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Dana Dermody

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dana DermodyPhD, RN, CNL, GAICD

Cofounder · Senior Researcher · Associate Professor

Australia

Affiliation

Institute of Health and Wellbeing, Federation University

Research areas

Research interests

  • Internet of Things
  • Passive sensor monitoring
  • Health data visualisation
  • Telehealth & wearables
  • Human–computer interaction, usability and technology adoption
  • Human-centred design
  • Sensor data in clinical workflows
  • Ethical monitoring design

Publications

  1. Journal2026

    Beyond Coding: Balancing Interpretive Depth and Rigour in Ethnographic Data Analysis

    Nguyen, T. N. M.; Dermody, G.; Saunders, R.; Whitehead, L.

    Journal of Advanced Nursing

  2. Journal2026

    Beyond innovation: Reimagining inclusive and ethical technologies for ageing populations

    Gough, C.; Dermody, G.; Palmeira, A.

    Digital Health 12, 20552076261418907

  3. Journal2026

    Bridging the digital divide: A multi-method evaluation of nursing readiness for digital health technology

    Dermody, G.; Wadsworth, D.; El Haddad, M.; Prichard, R.; Benson, A.; Benson, T.; …

    Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(4), 3752–3766

  4. Journal2026

    Electronic assistive technology use in the home (EAT-H) by people with spinal cord injury in Australia

    Verdonck, M.; Craven, D.; Kean, B.; Fowler, J.; Merollini, K.; Dermody, G.; Ripat, J.

    Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-17

  5. Preprint2026

    Intrusion detection for the Internet of Medical Things: A cost-aware comparative benchmark of machine learning approaches

    Ahmed, H.; Dermody, G.; Mateen, A.; Saremi, S.; Shibl, R.

    Under review

  6. Journal2026

    Multi perspective considerations for health smart home: Early phase exploratory study

    Dermody, G.; Shibl, R.; Wang, M.; Ward, A.; Watson, J.; North, K.; Blake, J.; …

    Journal of Advanced Nursing, 82(1), 849–866

  7. Journal2026

    Our Forever Home: A Qualitative Study of Retirement Living Residents and Their Changing Needs, Desires, and Expectations Towards Ageing in Place

    Ward, A.; Askew, C. D.; Banks, H.; Craswell, A.; Casey, S.; Dermody, G.; Goold, L.; …

    Journal of Applied Gerontology, 07334648261476478

  8. Conference2026

    Tech-enabled homes: Integrating mainstream and assistive technology

    Verdonck, M.; Ripat, J.; Yaffe, J.; Dermody, G.

    World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Congress

  9. Other2026

    Voice-activated documentation technologies in community, home and residential aged care nursing: a scoping review

    Shen, S.; Zhai, Y.; Dermody, G.

  10. Journal2026

    “Assistive technology in the home is choice and control… it’s freedom”: perspectives of people with physical disability using electronic assistive technologies in the home

    Yaffe, J. C.; Ripat, J.; Dermody, G.; Verdonck, M. C.

    Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 21 (2), 636-650

  11. Journal2025

    A Global Gerontechnology Center for Nursing Science for improving aging-in-place technologies

    Fritz, R. L.; Dermody, G.; Masaki, H.; Greiner, C.; Atakro, C. A.; Mohammadi, M.; …

    Nursing Outlook, 73(6), 102590

  12. Preprint2025

    Inductive Content Analysis of Nurses’ Interpretation of Health-Smart Home Data: Implications for Clinical Decision-Making

    Dermody, G.; Cook, D. J.; Fritz, R. L.

    JMIR Preprints 30

  13. Journal2025

    Interpretation of health-smart home data and implications for clinical decision-making: Inductive content analysis

    Dermody, G.; Cook, D. J.; Fritz, R. L.

    JMIR Nursing, 8(1), e75234

  14. Conference2025

    Need for a Shared Responsibility for Developing Digital Expertise in the Nursing Profession

    Dermody, G.; El Haddad, M.; Wadsworth, D.; Prichard, R.; Craswell, A.

    Health. Innovation. Community: Engage. Disrupt. Transform-Papers from the …

  15. Journal2025

    Positional release technique in the management of low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Danazumi, M. S.; Zakari, U. U.; Yakasai, A. M.; Speicher, T. E.; Dermody, G.; …

    Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 44, 295-311

  16. Journal2025

    Support Networks and Care Needs: Insights From Older Vietnam‐Born Australians Living With Chronic Disease

    Nguyen, T. N. M.; Saunders, R.; Dermody, G.; Whitehead, L.

    Nursing & Health Sciences 27 (2), e70158

  17. Conference2025

    What will it take? Triangulating stakeholder perspectives on smart home technology for ageing in place

    Dermody, D.; Shibl, R.; Wang, M.; Ward, A.; Watson, J.; Mealy, E.; Yeoh, P. L.; …

    Proceedings of the 58th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference

  18. Conference2024

    Breaking Ivory Towers: A Web-based Gateway for Dynamic Community Research Collaboration and Consumption

    Dermody, G.; Shibl, R.; Embleton, P.; Broadhouse, K. M.; Wadsworth, D.; Ward, A.; …

    Proceedings of the 57th AAG Conference, 96-97

  19. Conference2024

    Community Science Club: A community-research collaboration to support engagement, dissemination and consumption of ageing research

    Broadhouse, K. M.; Shibl, R.; Embleton, P.; Dermody, D.

    Proceedings of the 57th AAG Conference: Online Presentations, 5-5

  20. Conference2024

    Creative Conversations: An industry guided framework for sectoral review

    Ward, A.; Craswell, A.; Dermody, D.; Luttrell, B.; Banks, H. J.; Wadsworth, D.; …

    UniSC Research Conference

  21. Journal2024

    Effectiveness of fracture liaison service in reducing the risk of secondary fragility fractures in adults aged 50 and older: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Danazumi, M. S.; Lightbody, N.; Dermody, G.

    Osteoporosis International 35 (7), 1133-1151

  22. Journal2024

    Factors affecting clinician readiness to adopt smart home technology for remote health monitoring: systematic review

    Dermody, G.; Wadsworth, D.; Dunham, M.; Glass, C.; Fritz, R.

    JMIR aging 7, e64367

  23. Journal2024

    Family caregiver readiness to adopt smart home technology to monitor care—Dependent older adults: A qualitative exploratory study

    Dermody, G.; Fritz, R.; Glass, C.; Dunham, M.; Whitehead, L.

    Journal of Advanced Nursing 80 (2), 628-643

  24. Journal2024

    The influence of culture on the health beliefs and health behaviours of older Vietnam‐born Australians living with chronic disease

    Nguyen, T. N. M.; Saunders, R.; Dermody, G.; Whitehead, L.

    Journal of Advanced Nursing 80 (9), 3781-3796

  25. Journal2023

    Mentoring the Next Generation of Nurse Researchers: Towards a stronger and more visionary profession

    Volejnikova-Wenger, S.; Dermody, G.; McMurray, A.

    The Hive 41, 38-39

  26. Chapter2023

    Understanding research methods for evidence-based practice in health

    Greenhalgh, T. M.; Bidewell, J.; Crisp, E.; Warland, J.; Dermody, G.

    John Wiley & Sons

  27. Journal2022

    Knowledge and current practices of Nigerian physiotherapists on the physical activity and exercise training in the rehabilitation of patients with asthma

    Danazumi, M. S.; Yakasai, A. M.; Dermody, G.; Nuhu, J. M.

    Journal of Asthma 59 (3), 597-606

  28. Journal2022

    Nurse-in-the-loop smart home detection of health events associated with diagnosed chronic conditions: A case-event series

    Fritz, R.; Wuestney, K.; Dermody, G.; Cook, D. J.

    International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances 4, 100081

  29. Journal2022

    Perspectives on wider integration of the health-assistive smart home

    Dermody, G.; Mikus, J.; Porock, D.; Sugarman, D.; Janjua, N. K.; How, C.; Fritz, R.

    Journal of Ageing and Longevity 2 (2), 140-152

  30. Journal2022

    Prevalence of psychological symptoms and their correlates among physiotherapy clinical students: A cross-sectional study

    Yakasai, A. M.; Dermody, G.; Maharaj, S. S.; Hassan, A. B.; Abdullahi, A.; …

    South African Journal of Physiotherapy 78 (1), 1795

  31. Journal2022

    Systematic review of perception of barriers and facilitators to chronic disease self‐management among older adults: Implications for evidence‐based practice

    Nguyen, T. N. M.; Whitehead, L.; Saunders, R.; Dermody, G.

    Worldviews on Evidence‐Based Nursing 19 (3), 191-200

  32. Journal2022

    The use of theory in qualitative research: Challenges, development of a framework and exemplar

    Nguyen, T. N. M.; Whitehead, L.; Dermody, G.; Saunders, R.

    Journal of advanced nursing 78 (1), e21-e28

  33. Journal2021

    A comparison between the effect of combined chain exercises plus kinesio taping with combined chain exercises alone in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized clinical trial

    Danazumi, M. S.; Ibrahim, S. U.; Yakasai, A. M.; Dermody, G.; Bello, B.; Kaka, B.

    American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation 100 (11), 1070-1077

  34. Journal2021

    Factors influencing community-dwelling older adults’ readiness to adopt smart home technology: A qualitative exploratory study

    Dermody, G.; Fritz, R.; Glass, C.; Dunham, M.; Whitehead, L.

    Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(12), 4847–4861

  35. Chapter2021

    Safety and Security

    Dermody, G.

    Gerontological Nursing: A Holistic Approach to the Care of Older People

  36. Journal2020

    Automated smart home assessment to support pain management: Multiple methods analysis

    Fritz, D. J.; Wilson, M.; Dermody, G.; Smitter-Edgecomb, M.

    Journal of Medical Internet Research 22 (11), e23943.

  37. Journal2020

    Hospitalized adult patient characteristics associated with participation in a volunteer-assisted mobility program: a feasibility study

    Dermody, G.; Odom-Maryon, T.; Zimmerman, J.; Glass, C.

    Journal of nursing care quality 35 (4), 341-347

  38. Journal2020

    Interpreting health events in big data using qualitative traditions

    Fritz, R. L.; Dermody, G.

    International journal of qualitative methods 19, 1609406920976453

  39. Journal2020

    No soldiers left behind: an IoT-based low-power military mobile health system design

    Kang, J. J.; Yang, W.; Dermody, G.; Ghasemian, M.; Adibi, S.; Haskell-Dowland, P.

    IEEE access 8, 201498-201515

  40. Journal2020

    The role of virtual reality in improving health outcomes for community-dwelling older adults: A systematic review

    Dermody, G.; Whitehead, L.; Wilson, G.; Glass, C.

    JMIR Publications

  41. Journal2019

    A conceptual framework for clinicians working with artificial intelligence and health‐assistive Smart Homes

    Dermody, G.; Fritz, R.

    Nursing Inquiry 26 (1), e12267

  42. Journal2019

    A nurse-driven method for developing artificial intelligence in “smart” homes for aging-in-place

    Fritz, R. L.; Dermody, G.

    Nursing outlook 67 (2), 140-153

  43. Journal2019

    Enhancing Post‐Baccalaureate Doctor of Nursing Practice students' analytic skills

    Dermody, G.; Tiedt, J.

    Nursing forum 54 (2), 232-237

  44. Journal2019

    KIDNEY CARE DECISION MAKING TOOL

    Pleyo, R.; Khawnadi, W.; Dermody, D.

    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF KIDNEY DISEASES 73 (5), 718-718

  45. Journal2018

    Barriers to promoting mobility in hospitalized older adults

    Dermody, G.; Kovach, C. R.

    Research in gerontological nursing 11 (1), 17-27

  46. Journal2018

    Mobility programs for the hospitalized older adult: a scoping review

    Smart, D. A.; Dermody, G.; Coronado, M. E.; Wilson, M.

    Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine 4, 2333721418808146

  47. Chapter2018

    Overcoming Resistance to Change with Complexity Change Theory

    Dermody, G.

    Initiating and Sustaining the Clinical Nurse Leader Role: A Practical Guide …

  48. Journal2017

    ED utilization and self-reported symptoms in community-dwelling older adults

    Dermody, G.; Sawyer, P.; Kennedy, R.; Williams, C.; Brown, C. J.

    Journal of emergency nursing 43 (1), 57-69

  49. Journal2017

    Nurses' experience with and perception of barriers to promoting mobility in hospitalized older adults: A descriptive study

    Dermody, G.; Kovach, C. R.

    Journal of Gerontological Nursing 43 (11), 22-29

  50. Chapter2016

    Evidence-based practice in the global community: Building bridges

    Dermody, G.; Van Son, C.

    Evidence-based practice: An integrative approach to research, administration …

  51. Other2016

    Implementing the clinical nurse leader (CNL) role in Japan

    Katsumata, A. T.; Lizer, S. K.; Dermody, G.

  52. Chapter2016

    The evolution of a nurse-driven mobility initiative on a certified stroke unit: Pioneering the Clinical Nurse Leader role in a Magnet designated medical center

    Dermody, G.

    Initiating and Sustaining the Clinical Nurse Leader Role: A Practical Guide …

  53. Other2015

    Creating a legacy through nursing leadership, innovation, and global connectivity

    Lizer, S. K.; Katsumata, A. T.; Dermody, G.; Carson, E. M.

  54. Other2015

    Fostering the integration of the clinical nurse leader role in Japan through a multidisciplinary clinical immersion program in the United States

    Dermody, G.; Katsumata, A. T.; Lizer, S. K.

  55. Preprintn.d.

    A Roadmap for Nurse Scientists Leading Translation of ‘Gerontechnologies’ from Prototype to Meaningful Use

    Fritz, R.; Dermody, G.; Masaki, H.; Greiner, C.; Atakro, C. A.; Mohammadi, M.; …

    Available at SSRN 5349580

  56. Conferencen.d.

    Participatory approach to build capacity: Nurse-led research to overcome insufficient mobility in hospitalized older adults

    Dermody, G.; Bryant, R. A.