By Professor Brian Michael Draper

Journal articles

Andriessen K; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Draper B; Dudley M; Mitchell PB, 2021, 'New adolescent grief scales open new research possibilities: A commentary', Death Studies, 45, pp. 838 - 839, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2019.1691362

Mitchell R; Draper B; Close J; Harvey L; Brodaty H; Do V; Driscoll T; Braithwaite J, 2020, 'Trajectories of Hospital Readmission After A Fall Injury for Older Adults Living in Aged Care or The Community', International Journal for Population Data Science, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.23889/ijpds.v5i5.1476

Grainger SA; Crawford JD; Kochan NA; Mather KA; Chander RJ; Draper B; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS; Henry JD, 2020, 'An investigation into early-life stress and cognitive function in older age', International Psychogeriatrics, 32, pp. 1325 - 1329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610219001583

Samaras K; Makkar S; Crawford JD; Kochan NA; Wen W; Draper B; Trollor JN; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'Metformin use is associated with slowed cognitive decline and reduced incident dementia in older adults with type 2 diabetes: The Sydney memory and ageing study', Diabetes Care, 43, pp. 2691 - 2701, http://dx.doi.org/10.2337/dc20-0892

Wand APF; Zhong BL; Chiu HFK; Draper B; De Leo D, 2020, 'COVID-19: The implications for suicide in older adults', International Psychogeriatrics, 32, pp. 1225 - 1230, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220000770

Altendorf A; Draper B; Wijeratne C; Schreiber J; Kanareck D, 2020, 'Neglect of older people: Touching on forensic and pathophysiological aspects', Gerontologist, 60, pp. E449 - E465, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnz084

Wand APF; Pourmand D; Draper B, 2020, 'Using interpreters with culturally and linguistically diverse older adults: What do we need to know?', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 39, pp. 175 - 177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12751

Campbell G; Darke S; Degenhardt L; Townsend H; Carter G; Draper B; Farrell M; Duflou J; Lappin J, 2020, 'Prevalence and Characteristics Associated with Chronic Noncancer Pain in Suicide Decedents: A National Study', Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 50, pp. 778 - 791, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12627

Numbers K; Crawford JD; Kochan NA; Draper B; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H, 2020, 'Participant and informant memory-specific cognitive complaints predict future decline and incident dementia: Findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', PLOS ONE, 15, pp. e0232961 - e0232961, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232961

Shand F; Torok M; Cockayne N; Batterham PJ; Calear AL; MacKinnon A; Martin D; Zbukvic I; Mok K; Chen N; McGillivray L; Phillips M; Cutler H; Draper B; Sara G; Christensen H, 2020, 'Protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial of the LifeSpan suicide prevention trial in four communities in New South Wales, Australia', Trials, 21, pp. 332, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13063-020-04262-w

Draper B, 2020, 'Psychological impact of lifetime trauma in older adults', International Psychogeriatrics, 32, pp. 431 - 434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610220000010

Mitchell R; Draper B; Brodaty H; Close J; Ting HP; Lystad R; Harris I; Harvey L; Sherrington C; Cameron ID; Braithwaite J, 2020, 'An 11-year review of hip fracture hospitalisations, health outcomes, and predictors of access to in-hospital rehabilitation for adults ≥ 65 years living with and without dementia: a population-based cohort study', Osteoporosis International, 31, pp. 465 - 474, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-019-05260-8

Harrison F; Cations M; Jessop T; Aerts L; Chenoweth L; Shell A; Sachdev P; Hilmer S; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2020, 'Prolonged use of antipsychotic medications in long-term aged care in Australia: a snapshot from the HALT project', International Psychogeriatrics, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1041610219002011

Cations M; Withall A; Low LF; Radford K; Trollor J; Brodaty H; Sachdev P; Gonski P; Broe GA; Cumming RG; Draper B, 2020, 'Clustering and Additive Effects of Nongenetic Risk Factors in Non-Autosomal-Dominant Degenerative and Vascular Young Onset Dementia', Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders, 34, pp. 128 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WAD.0000000000000358

Derrig H; Lavrencic LM; Broe GA; Draper B; Cumming RG; Garvey G; Hill TY; Daylight G; Chalkley S; Mack H; Lasschuit D; Delbaere K; Radford K, 2020, 'Mild cognitive impairment in Aboriginal Australians', Alzheimer S and Dementia Translational Research and Clinical Interventions, 6, pp. e12054, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/trc2.12054

Mitchell R; Harvey L; Toson B; Draper B; Brodaty H; Close J, 2020, 'The association of select medical conditions with road transport and other hospitalised injury among older adults', Journal of Road Safety, 31, pp. 20 - 29, http://dx.doi.org/10.33492/JRS-D-19-00131

Wand APF; Pourmand D; Draper B, 2020, 'Working with interpreters in the psychiatric assessment of older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds', International Psychogeriatrics, 32, pp. 11 - 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610219000280

Croot K; Allison KC; Sachdev PS; Brodaty H; Crawford JD; Lam BCP; Lee T; Henry JD; Draper B; Close J; Ong MY; Rossie M; Kochan NA, 2020, 'Development of the Computer and Technology Attitude Questionnaire (CaTAQ) to inform performance on computerised cognitive testing in older adults in the CogSCAN Study', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.045676

Giebel C; Cations M; Draper B; Komuravelli A, 2020, 'Ethnic disparities in the uptake of anti‐dementia medication in young and late onset dementia', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.036176

Rossie M; Croot K; Allison KC; Brodaty H; Crawford JD; Lee T; Henry JD; Draper B; Close J; Ong MY; Lam BCP; Sachdev PS; Kochan NA, 2020, 'Predictors of acceptability and emotional response to computerized neuropsychological assessments in older adults: The CogSCAN Study', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.044730

Lam BCP; Crawford JD; Lipnicki DM; Numbers KT; Kochan NA; Draper B; Trollor JN; Brodaty H; Sachdev PS, 2020, 'The latent construct of dementia phenotype: Validation and longitudinal examination in the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study', Alzheimer's & Dementia, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/alz.040876

Mitchell R; Draper B; Harvey L; Brodaty H; Close J, 2019, '56 Examining Fall-Related HIP Fractures in Long-Term Residential Aged Care and the Community: Trends, Health Outcomes and Treatment Costs', Age and Ageing, 48, pp. iv13 - iv17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afz164.56

O'Brien MDC; Wand APF; Draper B, 2019, 'The use of opioids for chronic non-cancer pain in older Australians', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 38, pp. 224 - 227, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12645

Wand APF; Draper B; Brodaty H; Peisah C, 2019, 'Self-harm in the very old one year later: Has anything changed?', International Psychogeriatrics, 31, pp. 1559 - 1568, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610219000632

Mitchell R; Draper B; Close J; Harvey L; Brodaty H; Do V; Driscoll TR; Braithwaite J, 2019, 'Future hospital service utilisation in older adults living in long-term residential aged care or the community hospitalised with a fall-related injury', Osteoporosis International, 30, pp. 1995 - 2008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-019-05096-2

Kwan E; Draper B; Harvey SB; Endre ZH; Brown MA, 2019, 'Prevalence, detection and associations of depression in Australian dialysis patients', Australasian Psychiatry, 27, pp. 444 - 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1039856219859281

Wuthrich VM; Rapee RM; Draper B; Brodaty H; Low LF; Naismith SL, 2019, 'Reducing risk factors for cognitive decline through psychological interventions: A pilot randomized controlled trial', International Psychogeriatrics, 31, pp. 1015 - 1025, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1041610218001485

Wand APF; Peisah C; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2019, 'Carer insights into self-harm in the very old: A qualitative study', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 34, pp. 594 - 600, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/gps.5057

Moyle W; Jones C; Murfield J; Thalib L; Beattie E; Shum D; Draper B, 2019, 'Using a therapeutic companion robot for dementia symptoms in long-term care: reflections from a cluster-RCT', Aging and Mental Health, 23, pp. 329 - 336, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2017.1421617

Cations M; Withall A; Draper B, 2019, 'Modifiable risk factors for young onset dementia', Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 32, pp. 138 - 143, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/YCO.0000000000000475

Mitchell R; Draper B; Harvey L; Wadolowski M; Brodaty H; Close J, 2019, 'Comparison of hospitalised trends, treatment cost and health outcomes of fall-related hip fracture for people aged ≥ 65 years living in residential aged care and the community', Osteoporosis International, 30, pp. 311 - 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00198-018-4800-6

Wand APF; Peisah C; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2019, 'Corrigendum to ‘Why Do the Very Old Self-Harm? A Qualitative Study’ (The American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (2018) 26(8) (862–871), (S1064748118302628) (10.1016/j.jagp.2018.03.005))', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 27, pp. 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.11.005

Andriessen K; Lobb E; Mowll J; Dudley M; Draper B; Mitchell PB, 2019, 'Help-seeking experiences of bereaved adolescents: A qualitative study', Death Studies, 43, pp. 1 - 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2018.1426657

Moyle W; Murfield J; Jones C; Beattie E; Draper B; Ownsworth T, 2019, 'Can lifelike baby dolls reduce symptoms of anxiety, agitation, or aggression for people with dementia in long-term care? Findings from a pilot randomised controlled trial', Aging and Mental Health, 23, pp. 1442 - 1450, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2018.1498447

Lavrencic LM; Bennett H; Daylight G; Draper B; Cumming R; Mack H; Garvey G; Lasschuit D; Hill TY; Chalkley S; Delbaere K; Broe GA; Radford K, 2019, 'Cognitive test norms and comparison between healthy ageing, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia: A population-based study of older Aboriginal Australians', Australian Journal of Psychology, 71, pp. 249 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajpy.12241

Radford K; Lavrencic LM; Delbaere K; Draper B; Cumming R; Daylight G; Mack HA; Chalkley S; Bennett H; Garvey G; Hill TY; Lasschuit D; Broe GA, 2019, 'Factors Associated with the High Prevalence of Dementia in Older Aboriginal Australians', Journal of Alzheimer S Disease, 70, pp. S75 - S85, http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/JAD-180573

Seah R; Draper B; Mitchell R, 2019, 'Hospitalization Due to Assault Injury Across Different Age Groups, 2010 to 2014: A Population-Based Study in New South Wales, Australia', Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health, 31, pp. 39 - 50, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1010539518821001

Wand APF; Draper B; Brodaty H; Peisah C, 2019, 'Self-harm in late life How can the GP help?', Medicine Today, 20, pp. 33 - 36

Harvey LA; Toson B; Brodaty H; Draper B; Kochan N; Sachdev P; Mitchell R; Close JCT, 2019, 'Injury-related hospitalisation in community-dwelling older people across the cognitive spectrum: a population based study', Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 83, pp. 155 - 160, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.archger.2019.03.028

Andriessen K; Mowll J; Lobb E; Draper B; Dudley M; Mitchell PB, 2018, '“Don’t bother about me.” The grief and mental health of bereaved adolescents', Death Studies, 42, pp. 607 - 615, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2017.1415393

Draper B; Low LF; Brodaty H, 2018, 'Integrated care for adults with dementia and other cognitive disorders', International Review of Psychiatry, 30, pp. 272 - 291, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2018.1564021

Andriessen K; Hadzi-Pavlovic D; Draper B; Dudley M; Mitchell PB, 2018, 'The adolescent grief inventory: Development of a novel grief measurement', Journal of Affective Disorders, 240, pp. 203 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2018.07.012

Draper B; Krysinska K; Snowdon J; De Leo D, 2018, 'Awareness of Suicide Risk and Communication Between Health Care Professionals and Next-of-Kin of Suicides in the Month Before Suicide', Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 48, pp. 449 - 458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/sltb.12365

Wand APF; Peisah C; Draper B; Brodaty H, 2018, 'Why Do the Very Old Self-Harm? A Qualitative Study', American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 26, pp. 862 - 871, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jagp.2018.03.005

Brodaty H; Aerts L; Harrison F; Jessop T; Cations M; Chenoweth L; Shell A; Popovic GC; Heffernan M; Hilmer S; Sachdev PS; Draper B, 2018, 'Antipsychotic Deprescription for Older Adults in Long-term Care: The HALT Study', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19, pp. 592 - 600.e7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.05.002

Jones C; Moyle W; Murfield J; Draper B; Shum D; Beattie E; Thalib L, 2018, 'Does Cognitive Impairment and Agitation in Dementia Influence Intervention Effectiveness? Findings From a Cluster-Randomized-Controlled Trial With the Therapeutic Robot, PARO', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19, pp. 623 - 626, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2018.02.014

Mervin MC; Moyle W; Jones C; Murfield J; Draper B; Beattie E; Shum DHK; O'Dwyer S; Thalib L, 2018, 'The Cost-Effectiveness of Using PARO, a Therapeutic Robotic Seal, to Reduce Agitation and Medication Use in Dementia: Findings from a Cluster–Randomized Controlled Trial', Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 19, pp. 619 - 622.e1, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.10.008

Lukaszyk C; Radford K; Delbaere K; Ivers R; Rogers K; Sherrington C; Tiedemann A; Coombes J; Daylight G; Draper B; Broe T, 2018, 'Risk factors for falls among older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in urban and regional communities', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 37, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12481

Moyle W; Jones C; Murfield J; Thalib L; Beattie E; Shum D; O'Dwyer S; Mervin MC; Draper B, 2018, 'Effect of a robotic seal on the motor activity and sleep patterns of older people with dementia, as measured by wearable technology: A cluster-randomised controlled trial', Maturitas, 110, pp. 10 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2018.01.007

Shen YT; Radford K; Daylight G; Cumming R; Broe TGA; Draper B, 2018, 'Depression, suicidal behaviour, and mental disorders in older aboriginal Australians', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, pp. 447, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15030447

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