Shannen van der Kruk

Research Interests

Epidemiology Public Health and Health Services

Ms Shannen van der Kruk

Research Associate

School of Allied Health and Human Performance

College of Health

Ms Shannen van der Kruk is a health researcher with a broad interest in improving the health and well-being of people in the community and contributing to the greater wellbeing of society. The main project she's currently working on is a five-year Statewide project funded by The Hospital Research Foundation Group - Palliative Care. This program is aimed at improving access to and delivery of palliative care services for under-served populations. For more information on this project, please visit: https://health.adelaide.edu.au/public-health-and-palliative-care/
 
Other research topics Shannen has been involved in, include the health and mental health of (fire/flood-affected) farmers, the development, delivery and evaluation of web- and telephone-based support interventions for rural people, and the education of (cancer) patients through the use of virtual reality.

Language Competency
Dutch; Flemish Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

Date Institution name Country Title
Maastricht University Netherlands Bachelor of Science (Health Sciences)
Maastricht University Netherlands Research Master in Health Sciences

Year Citation
2024 van der Kruk, S. R., & Gunn, K. M. (2024). 'It sort of broke me': A thematic analysis of the psychological experiences and coping strategies employed by Australian fire-affected farmers. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 32(2), 299-310.
DOI Scopus3 WoS2
2023 van der Kruk, S., Harrison, N. J., Bartram, A., Newton, S., Miller, C., Room, R., . . . Bowden, J. (2023). Prevalence of parental supply of alcohol to minors: a systematic review (vol 38, daad111, 2023). HEALTH PROMOTION INTERNATIONAL, 38(6), 1 page.
DOI
2023 van der Kruk, S. R., Gunn, K. M., MacDougall, H., Milne, D., Smith, K., & Zielinski, R. (2023). Feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of virtual reality as a patient education tool for people with cancer undergoing immunotherapy: a protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study in a regional setting. BMJ open, 13(6), 1-11.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2023 Dadich, A., van der Kruk, S., Cornell, V., Nobes, K., Gunn, K., Eliott, J., & Laurence, C. (2023). Models of palliative care for under-served populations in high-income countries: a scoping review protocol. . JBI evidence synthesis, 22(1), 132-143.
DOI Scopus1 WoS1
2023 van der Kruk, S., Harrison, N. J., Bartram, A., Newton, S., Miller, C., Room, R., . . . Bowden, J. (2023). Prevalence of parental supply of alcohol to minors: a systematic review. Health Promotion International, 38(5), 1-25.
DOI Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC6
2022 van der Kruk, S. R., Butow, P., Mesters, I., Boyle, T., Olver, I., White, K., . . . Clinical Oncological Society of Australia. (2022). Psychosocial well-being and supportive care needs of cancer patients and survivors living in rural or regional areas: a systematic review from 2010 to 2021.. Support Care Cancer, 30(2), 1021-1064.
DOI Scopus62 WoS60 Europe PMC47
2022 Skaczkowski, G., van der Kruk, S., Loxton, S., Hughes-Barton, D., Howell, C., Turnbull, D., . . . Gunn, K. (2022). Web-Based Interventions to Help Australian Adults Address Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, and General Mental Well-being: Scoping Review.. JMIR Ment Health, 9(2), 1-33.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC4
2022 van der Kruk, S. R., Zielinski, R., MacDougall, H., Hughes Barton, D., & Gunn, K. M. (2022). Virtual reality as a patient education tool in healthcare: a scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(7), 1928-1942.
DOI Scopus116 WoS93 Europe PMC62
2021 Skaczkowski, G., van der Kruk, S., Loxton, S., Hughes-Barton, D., Howell, C., Turnbull, D., . . . Gunn, K. (2021). Web-Based Interventions to Help Australian Adults Address Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, and General Mental Well-being: Scoping Review (Preprint).
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2021 van der Kruk, S. R., Gunn, K. M., Mesters, I., Lynch, B. M., Vallance, J. K., & Boyle, T. (2021). Associations between baseline demographic, clinical and lifestyle factors, and changes in fatigue, depression, and health-related quality of life in long-term cancer survivors: a cohort study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29(8), 4711-4722.
DOI Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC3

Year Citation
2022 van der Kruk, S. R., Harrison, N. J., Bartram, A., Newton, S., Miller, C., Bowshall, M., . . . Bowden, J. (2022). Prevalence of parental supply of alcohol to children and adolescents: A systematic review of international studies. In DRUG AND ALCOHOL REVIEW Vol. 41 (pp. S141). WILEY.

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