Professor Shane Thomas
Professor, Health Promotion and Advisor to the Vice-Chancellor (Health)
Campus
Fields of research
- Aged health care
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- Publications
Global action on problematic usage of the internet: announcing a Lancet Psychiatry Commission
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/S2215-0366(24)00323-7
Grand challenge: addressing the global challenge of healthy aging
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1657102
Recognition and Stigma of Gambling Disorder in Singapore
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10899-025-10457-0
Research priorities in gambling: Findings of a large-scale expert study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1556/2006.2025.00072
Lifestyle management of hypertension: International Society of Hypertension position paper endorsed by the World Hypertension League and European Society of Hypertension
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000003563
Genetics of gambling disorder and related phenotypes: The potential uses of polygenic and multifactorial risk models to enable early detection and improve clinical outcomes
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1556/2006.2023.00075
Identifying the most important research, policy and practice questions for substance use, problematic alcohol use and behavioural addictions in autism (SABA-A): A priority setting partnership
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2023.152393
Transforming global approaches to chronic disease prevention and management across the lifespan: integrating genomics, behavior change, and digital health solutions
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1248254
Editorial: Economic and social factors affecting the health of older adults
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1323030
Economic and Social Factors Affecting the Health of Older Adults
- Book
- DOI reference: 10.3389/978-2-8325-3715-2
Pharmacological interventions for the treatment of disordered and problem gambling
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/14651858.CD008936.pub2
Gambling disorder in the UK: key research priorities and the urgent need for independent research funding
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00356-4
"It Runs in Your Blood": Reflections from Treatment Seeking Gamblers on Their Family History of Gambling
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10899-020-09959-w
Challenges of providing collaborative care for comorbid depression and hypertension in low resource settings in China
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1017/S1041610220001465
Editorial: Chronic Illness and Ageing in China
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.00104
Food, eating, and happy aging: The perceptions of older Chinese people
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00073
Perspectives on the training of chinese primary health care physicians to reduce chronic illnesses and their burden
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2019.00168
Patterns of Family and Intimate Partner Violence in Problem Gamblers
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10899-018-9768-9
Effect of a health coach intervention for the management of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: A pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2018.00252
Trajectories of ageing well among older Australians: A 16-year longitudinal study(
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1017/S0144686X17000162
The intergenerational transmission of problem gambling: The mediating role of offspring gambling expectancies and motives
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.09.003
Problem gambling and family violence: Findings from a population-representative study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.74
Healthy Aging
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_323-1
Burden of Disease and Aging
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-981-287-080-3_332-1
Gambling and family: A two-way relationship
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1556/2006.6.2017.082
Cognitive distortions among older adult gamblers in an Asian context
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178036
Responsible gambling among older adults: A qualitative exploration
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12888-017-1282-6
Primary Health Care and Older People
- Book Chapters
- DOI reference: 10.1007/978-1-4939-6466-6_13
The intergenerational transmission of at-risk/problem gambling: The moderating role of parenting practices
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/ajad.12599
The impact of Saudi hospital accreditation on quality of care: a mixed methods study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/hpm.2373
Health, social and lifestyle factors in entry to residential aged care: An Australian longitudinal analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1093/ageing/afq016
Predictors of outcomes of psychological treatments for disordered gambling: A systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.cpr.2016.06.004
Social inclusion and the Fatosphere: the role of an online weblogging community in fostering social inclusion
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/1467-9566.12397
Barriers and enablers to the delivery of psychological care in the management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: A qualitative study using the theoretical domains framework
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s12913-016-1358-x
Management of type 2 diabetes in China: The Happy Life Club, a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial using health coaches
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009319
The PROblem Gambling RESearch Study (PROGRESS) research protocol: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of psychological interventions for problem gambling
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-009385
Psychological interventions for the management of glycemic and psychological outcomes of type 2 diabetes mellitus in China: A systematic review and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2015.00252
Culture and age influences upon gambling and problem gambling
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.abrep.2015.04.004
Implementing chronic disease self-management approaches in Australia and the United Kingdom
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00162
Implementing a chronic disease self-management program into China: The Happy Life Club
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00181
Performance of screening tools in detecting major depressive disorder among patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.12659/MSM.892537
Prevalence and determinants of gambling disorder among older adults: A systematic review
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.10.007
Health, lifestyle, and gender influences on aging well: An Australian longitudinal analysis to guide health promotion
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3389/fpubh.2014.00070
Therapeutic effects of motivational interviewing on blood pressure control: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.01.051
Prevalence of depression in coronary heart disease in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.20140036
The Happy Life Clubâ„¢ study protocol: A cluster randomised controlled trial of a type 2 diabetes health coach intervention
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-90
The intergenerational transmission of problem gambling: The mediating role of parental psychopathology
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2016.03.002
To continue, modify or relinquish driving: Findings from a longitudinal study of healthy ageing
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1159/000111489
Review of tests contributing to the occupational therapy off-road driver assessment
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2005.00456.x
External validation of a housing recommendation model for clients following stroke rehabilitation
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1080/09638280310001600003
Examining the evidence base for occupational therapy with clients following stroke
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/030802260206500105
The ‘physical-mental’ treatment of cardiovascular disease co-morbid with mental disorders
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.15212/FMCH.2013.0315
Challenges in the provision of community aged care in China
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.15212/FMCH.2013.0206
Motivational interviewing and its application in the management of coronary heart disease
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.15212/FMCH.2013.0309
Problem Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1177/1524838014561269
Gambling participation and problem gambling severity in a stratified random survey: Findings from the second social and economic impact study of gambling in Tasmania
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10899-014-9495-9
Challenges of the Pandemic Response in Primary Care during Pre-Vaccination Period: A Qualitative Study
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1186/s13584-015-0028-5
An Examination of a proposed DSM-IV pathological gambling hierarchy in a treatment seeking population: similarities with substance dependence and evidence for three classification systems
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s10899-014-9449-2
Quality of Care and Quality of Life: Convergence or Divergence?
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.4137/HSI.S13283
Problem gambling and family violence: Prevalence and patterns in treatment-seekers
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.07.006
General practitioners' challenges during the 2009/A/H1N1 vaccination campaigns in Australia, Israel and England: A qualitative study
Response of general practitioners to infectious disease public health crises: An integrative systematic review of the literature
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1017/dmp.2013.82
Influenza pandemic 2009/A/H1N1 management policies in primary care: A comparative analysis of three countries
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1071/AH12022
Triage and ATS: Collateral damage in the quest to improve ED performance
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.aenj.2012.09.002
Descriptive analysis of emergency department oxygen use in acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02220.x
Descriptive analysis of oxygen use in Australian emergency departments
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e328347283c
Psychological therapies for pathological and problem gambling.
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1002/14651858.CD008937.pub2
Australian guideline for treatment of problem gambling: An abridged outline
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.5694/mja11.11088
Early predictors of hospital admission in emergency department patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.aenj.2011.05.004
Prevalence of comorbid disorders in problem and pathological gambling: Systematic review and meta-analysis of population surveys
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03300.x
Emergency department management of exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: Audit of compliance with evidence-based guidelines
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2009.02065.x
Reply; Internal Medicine Journal
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2010.02276.x
Using the CPGI to Determine Problem Gambling Prevalence in Australia: Measurement Issues
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1007/s11469-009-9238-9
Screening for Hepatitis C in injecting and ex-injecting drug users in North East Essex
- Journals
- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.06.013
Factors affecting walking activity of older people from culturally diverse groups: An Australian experience
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- DOI reference: 10.1016/j.jsams.2009.07.002
