Dr Deborah Brooks
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
UQ Centre for Clinical Research

Publications
Journal Articles
Brooks, Deborah, Johnston, Sandra, Parker, Christina, Cox, Leonie, Brodie, Melissa, Radbourne, Catherine and MacAndrew, Margaret (2022). Elements of long-term care that promote quality of life for Indigenous and First Nations Peoples: a mixed methods systematic review. The Gerontologist. doi: 10.1093/geront/gnac153
Brooks, Deborah, Beattie, Elizabeth, Fielding, Elaine, Wyles, Katy and Edwards, Helen (2022). Long-term care placement: The transitional support needs and preferences of spousal dementia caregivers. Dementia, 21 (3), 794-809. doi: 10.1177/14713012211056461
Brooks, Deborah, Beattie, Elizabeth, Edwards, Helen, Fielding, Elaine and Gaugler, Joseph E (2021). Pilot study of the residential care transition module to support Australian spouses of people with dementia. Clinical Gerontologist, 45 (5), 1-14. doi: 10.1080/07317115.2021.1988023
MacAndrew, Margaret, Brooks, Deborah and Beattie, Elizabeth (2019). NonPharmacological interventions for managing wandering in the community: a narrative review of the evidence base. Health and Social Care in the Community, 27 (2), 306-319. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12590
Brooks, Deborah, Fielding, Elaine, Beattie, Elizabeth, Edwards, Helen and Hines, Sonia (2018). Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on the psychological health and emotional well-being of family carers of people with dementia following residential care placement: a systematic review. JBI database of systematic reviews and implementation reports, 16 (5), 1240-1268. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2017-003634
Beattie, Elizabeth, Fielding, Elaine, O’reilly, Maria, Brooks, Deborah, MacAndrew, Margaret and McCrow, Judy (2018). Recruitment of individuals with dementia and their carers for social research: lessons learned from nine studies. Research in Gerontological Nursing, 11 (3), 119-128. doi: 10.3928/19404921-20180308-01
Agar, Meera, Luckett, Tim, Luscombe, Georgina, Phillips, Jand, Beattie, Elizabeth, Pond, Dimity, Mitchell, Geoffrey, Davidson, Patricia M., Cook, Janet, Brooks, Deborah, Houltram, Jennifer, Goodall, Stephen and Chenoweth, Lynette (2017). Effects of facilitated family case conferencing for advanced dementia: a cluster randomised clinical trial. PLoS One, 12 (8) e0181020, e0181020. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181020
Luckett, Tim, Chenoweth, Lynnette, Phillips, Jane, Brooks, Deborah, Cook, Janet, Mitchell, Geoffrey, Pond, Dimity, Davidson, Patricia M., Beattie, Elizabeth, Luscombe, Georgina, Goodall, Stephen, Fischer, Thomas and Agar, Meera (2017). A facilitated approach to family case conferencing for people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes: Perceptions of palliative care planning coordinators and other health professionals in the IDEAL study. International Psychogeriatrics, 29 (10), 1713-1722. doi: 10.1017/S1041610217000977
Brooks, Deborah, Fielding, Elaine, Beattie, Elizabeth, Edwards, Helen and Hines, Sonia (2017). Effectiveness of psychosocial interventions on the psychological health and wellbeing of family carers of people with dementia following residential care placement: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 15 (5), 1228-1235. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003067
Travers, Catherine, Brooks, Deborah, Hines, Sonia, O'Reilly, Maria, McMaster, Mitchell, He, Wei, MacAndrew, Margaret, Fielding, Elaine, Karlsson, Lina and Beattie, Elizabeth (2016). Effectiveness of meaningful occupation interventions for people living with dementia in residential aged care: a systematic review. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 14 (12), 163-225. doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003230
Travers, Catherine, MacAndrew, Margaret, Hines, Sonia, O'Reilly, Maria, Fielding, Elaine, Beattie, Elizabeth and Brooks, Deborah (2015). The effectiveness of meaningful occupation interventions for people living with dementia in residential aged care: a systematic review protocol. The JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 13 (4), 87-99. doi: 10.11124/jbisrir-2015-2058
Nayton, Kate, Fielding, Elaine, Brooks, Deborah, Graham, Frederick A. and Beattie, Elizabeth (2014). Development of an education program to improve care of patients with dementia in an acute care setting. The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 45 (12), 552-558. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20141023-04
Burrow, Simon and Brooks, Deborah (2012). Atdementia: An information resource on assistive technologies that help support the independence of people with dementia. Dementia, 11 (4), 553-557. doi: 10.1177/1471301212437822
Savitch, Nada, Brooks, Deborah and Wey, Stephen (2012). AT Guide: Developing a new way to help people with dementia and their carers find information about assistive technology. Journal of Assistive Technologies, 6 (1), 76-80. doi: 10.1108/17549451211214391
Hutchings, Deborah, Vanoli, Alessandro, McKeith, Ian, Brotherton, Sue, Mcnamee, Paul and Bond, John (2010). Cholinesterase inhibitors and alzheimer's disease: Patient, carer and professional factors influencing the use of drugs for Alzheimer's disease in the United Kingdom. Dementia, 9 (3), 427-443. doi: 10.1177/1471301210375340
Hutchings, Deborah, Vanoli, Alessandro, McKeith, Ian, Brotherton, Sue, Mcnamee, Paul and Bond, John (2010). Good days and bad days: The lived experience and perceived impact of treatment with cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's disease in the United Kingdom. Dementia, 9 (3), 409-425. doi: 10.1177/1471301210375339
McNamee, Paul, Vanoli, A., Hutchings, D., McKeith, I. and Bond, J. (2010). Savings from sub-groups?: Policy guidance and Alzheimer's disease treatments. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 14 (8), 664-668. doi: 10.1007/s12603-010-0313-5
Robinson, L., Hutchings, D., Corner, L., Finch, T., Hughes, J., Brittain, K. and Bond, J. (2007). Balancing rights and risks: Conflicting perspectives in the management of wandering in dementia. Health, Risk and Society, 9 (4), 389-406. doi: 10.1080/13698570701612774
Robinson, L., Hutchings, D., Dickinson, H. O., Corner, L., Beyer, F., Finch, T., Hughes, J., Vanoli, A., Ballard, C. and Bond, J. (2007). Effectiveness and acceptability of non-pharmacological interventions to reduce wandering in dementia: A systematic review. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 22 (1), 9-22. doi: 10.1002/gps.1643
Robinson, L., Hutchings, D., Corner, L., Beyer, F., Dickinson, H., Vanoli, A., Finch, T., Hughes, J., Ballard, C., May, C. and Bond, J. (2006). A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use. Health Technology Assessment, 10 (26). doi: 10.3310/hta10260
Heather, Nick, Dallolio, Emma, Hutchings, Deborah, Kaner, Eileen and White, Martin (2004). Implementing routine screening and brief alcohol intervention in primary health care: A Delphi survey of expert opinion. Journal of Substance Use, 9 (2), 68-85. doi: 10.1080/14659890410001665014
Hutchings, Deborah, Heather, Nick, Dallolio, Emma, Kaner, Eileen, Lock, Catherine and Cassidy, Paul (2001). Alcohol screening and brief intervention in primary care: Which way now?. Drugs and Alcohol Today, 1 (2), 28-33. doi: 10.1108/17459265200100014
Hutchings, Deborah (1996). Evaluating multidisciplinary teams: An example of an audit framework. International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation, 3 (7), 371-390. doi: 10.12968/bjtr.1996.3.7.14800
Garner, Ruth, Butler, Graham and Hutchings, Deborah (1996). A Study of the Relationship between the Patterns of Planned Activity and Incidents of Deliberate Self-Harm within a Regional Secure Unit. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59 (4), 156-160. doi: 10.1177/030802269605900402