Publications
On this page, we will post key publications from the study.
Tehan PE, Browne K, Matterson G, Cheng AC, Dawson S, Graves N, Johnson D, Kiernan M, Madhuvu A, Marshall C, McDonagh J. Oral care practices and hospital-acquired pneumonia prevention: a national survey of Australian nurses. Infection, disease & health. 29(4):212-7. Nov 1, 2024.
Rawson H, Dawson S, Madhuvu A, McDonagh J, Browne K, Tehan PE, Russo PL, Matterson G, Cheng AC, Kiernan MA, Sim J. Nurses’ experiences of providing oral care to hospitalised patients: A qualitative study. Infection, disease & health. May 30, 2025.
White NM, Cheng A, Stewardson A, Russo PL, Mitchell B. Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Prevention (HAPPEN) study: statistical analysis plan. medRxiv. 2025-08. Aug 16, 2025.
Sharma P, White NM, Graves N, Mitchell BG. Health Economic Analysis Plan for the Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (HAPPEN) study: A multi-centre randomised control trial exploring the effectiveness of improving the frequency and quality of oral care in reducing the incidence of pneumonia. medRxiv. 2025-08. Aug 27, 2025.
White NM, Russo PL, Matterson G, Browne K, Cheng AC, Kiernan M, Tehan PE, Stewardson AJ, Graves N, Madhuvu A, Rawson H. Effectiveness of oral care for the prevention of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAPPEN): a multicentre, stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial in Australia. The Lancet Infectious Diseases. June 8, 2026.
Sharma P, White NM, Graves N, Stewardson AJ, Cheng AC, Russo PL, Matterson G, Tehan PE, Browne K, Kiernan M, Mitchell BG. Economic evaluation of enhanced oral care in reducing the incidence of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia. Journal of Hospital Infection. 1–12. September 8, 2026.
Dawson S, Rawson H, Madhuvu A, Matterson G, Sim J, McDonagh J, Browne K, Wilson R, Tehan PE, Russo PL, Mitchell BG. Exploring Nurses’ and Patients’ Experiences of an Oral Care Intervention to Prevent Non-Ventilator Hospital Acquired Pneumonia. Journal of Clinical Nursing. October 13, 2026.