Professor Robert Adams

Professor of Medicine

Adelaide Medical School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD - email supervisor to discuss availability.

Professor Robert Adams, MBBS, FRACP, FRCP (London), MD is a specialist respiratory and general physician with extensive experience in public health, clinical epidemiology and health services research. He completed post-doctoral training at the Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School and is Adjunct Professor in the Discipline of Medicine at The University of Adelaide, Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and Medical Director, Adelaide Institute of Sleep Health (AISH) at Flinders University.

Prof Adams has extensive experience with large population based cohort studies. He is Principal Investigator of The North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS) and co-led the process of harmonisation with the Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study (FAMAS), such that there are now over 2000 men aged over 35 being followed in the Male Androgen, Inflammation, Lifestyle, Environment and Stress (MAILES) study with a further 2000 women in the cohort. He was responsible for the conduct of sleep studies in almost 850 men in the MAILES cohort, one of the largest studies worldwide of sleep health in the community.

He has designed and successfully implemented trials in the diagnosis and management of asthma, health service improvement and initiated cohort studies in mental health patients. He has been CI on NHMRC and ARC projects that examine health ageing in relation to obesity, and spatial epidemiology of metabolic health, and is a CI on the NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence National Centre for Sleep Health Services Research.

He has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications in journals and books, including top ranked journals in clinical endocrinology (Diabetes Care), allergy (Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology), sleep (Sleep), and respiratory medicine (American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine).

Prof Adams has also contributed to health system safety research and practice. He led the TeamSTEPPS teamwork training program at SA Health and is a member of the board of the Australian Patient Safety Foundation. He was the Inaugural Chair of the SA Health Literacy Alliance. He is a member of the Translational Methods Sub-committee of the newly formed South Australian Advanced Health and Research Translation Centre, one of the four recognized nationally by the NHMRC.

Prof Adams is a founding member of Cumberland.au, a multidisciplinary group including clinicians, mathematicians, statisticians, computer scientists and others, that aims to apply systems thinking, design thinking, mathematical modelling (including the use of simulation), and operations research to achieve lasting transformative reform in healthcare.

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Research Overview

The Health Observatory is a specialist population research centre conducting a number of large scale representative population studies on health surveillance of chronic disease and related factors. The ultimate focus of the Observatory is to contribute to positive ageing by improving population health across the life span. The work involves the tracking of population health to identify gaps/targets that can be better addressed through prevention strategies and/or better management of chronic conditions and conditions associated with ageing.

Examples of ongoing cohort studies include:

i) the North-West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS), which has followed over 4000 adults since 2000 for a range of biopsychosocial and environmental variables, including bone mineral density, and resulted in over 130 publications so far (see http://www.nwadelaidehealthstudy.org and https://health.adelaide.edu.au/pros/data/nwahs/ )

ii) The South Australian Giant Cell Arteritis Registry, involving DNA collection and genotyping studies as well as epidemiological studies (see Intern Med J 2014;44:32-39; doi:10.1111/imj.12293)

iii) the Men, Androgens, Inflammation, Lifestyle, Environment Study (MAILES), which aims to examine non-traditional risk factors associated with the development of cardio-metabolic disease in men, and is following n=1629 men aged 40 years and over (see http://www.adelaide.edu.au/mailes/ )

Research opportunities exist at all levels from undergraduate student projects to PhD and Post-doctoral level for enthusiastic candidates.

His current research is focused in two areas:

1. Sleep Health

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common, with up to half of adults having some form of the condition. OSA has a large negative effect on a number of areas of health - ie heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease, mental health, accidents and quality of life.

In collaboration with colleagues at The Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health and the Woolcock Institute at Sydney University, current research projects aim to better identify who is at risk of adverse health outcomes out of the large pool of people in the community who have some form of sleep apnea. This works includes seeing if new markers of OSA on sleep studies (power spectral analysis, heart rate variability) can be used to improve the precision for identifying those at risk of adverse consequences. Work with other colleagues focuses on health economics analyses, including cost per DALY/QALY and decision analytic simulation studies for treatments of sleep apnea.

Clinical studies aim to examine the relationship between obstructive sleep apnea and re-admissions to hospital for acute heart failure.

2. Cumberland.au - The Australian Health Care Modelling and Systems Design Collaboration

The Collaboration brings together many clinicians and modelers who have worked across Australia over the last 10-20 years. Cumberland.au recognises the importance and potential to apply the following to achieve reform in health: Systems thinking; Design thinking; Mathematical modeling (including the use of simulation), and Operations research.

Simulation modeling is a means of communicating and discussing the proposed changes to the healthcare system with stakeholder groups before any changes are made.

Current projects include i) multi-method simulation modelling of Mental Health patient care across Adelaide; ii) simulation modelling for re-designing care in the ICU; iii) patient flow simulation in the Emergency Department; iv) patient flow simulation in acute cardiac care.

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Appointments

Date	Position	Institution name
2018	Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Health	Flinders University
2010	Professor (Level E)	University of Adelaide
2009	Director, The Health Observatory	Basil Hetzel Research Institute
2000	Consultant Physician in General Medicine	Queen Elizabeth Hospital
2000	Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine	Ashford Thoracics Centre
1998 - 2000	Research Fellow	Harvard Medical School

Awards and Achievements

Date	Type	Title	Institution Name	Country	Amount
2015	Award	Prize Best Presentation Clinical Sleep Medicine	Australasian Sleep Association	Australia	—
2008	Award	Prize for Best Presentation on Environmental & Occupational Health	Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand	Australia	—
2007	Award	Prize for Best Presentation on Environmental & Occupational Health	Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand	New Zealand	—
1998	Fellowship	Research Fellowship for Respiratory Medicine	Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand / Allen & Hanburys	—	—
1997	Award	Finalist, Young Investigator Award	Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand	—	—
1996	Scholarship	Reginald Walker Scholarship for Medical Research	The University of Adelaide	Australia	—
1995	Fellowship	Research Fellow	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation	Australia	—

Education

Date	Institution name	Country	Title
1999	University of Adelaide	Australia	Doctor of Medicine (MD)
1994	Monash University	Australia	Graduate Course in Health Economics
1986	University of Adelaide	Australia	Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB,BS)

Postgraduate Training

Date Title Institution Country
2012 Fellow Royal College of Physicians United Kingdom
1995 Fellowship Royal Australasian College of Physicians Australia
Research Interests

Cardiac, Respiratory and Vascular Health Nutrition and Metabolic Health Musculoskeletal Health Translational Health Outcomes

Date	Title	Institution	Country
2012	Fellow	Royal College of Physicians	United Kingdom
1995	Fellowship	Royal Australasian College of Physicians	Australia

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Journals

Year	Citation
2019	Melaku, Y., Renzaho, A., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Dal Grande, E., de Courten, B., . . . Kinfu, Y. (2019). Burden and trend of diet-related non-communicable diseases in Australia and comparison with 34 OECD countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. European Journal of Nutrition, 58(3), 1299-1313. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC2
2019	Myles, H., Myles, N., Coetzer, C., Adams, R., Chandratilleke, M., Liu, D., . . . Galletly, C. (2019). Cognition in schizophrenia improves with treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnoea: A pilot study. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition, 15, 14-20. DOI
2019	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Appleton, S., Gonzalez-Chica, D., Adams, R., . . . Renzaho, A. (2019). Trends of mortality attributable to child and maternal undernutrition, overweight/obesity and dietary risk factors of non-communicable diseases in sub-Saharan Africa, 1990-2015: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Public Health Nutrition, 22(5), 827-840. DOI
2019	Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., D'Rozario, A., Vincent, A., Teare, A., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2019). Quantitative electroencephalography measures in rapid eye movement and nonrapid eye movement sleep are associated with apnea-hypopnea index and nocturnal hypoxemia in men. Sleep, 42(7), zsz092-1-zsz092-9. DOI
2019	Ferguson, S., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A., Gill, T., Taylor, A., McEvoy, R., & Adams, R. (2019). Making errors at work due to sleepiness or sleep problems is not confined to non-standard work hours: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Chronobiology International, 36(6), 758-769. DOI
2019	Bixby, H., Bentham, J., Zhou, B., Di Cesare, M., Paciorek, C., Bennett, J., . . . Barceló, A. (2019). Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults. Nature, 569(7755), 260-264. DOI Scopus6 WoS1
2019	Thompson, M., Theou, O., Tucker, G., Adams, R., & Visvanathan, R. (2019). Recurrent Measurement of Frailty Is Important for Mortality Prediction: Findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 7 pages. DOI
2019	Streatfeild, J., Hillman, D., Adams, R., Mitchell, S., & Pezzullo, L. (2019). Cost-effectiveness of continuous positive airway pressure therapy for obstructive sleep apnea: health care system and societal perspectives.. Sleep. DOI
2019	Melaku, Y. A., Gill, T. K., Appleton, S. L., Hill, C., Boyd, M. A., & Adams, R. J. (2019). Sociodemographic, lifestyle and metabolic predictors of all-cause mortality in a cohort of community-dwelling population: an 18-year follow-up of the North West Adelaide Health Study.. BMJ open, 9(8), e030079. DOI
2019	Melaku, Y. A., Appleton, S., Reynolds, A. C., Sweetman, A. M., Stevens, D. J., Lack, L., & Adams, R. (2019). Association Between Childhood Behavioral Problems and Insomnia Symptoms in Adulthood.. JAMA network open, 2(9), e1910861. DOI
2018	Myles, H., Myles, N., Coetzer, C. L. C., Adams, R., Liu, D., Mercer, J., . . . Galletly, C. A. (2018). Cognition in schizophrenia improves with treatment of severe obstructive sleep apnoea: A pilot study.. Schizophrenia Research: Cognition.
2018	Ruel, G., Martin, S., Lévesque, J. -F., Wittert, G., Adams, R., Appleton, S., . . . Taylor, A. (2018). Association between multimorbidity and undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea severity and their impact on quality of life in men over 40 years old. Global Health, Epidemiology and Genomics, 3, e10. DOI Europe PMC2
2018	Kaambwa, B., Mpundu-Kaambwa, C., Adams, R., Appleton, S., Martin, S., & Wittert, G. (2018). Suitability of the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) for economic evaluation: an assessment of its convergent and discriminant validity. Behavioral Sleep Medicine, 16(5), 448-470. DOI Europe PMC1
2018	Gyawali, P., Martin, S., Heilbronn, L., Vincent, A., Taylor, A., Adams, R., . . . Wittert, G. (2018). The role of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), testosterone, and other sex steroids, on the development of type 2 diabetes in a cohort of community-dwelling middle-aged to elderly men. Acta Diabetologica, 55(8), 861-872. DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC5
2018	De Menezes Caceres, V., Stocks, N., Adams, R., Haag, D., Peres, K., Peres, M., & González-Chica, D. (2018). Physical activity moderates the deleterious relationship between cardiovascular disease, or its risk factors, and quality of life: findings from two population-based cohort studies in Southern Brazil and South Australia. PLoS ONE, 13(6), e0198769-1-e0198769-17. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2018	Gyawali, P., Martin, S., Heilbronn, L., Vincent, A., Jenkins, A., Januszewski, A., . . . Wittert, G. (2018). Cross-sectional and longitudinal determinants of serum sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in a cohort of community-dwelling men. PLoS ONE, 13(7), e0200078-1-e0200078-15. DOI Scopus1 WoS2
2018	Lang, C., Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Gill, T., McEvoy, R., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Sociodemographic and behavioural correlates of social jetlag in Australian adults: results from the 2016 National Sleep Health Foundation Study. Sleep Medicine, 51, 133-139. DOI Scopus2 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2018	Ezzati, M., Zhou, B., Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Bixby, H., Danaei, G., . . . Bernotiene, G. (2018). Contributions of mean and shape of blood pressure distribution to worldwide trends and variations in raised blood pressure: A pooled analysis of 1018 population-based measurement studies with 88.6 million participants. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47(3), 872-883. DOI Scopus9 WoS8 Europe PMC2
2018	Thompson, M., Theou, O., Karnon, J., Adams, R., & Visvanathan, R. (2018). Frailty prevalence in Australia: findings from four pooled Australian cohort studies. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37(2), 155-158. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC1
2018	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Adams, R., Shi, Z., & Worku, A. (2018). Associations of childhood, maternal and household dietary patterns with childhood stunting in Ethiopia: proposing an alternative and plausible dietary analysis method to dietary diversity scores. Nutrition Journal, 17(1), 14-1-14-15. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2018	Melaku, Y., Wassie, M., Gill, T., Zhou, S., Tessema, G., Amare, A., . . . Deribew, A. (2018). Burden of disease attributable to suboptimal diet, metabolic risks and low physical activity in Ethiopia and comparison with Eastern sub-Saharan African countries, 1990-2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. BMC Public Health, 18(1), 552-1-552-20. DOI
2018	Appleton, S., Gill, T., Taylor, A., McEvoy, D., Shi, Z., Hill, C., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Influence of gender on associations of obstructive sleep Apnea symptoms with chronic conditions and quality of life. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(5), 12 pages. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	Myles, H., Vincent, A., Myles, N., Adams, R., Chandratilleke, M., Liu, D., . . . Galletly, C. (2018). Obstructive sleep apnoea is more prevalent in men with schizophrenia compared to general population controls: results of a matched cohort study. Australasian psychiatry : bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 26(6), 600-603. DOI Scopus2 WoS1
2018	Thompson, M., Theou, O., Yu, S., Adams, R., Tucker, G., & Visvanathan, R. (2018). Frailty prevalence and factors associated with the Frailty Phenotype and Frailty Index: findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37(2), 120-126. DOI Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC2
2018	Appleton, S., Gill, T., Lang, C., Taylor, A., McEvoy, R., Stocks, N., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Prevalence and comorbidity of sleep conditions in Australian adults: 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Sleep Health, 4(1), 13-19. DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC3
2018	Melaku, Y., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Ogbo, F., Buckley, E., Shi, Z., . . . Fitzmaurice, C. (2018). Incidence, prevalence, mortality, disability-adjusted life years and risk factors of cancer in Australia and comparison with OECD countries, 1990–2015: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015. Cancer Epidemiology, 52, 43-54. DOI Scopus8 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2018	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2018). A comparison of principal component analysis, partial least-squares and reduced-rank regressions in the identification of dietary patterns associated with bone mass in ageing Australians. European Journal of Nutrition, 57(5), 1969-1983. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2018	MPUNDU-KAAMBWA, C., KAAMBWA, B., APPLETON, S., MARTIN, S., WITTERT, G., & ADAMS, R. (2018). International prostate symptom score should be considered a complement rather than a substitute to generic preference-based measures for measuring lower urinary tract symptoms within economic evaluation. LUTS, 10(1), 45-56. DOI
2017	Myles, N., Large, M., Myles, H., Adams, R., Liu, D., & Galletly, C. (2017). Australia's economic transition, unemployment, suicide and mental health needs. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(2), 119-123. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2017	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Gill, T., Lang, C., McEvoy, R., & Antic, N. (2017). Sleep health of Australian adults in 2016: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Sleep Health, 3(1), 35-42. DOI Scopus27 Europe PMC11
2017	Carroll, S., Paquet, C., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Adams, R., Taylor, A., . . . Daniel, M. (2017). Local descriptive body weight and dietary norms, food availability, and 10-year change in glycosylated haemoglobin in an Australian population-based biomedical cohort. BMC Public Health, 17(1), 149-1-149-14. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2017	Zhou, B., Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Bixby, H., Danaei, G., Cowan, M., . . . Bi, Y. (2017). Worldwide trends in blood pressure from 1975 to 2015: a pooled analysis of 1479 population-based measurement studies with 19·1 million participants. The Lancet, 389(10064), 37-55. DOI Scopus349 WoS293 Europe PMC199
2017	González-Chica, D., Adams, R., Dal Grande, E., Avery, J., Hay, P., & Stocks, N. (2017). Lower educational level and unemployment increase the impact of cardiometabolic conditions on the quality of life: results of a population-based study in South Australia. Quality of Life Research, 26(6), 1521-1530. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2017	Cao, Y., Wittert, G., Taylor, A., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2017). Nutrient patterns and chronic inflammation in a cohort of community dwelling middle-aged men. Clinical Nutrition, 36(4), 1040-1047. DOI Scopus8 WoS7 Europe PMC6
2017	Li, J., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Vakulin, A., Wittert, G., Antic, N., . . . Hill, C. (2017). Association of musculoskeletal joint pain with obstructive sleep apnea, daytime sleepiness, and poor sleep quality in men. Arthritis Care & Research, 69(5), 742-747. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2017	Myles, H., Myles, N., Liu, D., Adams, R., Wittert, G., Antic, N., & Galletly, C. (2017). How long will we sleep on obstructive sleep apnoea in schizophrenia?. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 51(1), 95-96. DOI Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC2
2017	4. Yingting, C., Taylor, A., Shiqi, Z., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2017). Soy isoflavone intake and sleep parameters over five years among Chinese adults: longitudinal analysis from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 117(4), 536-544.e2. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC3
2017	Martin, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Taylor, A., Vincent, A., Brook, N., . . . Wittert, G. (2017). Erectile dysfunction is independently associated with apnea-hypopnea index and oxygen desaturation index in elderly, but not younger, community-dwelling men. Sleep Health, 3(4), 250-256. DOI Scopus2
2017	Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Taylor, A., McEvoy, R., Ferguson, S., & Adams, R. (2017). Sickness absenteeism is associated with sleep problems independent of sleep disorders: results of the 2016 Sleep Health Foundation national survey. Sleep Health, 3(5), 357-361. DOI Scopus8 Europe PMC5
2017	Li, J., Newbury, J., & Adams, R. (2017). Sarcopenia: a potential cause and consequence of type 2 diabetes in Australia's ageing population?. Medical Journal of Australia, 207(2), 88-88e1. DOI
2017	Lee, C., Woodward, M., Pandeya, N., Adams, R., Barrett-Connor, E., Boyko, E., . . . Huxley, R. (2017). Comparison of relationships between four common anthropometric measures and incident diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 132, 36-44. DOI Scopus5 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2017	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2017). Association between nutrient patterns and bone mineral density among ageing adults. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 22, 97-106. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
2017	Cao, Y., Taylor, A., Wittert, G., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2017). Dietary patterns and sleep parameters in a cohort of community dwelling Australian men. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 26(6), 1158-1169. DOI
2017	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2017). Prospective associations of dietary and nutrient patterns with fracture risk: A 20-year follow-up study. Nutrients, 9(11), 19 pages. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2017	Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Bilano, V., Bixby, H., Zhou, B., Stevens, G., . . . Benedics, J. (2017). Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet, 390(10113), 2627-2642. DOI Scopus621 WoS554 Europe PMC291
2017	Lang, C., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R., Vincent, A., Wittert, G., . . . Adams, R. (2017). Associations of undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea and excessive daytime sleepiness with depression: An Australian population study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 13(4), 575-582. DOI Scopus4 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2017	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., Hanly, P., McDonald, S., Martin, S., . . . et al.. (2017). Chronic kidney disease and sleep apnea association of kidney disease with obstructive sleep apnea in a population study of men. Sleep, 40(1), zsw015-1-zsw015-9. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC5
2017	Lang, C., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R., Wittert, G., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2017). Co-morbid OSA and insomnia increases depression prevalence and severity in men. Respirology, 22(7), 1407-1415. DOI Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC5
2016	Melaku, Y., Temesgen, A., Deribew, A., Tessema, G., Deribe, K., Sahle, B., . . . Forouzanfar, M. (2016). The impact of dietary risk factors on the burden of non-communicable diseases in ethiopia: Findings from the global burden of disease study 2013. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 13(1), 13 pages. DOI Scopus13 WoS9 Europe PMC5
2016	Melaku, Y., Gill, T., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2016). Association between dietary patterns and low bone mineral density among adults aged 50 years and above: findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS). British Journal of Nutrition, 116(8), 1437-1446. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC9
2016	Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Stevens, G., Zhou, B., Bixby, H., Cowan, M., . . . Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. (2016). A century of trends in adult human height. eLife, 5(2016JULY), e13410-1-e13410-29. DOI Scopus69 WoS117 Europe PMC40
2016	Nitschke, M., Appleton, S., Li, Q., Tucker, G., Shah, P., Bi, P., . . . Adams, R. (2016). Lung function reductions associated with motor vehicle density in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: A cross-sectional study. Respiratory Research, 17(1), 1-10. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2016	Tavella, R., Cutri, N., Tucker, G., Adams, R., Spertus, J., & Beltrame, J. (2016). Natural history of patients with insignificant coronary artery disease. European Heart Journal - Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 2(2), 117-124. DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC5
2016	McNally, C., Visvanathan, R., Liberali, S., & Adams, R. (2016). Antibiotic prophylaxis for dental treatment after prosthetic joint replacement: exploring the orthopaedic surgeon's opinion. Arthroplasty Today, 2(3), 123-126. DOI Europe PMC1
2016	Tucker, G., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2016). The case for using country-specific scoring coefficients for scoring the SF-12, with scoring implications for the SF-36. Quality of Life Research, 25(2), 267-274. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC1
2016	Myles, H., Myles, N., Antic, N., Adams, R., Chandratilleke, M., Liu, D., . . . Galletly, C. (2016). Obstructive sleep apnea and schizophrenia: a systematic review to inform clinical practice. Schizophrenia Research, 170(1), 222-225. DOI Scopus18 WoS17 Europe PMC10
2016	Harding, J., Sooriyakumaran, M., Anstey, K., Adams, R., Balkau, B., Brennan-Olsen, S., . . . Magliano, D. (2016). Hypertension, antihypertensive treatment and cancer incidence and mortality: a pooled collaborative analysis of 12 Australian and New Zealand cohorts. Journal of Hypertension, 34(1), 149-155. DOI Scopus18 WoS18 Europe PMC9
2016	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., Grant, J. F., Taylor, A. W., . . . Adams, R. J. (2016). The association of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and nocturnal hypoxemia with the development of abnormal HbA1c in a population cohort of men without diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 114, 151-159. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2016	Gill, T., Tucker, G., Avery, J., Shanahan, E., Menz, H., Taylor, A., . . . Hill, C. (2016). The use of self-report questions to examine the prevalence of musculoskeletal problems: a test-retest study. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 17(1), 100-1-100-10. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC3
2016	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Martin, S. A., Lang, C. J., Wittert, G. A., Taylor, A. W., . . . Adams, R. J. (2016). Hypertension is associated with undiagnosed OSA during rapid eye movement sleep. Chest, 150(3), 495-505. DOI Scopus36 WoS36 Europe PMC24
2016	Cao, Y., Taylor, A., Pan, X., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Shi, Z. (2016). Dinner fat intake and sleep duration and self-reported sleep parameters over five years: Findings from the Jiangsu Nutrition Study of Chinese adults. Nutrition, Online(9), 1-5. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2016	Taylor, A. (2016). Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19.2 million participants. The Lancet, 387(10026), 1377-1396. DOI Scopus1256 WoS1136 Europe PMC753
2016	Cao, Y., Wittert, G., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2016). Associations between macronutrient intake and obstructive sleep apnoea as well as self-reported sleep symptoms: results from a cohort of community dwelling Australian men. Nutrients, 8(4), 207-1-207-14. DOI Scopus10 WoS11 Europe PMC4
2016	Li, J., Wittert, G., Vincent, A., Atlantis, E., Shi, Z., Appleton, S., . . . Adams, R. (2016). Muscle grip strength predicts incident type 2 diabetes: population-based cohort study. Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental, 65(6), 883-892. DOI Scopus24 WoS21 Europe PMC16
2016	Zhou, B., Lu, Y., Hajifathalian, K., Bentham, J., Di Cesare, M., Danaei, G., . . . Cho, Y. (2016). Worldwide trends in diabetes since 1980: a pooled analysis of 751 population-based studies with 4.4 million participants. The Lancet, 387(10027), 1513-1530. DOI Scopus485 WoS843 Europe PMC585
2016	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., McEvoy, D., & Wittert, G. (2016). Are the ICSD-3 criteria for sleep apnoea syndrome too inclusive?. The Lancet Respiratory Medicine, 4(5), e19-e20. DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC6
2016	Appleton, S. L., & Adams, R. J. (2016). The association of daytime sleepiness with obstructive sleep apnea and comorbidities varies by sleepiness definition in a population cohort of men.. Respirology, 21(7), 1314-1321. DOI Scopus9 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2016	Martin, S. A., Appleton, S. L., Adams, R. J., Taylor, A. W., Catcheside, P. G., Vakulin, A., . . . Wittert, G. A. (2016). Nocturia, other lower urinary tract symptoms and sleep dysfunction in a community-dwelling cohort of men. Urology, 97, 219-226. DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC2
2016	Atlantis, E., Fahey, P., Martin, S., O'Loughlin, P., Taylor, A. W., Adams, R. J., . . . Wittert, G. (2016). Predictive value of serum testosterone for type 2 diabetes risk assessment in men. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 16(1), 26-1-26-10. DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2016	Paquet, C., Chaix, B., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Adams, R., Taylor, A., . . . Daniel, M. (2016). Geographic clustering of cardiometabolic risk factors in metropolitan centres in France and Australia. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(5), 519-1-519-17. DOI Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC2
2016	Adams, R. J., Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Hanly, P. J., McDonald, S. P., Martin, S. A., . . . Wittert, G. A. (2016). Association of kidney disease with obstructive sleep apnea in a population study of men.. Sleep.
2015	Melaku, Y., Zello, G., Gill, T., Adams, R., & Shi, Z. (2015). Prevalence and factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescent students in Northern Ethiopia: a comparison to World Health Organization standards. Archives of Public Health, 73(1), 44-1-44-11. DOI Scopus12 Europe PMC11
2015	Yu, S., Appleton, S., Chapman, I., Adams, R., Wittert, G., Visvanathan, T., & Visvanathan, R. (2015). An Anthropometric Prediction Equation for Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass in Combination With a Measure of Muscle Function to Screen for Sarcopenia in Primary and Aged Care. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 16(1), 25-30. DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC8
2015	Hill, C., Appleton, S., Black, J., Hoon, E., Rudd, R., Adams, R., & Gill, T. (2015). Role of health literacy in self-reported musculoskeletal disorders. Arthritis, 2015, 607472-1-607472-6. DOI Europe PMC4
2015	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R. D., Wittert, G. A., Martin, S. A., Grant, J. F., . . . Adams, R. J. (2015). Nocturnal hypoxemia and severe obstructive sleep apnea are associated with incident type 2 diabetes in a population cohort of men. The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 11(6), 609-614. DOI Scopus27 WoS24 Europe PMC21
2015	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R. D., Vincent, A., Martin, S. A., Grant, J. F., . . . Adams, R. J. (2015). Undiagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is independently associated with reductions in quality of life in middle-aged, but not elderly men of a population cohort. Sleep and Breathing, 19(4), 1309-1316. DOI Scopus25 WoS20 Europe PMC16
2015	Harding, J., Sooriyakumaran, M., Anstey, K., Adams, R., Balkau, B., Briffa, T., . . . Magliano, D. (2015). The metabolic syndrome and cancer: is the metabolic syndrome useful for predicting cancer risk above and beyond its individual components?. Diabetes and Metabolism, 41(6), 463-469. DOI Scopus21 WoS15 Europe PMC10
2015	Appleton, S., Biermann, S., Hamilton-Bruce, A., Piantadosi, C., Tucker, G., Koblar, S., & Adams, R. (2015). Functional health literacy is significantly associated with risk factors for stroke in a population sample. International Journal of Stroke, 10(3), E23. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2015	Harding, J. L., Shaw, J. E., Anstey, K. J., Adams, R., Balkau, B., Brennan-Olsen, S. L., . . . Magliano, D. J. (2015). Comparison of anthropometric measures as predictors of cancer incidence: a pooled collaborative analysis of 11 Australian cohorts. International Journal of Cancer, 137(7), 1699-1708. DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC10
2015	Bidargaddi, N., Bastiampillai, T., Schrader, G., Adams, R., Piantadosi, C., Strobel, J., . . . Allison, S. (2015). Changes in monthly unemployment rates may predict changes in the number of psychiatric presentations to emergency services in South Australia. BMC Emergency Medicine, 15(1), 16-1-16-6. DOI Scopus6 Europe PMC4
2014	Tucker, G., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2014). Results from several population studies show that recommended scoring methods of the SF-36 and the SF-12 may lead to incorrect conclusions and subsequent health decisions. Quality of Life Research, 23(8), 2195-2203. DOI WoS5 Europe PMC4
2014	Bagheri, N., McRae, I., Konings, P., Butler, D., Douglas, K., Del Fante, P., & Adams, R. (2014). Undiagnosed diabetes from cross-sectional GP practice data: an approach to identify communities with high likelihood of undiagnosed diabetes. BMJ Open, 4(7), e005305-1-e005305-10. DOI Scopus12 WoS11 Europe PMC8
2014	Yu, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Chapman, I., Wittert, G., Visvanathan, T., & Visvanathan, R. (2014). The impact of low muscle mass definition on the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. BioMed Research International, 2014, 361790-1-361790-7. DOI Scopus16 WoS10 Europe PMC10
2014	Li, J., Appleton, S., Wittert, G., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, R., Antic, N., & Adams, R. (2014). The relationship between functional health literacy and obstructive sleep apnea and its related risk factors and comorbidities in a population cohort of men. Sleep, 37(3), 570-578B. DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC13
2014	Paquet, C., Coffee, N., Haren, M., Howard, N., Adams, R., Taylor, A., & Daniel, M. (2014). Food environment, walkability, and public open spaces are associated with incident development of cardio-metabolic risk factors in a biomedical cohort. Health and Place, 28, 173-176. DOI Scopus34 WoS32 Europe PMC23
2014	Ruel, G., Lévesque, J., Stocks, N., Sirois, C., Kroger, E., Adams, R., . . . Taylor, A. (2014). Understanding the evolution of multimorbidity: evidences from the North West Adelaide Health Longitudinal Study (NWAHS). PLoS One, 9(5), e96291-1-e96291-11. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC7
2014	Ngo, A., Paquet, C., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Daniel, M. (2014). Area-level socioeconomic characteristics, prevalence and trajectories of cardiometabolic risk. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(1), 830-848. DOI Scopus3 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2014	Carroll, S., Paquet, C., Howard, N., Adams, R., Taylor, A., & Daniel, M. (2014). Validation of continuous clinical indices of cardiometabolic risk in a cohort of Australian adults. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 14(1), 27-1-27-9. DOI Scopus11 WoS12 Europe PMC8
2014	Sugiyama, T., Paquet, C., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Daniel, M. (2014). Public open spaces and walking for recreation: moderation by attributes of pedestrian environments. Preventive Medicine, 62, 25-29. DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC6
2014	Grant, J., Martin, S., Taylor, A., Wilson, D., Araujo, A., Adams, R., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Cohort profile: The men androgen inflammation lifestyle environment and stress (MAILES) study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 43(4), 1040-1053. DOI Scopus32 WoS30 Europe PMC23
2014	Gill, T., Hill, C., Shanahan, E., Taylor, A., Appleton, S., Grant, J., . . . Adams, R. (2014). Vitamin D levels in an Australian population. BMC Public Health, 14(Sep), 1001-1-1001-11. DOI Scopus40 WoS41 Europe PMC25
2013	Appleton, S., Seaborn, C., Visvanathan, R., Hill, C., Gill, T., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2013). Diabetes and cardiovascular disease outcomes in the metabolically healthy obese phenotype. Diabetes Care, 36(8), 2388-2394. DOI Scopus209 WoS196 Europe PMC143
2013	Harrison, G., Zeitz, K., Adams, R., & Mackay, M. (2013). Does hospital occupancy impact discharge rates?. Australian Health Review, 37(4), 458-466. DOI Scopus6 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2013	Schermer, T., Malbon, W., Adams, R., Morgan, M., Smith, M., & Crockett, A. (2013). Change in lung function over time in male metropolitan firefighters and general population controls: a 3-year follow-up study. Journal of Occupational Health, 55(4), 267-275. DOI Scopus5 WoS3 Europe PMC3
2013	Ngo, A., Paquet, C., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Adams, R., Taylor, A., & Daniel, M. (2013). Area-level socioeconomic characteristics and incidence of metabolic syndrome: a prospective cohort study. BMC Public Health, 13(1), 1-11. DOI Scopus13 WoS10 Europe PMC8
2013	Wheeler, A., Schrader, G., Tucker, G., Adams, R., Tavella, R., & Beltrame, J. (2013). Prevalence of depression in patients with chest pain and non-obstructive coronary artery disease. American Journal of Cardiology, 112(5), 656-659. DOI Scopus11 WoS9 Europe PMC8
2013	Bidargaddi, N., Schrader, G., Piantadosi, C., Adams, R., Ryan, B., Williams, J., & Strobel, J. (2013). Embedding research into clinical practice: The services, pathways access - research and knowledge (SPARK) study. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 21(3), 192-193. DOI Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC1
2013	Appleton, S., Neo, C., Hill, C., Douglas, K., & Adams, R. (2013). Untreated hypertension: prevalence and patient factors and beliefs associated with under-treatment in a population sample. Journal of Human Hypertension, 27(7), 453-462. DOI Scopus6 WoS4 Europe PMC4
2013	Tucker, G., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2013). Observed agreement problems between sub-scales and summary components of the SF-36 version 2: an alternative scoring method can correct the problem. PLoS One, 8(4), 1-11. DOI Scopus6 WoS8 Europe PMC4
2013	Adams, R., Piantadosi, C., Ettridge, K., Miller, C., Wilson, C., Tucker, G., & Hill, C. (2013). Functional health literacy mediates the relationship between socio-economic status, perceptions and lifestyle behaviors related to cancer risk in an Australian population. Patient Education and Counseling, 91(2), 206-212. DOI Scopus36 WoS27 Europe PMC25
2013	Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Grant, J., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Shi, Z., & Adams, R. (2013). Weighting of the data and analytical approaches may account for differences in overcoming the inadequate representativeness of the respondents to the third wave of a cohort study. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 66(4), 461-464. DOI Scopus7 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2013	Shi, Z., Wittert, G., Yuan, B., Dai, Y., Gill, T., Hu, G., . . . Taylor, A. (2013). Association between monosodium glutamate intake and sleep-disordered breathing among Chinese adults with normal body weight. Nutrition, 29(3), 508-513. DOI Scopus4 WoS4 Europe PMC3
2013	Matricciani, L., Paguet, C., Howard, N., Adams, R., Coffee, N., Taylor, A., & Daniel, M. (2013). Investigating individual- and area-level socioeconomic gradients of pulse pressure among normotensive and hypertensive participants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(2), 571-589. DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC1
2013	Paquet, C., Orschulok, T., Coffee, N., Howard, N., Hugo, G., Taylor, A., . . . Daniel, M. (2013). Are accessibility and characteristics of public open spaces associated with a better cardiometabolic health?. Landscape and Urban Planning, 118, 70-78. DOI Scopus48 WoS43
2013	Buckley, J., Tucker, G., Hugo, G., Wittert, G., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2013). The Australian baby boomer population-factors influencing changes to health-related quality of life over time. Journal of Aging and Health, 25(1), 29-55. DOI Scopus15 WoS14 Europe PMC9
2013	Yu, S., Visvanathan, T., Field, J., Ward, L., Chapman, I., Adams, R., . . . Visvanathan, R. (2013). Lean body mass: the development and validation of prediction equations in healthy adults. BMC Pharmacology & Toxicology, 14(1), 1-9. DOI Scopus11 WoS10 Europe PMC4
2013	Buckley, J., O'Dwyer, L., Tucker, G., Adams, R., Wittert, G., & Hugo, G. (2013). Are baby-boomers healthy enough to keep working? Health as a mediator of extended labour force participation. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 48(2), 197-221. DOI Scopus4 WoS4
2012	Visvanathan, R., Yu, S., Field, J., Chapman, I., Adams, R., Wittert, G., & Visvanathan, T. (2012). Appendicular skeletal muscle mass: development and validation of anthropometric prediction equations. The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 1(4), 147-151. DOI Europe PMC7
2012	Dent, E., Yu, S., Visvanathan, R., Piantadosi, C., Adams, R., Lange, K., & Chapman, I. (2012). Inflammatory cytokines and appetite in healthy people. Journal of Aging Research and Clinical Practice, 1(1), 41-43.
2012	Shi, Z., Yuan, B., Wittert, G., Pan, X., Dai, Y., Adams, R., & Taylor, A. (2012). Monosodium glutamate intake, dietary patterns and asthma in Chinese adults. PLoS One, 7(12), 1-6. DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC7
2012	Baldock, K., Paquet, C., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Hugo, G., Taylor, A., . . . Daniel, M. (2012). Associations between resident perceptions of the local residential environment and metabolic syndrome. Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2012, 1-11. DOI Scopus16 Europe PMC11
2012	Lester, S., Rischmueller, M., Tan, L., Wormald, P., Zalewski, P., Hamilton-Bruce, M., . . . Hill, C. (2012). Sicca symptoms and their association with chronic rhinosinusitis in a community sample. The Open Rheumatology Journal, 6(1), 170-174. DOI Scopus2 Europe PMC2
2012	Adams, R., Price, K., Tucker, G., Nguyen, A., & Wilson, D. (2012). The doctor and the patient - How is a clinical encounter perceived?. Patient Education and Counseling, 86(1), 127-133. DOI Scopus22 WoS20 Europe PMC12
2012	Shi, Z., DalGrande, E., Taylor, A., Gill, T., Adams, R., & Wittert, G. (2012). Association between soft drink consumption and asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among adults in Australia. Respirology, 17(2), 363-369. DOI Scopus23 WoS24 Europe PMC17
2012	Adams, R., Piantadosi, C., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Visvanathan, R., Wilson, D., & McEvoy, R. (2012). Investigating obstructive sleep apnoea: will the health system have the capacity to cope? A population study. Australian Health Review, 36(4), 424-429. DOI Scopus11 WoS8 Europe PMC6
2011	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Wilson, D., & Hill, C. (2011). Cause for concern in the use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications in the community - a population-based study. BMC Family Practice, 12(1), 70-1-70-8. DOI Scopus40 WoS34 Europe PMC29
2011	Taylor, A., Price, K., Gill, T., Adams, R., Pilkington, R., Carrangis, N., . . . Wilson, D. (2011). RETRACTED ARTICLE: Multimorbidity: not just an older person's issue. Results from an Australian biomedical study.. Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology, 46(4), 351. DOI WoS1
2010	Tucker, G., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2010). New Australian population scoring coefficients for the old version of the SF-36 and SF-12 health status questionnaires. Quality of Life Research, 19(7), 1069-1076. DOI Scopus34 WoS34 Europe PMC27
2010	Taylor, A., Price, K., Gill, T., Adams, R., Pilkington, R., Carrangis, N., . . . Wilson, D. (2010). Multimorbidity - not just an older person's issue. Results from an Australian biomedical study. BMC Public Health, 10(718), 1-10. DOI Scopus117 WoS107 Europe PMC90
2010	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Cole, A., Gill, T., Taylor, A., & Hill, C. (2010). Oral complementary medicine and alternative practitioner use varies across chronic conditions and attitudes to risk. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 2(1), 251-260. DOI Scopus7 Europe PMC4
2010	Adams, R. (2010). Improving health outcomes with better patient understanding and education. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, 3, 61-72. DOI Scopus96 Europe PMC47
2010	Shi, Z., Taylor, A., Gill, T., Tuckerman, J., Adams, R., & Martin, J. (2010). Short sleep duration and obesity among Australian children. BMC Public Health, 10(609), 1-6. DOI Scopus46 WoS37 Europe PMC26
2010	Brito-Mutunayagam, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Ruffin, R., & Adams, R. (2010). Global initiative for chronic obstructive lung disease stage 0 is associated with excess FEV₁ decline in a representative population sample. Chest, 138(3), 605-613. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC13
2010	Gill, T., Hill, C., Adams, R., Broderick, D., Black, J., & Taylor, A. (2010). "I know I have arthritis but I don't know what type". Understanding and knowledge of this chronic condition. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 11(1), 174-181. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC6
2010	Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Gill, T., Pickering, S., Grant, J., Adams, R., & Phillips, P. (2010). Comparing self-reported and measured high blood pressure and high cholesterol status using data from a large representative cohort study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 34(4), 394-400. DOI Scopus25 WoS21 Europe PMC19
2010	Chittleborough, C., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Gill, T., Grant, J., Adams, R., . . . Ruffin, R. (2010). Gender differences in asthma prevalence: Variations with socioeconomic disadvantage. Respirology, 15(1), 107-114. DOI Scopus13 WoS12 Europe PMC10
2010	Tavella, R., Air, T., Tucker, G., Adams, R., Beltrame, J., & Schrader, G. (2010). Using the Short Form-36 mental summary score as an indicator of depressive symptoms in patients with coronary heart disease. Quality of Life Research, 19(8), 1105-1113. DOI Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC9
2010	Roberts, G., Farmer, C., Cheney, P., Govis, S., Belcher, T., Walsh, S., & Adams, R. (2010). Clinical decision support implemented with academic detailing improves prescribing of key renally cleared drugs in the hospital setting. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 17(3), 308-312. DOI Scopus33 WoS29 Europe PMC24
2010	Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Tucker, G., Ruffin, R., Wittert, G., . . . Adams, R. (2010). Depression and obesity in adults with asthma: multiple comorbidities and management issues. Medical Journal of Australia, 192(7), 381-383. Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC5
2010	Schermer, T., Malbon, T., Morgan, M., Briggs, N., Holton, C., Appleton, S., . . . Crockett, A. (2010). Lung function and health status in metropolitan fire-fighters compared to general population controls. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health, 83(7), 715-723. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC5
2010	Tucker, G., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2010). Erratum: New Australian population scoring coefficients for the old version of the SF-36 and SF-12 health status questionnaires (Quality of Life Research DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9658-9). Quality of Life Research, 19(7), 1077. DOI
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2009). Associations of physical and mental health problems with chronic cough in a representative population cohort. Cough, 5(10), 1-9. DOI Scopus11 Europe PMC8
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Dodd, M., Findlay, C., & Wilson, D. (2009). Risks associated with low functional health literacy in an Australian population. Medical Journal of Australia, 191(10), 530-534. Scopus61 WoS61 Europe PMC37
2009	Stead, K., Kumar, S., Schultz, T., Tiver, S., Pirone, C., Adams, R., & Wareham, C. (2009). Teams communicating through STEPPS. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(11 Supp), S128-S132. Scopus49 WoS51 Europe PMC17
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Ruffin, R., & Wilson, D. (2009). Inadequate health literacy is associated with increased asthma morbidity in a population sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 124(3), 601-603. DOI Scopus25 WoS25 Europe PMC16
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., Chittleborough, C., Gill, T., & Ruffin, R. (2009). Cholesterol-lowering therapy and the Australian Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme: a population study. Australian Health Review, 33(2), 325-333. DOI
2009	Adams, R., Howard, N., Tucker, G., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., Chittleborough, C., . . . Wilson, D. (2009). Effects of area deprivation on health risks and outcomes: a multilevel, cross-sectional, Australian population study. International Journal of Public Health, 54(3), 183-192. DOI Scopus45 WoS43 Europe PMC35
2009	Adams, R., Tucker, G., Price, K., Hill, C., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., . . . Ruffin, R. (2009). Self-reported adverse events in health care that cause harm: a population-based survey. Medical Journal of Australia, 190(9), 484-488. Scopus9 WoS7 Europe PMC4
2009	Adams, R., Stocks, N., Wilson, D., Hill, C., Gravier, S., Kickbusch, I., & Beilby, J. (2009). Health literacy: a new concept for general practice?. Australian Family Physician, 38(3), 144-147. Scopus58 WoS54 Europe PMC26
2009	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hill, C., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., Chittleborough, C., . . . Ruffin, R. (2009). Independent Association of HbA₁c and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in People Without Diabetes. Obesity, 17(3), 559-563. DOI Scopus30 WoS30 Europe PMC25
2009	Chittleborough, C., Burke, M., Taylor, A., Wilson, D., Phillips, P., Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (2009). Medicare-related service use and costs among people with diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes and respiratory conditions. Australian Health Review, 33(1), 107-116. DOI Scopus4 WoS5 Europe PMC4
2009	Appleton, S., Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2009). Cardiovascular disease risk associated with asthma and respiratory morbidity might be mediated by short-acting beta(2)-agonists. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 123(1), 124-130. DOI Scopus27 WoS24 Europe PMC16
2009	Hill, C., Gill, T., Appleton, S., Cleland, L., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2009). The use of fish oil in the community: results of a population-based study. Rheumatology, 48(4), 441-442. DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC3
2009	Grant, J., Taylor, A., Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Phillips, P., Adams, R., & Price, K. (2009). Cohort Profile: The North West Adelaide Health Study (NWAHS). International Journal of Epidemiology, 38(6), 1479-1486. DOI Scopus79 WoS78 Europe PMC63
2009	Shi, Z., Taylor, A., Gill, T., Grant, J., Adams, R., & Wilson, D. (2009). Body mass index threshold for obesity using self-reported data among Australian population (letter to the editor). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2 pages.
2008	Adams, R., Tucker, G., Hugo, G., Hill, C., & Wilson, D. (2008). Projected future trends of hospital service use for selected obesity-related conditions. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2(2), 133-141. DOI Scopus11 WoS11 Europe PMC7
2008	Appleton, S., Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2008). Asthma is associated with cardiovascular disease in a representative population sample. Obesity Research & Clinical Practice, 2(2), 91-99. DOI Scopus17 WoS16 Europe PMC8
2008	Wilson, D., Tucker, G., & Adams, R. (2008). Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia - In reply. Medical Journal of Australia, 188(4), 258-259. Scopus1 Europe PMC1
2008	Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Tucker, G., Ruffin, R., Taylor, A., & Adams, R. (2008). Sex differences in asthma morbidity associated with obesity in a representative population sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 121(5), 1285-1287. DOI Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC8
2007	Hill, C., Gill, T., Taylor, A., Daly, A., DalGrande, E., & Adams, R. (2007). Psychological factors and quality of life in arthritis: a population-based study. Clinical Rheumatology, 26(7), 1049-1054. DOI Scopus32 WoS26 Europe PMC19
2007	Wilson, D., Tucker, G., Frith, P., Appleton, S., Ruffin, R., & Adams, R. (2007). Trends in hospital admissions and mortality from asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Australia, 1993-2003. Medical Journal of Australia, 186(8), 408-411. Scopus30 WoS23 Europe PMC16
2006	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2006). Central obesity is associated with nonatopic but not atopic asthma in a representative population sample. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 118(6), 1284-1291. DOI Scopus92 WoS89 Europe PMC69
2006	Grant, J., Chittleborough, C., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Wilson, D., Phillips, P., . . . Ruffin, R. (2006). The north west Adelaide health study: detailed methods and baseline segmentation of a cohort for selected chronic diseases. Epidemiologic Perspectives and Innovations, 3(4), WWW1-WWW14. DOI Scopus113 Europe PMC74
2006	Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Gill, T., Chittleborough, C., Wilson, D., Adams, R., . . . Ruffin, R. (2006). How valid are self-reported height and weight? A comparison between CATI self-report and clinic measurements using a large cohort study. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 30(3), 238-246. DOI Scopus123 WoS120 Europe PMC85
2006	Roberts, G., & Adams, R. (2006). Impact of introducing anticoagulation-related prescribing guidelines in a hospital setting using academic detailing. Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management, 2(3), 309-316. DOI
2006	Lu, T., Pink, J., Whitten, L., Hill, C., Adams, R., & Gibb, C. (2006). A champion-driven pathway towards quality improvement in the medical management of osteoporotic fractures. Medical Journal of Australia, 185(6), 341-342. WoS1 Europe PMC2
2006	Sullivan, T., Jones, T., Poole, P., Pilotto, L., Adams, R., Lasserson, T., . . . Muhammad, J. (2006). Ipratropium bromide versus long-acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (3), 1-38. DOI Scopus36 Europe PMC8
2006	Wilson, D., Adams, R., Tucker, G., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2006). Trends in asthma prevalence and population changes in South Australia, 1990-2003. Medical Journal of Australia, 184(5), 226-229. Scopus39 WoS39 Europe PMC24
2006	Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Gill, T., Chittleborough, C., Wilson, D., Adams, R., . . . Ruffin, R. (2006). Do people with risky behaviours participate in biomedical cohort studies?. BMC Public Health, 6(11), WWW 1-WWW 8. DOI Scopus36 WoS32 Europe PMC28
2006	Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., Daly, A., Tursan d'Espaignet, E., DalGrande, E., & Ruffin, R. (2006). Coexistent chronic conditions and asthma quality of life - A population-based study. Chest, 129(2), 285-291. DOI Scopus61 WoS60 Europe PMC43
2006	Appleton, S., Jones, T., Poole, P., Pilotto, L., Adams, R., Lasserson, T., . . . Muhammad, J. (2006). Ipratropium bromide versus long-acting beta-2 agonists for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), 3(3), 50 pages. DOI Scopus38 WoS21 Europe PMC10
2005	Hordacre, A., Taylor, A., Pirone, C., & Adams, R. (2005). Assessing patient satisfaction: implications for South Australian public hospitals. Australian Health Review, 29(4), 439-446. DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC5
2005	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Chittleborough, C., . . . Ruffin, R. (2005). Population comparison of two clinical approaches to the metabolic syndrome : Implications of the new International Diabetes Federation consensus definition. Diabetes Care, 28(11), 2777-2779. DOI Scopus102 WoS90 Europe PMC62
2005	Adams, R., Rosier, M., Campbell, D., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Assessment of an asthma quality of life scale using item-response theory. Respirology, 10(5), 587-593. DOI Scopus9 Europe PMC9
2005	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Spirometric criteria for asthma: adding further evidence to the debate. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 116(5), 976-982. DOI Scopus23 WoS18 Europe PMC18
2005	Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Asthma can occur in the older person. Medicine Today, 6(1), 40-44. Scopus2
2005	Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2005). An algorithmic approach to diagnosing asthma in older patients in general practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 183(1), S38-S40.
2005	Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Undiagnosed asthma in older people: an underestimated problem. Medical Journal of Australia, 183(1), S20-S22.
2005	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Wilson, D., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Participatory decision making, asthma action plans, and use of asthma medication: A population survey. Journal of Asthma, 42(8), 673-678. DOI Scopus23 WoS17 Europe PMC13
2005	Wilson, D., Adams, R., Appleton, S., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Difficulties identifying and targeting COPD and population-attributable risk of smoking for COPD - A population study. Chest, 128(4), 2035-2042. DOI Scopus34 WoS28 Europe PMC22
2005	Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Undiagnosed asthma in older people: an underestimated problem.. The Medical journal of Australia, 183(1 Suppl), S20-S22. Scopus15 Europe PMC9
2005	Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2005). An algorithmic approach to diagnosing asthma in older patients in general practice.. The Medical journal of Australia, 183(1 Suppl), S38-S40.
2004	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Chittleborough, C., & Ruffin, R. (2004). The biomedically assessed cumulative burden of chronic disease risk factors on health-related quality of life in an urban population. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 15(1), 55-62. DOI
2004	Fuhlbrigge, A., Carey, V., Adams, R., Finkelstein, J., Lozano, P., Weiss, S., & Weiss, K. (2004). Evaluation of asthma prescription measures and health system performance based on emergency department utilization. Medical Care, 42(5), 465-471. DOI Scopus49 Europe PMC28
2004	Adams, R., Wilson, D., Taylor, A., Daly, A., d'Espaignet, E., DalGrande, E., & Ruffin, R. (2004). Psychological factors and asthma quality of life: a population based study. Thorax, 59(11), 930-935. DOI Scopus99 WoS85 Europe PMC61
2004	Adams, R., Wilson, D., Smith, B., & Ruffin, R. (2004). Impact of coping and socioeconomic factors on quality of life in adults with asthma. Respirology, 9(1), 87-95. DOI Scopus32 WoS26 Europe PMC22
2003	Runciman, W., Roughead, E., Semple, S., & Adams, R. (2003). Adverse drug events and medication errors in Australia. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 15(Supplement 1), i49-i59. DOI Scopus253 WoS159 Europe PMC124
2003	Wilson, D., Adams, R., Appleton, S., Hugo, G., Wilkinson, D., Hiller, J., . . . Ruffin, R. (2003). Prevalence of asthma and asthma action plans in South Australia: population surveys from 1990 to 2001. Medical Journal of Australia, 178(10), 483-485. Scopus37 WoS30 Europe PMC18
2003	Appleton, S., Adams, R., Porter, S., Peacock, M., & Ruffin, R. (2003). Sustained improvements in dyspnea and pulmonary function 3 to 5 years after lung volume reduction surgery. Chest, 123(6), 1838-1846. DOI Scopus27 WoS17 Europe PMC16
2003	Adams, R., Weiss, S., & Fuhlbrigge, A. (2003). How and by whom care is delivered influences anti-inflammatory use in asthma: Results of a national population survey. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 112(2), 445-450. DOI Scopus40 WoS37 Europe PMC24
2003	Adams, R., Wilson, D., Appleton, S., Taylor, A., DalGrande, E., Chittleborough, C., & Ruffin, R. (2003). Underdiagnosed asthma in South Australia. Thorax, 58(10), 846-850. DOI Scopus51 WoS46 Europe PMC30
2003	Fuhlbrigge, A., & Adams, R. (2003). The effect of treatment of allergic rhinitis on asthma morbidity including emergency department visits. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 3(1), 29-32. DOI Scopus32 Europe PMC17
2002	Fuhlbrigge, A., Adams, R., Guilbert, T., Grant, E., Lozano, P., Janson, S., . . . Weiss, S. (2002). The burden of asthma in the United States - level and distribution are dependent on interpretation of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program guidelines. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 166(8), 1044-1049. DOI Scopus245 WoS226 Europe PMC147
2002	Adams, R., Fuhlbrigge, A., Finkelstein, J., & Weiss, S. (2002). Intranasal steroids and the risk of emergency department visits for asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 109(4), 636-642. DOI Scopus192 WoS138 Europe PMC95
2002	Adams, R., Fuhlbrigge, A., Guilbert, T., Lozano, P., & Martinez, F. (2002). Inadequate use of asthma medication in the United States: Results of the asthma in America national population survey. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 110(1), 58-64. DOI WoS187 Europe PMC141
2001	Adams, R., Boath, K., Homan, S., Campbell, D., & Ruffin, R. (2001). A randomized trial of peak-flow and symptom-based action plans in adults with moderate-to-severe asthma. Respirology, 6(4), 297-304. DOI Scopus29 Europe PMC23
2001	Adams, R., Fuhlbrigge, A., Finkelstein, J., Lozano, P., Livingston, J., Weiss, K., & Weiss, S. (2001). Use of inhaled anti-inflammatory medication in children with asthma in managed care settings. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 155(4), 501-507. DOI Scopus53 Europe PMC33
2001	Adams, R., Fuhlbrigge, A., Finkelstein, J., Lozano, P., Livingston, J., Weiss, K., & Weiss, S. (2001). Impact of inhaled antiinflammatory therapy on hospitalization and emergency department visits for children with asthma. Pediatrics, 107(4), 706-711. DOI Scopus160 Europe PMC94
2001	Adams, R., Smith, B., & Ruffin, R. (2001). Patient preferences for autonomy in decision making in asthma management. Thorax, 56(2), 126-132. DOI Scopus69 WoS64 Europe PMC50
2001	Adams, R., Wakefield, M., Wilson, D., Parsons, J., Campbell, D., Smith, B., & Ruffin, R. (2001). Quality of life in asthma: A comparison of community and hospital asthma patients. Journal of Asthma, 38(3), 205-214. DOI Scopus28 WoS22 Europe PMC19
2001	Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Smith, B., Southcott, A., & Adams, R. (2001). Prevalence, morbidity and management of adult asthma in South Australia. Immunology and Cell Biology, 79(2), 191-194. DOI Scopus13 WoS11 Europe PMC8
2001	Adams, R., Smith, B., & Ruffin, R. (2001). Impact of the physician's participatory style in asthma outcomes and patient satisfaction. Annals of Allergy Asthma & Immunology, 86(3), 263-271. DOI Scopus81 WoS75 Europe PMC57
2001	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Southcott, A., & Ruffin, R. (2001). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.. Cochrane database of systematic reviews (Online), (3), CD000994. DOI Scopus37 Europe PMC7
2000	Adams, R., Smith, B., & Ruffin, R. (2000). Factors associated with hospital admissions and repeat emergency department visits for adults with asthma. Thorax, 55(7), 566-573. DOI Scopus179 WoS158 Europe PMC118
2000	Adams, R., Ruffin, R., & Smith, B. (2000). Validity of a modified version of the Marks Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire. Journal of Asthma, 37(2), 131-143. DOI Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC14
2000	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Southcott, A., & Ruffin, R. (2000). Home care by outreach nursing for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, (2), 1-19. DOI Scopus52
1999	Smith, B., Appleton, S., Bennett, P., Roberts, G., Del Fante, P., Adams, R., . . . Ruffin, R. (1999). The effect of a respiratory home nurse intervention in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 29(5), 718-725. DOI Scopus41 WoS33 Europe PMC24
1999	Ruffin, R., Wilson, D., Southcott, A., Smith, B., & Adams, R. (1999). A South Australian population survey of the ownership of asthma action plans. Medical Journal of Australia, 171(7), 348-351. DOI Scopus25 WoS19 Europe PMC11
1997	Adams, R., Ruffin, R., & Campbell, D. (1997). The value of the lipid-laden macrophage index in the assessment of aspiration pneumonia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 27(5), 550-553. DOI Scopus28 Europe PMC21
1997	Adams, R., Ruffin, R., Wakefield, M., Campbell, D., & Smith, B. (1997). Asthma prevalence, morbidity and management practices in South Australia, 1992-1995.. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine, 27(6), 672-679. DOI Scopus32 Europe PMC13
1996	Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (1996). Treating an Acute Asthma Attack. Current Therapeutics, 37, 67-71.
1996	Adams, R., & Ruffin, R. (1996). Options in asthma management. Australian Family Physician, 25(3), 309-315. Scopus2

Book Chapters

Year	Citation
2005	Adams, R., Wilson, D., & Ruffin, R. (2005). Symptoms: monitoring, perceptions ..... In Monitoring Asthma (Lung Biology in Health and Disease) (pp. 1-18). Boca Raton, USA: Taylor & Francis.
1999	Adams, R., Ruffin, R., & Campbell, D. (1999). Psychosocial factors in severe asthma. In Difficult asthma (pp. 413-443). Martin Dunitz.

Conference Papers

Year	Citation
2018	Bunjo, L., Reynolds, A., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Ferguson, S., & Adams, R. (2018). Does sleep moderate the relationship between work-life balance and depression differentially in men and women? Findings from the North West Adelaide Health Study. In JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH Vol. 27 (pp. 1 page). Basel, SWITZERLAND: WILEY.
2016	Myles, H., Antic, N. A., Adams, R., Chandratilleke, M., Liu, D., Myles, N., . . . Galletly, C. (2016). CLOZAPINE: THE DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD - A WORKSHOP ON THE QUALITY AND SAFE USE OF CLOZAPINE. In AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY Vol. 50 (pp. 17). SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD.
2015	Appleton, S. L., Vakulin, A., Taylor, A., martin, S., Catcheside, P., Antic, N., . . . Adams, R. J. (2015). Excessive Daytime Sleepiness, Undiagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Comorbidities In A Population Cohort Of Men.. In Sleep Vol. 38. Seattle, Washington State, USA: American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
2012	Hill, C., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Black, J., Rudd, R., & Adams, R. (2012). Role of health literacy in population estimates of musculoskeletal disorders. In Abstracts of the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals, Annual Scientific Meeting, as published in Arthritis and Rheumatism Vol. 64 (pp. S25). Washington, DC: Wiley. DOI
2010	Tavella, R., Cutri, N., Adams, R., & Beltrame, J. (2010). Health status of stable patients with obstructive or non-obstructive coronary artery disease compared with healthy controls. In Proceedings of the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand and the International Society for Heart Research Australasian Section Annual Scientific Meeting Vol. 19 (pp. 27). DOI
2010	Adams, R. (2010). Burden of illness from chronic cough in Australia. In Proceeding of TSANZ ASM (pp. 0 pages).
2010	Adams, R. (2010). Health literacy. In Proceedings of APCC COPD and CDPSAM Wave Learning Workshop 3 (pp. 0 pages).
2005	Clark, S., Pradhan, M., Adams, R., Faunt, J., Hill, A., & Guterres, A. (2005). Opportunities to reduce delay to antibiotic in community acquired pneumonia: early diagnosis modelling and simulation. In HIC 2005 and HINZ 2005: Proceedings (pp. 220-227). Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Health Informatics Society of Australia.
2003	Clark, S., Pradhan, M., Adams, R., Faunt, J., & Hill, A. (2003). Workflow assessment. In HIC 2003 RACGP12CC [combined conference]: Proceedings (pp. 149-158). Brunswick East, Victoria: Health Informatics Society of Australia, Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.

Conference Items

Year	Citation
2019	Bean, C. G., Kosmadopoulos, A., Hutchinson, A., Matthews, R., Sargent, C., Stengård, J., . . . Adams, R. (2019). Short sleep, psychosocial work stressors, and measures of obesity: results from an Australian cohort study. Poster session presented at the meeting of 24th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time. Idaho, USA.
2018	Galletly, C., Myles, H., Vincent, A., Myles, N., Adams, R., Chandratilleke, M., . . . Wittert, G. (2018). OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNOEA IS COMMON IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND RESPONDS WELL TO TREATMENT - A NOVEL AND PRACTICAL MEANS TO IMPROVE COGNITION AND METABOLIC HEALTH?. Poster session presented at the meeting of SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN. Florence, ITALY: OXFORD UNIV PRESS.
2018	Appleton, S., Eckert, D., Vakulin, A., Catcheside, P., McEvoy, D., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2018). Association of the arousal threshold with inflammation and sleepiness in men with obstructive sleep apnea. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts as published in: Sleep. Baltimore, MD: Oxford University Press. DOI
2018	Thompson, M., Theou, O., Adams, R., Tucker, G., & Visvanathan, R. (2018). Frailty state transitions and associated factors in South Australian older adults. Poster session presented at the meeting of Geriatrics and Gerontology International. Japan: WILEY. DOI Scopus5 WoS3
2017	Woo, T., Yu, S., Adams, R., & Visvanathan, R. (2017). The association between sarcopenia and quality of life is different in community dwelling older australian men and women. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING. WILEY.
2017	Gyawali, P., Martin, S. A., Heilbronn, L. K., Taylor, A. W., Adams, R. J., O Loughlin, P. D., & Wittert, G. A. (2017). Cross-sectional and longitudinal determinants of serum sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) in community-dwelling men: the Men Androgen Inflammation Lifestyle Environment and Stress (MAILES) study. Poster session presented at the meeting of CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA: WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2016	Lang, C. J., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Wittert, G., Martin, S., . . . Adams, R. (2016). Psychological and quality of life factors in men with comorbid Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and insomnia (Ins): a population study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Journal of Sleep Research. Adelaide, Australia: Wiley. WoS1
2016	Martin, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Taylor, A., Catcheside, P., Vakulin, A., . . . Wittert, G. (2016). Nocturia, other lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), and sleep dysfunction in a community-dwelling cohort of middle-aged to elderly men. Poster session presented at the meeting of Oral Abstract of the 69th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological-Society-of-Australia-and-New Zealand, as published in BJU International Volume 117, Supplement 3. Gold Coast, AUSTRALIA: Wiley. DOI
2015	Chai-Coetzer, C., Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., Martin, S., Grant, J., . . . McEvoy, R. (2015). Comparison of the Osa50, stop and stop-bang questionnaires for identification of obstructive sleep apnea in a male population cohort. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2015 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society (ATS), as published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Denver, CO: American Thoracic Society. WoS2
2015	Paquet, C., Howard, N., Coffee, N., Hugo, G., Taylor, A., Adams, R., & Daniel, M. (2015). Neighbourhood environment and depressive symptoms: mediating role of stress and sense of community. Poster session presented at the meeting of as published in Annals of Behavioral Medicine. San Antonio, Texas: Springer.
2014	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vincent, A., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Antic, N., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Identification of clinical phenotypes In Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) using cluster analysis: a population study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2014 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, as published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. San Diego, CA: American Thoracic Society.
2014	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vakulin, A., McEvoy, D., Antic, N., Catcheside, P., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Obstructive sleep apnea is associated with incident pre-diabetes in a population cohort of men. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2014 International Conference of the American Thoracic Society, as published in American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. San Diego, CA: American Thoracic Society.
2014	Yu, S., Appleton, S., Adams, R., Chapman, I., Wittert, G., Visvanathan, T., & Visvanathan, R. (2014). The impact of low muscle mass definition on the prevalence of sarcopenia in older Australians. Poster session presented at the meeting of AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL ON AGEING. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2014	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Vincent, A., Vakulin, A., Antic, N., Mcevoy, D., . . . Wittert, G. (2014). Identification of clinical phenotypes In Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) using cluster analysis: a population study. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstract of the 2014 Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand Annual Scientific Meeting, as published in Respirology. Adelaide, SA: Wiley. DOI
2012	Adams, R., Appleton, S., Gill, T., Hill, C., & Visvanathan, R. (2012). ASTHMA CONTROL IS ASSOCIATED WITH BLOOD GRANULOCYTE PATTERNS IN A POPULATION COHORT SAMPLE. Poster session presented at the meeting of RESPIROLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2012	Appleton, S., Gill, T., Hill, C., Visvanathan, R., & Adams, R. (2012). ASTHMA AND WHEEZE ARE ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED VITAMIN D LEVELS IN A POPULATION COHORT. Poster session presented at the meeting of RESPIROLOGY. WILEY-BLACKWELL.
2000	Adams, R., Smith, B., & Ruffin, R. (2000). Coping styles & financial status are significantly associated with quality of life (HRQL) in moderate-to-severe asthma. Poster session presented at the meeting of Abstracts of the 2000 American Thoracic Society International Conference. Toronto, Canada: American Thoracic Society.

Research Funding (since appointment 2001)

NHMRC/ARC

2010

Effect of sex steroids, inflammation, environmental and biopsychosocial factors on cardiometabolic disease risk in men. NHMRC Project Grant 627227

(Investigators: Wittert G, Wilson D, Travision T, Adams R, Taylor A, McKinlay J, Jenkins A, Milne R, Hugo G, Atlantic E).

$1.7 million

2010

Linking Place to Metabolic Syndrome via Behavioural and Psychosocial Antecedents: Levers for Public Health Intervention. NHMRC Project Grant 631917

(Investigators: Daniel M, Hugo G, Paquet C, Taylor A, Cargo M, Adams R).

$545,000

2010

Linking Place to Metabolic Syndrome via Behavioural and Psychosocial Antecedents: Levers for Public Health Intervention. NHMRC Partnership Grant 570150

(Investigators: Daniel M, Hugo G, Paquet C, Taylor A, Cargo M, Adams R).

$325,000

2009

Australia's Baby Boomer Generation, Obesity and Work - Patterns, Causes and Implications. ARC Linkage Grant LP0990065

(Investigators: GJ Hugo, GA Wittert, RJ Adams, L Cobiac, M Daniel, CC Findlay, AW Taylor, DH Wilson, HR Winefield, AL Woollacott, R Ruffin).

$1,357 million

2006

Establishing the safety and effectiveness of a diagnostic therapeutic trial for asthma in community elderly. NHMRC Project Grant, No 339124

(Investigators- R. Adams, D. Wilson, R. Visvanathan, J. Beltrame).

$395,500

2006

Spirometry in asthma management in children and adults in general practice.

NHMRC Project Grant, No 349573

(Investigators- A. Crockett, J. Beilby, P. Mudge, P. Ryan, R. Adams, R. Staugas, N. Stocks).

$545,637

2004

Obesity, Health, Social Disadvantage and Environment in Australia: Relationships and Policy Implications. Australian Research Council Linkage Grant LP0455737,

(Investigators - G. Hugo, R. Ruffin, G. Wittert, R. Adams, A. Taylor).

$1,400,000

2003

Enhancing the management of people living with chronic conditions: understanding the social space that is ‘the consultation’. ARC Discovery Projects, DP0452805,

(Investigators- J. Cheek, K. Price, R. Adams, D. Wilson).

$197,000

Other competitive grants

2015	A survey of sleep health in Australia. Sleep Health Foundation, (Investigators: R Adams, A Taylor, D McEvoy, N Antic, T Gill)	$20,000
2015	Obstructive sleep apnea-related autonomic disturbance. ResMed Foundation, (Investigators: R Adams, D McEvoy, G Wittert, N Antic, A Vakulin, A D’Rozario)	$65,000
2015	The Promulgation of Operational Research, Systems Thinking and Design Thinking within the Australian Health Care Sector. Premier’s International Research Fund (Investigators: M Mackay, R Adams, N Bean)	$400,000
2014	Partners in Recovery - Pilot Project of Consumer centred care; developing an electronic communication, care and evaluation platform for Partners in Recovery. (Investigators: R Adams, G Jones).	$100,000
2012	The Mental Health Observatory, Country Health SA	$70,000
2011	Investigating sleep apnea in a community-based sample of men. ResMed Foundation, (Investigators: R Adams, D McEvoy, G Wittert).	$50,000
2010	“Asthma app”, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation Small Grants (Investigators: S Appleton, R Adams)
2009	The Health Observatory. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital Research Foundation Program Grant. 2009-2013 (Investigators: Adams R, Wilson D, Hill C, Visvanathan R, Ruffin R, Wittert G).	$1.25 million
2007	Proposal to develop, implement & evaluate TeamSTEPPS Teamwork Training System. Australian Commission for Safety and Quality in Healthcare / Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Aging. RFT 376/0607, (Investigators: R. Adams, C. Pirone, K. Stead, R.Webb).	$298,154
2005	Pilot Study Of Materials For The Diagnosis Of Asthma In Older People In General Practice. Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Aging, (Investigators- R. Ruffin, R. Adams, D. Wilson, J. Beilby, J. Cheek).	$134,000
2004	Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices Integration of Evidence in SA (PUPPIES) Collaborative. SA Safety & Quality Council	$164,000 (Project Sponsor).
2004	Communication and Teamwork in Healthcare Training Workshops, SA Safety & Quality Council, (Co-investigators- Paddy Phillips, R. Adams).	$25,000
2003	North Western Adelaide Health Study, Dept. Human Services, SA, Health Services Research Improvement Projects (HSRIP) (Investigators- R. Ruffin, D. Wilson, A. Taylor, R. Adams, P. Phillips, J. Cheek).	$268,000
2003	A tender for the development of an algorithm for the diagnosis of asthma in the older person. Commonwealth Dept. of Health & Aging, (Investigators- R. Ruffin, D. Wilson, R. Adams, J. Beilby, J. Cheek).	$146,000
2003	Understanding consumer experience of adverse events- a qualitative study, SA Safety & Quality Council (Investigators- R. Adams, J. Cheek, K. Price).	$36,218
2003	Proactive Risk Management and Computer-Facilitated Academic Detailing by Pharmacists. Medication Safety Awards Innovation Program, Australian Council for Safety & Quality in Health Care, (Investigators- S. Shakib, J.Faunt, M. Pradhan, R. Adams).	$98,000
2003	Encouraging all surgical patients to self-report post-operative complications, Safety Innovations in Practice (SIIP) Mark II Program, Australian Council for Safety & Quality in Healthcare (Investigators- R. Adams, G. Maddern, A. Roex, B. Smith, S. Rowe).	$49,500
2002	Safe use of anticoagulants in South Australian hospitals, SA Safety & Quality Council,	$268,000
2002	Evaluation of an Incident Reporting Intervention to Improve Hospital Systems (IRIS), SA Safety & Quality Council, (Investigators- B. Smith, G. Maddern, W. Runciman, R. Adams).	$402,000
2001	North Western Adelaide Health Study, Dept. Human Services, SA, (Investigators- R. Ruffin, D. Wilson, A. Taylor, P.Phillips, R. Adams, J. Cheek).	$254,040

Professional Teaching

2008	Master Trainer, TeamStepps ™, Teamwork and Communication Training Program, SA Health
2005 - 2006	Teaching Faculty & Planning Group, Talking Heads Communication Training Workshops for Senior Clinicians, SA Dept. of Health/SA Safety & Quality Council
2003 - 2011	Teaching Faculty & Planning Group, Root Cause Analysis/Patient Safety Training Workshops, Dept. of Health

Conference Organisation

April 2003

Convener, Scientific Program Committee, Annual Scientific Meeting 2003,

Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand

July 2005

Scientific Program Committee, 3^rd Australasian Quality in Health Care Conference.

Current Teaching:

Lectures

Clinical

Examiner

Post-graduate
Royal Australasian College of Physicians Fellowship Clinical Vivas

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2019	Co-Supervisor	Risk factors of musculesceletal pain	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Claudia Kurkammz
2018	Principal Supervisor	Outcomes of Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation in Australia: A Population Study	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Miss Linh Thi Hai Ngo
2014	Co-Supervisor	Sleep Disorders and Schizophrenia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Dr Hannah Dawn Myles

Past Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2015 - 2018	Co-Supervisor	Diet and Epidemiology of Non-communicable Chronic Diseases: focusing on dietary and nutrient patterns and bone fragility in adults	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Yohannes Adama Melaku
2012 - 2019	Principal Supervisor	An Exploratory Investigation of the Oral Health of Hospitalised Older People	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mrs Clare McNally
2008 - 2017	Principal Supervisor	Overcoming the Scoring Problem with SF-36 Component Summary Scores - A Method that Works	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Mr Graeme Tucker
2007 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Intertemporal Discounting as a Risk Factor for Obesity: An Economic Approach	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Dr Mark Dodd
2007 - 2014	Principal Supervisor	Sarcopenia in Older People	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	APrf Solomon Yu
2005 - 2006	Co-Supervisor	Representative Population Health Surveys: Improving Public Health Through Rigour, Diversity of Methods and Collaboration	Doctor of Philosophy	Higher Doctorate	Part Time	Prof Anne Taylor
2005 - 2011	Co-Supervisor	Clinical Studies of Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes in the Absence of Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Dr Natalie Cutri
2005 - 2010	Principal Supervisor	An Epidemiological Investigation of the Role of Phenotype in the Association of Obesity and Asthma	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Dr Sarah Louise Appleton
2001 - 2009	Co-Supervisor	Decision Support Systems for the Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Part Time	Dr Scott Clark

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Board Memberships

Date Role Board name Institution name Country
2005 - ongoing Board Member Year 4/5 Board of Examiners — —

Date	Role	Board name	Institution name	Country
2005 - ongoing	Board Member	Year 4/5 Board of Examiners	—	—

Committee Memberships

Date	Role	Committee	Institution	Country
2015 - ongoing	Member	Bachelor of Health Sciences Redevelopment, Chair Health Services Working Group	—	—
2015 - ongoing	Member	South Australian Advanced Health Research and Translation Centre, Translational Methods Sub-committee	—	Australia
2013 - ongoing	Member	Written Examinations Committee, MBBS	—	—
2012 - ongoing	Member	NHMRC, Career Development Fellowship Selection Panel, (Public Health)	—	—
2011 - ongoing	Chair	NHMRC Career Development Fellowship Selection Panel (Clinical)	—	—
2011 - ongoing	Council	Australian Patient Safety Foundation	—	—
2010 - 2012	Member	Glaxo Smith Kline, Asthma Management Expert Advisory Panel	—	—
2009 - 2012	Member	Docemus Committee, Division of Medicine	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—
2009 - ongoing	Chair	The Health Observatory Management Committee	—	—
2009 - ongoing	Member	Policy Reference Group, Advancing Health Literacy through Primary Health Care System Project	University of Queensland	—
2009 - ongoing	Member	SA Health Clinical Handover Advisory Group	—	—
2009 - ongoing	Member	TeamSTEPPS(TM) Master Training Faculty, SA Health	—	—
2008 - 2009	Member	Glaxo Smith Kline, Australian Avamys Expert Advisory Panel	—	—
2007 - 2012	Chair	South Australian Health Literacy Alliance	—	—
2007 - ongoing	Member	Faculty of Health Sciences Research Committee	—	—
2007 - 2008	Chair	Steering Committee, Team STEPPS Project, SA Dept. of Health	—	Australia
2006 - ongoing	Member	Year 4/5 Course Committee (MBBS)	—	—
2006 - ongoing	Member	Primary Care Respiratory Research Unit Advisory Committee	—	—
2005 - ongoing	Chair	Year 4 Convener Final Examination	—	—
2005 - ongoing	Member	Medical Course (MBBS) Assessment Committee	—	—
2005 - 2007	Member	Significant Event Review Committee	Children Youth & Women’s Health Service	—
2005 - 2007	Member	Glaxo Smith Kline, Australian Asthma Exacerbation Expert Advisory Panel.	—	—
2005 - 2007	Member	Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand/ Royal Australasian College of Physicians Working Group for Rational Clinical Examination of the Respiratory System	—	—
2005 - 2007	Member	Royal Australasian College of Physicians Clinical Indicators Project Working Group	—	—
2005 - ongoing	Member	Basil Hetzel Institute Research Policy Committee	—	—
2004 - 2011	Member	Safety & Quality Council	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—
2004 - ongoing	Member	Oral Assessor, Entry to Medical Course Assessments	—	—
2004 - 2005	Member	National Asthma Council Asthma Management Handbook 2005 Working Group	—	—
2004 - 2005	Advisory Board Member	Pressure Ulcer Prevention Practices Integration of Evidence in SA (PUPPIES) Collaborative	SA Safety & Quality Council	—
2004 - 2005	Member	Clinical Services Sub-committee (Expert Cancer Advisory Sub-committee 2).	SA Department of Health & Cancer Council of South Australia.	—
2004 - 2005	Member	Executive Committee	Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand (SA branch)	—
2003 - ongoing	Member	Australian Resource Centre for Hospital Innovations (ARCHI) Clinician’s Advisory Committee (SA branch)	—	—
2003 - 2008	Member	The Health Observatory Steering Committee	—	—
2003 - 2005	Member	Planning Group and Expert Advisory Panel, National Medication Safety Breakthrough Collaborative	Australian Council for Safety & Quality	—
2003 - ongoing	Member	Mortality Review Committee	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—
2003 - 2004	Member	Clinical Governance Committee	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—
2003 - 2004	Member	South Australian Health Omnibus Study Advisory Committee	SA Dept. of Health	—
2003 - 2004	Member	Hospital Home Pathways Management Committee	Western Domiciliary Care & The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—
2002 - 2004	Member	Incident Reporting Improvement Project Committee	SA Safety & Quality Council	—
2002 - 2004	Member	Informed Decision-Making Curriculum Ad-hoc Committee	—	—
2002 - 2004	Chair	Reportable Adverse Events Working Group	SA Dept. Human Services	—
2002 - 2004	Member	Quality in Clinical Care Group	The Queen Elizabeth Hospital	—
2002 - 2003	Member	Falls Prevention Working Group	SA Dept. Human Services	—
2002 - ongoing	Member	North West Adelaide Health Study Management Committee	—	—
2001 - 2012	Member	SERCIS Statewide Patient Satisfaction Survey Advisory Group, SA Health	—	—
2001 - 2005	Chair	Metropolitan Clinical Sub-committee, SA Safety & Quality Council	SA Safety & Quality Council	—
2001 - 2004	Member	Year 4 Examination Committee	—	—
2001 - 2003	Member	Enterprise Wide Steering Committee for OACIS/Care Connect Project	SA Dept. of Human Services	—
2001 - 2002	Member	Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee	Asthma SA	—
2000 - 2006	Member	South Australian Hospitals Quality and Safety Council	SA Dept. of Health	—
2000 - 2002	Member	Clinical Years Curriculum Management Committee	—	—

Position: Professor of Medicine
Phone: 82227413
Email: robert.adams@adelaide.edu.au
Fax: 8222 6042
Campus: North Terrace
Building: QEH - Main - Queen Elizabeth Hospital, floor 5
Room: 5 B
Org Unit: Medicine

Professor Robert Adams

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