Associate Professor Maria Donald
Associate Professor
General Practice Clinical Unit
+61 7 334 65135
Researcher biography
Maria is a Principal Research Fellow with the Primary Care Clinical Unit and Associate Professor Research Strategy affiliated with the Centre for Health System Reform and Integration (CHSRI). Her research uses a collaborative framework to investigate scalable and transformative primary health care interventions to improve patient health outcomes.
Maria has over twenty-five years' experience in evaluating health innovations and health services research. She is an experienced implementation scientist with a strong background in primary care research, and skilled in operationalising pragmatic RCTs in general practice. She has an emerging track record researching long-term antidepressant prescribing in general practice with two successful research grants commencing in 2022 (CIB in collaboration with CIA Professor Katharine Wallis) https://medical-school.uq.edu.au/release:
- NHMRC Partnership Project. RELEASE+: REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE in general practice (2022-2027)
- Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) 2020 Clinician Researchers: Applied Research in Health. RELEASE: REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE in adults. A cluster RCT effectiveness-implementation hybrid type 1 design in general practice. (2022-2025)
She is a highly experienced mixed methods researcher whose academic career has involved public health research, health psychology, primary care, mental health, integrated GP-specialist care, chronic disease prevention and management, and sexual health. Prior to taking up her current positions, between 2012 and 2018, she was Senior Research Fellow with UQs NHMRC CRE in Quality & Safety in Integrated Primary-Secondary Care where she directed the evaluation (RCT of effectiveness, cost-analysis, and implementation) of a GP-based primary-secondary integrated model of care (the 'Beacon model). Before that she was teaching and researching with The University of Queensland's School of Public Health where she was a Senior Lecturer between 2006 and 2012. She also spent seven years in teaching and research at The University of Queensland's Centre for Primary Health Care and five years before that as a researcher with the National Centre for HIV Social Research.
Publications
Book Chapters
Boyle, Fran and Donald, Maria Alice (2003). Future directions for information dissemination: Population health and the primary health care workforce. Thinking populations: Population health and the primary health care workforce. (pp. 1-103) edited by The project was a collaborative venture between four universities: Flinders University (lead institution), La Trobe University, The University of New South Wales and the University of Queensland. Canberra, A.C.T., Australia: Australian Institute for Primary Care.
Tilley, Andrew J., Brown, Shane, Donald, Maria, Ferguson, Ssott, Piccone, Judith, Plasto, Kieran and Statham, Dixie (1992). Human sleep and memory processes. Sleep, arousal, and performance. (pp. 117-127) edited by Roger J. Broughton and Robert D. Ogilvie. Boston, MA, United States: Birkhauser.
Journal Articles
McDonald, Suzanne, Wallis, Katharine Ann, Horowitz, Mark, Mann, Esther, Le, Vilany and Donald, Maria (2024). Acceptability and optimisation of resources to support antidepressant cessation: a qualitative think-aloud study with patients. British Journal of General Practice, 74 (739), e113-e119. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2023.0269
Wallis, Katharine A., Donald, Maria, Horowitz, Mark, Moncrieff, Joanna, Ware, Robert S., Byrnes, Joshua, Thrift, Karen, Cleetus, MaryAnne, Panahi, Idin, Zwar, Nicholas, Morgan, Mark, Freeman, Chris and Scott, Ian (2023). RELEASE (REdressing Long-tErm Antidepressant uSE): protocol for a 3-arm pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial effectiveness-implementation hybrid type-1 in general practice. Trials, 24 (1) 615, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s13063-023-07646-w
Petre, Joel, Donald, Maria and Jackson, Claire (2023). Supporting complex care in general practice via an eConsultant model of care: the Australian specialist perspective. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 29 (5) ARTN PY22243, 1-8. doi: 10.1071/py22243
Job, Jenny, Nicholson, Caroline, Donald, Maria, Jackson, Claire and Byrnes, Joshua (2023). An eConsultant versus a hospital-based outpatient consultation for general (internal) medicine: a costing analysis. BMC Health Services Research, 23 (1) 478, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09436-1
Wallis, Katharine A., Dikken, Pieter J. S., Sooriyaarachchi, Piumika, Bohnen, Arthur M. and Donald, Maria (2023). Lessons from the Netherlands for Australia: cross-country comparison of trends in antidepressant dispensing 2013–2021 and contextual factors influencing prescribing. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 30 (1) ARTN PY23168. doi: 10.1071/py23168
Job, Jennifer, Nicholson, Caroline, Calleja, Zoe, Jackson, Claire and Donald, Maria (2022). Implementing a general practitioner-to-general physician eConsult service (eConsultant) in Australia. BMC Health Services Research, 22 (1) 1278, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s12913-022-08663-2
Job, Jennifer, Donald, Maria, Borg, Samantha J., Nicholson, Caroline, Chaffey, Jan, O'Hara, Kathleen, Fagermo, Narelle and Jackson, Claire L. (2021). Feasibility of an asynchronous general practitioner–to–general physician eConsultant outpatient substitution program: a Queensland pilot study. Australian Journal of General Practice, 50 (11), 857-862. doi: 10.31128/ajgp-11-20-5707
Donald, Maria, Partanen, Riitta, Sharman, Leah, Lynch, Johanna, Dingle, Genevieve A., Haslam, Catherine and van Driel, Mieke (2021). Long-term antidepressant use in general practice: a qualitative study of GPs' views on discontinuation. British Journal of General Practice, 71 (708), BJGP.2020.0913-e516. doi: 10.3399/bjgp.2020.0913
Van Leeuwen, Ellen, van Driel, Mieke L, Horowitz, Mark A, Kendrick, Tony, Donald, Maria, De Sutter, An IM, Robertson, Lindsay and Christiaens, Thierry (2021). Approaches for discontinuation versus continuation of long-term antidepressant use for depressive and anxiety disorders in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021 (4) CD013495, CD013495. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013495.pub2
Dingle, Genevieve A., Sharman, Leah S., Haslam, Catherine, Donald, Maria, Turner, Cynthia, Partanen, Riitta, Lynch, Johanna, Draper, Grace and van Driel, Mieke L. (2021). The effects of social group interventions for depression: systematic review. Journal of Affective Disorders, 281, 67-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2020.11.125
Wallis, Katharine A, Donald, Maria and Moncrieff, Joanna (2021). Antidepressant prescribing in general practice. Australian Journal of General Practice, 50 (12), 954-956. doi: 10.31128/AJGP-02-21-5828
Borg, Samantha J., Donald, Maria, Totsidis, Koula, Quinn, Narelle and Jackson, Claire L. (2020). Improving quality in general practice using the Primary Care Practice Improvement Tool (PC-PIT) with Primary Health Network support. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26 (6), 484-491. doi: 10.1071/py20192
Donald, Maria, Jackson, Claire L., Byrnes, Joshua, Vaikuntam, Bharat Phani, Russell, Anthony W. and Hollingworth, Samantha A. (2020). Community-based integrated care versus hospital outpatient care for managing patients with complex type 2 diabetes: costing analysis. Australian Health Review, 45 (1), 42-50. doi: 10.1071/ah19226
Naylor, Jack, Jackson, Claire and Donald, Maria (2020). Evaluating literature review methodologies for policymakers. Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research: Perspectives Brief , 12.
Russell, Anthony W., Donald, Maria, Borg, Samantha J., Zhang, Jianzhen, Burridge, Letitia H., Ware, Robert S., Begum, Nelufa, McIntyre, H. David and Jackson, Claire L. (2018). Clinical outcomes of an integrated primary-secondary model of care for individuals with complex type 2 diabetes: a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. Diabetologia, 62 (1), 41-52. doi: 10.1007/s00125-018-4740-x
Jackson, Claire L., Donald, Maria, Russell, Anthony W. and McIntyre, H. David (2018). Establishing a new model of integrated primary and secondary care based around general practice: a case study of lessons learned and challenges. Australian Health Review, 42 (3), 299-302. doi: 10.1071/AH16147
Burridge, Letitia H., Foster, Michele M., Donald, Maria, Zhang, Jianzhen, Russell, Anthony W. and Jackson, Claire L. (2017). A qualitative follow-up study of diabetes patients’ appraisal of an integrated diabetes service in primary care. Health and Social Care in the Community, 25 (3), 1031-1040. doi: 10.1111/hsc.12402
Hollingworth, Samantha A., Donald, Maria, Zhang, Jianzhen, Vaikuntam, Bharat Phani, Russell, Anthony and Jackson, Claire (2017). Impact of a general practitioner-led integrated model of care on the cost of potentially preventable diabetes-related hospitalisations. Primary Care Diabetes, 11 (4), 344-347. doi: 10.1016/j.pcd.2017.03.009
Aung, Eindra, Donald, Maria, Williams, Gail M., Coll, Joseph R. and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2016). Influence of patient-assessed quality of chronic illness care and patient activation on health-related quality of life. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 28 (3) mzw023, 306-310. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzw023
Aung, Eindra, Ostini, Remo, Dower, Jo, Donald, Maria, Coll, Joseph R., Williams, Gail M. and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2016). Patient assessment of chronic illness care (PACIC) in Type 2 diabetes: a longitudinal study. Evaluation and the Health Professions, 39 (2), 185-203. doi: 10.1177/0163278714556674
Foster, Michele, Burridge, Letitia, Donald, Maria, Zhang, Jianzhen and Jackson, Claire (2016). The work of local healthcare innovation: a qualitative study of GP-led integrated diabetes care in primary health care. BMC Health Services Research, 16 (1) 11, 11.1-11.11. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1270-4
Mitchell, Geoffrey K., Burridge, Letitia, Zhang, Jianzhen, Donald, Maria, Scott, Ian A., Dart, Jared and Jackson, Claire L. (2015). A systematic review of integrated models of health care delivered at the primary-secondary interface: what determines effectiveness?. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 21 (4), 391-408. doi: 10.1071/PY14172
Aung, Eindra, Donald, Maria, Williams, Gail M., Coll, Joseph R. and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2015). Joint influence of patient-assessed chronic illness care and patient activation on glycaemic control in type 2 diabetes. International Journal for Quality in Health Care, 27 (2), 117-124. doi: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv001
Burridge, Letitia H., Foster, Michele M., Donald, Maria, Zhang, Jianzhen, Russell, Anthony W. and Jackson, Claire L. (2015). Making sense of change: patients' views of diabetes and GP-led integrated diabetes care. Health Expectations, 19 (1), 74-86. doi: 10.1111/hex.12331
Aung, Eindra, Donald, Maria, Coll, Joseph R., Williams, Gail M. and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2015). Association between patient activation and patient-assessed quality of care in type 2 diabetes: Results of a longitudinal study. Health Expectations, 19 (2), 356-366. doi: 10.1111/hex.12359
Zhang, J., Donald, M., Baxter, K. A., Ware, R. S., Burridge, L., Russell, A. W. and Jackson, C. L. (2015). The impact of an integrated model of care on potentially preventable hospitalisations for people with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetic Medicine, 32 (7), 872-880. doi: 10.1111/dme.12705
Lui, Chi-Wai, Coll, Joseph R., Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo and Boyle, Frances M. (2014). Health and social correlates of internet use for diabetes information: findings from Australia’s Living with Diabetes Study. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 21 (3), 327-333. doi: 10.1071/PY14021
Mitchell, Geoffrey, Zhang, Jianzhen, Burridge, Letitia, Senior, Hugh, Miller, Elizabeth, Young, Sharleen, Donald, Maria and Jackson, Claire (2014). Case conferences between general practitioners and specialist teams to plan end of life care of people with end stage heart failure and lung disease: an exploratory pilot study. BMC Palliative Care, 13 (1) 24, 24.1-24.7. doi: 10.1186/1472-684X-13-24
David, Michael C., Ware, Robert S., Alati, Rosa, Dower, Jo and Donald, Maria (2014). Assessing bias in a prospective study of diabetes that implemented substitution sampling as a recruitment strategy. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67 (6), 715-721. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.12.004
Zhang, Jianzhen, Burridge, Letitia, Baxter, Kimberley A., Donald, Maria, Foster, Michele M., Hollingworth, Samantha A., Ware, Robert S., Russell, Anthony W. and Jackson, Claire L. (2013). A new model of integrated primary-secondary care for complex diabetes in the community: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 14 (1) 382, 382.1-382.9. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-382
Aung, Eindra, Donald, Maria, Coll, Joseph, Dower, Jo, Williams, Gail M. and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2013). The impact of concordant and discordant comorbidities on patient-assessed quality of diabetes care. Health Expectations, 18 (5), 1621-1632. doi: 10.1111/hex.12151
Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo, Coll, Joseph R., Baker, Peter, Mukandi, Bryan and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2013). Mental health issues decrease diabetes-specific quality of life independent of glycaemic control and complications: findings from Australia's Living With Diabetes cohort study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 11 (170) 170, 1-8. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-170
Onitilo, Adedayo A., Donald, Maria, Stankowski, Rachel V., Engel, Jessica M., Williams, Gail and Doi, Suhail A. R. (2013). Breast and prostate cancer survivors in a diabetic cohort: results from the Living With Diabetes Study. Clinical Medicine and Research, 11 (4), 210-218. doi: 10.3121/cmr.2013.1156
David, Michael C., Bensink, Mark, Higashi, Hideki, Donald, Maria, Alati, Rosa and Ware, Robert S. (2012). Monte Carlo simulation of the cost-effectiveness of sample size maintenance programs revealed the need to consider substitution sampling. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65 (11), 1200-1211. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.04.013
Ostini, Remo, Dower, Jo and Donald, Maria (2012). The Audit of Diabetes-Dependent Quality of Life 19 (ADDQoL): Feasibility, reliability and validity in a population-based sample of Australian adults. Quality of Life Research, 21 (8), 1471-1477. doi: 10.1007/s11136-011-0043-0
Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo and Bush, Robert (2012). Evaluation of a suicide prevention training program for mental health services staff. Community Mental Health Journal, 49 (1), 86-94. doi: 10.1007/s10597-012-9489-y
Lui, Chi-Wai, Dower, Jo, Donald, Maria and Coll, Joseph R. (2012). Patterns and determinants of complementary and alternative medicine practitioner use among adults with diabetes in Queensland, Australia. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2012 659419, 659419-7. doi: 10.1155/2012/659419
Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo, Ware, Robert, Mukandi, Bryan, Parekh, Sanjoti and Bain, Christopher (2012). Living with diabetes: rationale, study design and baseline characteristics for an Australian prospective cohort study. Bmc Public Health, 12 (1) 8, 8-1-8-10. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-8
David, Michael, Ware, Robert, Donald, Maria and Alati, Rosa (2011). Assessing generalisability through the use of disease registers: findings from a diabetes cohort study. BMJ Open, 1 (1) e000078, e000078-e000078. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000078
Begum, Nelufa, Donald, Maria, Ozolins, Ieva Z and Dower, Jo (2011). Hospital admissions, emergency department utilisation and patient activation for self-management among people with diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice, 93 (2), 260-267. doi: 10.1016/j.diabres.2011.05.031
Donald, Maria, Ware, Robert S., Ozolins, Ieva Z., Begum, Nelufa, Crowther, Ruth and Bain, Christopher (2011). The role of patient activation in frequent attendance at primary care: A population-based study of people with chronic disease. Patient Education and Counseling, 83 (2), 217-221. doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.05.031
Dower, Jo, Donald, Maria, Begum, Nelufa, Vlack, Sue and Ozolins, Ieva (2011). Patterns and determinants of influenza and pneumococcal immunisation among adults with chronic disease living in Queensland, Australia. Vaccine, 29 (16), 3031-3037. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.01.116
Cole, Rachel, Burke, Matthew, Leslie, Eva, Donald, Maria and Owen, Neville (2010). Perceptions of representatives of public, private, and community sector institutions of the barriers and enablers for physically active transport. Transport Policy, 17 (6), 496-504. doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2010.05.003
Ozolins, Ieva Z., Donald, Maria, Mutch, Allyson J., Crowther, Ruth E. and Begum, Nelufa (2010). Who knows they have a treatment plan?. Australasian Medical Journal, 1 (2), 153-159. doi: 10.4066/AMJ.2010.197
Millear, P, Liossis, P, Shochet, I, Biggs, H and DONALD, Maria (2008). Being on PAR: Outcomes of a pilot trial to improve mental health and wellbeing in the workplace with the promoting adult resilience (PAR) program. Behaviour Change, 25 (4), 215-228. doi: 10.1375/bech.25.4.215
Boyle, F. M., Donald, M., Dean, J. H., Conrad, S. and Mutch, A. J. (2007). Mental health promotion and non-profit health organisations. Health and Social Care in the Community, 15 (6), 553-560. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2007.00712.x
Cole, R., Leslie, E., Donald, M., Cerin, E. and Owen, N. (2007). Residential proximity to school and the active travel choices of parents. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 18 (2), 127-134. doi: 10.1071/he07127
Rachel Cole, Eva Leslie, Adrian Bauman, Maria Donald and Neville Owen (2006). Socio-demographic variations in walking for transport and for recreation or exercise among adult Australians. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3 (2), 164-178. doi: 10.1123/jpah.3.2.164
Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo, Correa-Velez, Ignacio and Jones, Mark (2006). Risk and protective factors for medically serious suicide attempts: a comparison of hospital-based with population-based samples of young adults. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 40 (1), 87-96. doi: 10.1080/j.1440-1614.2006.01747.x
Donald, M, Dower, J and Kavanagh, D (2005). Integrated versus non-integrated management and care for clients with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders: a qualitative systematic review of randomised controlled trials. Social Science & Medicine, 60 (6), 1371-1383. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.06.052
Donald, Maria and Dower, Jo (2002). Risk and protective factors for depressive symptomatology among a community sample of adolescents and young adults. Australian And New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 26 (6), 555-562. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2002.tb00366.x
Donald, A. M., Dower, J. A. F., Lucke, J. and Raphael, B. (2001). Prevalence of Adverse Life Events, Depression and Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviour among a Community Sample of Young People aged 15-24 Years. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 25 (5), 426-432. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2001.tb00652.x
Lucke, J., Donald, A. M., Dower, J. A. F. and Raphael, B. (2001). Considerations in the design of a mixed-method cluster evaluation of a community programme for 'at-risk' young people. Evaluation, 7 (1), 110-113. doi: 10.1177/13563890122209559
Jacobs, S., Donald, A. M., Windsor, T. and Chuah, J. (2000). Survey of sex workers on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Venereology, 13 (1), 9-13.
Donald, Maria, Lucke, Jayne, Dunne, Michael and Raphael, Beverley (1995). Gender differences associated with young people's emotional reactions to sexual intercourse. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 24 (4), 453-464. doi: 10.1007/BF01537191
Donald, Maria, Lucke,, Jayne, Dunne, Michael, O'Toole, Brian and Raphael, Beverley (1994). Determinants of condom use by Australian secondary school students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 15 (6), 503-510. doi: 10.1016/1054-139X(94)90499-S
Dunne, M.P., Edwards, R., Lucke, J., Donald, M. and Raphael, B. (1994). Religiosity, sexual intercourse and condom use among university students. Australian Journal of Public Health, 18 (3), 339-341. doi: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.1994.tb00257.x
Dunne, M.P., Donald, M., Lucke, J., Nilsson, R., Ballard, R. and Raphael, B. (1994). Age-related increase in sexual behaviours and decrease in regular condom use among adolescents in Australia. International Journal of STD and AIDS, 5 (1), 41-47. doi: 10.1177/095646249400500110
Donald, M., Dunne, M. and Raphael, B. (1993). Young women and alcohol: psychosocial factors associated with their own drinking, their fathers' drinking, and both. International Journal of the Addictions, 28 (10), 959-972. doi: 10.3109/10826089309062176
Dunne, M., Nilsson, R., Lucke, J., Donald, M. and Grieg, R. (1992). Asking Questions: HIV risk and sexual behaviour survey. Youth Studies Australia, 50-53.
Lucke, J., Dunne, M., Donald, M. and Raphael, B. (1992). Knowledge of STDs and perceived risk: A study of Australian youth. Venereology, 6 (3), 57-63.
Dunne, M., Donald, M., Lucke, J. and Raphael, B. (1992). HIV antibody testing and sexual behaviour in Australian high schools students. Australian HIV Surveillance Report, 8 (4), 1-4.
McFarland, K., Ashton, R., Rich, A. and Donald, A.M. (1989). Lateralized dual-task performance - the effect of muscular-repositioning. Cortex, 25 (3), 433-447. doi: 10.1016/S0010-9452(89)80057-7
Conference Papers
Job, Jenny, Donald, Maria, Lepre, Breanna, Nicholson, Caroline and Jackson, Claire (2023). Using the Implementation Research Logic Model (IRLM) to guide implementation and evaluation of eConsultant in Queensland. 2nd Implementation Science Health Conference Australia, Sydney, NSW Australia, 23-24 March 2023. London, United Kingdom: BioMed Central. doi: 10.1186/s13012-023-01292-1
Petre, Joel, Donald, Maria, Foster, Michele and Fagermo, Narelle (2020). Econsults between gps andz physicians: simple technology can improve access to specialist care: a qualitative study of RACPÂ adult medicine fellows. RACP Congress, Online, June-December 2020. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/imj.34_14849
Ekanayake, Siyaguna, Jackson, Claire and Donald, Maria (2020). General practitioner (GP) access to Specialist Outpatient Services in Queensland. Australasian Association for Academic Primary Care (AAAPC) Annual Research Conference, 14–15 August 2020. Clayton, VIC, Australia: CSIRO Publishing.
Jackson, Claire, Luke, Connelly, Donald, Maria, Vaikuntam, Bharat, Hollingworth, Samantha and Russell, Anthony (2018). Cost saving with a GP-led integrated health service delivery model for complex chronic disease: an optimal Beacon practice. London, United Kingdom: Ubiquity Press. doi: 10.5334/ijic.s1025
Burridge, L, Foster, M, Donald, M, Zhang, J, Russell, A and Jackson, C (2016). A qualitative exploration of patients’ experiences over 12 months of integrated care for type 2 diabetes. 3rd International Primary Health Care Reform Conference;, Brisbane Australia, 14-16 March 2016.
Mitchell, G. K., Zhang, J., Burridge, L. H., Senior, H. E., Young, S., Donald, M. and Jackson, C. L. (2015). Case conferences between General Practitioners and Specialist Palliative Care teams in end stage heart failure or lung failure reduces service utilisation. Cancer and Primary Care Research International (Ca-PRI) Network 8th Annual Meeting, Denmark, 20-22 May 2015. Chichester, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12374
Zhang, J., Baxter, K., Russell, A., Jackson, C., Burridge, L., Ware, R. and Donald, M. (2015). How does an integrated model of care influence potentially preventable hospitalisations for people with Type 2 Diabetes?. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 29-31 July 2015.
Mitchell, G., Zhang, J., Burridge, L., Senior, H., Young, S., Donald, M. and Jackson, C. (2015). Case conferences between general practitioners and specialist palliative care teams in end stage heart failure or lung failure reduces service utilisation. World Congress European Association of Palliative Care, Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-10 May 2015.
Mitchell, G., Zhang, J., Burridge, L., Senior, H., Young, S., Donald, M. and Jackson, C. (2015). Case conferences between general practitioners and specialist palliative care teams in end stage heart failure or lung failure reduces service utilisation. Cancer and Primary Care Research International Network, Aarhus, Denmark, 20-22 May 2015.
Burridge, L., Foster, M., Donald, M., Zhang, J. and Jackson, C. (2015). The work of local healthcare innovation in primary care: a qualitative study of GP-led integrated diabetes care. Primary Health Care Research Conference 2015, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 29-31 July 2015.
Zhang, J, Burridge, L, Donald, M, Russell, A and Jackson C (2014). A new model of integrated primary-secondary care for complex diabetes in the community. The Australia-China Centre for Public Health Forum, Brisbane Australia, 1-3 August 2014.
Burridge, L., Zhang, J., Donald, M., Mitchell, G., Scott, I., Dart, J. and Jackson, C. (2014). Integrated primary-secondary care for chronic disease: are some models better than others?. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Canberra, ACT Australia, 23 - 25 July 2014. Adelaide South Australia: Primary Health Care Research and Information Service.
Burridge, Letitia, Foster, M., Donald, M., Zhang, J., Russell, A. and Jackson, C. (2014). Making sense of change: patients' views of diabetes and GP-led integrated diabetes care. ADMA 2014: Australian Disease Management Association 10th Annual National Conference, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 11-12 September, 2014. Caulfield, VIC, Australia: Australian Disease Management Association.
Burridge, Letitia, Zhang, Jenny, Donald, Maria, Mitchell, Geoffrey, Scott, Ian, Dart, Jared and Jackson, Claire (2014). Integrated primary/secondary care for chronic disease: what are the factors that determine effectiveness?. 2nd International Primary Health Care Reform Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-19 March 2014. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Primary Health Care Research and Information Service.
Zhang, Jenny Jian-Zhen, Donald, Maria, Baxter, Kimberley, Ware, Robert, Russell, Anthony and Jackson, Claire (2014). The impact of an innovative diabetes model of care on potentially preventable hospitalisation: a data linkage study. ISEHC 2014: The 3rd International Society for Evidence-Based Health Care Conference 2014, Taipei, Taiwan, 6-9 November, 2014.
Donald, M., Zhang, J., Baxter, K., Russell, A., Ware, R., Burridge, L. and Jackson, C. (2014). Caring for people with complex diabetes in the community by primary care physicians with specialist support: reducing avoidable hospital admissions. International Primary Health Care Reform Conference, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 17-19 March 2014.
Mitchell, Geoffrey, Burridge, Letitia, Zhang, Jenny, Senior, Huge, Miller, Elizabeth, Donald, Maria, Hollis-Novak, Fay and Jackson, Claire (2013). GP-specialist case conferences in advanced heart and lung disease. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 10-12 July 2013.
Zhang, Jenny, Burridge, Letitia, Donald, Maria, Jackson, Claire and Russell, Anthony (2013). Implementing a new model of diabetes care: a mixed-methods non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. Primary Health Care Research Conference, Sydney, Australia, 10-12 July 2013.
Zhang, Jenny, Burridge, Letitia, Donald, Maria, Russell, Anthony W. and Jackson, Claire L. (2013). Improving integrated primary-secondary health care: a new model of diabetes care evaluated using a pragmatic mixed-methods non-inferiority randomised controlled trial. HSRAANZ 22013: 8th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 December, 2013. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ).
Burridge, Letitia, Foster, Michele, Zhang, Jenny, Donald, Maria, Russell, Anthony W. and Jackson, Clarie L. (2013). Enhancing care for complex diabetes: what patients, providers and managers think of a new integrated model of primary-secondary care. 8th Health Services and Policy Research Conference, Wellington, New Zealand, 2-4 December 2013. Broadway, NSW, Australia: Health Services Research Association of Australia and New Zealand (HSRAANZ).
Lui, C. W., Donald, M. and Boyle, F. (2012). Quality of life and self-management in older adults with diabetes. 45th National Conference of the Australian Association of Gerontology, Brisbane, Australia, 20-23 November 2012. Richmond, VIC., Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2012.00655.x
David, Michael, Bensink, Mark, Higashi, Hideki, Ware, Robert S. and Donald, Maria (2011). Cost-effectiveness of sample size maintenance programs: a Monte Carlo simulation. Young Statisticians’ Conference, Brisbane, Australia, 14-15 July, 2011. Statistical Society of Australian Inc.
Millear, Prudence, Liossis, Poppy, Shochet, Ian, Biggs, Herbert and Donald, Maria (2007). Promoting adult resilience in the workplace: Synthesizing mental health and work-life balance approaches. 42nd Australian Psychological Society Annual Conference, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, 25-29 September 2007.
Donald, M and Bush, R (2002). Application of the Community-Capacity Building Audit: A case study involving consumers with mental illness in qualitative evaluation. 37th Annual Conference of the Australian Psychological Society, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 27 September-10 October 2002. Oxford, United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons.
Donald, A.M., Dower, J. A. F. and Bush, R. A. (2001). Working locally with national performance indicators. Building Bridges: Promoting Mental Health for Families and Communities, Brisbane, 2001. www.aicfmha.net.au: AICFMHA.
Dower, J.A., Donald, M. and Raphael, B. (2000). Pathways to depression for young Australians. XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm , Sweden, 23-28 July 2000. East Sussex, United Kingdom: Psychology Press. doi: 10.1080/00207594.2000.20000727
Dower, J. A. F., Donald, A. M. and Raphael, B. (2000). Pathways to depression among young Australians. XXVII International Congress of Psychology, Stockholm, 23-28 July 2000. Stockholm:
Donald, A. M., Dower, J. A. F. and Raphael, B. (1999). Suicidal behaviours among young Australians: risk and protective factors. The Challenge of Integration, Carlton Crest Hotel, Brisbane, 9-12 May 1999. Brisbane: Australian Injury Prevention Network.
Raphael, B., Donald, M. and Lucke, J. (1995). Children of alcoholics. Conference of the International Medical Advisory Group, Sydney, Australia, 1994. The Australian Associated Brewers.
Lucke, J., Donald, M., Dunne, M. and Raphael, B. (1994). Peer Relations, Sex and HIV. Children's Peer Relations Conference: Cooperation and Conflict, South Australia, Institute of Social Research, University of South Australia, 1994.
Thesis
Donald, Maria (1997). Socio-economically disadvantaged young Australians' risk for STD/HIV : implications for community-based prevention strategies. PhD Thesis, School of Medicine, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/21668e2
Research Reports
Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo and Coll, Joe (2012). Indicators of progress: A survey of Queenslanders with chronic disease 2006, 2008 and 2010. School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
Donald, Maria, Begun, Nelufa, Ozolins, Ieva and Dower, Jo (2010). Patterns of Disease (mortality, prevalence and incidence) and Health-related Quality of Life among Queenslanders : Interim Report: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Brisbane Qld Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Dower, Jo, Donald, Maria, Begum, Nelufa and Ware, Robert (2010). Health risk behaviours and support for healthy behaviours: Interim Report: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Brisbane QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Dower, Jo and Donald, Maria (2010). Summary of progress in place based initiatives 2010: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Brisbane QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Ozolins, Ieva, Rixon, Kylie and Donald, Maria (2010). Key Informant Interviews with Clinicians. Interim Report: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Brisbane QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Dower, Jo, Donald, Maria and Ware, Robert (2010). Capacity to self-manage and use of Community-based Resources: The patients’ perspective: Interim report: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Brisbane QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Dower, Jo, Donald, Maria and Orlandi, Amy (2009). Health services quality improvement and partnerships: Interim Report: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015 . School of Population Health, University of Queensland. p:1-68. Prepared for Queensland Health.. Brisbane QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Donald, Maria, Begum, Nelufa, Ozolins, Ieva and Ware, Robert (2009). Hospital separations, avoidable admissions, health service utilisation and quality of care: Interim Report: Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Brisbane QLD, Australia: The University of Queensland, School of Population Health.
Evans, Russell, Donald, Maria, Ware, Rob, Lutsenko, Hera and Cornes, Belinda (2007). Health Risk Behaviours & Supportive Environments for Healthy Behaviour. School of Population Health, University of Queensland: The University of Queensland.
Parekh, S., Donald, M., Orlandi, A. and Naylor, M. (2007). Hospital separations, Avoidable admissions, health service utilisation & quality of care. Baseline evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. St Lucia, Qld, Australia: School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
Crowther, R., Orlandi, A,, Donald, M, and Jamrozik, K. (2007). Health services quality improvement and partnerships: Baseline evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. Herston, Queensland: School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
Donald, M., Crowther, R., Ware, R. S. and Jamrozik, K. (2007). Mortality, prevalence, incidence, health status & QoL. Baseline evaluation of the Queensland strategy for chronic disease 2005-2015. School of Population Health, University of Queensland: The University of Queensland.
Orlandi, A., Thorpe, M. and Donald, M. (2007). Key Informant Interviews with Clinicians. Baseline Evaluation of the Queensland Strategy for Chronic Disease 2005-2015. St Lucia, Qld, Australia: School of Population Health, University of Queensland.
Donald, A. M., Dower, J. A. F. and Chen, L. (2003). Literature Review. In National Comorbidity Project: Current practice in the management of clients with comorbid mental health and substance use disorders in tertiary care settings. Canberra: Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aging.
Donald, M., Dower, J. A. F., Tomkins, N. E. and Bush, R. A. (2003). Evaluation Report for the Rural & Remote Suicide Prevention Program (LIFE Promotion Program). Brisbane, Australia: Centre for Primary Health Care, University of Queensland.
Miller, M. E., Siggins, I., Sweeney, S., Collie, N., Lange, D., Donald, M., Dower, J., Chen, L., Najman, J. and Fowler, G. (2003). Current practice in the management of clients with comorbid mental health and substance use disorders in tertiary care settings: National Drug Strategy and National Mental Health Strategy National Comorbidity Project. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Dept of Health and Ageing.
Spence, Susan H., Donald, Maria, Dower, Jo, Woodward, Rose and Lacherez, Phillippe (2002). Outcomes and indicators, measurement tools, and databases for the National Action Plan for Promotion, Prevention and Early Intervention for Mental Health 2000. Canberra, Australia: Commonwealth Dept of Health and Aging.