrie M Sanders, Ljoudmila Busija, Alison Beauchamp, Gustavo Duque, Fredrik Borgstrom, John A Kanis, Axel Svedbom, Catherine Connaughton, Amanda L Stuart, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen

2021-02-14

Major osteoporotic fractures (MOFs) are associated with a rapid decline in health‐related quality of life (HRQoL); however, there ..

Impaired health-related quality of life, psychological distress, and productivity loss in younger people with persistent shoulder pain: a cross-sectional analysis

Ilana N Ackerman, Kathy Fotis, Lauren Pearson, Peter Schoch, Nigel Broughton, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Andrew Bucknill, Emily Cross, Nicola Bunting-Frame, Richard S Page

2021-02-12

PURPOSE: To investigate wellbeing and work impacts in younger people with persistent shoulder pain. MATERIALS AND METHODS: People ..

Anticonvulsant use and bone health in a population-based study of men and women: cross-sectional data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Vinoomika Chandrasekaran, Julie A Pasco, Amanda L Stuart, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Michael Berk, Jason M Hodge, Rasika M Samarasinghe, Lana J Williams

2021-02-11

BACKGROUND: Anticonvulsant use has been linked to bone deficits in specific patient populations. We studied the association betwee..

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the role of personality disorder in randomised controlled trials of pharmacological interventions for adults with mood disorders

Bianca E Kavanagh, Melanie M Ashton, Stephanie P Cowdery, Olivia M Dean, Alyna Turner, Michael Berk, Stella M Gwini, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen, Andrew M Chanen, Lana J Williams

2021-01-15

BACKGROUND: Personality disorder (PD) may affect the efficacy of pharmacological interventions for mood disorders, but the extent ..

Education, occupation and operational measures of sarcopenia: Six years of australian data

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Sara Vogrin, Saliu Balogun, Feitong Wu, David Scott, Graeme Jones, Alan Hayes, Steven Phu, Gustavo Duque, Alison Beauchamp, Jason Talevski, Ghazala Naureen, Tania M Winzenberg

2020-12-23

Objectives To examine associations of education and occupation with handgrip strength (HGS), lower limb strength (LLS) and appendi..

Walking Speed and Muscle Mass Estimated by the D3-Creatine Dilution Method Are Important Components of Sarcopenia Associated With Incident Mobility Disability in Older Men: A Classification and Regression Tree Analysis

Jesse Zanker, Sheena Patel, Terri Blackwell, Kate Duchowny, Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Steven R Cummings, William J Evans, Eric S Orwoll, David Scott, Sara Vogrin, Jane A Cauley, Gustavo Duque, Peggy M Cawthon

2020-12-01

Objectives It is unknown whether muscle mass measured by the D3-creatine dilution method is a superior predictor of incident mobil..

Longitudinal associations of dietary patterns with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors in older adults: the TASOAC study

Hoa H Nguyen, Feitong Wu, Wendy H Oddy, Karen Wills, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Graeme Jones, Tania Winzenberg

2020-11-16

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: To derive dietary patterns and examine their longitudinal associations with sociodemographic and lifestyle ..

Gestational Vitamin D and Offspring Bone Measures: Is the Association Independent of Maternal Bone Quality?

Natalie K Hyde, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, John D Wark, Sarah M Hosking, Julie A Pasco

2020-10-21

Previously we have reported an association between maternal vitamin D and offspring bone as measured by dual-energy X-ray absorpti..

Total Antioxidant Capacity and Frailty in Older Men

Monica C Tembo, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Chiara C Bortolasci, Sophia X Sui, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Julie A Pasco

2020-09-01

Frailty, a clinical syndrome characterized by multisystem dysregulation, has been associated with high levels of oxidative stress...

How can mobile applications support suicide prevention gatekeepers in Australian Indigenous communities?

Kelly Brown, Maree Toombs, Bushra Nasir, Steve Kisely, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Geoffrey C Nicholson, Neeraj S Gill, Noel S Hayman, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Leanne Hides

2020-08-01

RATIONALE: Suicide prevention training in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities is a national health priority in Austr..

Prediction models and questionnaires developed to predict vitamin D status in adults: a systematic review

G Naureen, KM Sanders, L Busija, D Scott, K Lim, J Talevski, C Connaughton, SL Brennan-Olsen

2020-07-13

A systematic review of prediction models/questionnaires developed to identify people with deficient/insufficient vitamin D status ..

Prevalence of Frailty in Older Men and Women: Cross-Sectional Data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Monica C Tembo, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Sophia X Sui, Trisha Dunning, Adrian CH Low, Shi-Jynn Yong, Boon L Ng, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Julie A Pasco

2020-07-02

Few studies have investigated the prevalence of frailty in the Australian general population. This study determined the prevalence..

WITHDRAWN: The epidemiology of emergency presentations for falls across Western Victoria, Australia.

Kara L Holloway-Kew, Tim R Baker, Muhammad A Sajjad, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Alasdair Sutherland, Svetha Venkatesh, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2020-06-27

The Publisher regrets that this article is an accidental duplication of an article that has already been published, https://doi.or..

The association between a fracture risk tool and frailty: Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Monica C Tembo, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Sophia X Sui, Sarah M Hosking, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Julie A Pasco

2020-06-05

BACKGROUND: Frailty is characterised by age-related declines in physical, psychological and social functioning. Features of frailt..

The epidemiology of emergency presentations for falls from height across Western Victoria, Australia

Kara L Holloway-Kew, Tim R Baker, Muhammad A Sajjad, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Alasdair G Sutherland, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2020-06-01

BACKGROUND: In order to implement intervention strategies to prevent falls from height, epidemiological data are needed. The aim o..

Australian Indigenous model of mental healthcare based on transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioural therapy co-designed with the Indigenous community: protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Maree Toombs, Bushra Nasir, Steve Kisely, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Leanne Hides, Neeraj Gill, Gavin Beccaria, Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Kayley Butten, Geoffrey Nicholson

2020-05-01

BACKGROUND: A four- to seven-fold increase in the prevalence of current mood, anxiety, substance use and any mental disorders in I..

Bone health in bipolar disorder: a study protocol for a case-control study in Australia

Lana J Williams, Amanda L Stuart, Michael Berk, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Jason M Hodge, Stephanie Cowdery, Vinoomika Chandrasekaran, Julie A Pasco

2020-02-01

INTRODUCTION: Little is known about the bone health of adults with bipolar disorder, aside from evidence purporting bone deficits ..

The Joint Occurrence of Osteoporosis and Sarcopenia (Osteosarcopenia): Definitions and Characteristics

Walter Sepulveda-Loyola, Steven Phu, Ebrahim Bani Hassan, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Jesse Zanker, Sara Vogrin, Romy Conzade, Ben Kirk, Ahmed Al Saedi, Vanessa Probst, Gustavo Duque

2020-02-01

OBJECTIVES: We sought to examine the associations of osteosarcopenia with physical performance, balance, and falls and fractures i..

Functional Measures of Sarcopenia: Prevalence, and Associations with Functional Disability in 10,892 Adults Aged 65 Years and Over from Six Lower- and Middle-Income Countries

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Steven J Bowe, Paul Kowal, Nirmala Naidoo, Nekehia T Quashie, Geeta Eick, Sutapa Agrawal, Catherine D'Este

2019-12-01

Identification of sarcopenia in lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is limited by access to technologies that assess muscle..

The epidemiology of emergency presentations for falls across Western Victoria, Australia

Kara L Holloway-Kew, Tim R Baker, Muhammad A Sajjad, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Alasdair Sutherland, Svetha Venkatesh, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2019-12-01

BACKGROUND: In order to develop and implement prevention strategies for falls, comprehensive epidemiological data are required. Th..

The Epidemiology of Joint Replacements Across Western Victoria, Australia: a Cross-sectional Study

Kara L Holloway-Kew, Muhammad A Sajjad, Mark A Kotowicz, Stephen Graves, Alana Cuthbert, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Alasdair Sutherland, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2019-12-01

Sarcopenia: a deserving recipient of an Australian ICD-10-AM code

Jesse Zanker, David Scott, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Gustavo Duque

2019-11-28

Mapping Cancer incidence across Western Victoria: the association with age, accessibility, and socioeconomic status among men and women

Stephanie P Cowdery, Muhammad A Sajjad, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Lana J Williams, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Alasdair G Sutherland, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Michael Berk, David Campbell, Julie A Pasco

2019-09-06

BACKGROUND: Cancer is a leading burden of disease in Australia and worldwide, with incidence rates varying with age, sex and geogr..

Effects of the falls and fractures clinic as an integrated multidisciplinary model of care in Australia: a pre-post study

Fernando Gomez, Carmen Lucia Curcio, Sharon Lee Brennan-Olsen, Derek Boersma, Steven Phu, Sara Vogrin, Pushpa Suriyaarachchi, Gustavo Duque

2019-08-01

OBJECTIVES: Traditionally, the approach to fracture prevention has focused on increasing bone mineral density while typically lack..

Therapeutic approaches to osteosarcopenia: insights for the clinician

Mizhgan Fatima, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Gustavo Duque

2019-08-01

Osteopenia/osteoporosis and sarcopenia are both age-related conditions. Given the well-defined bone and muscle interaction, when o..

Development and validation of a theory of planned behavior-based weight control behavior questionnaire among postmenopausal women with osteoporosis

Hossein Hajizadeh, Haidar Nadrian, Nazila Farin, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Seyed Jamal Ghaemmaghami Hezaveh, Sousan Kolahi, Pouria Sefid Mooye Azar, Sharon Brennan-Olsen

2019-07-19

Our aim was to develop a framework-based weight control behavior questionnaire (Weight-CuRB) and test its psychometric properties ..

EFFECT OF CLINICAL CARE PATHWAYS ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE AND PHYSICAL FUNCTION FOLLOWING FRAGILITY FRACTURE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS

J Talevski, K Sanders, C Connaughton, G Duque, A Beauchamp, D Green, L Millar, SL Brennan-Olsen

2019-07-01

Effect of Clinical Care Pathways on Quality of Life and Physical Function After Fragility Fracture: A Meta-analysis

Jason Talevski, Kerrie M Sanders, Gustavo Duque, Catherine Connaughton, Alison Beauchamp, Darci Green, Lynne Millar, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen

2019-07-01

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of clinical care pathways (CCPs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical functio..

Maternal vitamin D in pregnancy and offspring bone measures in childhood: The Vitamin D in Pregnancy study

Natalie K Hyde, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, John D Wark, Sarah M Hosking, Julie A Pasco

2019-07-01

Previously we have demonstrated an association between maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) during pregnancy and knee-heel..

Revision joint replacement surgeries of the hip and knee across geographic region and socioeconomic status in the western region of Victoria: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis of registry data

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Sara Vogrin, Stephen Graves, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Richard S Page, M Amber Sajjad, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Alasdair G Sutherland, Jason Talevski, Darci Green, Thu-Lan Kelly, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2019-06-25

BACKGROUND: Residents of rural and regional areas, compared to those in urban regions, are more likely to experience geographical ..

Role of personality disorder in randomised controlled trials of pharmacological interventions for adults with mood disorders: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Bianca E Kavanagh, Sharon Lee Brennan-Olsen, Alyna Turner, Olivia M Dean, Michael Berk, Melanie M Ashton, Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen, Lana J Williams

2019-06-01

INTRODUCTION: Remission rates for mood disorders, including depressive and bipolar disorders, remain relatively low despite availa..

Association between area-level socioeconomic status, accessibility and diabetes-related hospitalisations: a cross-sectional analysis of data from Western Victoria, Australia

Muhammad A Sajjad, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Mark A Kotowicz, Lelia LF de Abreu, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Alasdair G Sutherland, Svetha Venkatesh, Lana J Williams, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Julie A Pasco

2019-05-01

OBJECTIVE: Hospitalisation rates for many chronic conditions are higher in socioeconomically disadvantaged and less accessible are..

Bipolar disorder and bone health: A systematic review

Vinoomika Chandrasekaran, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Amanda L Stuart, Julie A Pasco, Michael Berk, Jason M Hodge, Lana J Williams

2019-04-15

BACKGROUND: Bipolar disorder is a chronic, episodic mental illness, affecting around 2.4% of the population worldwide. Psychologic..

Arthritis in adults, socioeconomic factors, and the moderating role of childhood maltreatment: cross-sectional data from the National Epidemiological Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions

SL Brennan-Olsen, TL Taillieu, S Turner, J Bolton, SE Quirk, F Gomez, RL Duckham, SM Hosking, G Duque, D Green, TO Afifi

2019-02-01

UNLABELLED: These data present associations between socioeconomic status (SES), different types of childhood maltreatment (CM) his..

Establishing an Operational Definition of Sarcopenia in Australia and New Zealand: Delphi Method Based Consensus Statement

J Zanker, D Scott, EM Reijnierse, SL Brennan-Olsen, RM Daly, CM Girgis, M Grossmann, A Hayes, T Henwood, V Hirani, CA Inderjeeth, S Iuliano, JWL Keogh, JR Lewis, AB Maier, JA Pasco, S Phu, KM Sanders, M Sim, R Visvanathan

2019-01-01

BACKGROUND: Globally there are several operational definitions for sarcopenia, complicating clinical and research applications. OB..

Sample selection and reasons for non-participation in the PRedictors and Outcomes of incident FRACtures (PROFRAC) study

Amanda L Stuart, Julie A Pasco, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Michael Berk, Amelia G Betson, Katherine E Bennett, Elizabeth N Timney, Lana J Williams

2019-01-01

Background. Fragility fractures, associated with osteoporosis, are an escalating public health problem. We aim to describe sample ..

Social Determinants of Preventive Testing and Adherence to Treatment for Osteoporosis

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Jason Talevski, Sarah M Hosking, Alison Beauchamp

2019-01-01

Exploring the personal burden of shoulder pain among younger people in Australia: protocol for a multicentre cohort study

Ilana N Ackerman, Richard S Page, Kathy Fotis, Peter Schoch, Nigel Broughton, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Andrew Bucknill, Emily Cross

2018-09-01

INTRODUCTION: Persistent musculoskeletal conditions can impact profoundly on younger people's quality of life, psychological distr..

Health literacy and uptake of anti-fracture medications in a population-based sample of Australian women

Sarah M Hosking, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Alison Beauchamp, Rachelle Buchbinder, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2018-09-01

This study investigated associations between health literacy and use of anti-fracture medications in women with osteoporosis. Data..

Vitamin D during pregnancy and offspring body composition: a prospective cohort study

NK Hyde, SL Brennan-Olsen, JD Wark, SM Hosking, KL Holloway-Kew, JA Pasco

2018-08-01

BACKGROUND: Evidence regarding the association between gestational vitamin D status and offspring body composition during childhoo..

Musculoskeletal health of Indigenous Australians

Ayse Zengin, Louise J Maple-Brown, Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Jacqueline R Center, Sandra Eades, Peter R Ebeling

2018-07-14

INTRODUCTION: Research on non-communicable diseases (NCD) in Indigenous Australians has mostly focused on diabetes mellitus and ch..

Health literacy in a population-based sample of Australian women: a cross-sectional profile of the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Sarah M Hosking, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Alison Beauchamp, Rachelle Buchbinder, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2018-07-13

BACKGROUND: The term health literacy refers to the abilities and resources required to find, understand and use health information..

Arthritis diagnosis and symptoms are positively associated with specific physical job exposures in lower- and middle-income countries: cross-sectional results from the World Health Organization's Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE)

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Svetlana Solovieva, Eira Viikari-Juntura, Ilana N Ackerman, Steven J Bowe, Paul Kowal, Nirmala Naidoo, Somnath Chatterji, Anita E Wluka, Michelle T Leech, Richard S Page, Kerrie M Sanders, Fernando Gomez, Gustavo Duque, Darci Green, Mohammadreza Mohebbi

2018-06-08

BACKGROUND: In higher income countries, work-related squatting and heavy lifting have been associated with increased arthritis ris..

Australia's health divide: time to address the underlying causes

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Sharon Friel

2018-06-04

Associations between socioeconomic factors and proinflammatory cytokines in children, adolescents and young adults: a systematic review protocol

Nick John Fredman, Gustavo Duque, Rachel Louise Duckham, Darci Green, Sharon Lee Brennan-Olsen

2018-05-01

INTRODUCTION: There is now substantial evidence of a social gradient in bone health. Social stressors, related to socioeconomic st..

Sports participation and fracture in older Australian men

Kara L Holloway-Kew, David J Moloney, Gosia Bucki-Smith, Natalie K Hyde, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Elizabeth N Timney, Amelia G Dobbins, Julie A Pasco

2018-04-19

UNLABELLED: Older men who participated in a sporting activity were less likely to sustain any fracture or major osteoporotic fract..

Do reductions in out-of-pocket expenses for dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scans translate to reduced fracture incidence amongst older Australians? A population-based study

Amanda L Stuart, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Julie A Pasco, Amelia G Betson, Kara L Holloway-Kew, Sarah M Hosking, Lana J Williams

2018-04-14

UNLABELLED: This study aimed to compare fracture incidence in the elderly pre- and post-revision of bone density scan reimbursemen..

The subjective wellbeing profile of the 'pretiree' demographic: A cross-sectional study

Julie A Pasco, Kara L Holloway, Amanda L Stuart, Lana J Williams, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Michael Berk

2018-04-01

OBJECTIVES: Pretirees are a demographic interposed between the latter stages of working life and old age. We aimed to characterise..

The epidemiology of hip fractures across western Victoria, Australia

Kara L Holloway, Muhammad A Sajjad, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Daryl Pedler, Alasdair Sutherland, Svetha Venkatesh, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2018-03-01

BACKGROUND: Hip fractures are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. Hip fracture incidence varies across different..

Is there a social gradient of sarcopenia? A meta-analysis and systematic review protocol

Darci Green, Gustavo Duque, Nick Fredman, Aoun Rizvi, Sharon Lee Brennan-Olsen

2018-01-01

INTRODUCTION: Sarcopenia (or loss of muscle mass and function) is a relatively new area within the field of musculoskeletal resear..

Prediction of major osteoporotic and hip fractures in Australian men using FRAX scores adjusted with trabecular bone score

KL Holloway, M Mohebbi, AG Betson, D Hans, NK Hyde, SL Brennan-Olsen, MA Kotowicz, JA Pasco

2018-01-01

UNLABELLED: There was no significant difference between the areas under receiver operating characteristics (AUROCs) and diagnostic..

Maternal vitamin D and offspring trabecular bone score

NK Hyde, SL Brennan-Olsen, JD Wark, SM Hosking, KL Holloway, JA Pasco

2017-12-01

UNLABELLED: No studies have explored the relationship with maternal vitamin D (25(OH)D) in pregnancy and offspring trabecular bone..

Geographic region, socioeconomic position and the utilisation of primary total joint replacement for hip or knee osteoarthritis across western Victoria: a cross-sectional multilevel study of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry

Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Sara Vogrin, Kara L Holloway, Richard S Page, Muhammad A Sajjad, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkennes, Trish L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Daryl Pedler, Alasdair Sutherland, Svetha Venkatesh, Lana J Williams, Gustavo Duque, Julie A Pasco

2017-11-06

UNLABELLED: Compared to urban residents, those in rural/regional areas often experience inequitable healthcare from specialist ser..

Personality disorder is an excess risk factor for physical multimorbidity among women with mental state disorders

Shae E Quirk, Amanda L Stuart, Michael Berk, Julie A Pasco, Sharon L Brennan Olsen, Heli Koivumaa-Honkanen, Risto Honkanen, Pyry S Lukkala, Andrew M Chanen, Mark Kotowicz, Lana J Williams

2017-11-01

We examined whether mental state disorders (lifetime mood, anxiety, eating, substance misuse) with comorbid personality disorder a..

Poor quality of life in Australian men: Cross-sectional associations with obesity, mobility, lifestyle and psychiatric symptoms

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Julie A Pasco, Sarah M Hosking, Amelia G Dobbins, Lana J Williams

2017-09-01

OBJECTIVES: Despite their public health importance, little is known about associations between modifiable lifestyles, quality of l..

Lower limb fracture presentations at a regional hospital

KL Holloway, D Yousif, G Bucki-Smith, S Hosking, AG Betson, LJ Williams, SL Brennan-Olsen, MA Kotowicz, A Sepetavc, JA Pasco

2017-08-28

UNLABELLED: We found that lower limb fractures, which were largely the result of minimal trauma, had high levels of hospitalisatio..

Prevalence of arthritis according to age, sex and socioeconomic status in six low and middle income countries: analysis of data from the World Health Organization study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) Wave 1

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, S Cook, MT Leech, SJ Bowe, P Kowal, N Naidoo, N Ackerman, RS Page, SM Hosking, JA Pasco, M Mohebbi

2017-06-21

BACKGROUND: In higher income countries, social disadvantage is associated with higher arthritis prevalence; however, less is known..

An Australian Indigenous community-led suicide intervention skills training program: community consultation findings

Bushra Nasir, Steve Kisely, Leanne Hides, Geetha Ranmuthugala, Sharon Brennan-Olsen, Geoffrey C Nicholson, Neeraj S Gill, Noel Hayman, Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Maree Toombs

2017-06-13

BACKGROUND: Little is known of the appropriateness of existing gatekeeper suicide prevention programs for Indigenous communities. ..

Fractures in indigenous compared to non-indigenous populations: A systematic review of rates and aetiology.

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Sara Vogrin, William D Leslie, Rita Kinsella, Maree Toombs, Gustavo Duque, Sarah M Hosking, Kara L Holloway, Brianna J Doolan, Lana J Williams, Richard S Page, Julie A Pasco, Shae E Quirk

2017-06-01

BACKGROUND: Compared to non-indigenous populations, indigenous populations experience disproportionately greater morbidity, and a ..

Musculoskeletal decline and mortality: prospective data from the Geelong Osteoporosis Study

Julie A Pasco, Mohammadreza Mohebbi, Kara L Holloway, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Natalie K Hyde, Mark A Kotowicz

2017-06-01

BACKGROUND: We aimed to examine the relationship between musculoskeletal deterioration and all-cause mortality in a cohort of wome..

The Epigenome at the Crossroad Between Social Factors, Inflammation, and Osteoporosis Risk

Jose A Riancho, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen

2017-06-01

Both genetic and environmental factors are involved in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis and other skeletal disorders. Epidemiologi..

The association of time and medications with changes in bone mineral density in the 2 years after critical illness

Neil R Orford, Michael Bailey, Rinaldo Bellomo, Julie A Pasco, Claire Cattigan, Tania Elderkin, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, David J Cooper, Mark A Kotowicz

2017-03-21

BACKGROUND: Critical illness is associated with increased risk of fragility fracture and loss of bone mineral density (BMD), altho..

Association between bipolar spectrum disorder and bone health: a meta-analysis and systematic review protocol

Vinoomika Chandrasekaran, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Amanda L Stuart, Julie A Pasco, Michael Berk, Jason M Hodge, Lana J Williams

2017-02-01

INTRODUCTION: Bipolar spectrum disorder is a chronic, episodic illness, associated with significant personal, social and economic ..

Maternal Dietary Nutrient Intake During Pregnancy and Offspring Linear Growth and Bone: The Vitamin D in Pregnancy Cohort Study

Natalie K Hyde, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, John D Wark, Sarah M Hosking, Julie A Pasco

2017-01-01

Magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, calcium, potassium and protein all play integral roles in maintaining bone health in adults; however,..

Anxiety disorders and falls among older adults

KL Holloway, LJ Williams, SL Brennan-Olsen, AG Morse, MA Kotowicz, GC Nicholson, JA Pasco

2016-11-15

BACKGROUND: Falls are common among older adults and can lead to serious injuries, including fractures. We aimed to determine assoc..

HEALTH LITERACY AND UPTAKE OF DIETARY CALCIUM RECOMMENDATIONS IN WOMEN

SM Hosking, R Buchbinder, J Pasco, N Hyde, L Williams, S Brennan-Olsen

2016-11-01

THE AGEING, CHRONIC DISEASE AND INJURY STUDY: EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HIP FRACTURES ACROSS WESTERN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA

K Holloway, MA Sajjad, M Mohcbbi, M Kotowicz, P Livingston, M Khasraw, S Hakkennes, T Dunning, S Brumby, R Page, D Pedler, A Sutherland, S Venkatesh, S Brennan-Olsen, L Williams, J Pasco

2016-11-01

Few geographic and socioeconomic variations exist in primary total shoulder arthroplasty: a multi-level study of Australian registry data

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Richard S Page, Stephen E Lane, Michelle Lorimer, Rachelle Buchbinder, Richard H Osborne, Julie A Pasco, Anita Wluka, Kerrie M Sanders, Peter R Ebeling, Stephen E Graves

2016-07-16

BACKGROUND: Associations between socioeconomic position (SEP) and the uptake of primary total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) is not w..

A conduit between epidemiological research and regional health policy

Julie A Pasco, Chad Foulkes, Brianna Doolan, Kirsty Brown, Kara L Holloway, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen

2016-06-01

OBJECTIVE: To transform data from a research setting into a format that could be used to support strategies encouraging healthy li..

MATERNAL HEALTH LITERACY AND CHILDHOOD BONE MINERAL DENSITY OF OFFSPRING

SM Hosking, R Buchbinder, SL Brennan-Olsen, NK Hyde, LJ Williams, JA Pasco

2016-04-01

DNA methylation and the social gradient of osteoporotic fracture: A conceptual model

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Richard S Page, Michael Berk, Jose A Riancho, William D Leslie, Scott G Wilson, Karen L Saban, Linda Janusek, Julie A Pasco, Jason M Hodge, Shae E Quirk, Natalie K Hyde, Sarah M Hosking, Lana J Williams

2016-03-01

INTRODUCTION: Although there is a documented social gradient for osteoporosis, the underlying mechanism(s) for that gradient remai..

Ageing, chronic disease and injury: a study in western Victoria (Australia)

M Amber Sajjad, Kara L Holloway, Mark A Kotowicz, Patricia M Livingston, Mustafa Khasraw, Sharon Hakkenes, Trisha L Dunning, Susan Brumby, Richard S Page, Daryl Pedler, Alasdair Sutherland, Svetha Venkatesh, Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Lana J Williams, Julie A Pasco

2016-01-01

Background: An increasing burden of chronic disease and associated health service delivery is expected due to the ageing Australia..

Comparison of fracture rates between indigenous and non-indigenous populations: a systematic review protocol

Sharon L Brennan-Olsen, Shae E Quirk, William D Leslie, Maree Toombs, Kara L Holloway, Sarah M Hosking, Julie A Pasco, Brianna J Doolan, Richard S Page, Lana J Williams

2016-01-01

INTRODUCTION: Over recent years, there has been concerted effort to 'close the gap' in the disproportionately reduced life expecta..