Dr Donna Hughes-Barton

Research Associate UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

City East Campus (C7-34)
tel 08830

email Donna.Hughes-Barton@unisa.edu.au

Research

Research focus

Clinical Sciences
Medical and Health Sciences
Oncology and Carcinogenesis
Public Health and Health Services
Agriculture, Land and Farm Management

Research

Outputs

Research outputs for the last seven years are shown below. Some long-standing staff members may have older outputs included. To see earlier years visit ORCID or Scopus

Open access indicates that an output is open access.

Journal Articles

Year	Output
2025	Hughes-Barton, D, Skaczkowski, G, Starick, H & Gunn, KM 2025, 'Mental health and wellbeing helplines for Farmers: a scoping review of usage, acceptability, and effectiveness of those currently in operation around the World', Journal of Agromedicine, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 640-663. Open access 1 1 3
2025	Skaczkowski, G, Hughes-Barton, D, Loxton, S & Gunn, K 2025, 'Recognising and managing distress among farming clients: an evaluation of brief training for rural financial counsellors and other non-clinical rural support workera', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 33, no. 2, article no. e70027, pp. 1-9. Open access
2025	Vincent, V, Skaczkowski, G, Hughes-Barton, D & Gunn, KM 2025, 'Effectiveness of sound-based interventions for improving functional outcomes in children: a systematic review of the evidence', Occupational Therapy International, vol. 2025, no. 1, article no. 1693722, pp. 1-12. Open access
2024	Downing, NJ, Skaczkowski, G, Hughes-Barton, D, Stone, H, Robinson, L & Gunn, KM 2024, 'A qualitative exploration of the role of a palliative care pharmacist providing home-based care in the rural setting, from the perspective of health care professionals', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 32, no. 3, pp. 510-520. Open access 2 2 34
2023	Hughes-Barton, D, Skaczkowski, G, Fletcher, C, Turnbull, D, McMahon, J & Gunn, KM 2023, 'What consumers, general practitioners and mental health professionals want: the co-design and prototype testing of a transdiagnostic, acceptance and commitment therapy-based online intervention to reduce distress and promote wellbeing among Australian adults', BMC Public Health, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 1-19. Open access 1 1
2022	Gunn, KM & Hughes-Barton, D 2022, 'Understanding and addressing psychological distress experienced by farmers, from the perspective of rural financial counsellors', Australian Journal of Rural Health, vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 34-43. 11 10
2022	Skaczkowski, G, van der Kruk, S, Loxton, S, Hughes-Barton, D, Howell, C, Turnbull, D, Jensen, N, Smout, M & Gunn, K 2022, 'Web-based interventions to help Australian adults address depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and general mental well-being: scoping review', JMIR Mental Health, vol. 9, no. 2, article no. e31018, pp. 1-33. Open access 3 3 7
2022	van der Kruk, SR, Zielinski, R, MacDougall, H, Hughes-Barton, D & Gunn, KM 2022, 'Virtual reality as a patient education tool in healthcare: a scoping review', Patient Education and Counseling, vol. 105, no. 7, pp. 1928-1942. Open access 108 87
2021	Gunn, KM, Barrett, A, Hughes-Barton, D, Turnbull, D, Short, CE, Brumby, S, Skaczkowski, G & Dollman, J 2021, 'What farmers want from mental health and wellbeing-focused websites and online interventions', Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 86, pp. 298-308. 39 37 6
2021	Hughes-Barton, D, Hutchinson, A, Prichard, I & Wilson, C 2021, 'Acceptability of online sun exposure awareness-raising interventions among young Australian women: an exploratory mixed-methods study', Health Promotion International, vol. 36, no. 2, pp. 374-383. 1 2
2019	Hughes, DL, Flight, I, Chapman, J & Wilson, C 2019, 'Can we address cancer disparities in immigrants by improving cancer literacy through English as a second language instruction?', Translational Behavioral Medicine, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 357-367. 2 2 1
2019	Manalel, JA, Marcum, CS, Calabrese, S, de la Haye, K, Hughes, D, Prichard, I, Hutchinson, A, Wilson, C & Koehly, L 2019, 'Intergenerational exchange of healthful eating encouragement: consideration of family ancestry and disease history', Families Systems and Health, vol. 37, no. 4, pp. 1-16. Open access 4 3
2019	Symonds, EL, Hughes, D, Flight, I, Woodman, R, Chen, G, Ratcliffe, J, Pedersen, SK, Fraser, RJ, Wilson, CJ & Young, GP 2019, 'A randomized controlled trial testing provision of fecal and blood test options on participation for colorectal cancer screening', Cancer Prevention Research, vol. 12, no. 9, pp. 631-639. Open access 15 12 1
2017	Linehan, K, Fennell, KM, Hughes, DL & Wilson, CJ 2017, 'Use of the distress thermometer in a cancer helpline context: can it detect changes in distress, is it acceptable to nurses and callers, and do high scores lead to internal referrals?', European Journal of Oncology Nursing (EJON), vol. 26, pp. 49-55. 25 23 4
2017	Osborne, JM, Wilson, C, Duncan, A, Cole, SR, Flight, I, Turnbull, D, Hughes, DL & Young, GP 2017, 'Patterns of participation over four rounds of annual fecal immunochemical test-based screening for colorectal cancer: what predicts rescreening?', BMC Public Health, vol. 18, no. 1, article no 81, pp. 1-11. Open access 28 25
2016	Wilson, CJ, de la Haye, K, Coveney, J, Hughes, DL, Hutchinson, A, Miller, C, Prichard, I, Ward, P & Koehly, LM 2016, 'Protocol for a randomized controlled trial testing the impact of feedback on familial risk of chronic diseases on family-level intentions to participate in preventive lifestyle behaviors', BMC Public Health, vol. 16, no. 1, article no. 965, pp. 1-11. Open access 6 3 1
2015	Hughes, D, Hutchinson, A, Prichard, I, Chapman, J & Wilson, C 2015, 'Challenges associated with recruiting multigenerational, multicultural families into a randomised controlled trial: balancing feasibility with validity', Contemporary Clinical Trials, vol. 43, pp. 185-193. 6 7

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

External engagement & recognition

Collaborations

Organisation	Country
Australian Medical Placements Health Education and Training	AUSTRALIA
Clinical Genomics Pty. Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Deakin University	AUSTRALIA
Flinders Centre for Innovation in Cancer	AUSTRALIA
Flinders University	AUSTRALIA
La Trobe University	AUSTRALIA
Lived Experience Australia Ltd	AUSTRALIA
Monash University	AUSTRALIA
National Human Genome Research Institute	UNITED STATES
National Institutes of Health	MALAYSIA
Pharmaceutical Society of Australia	AUSTRALIA
South Australian Health and Medical and Research Institute (SAHMRI)	AUSTRALIA
University of Adelaide	AUSTRALIA
University of South Australia	AUSTRALIA
University of Southern California	UNITED STATES
University of Sydney	AUSTRALIA
Western Sydney University	AUSTRALIA

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