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Christine Barthow

Contact Details

Phone
+64 4 918 6237
Email
christine.barthow@otago.ac.nz
Position
Research Fellow
Department
Department of Medicine (Wellington)
Qualifications
RCompNs, MA (appl)
Research summary
Allergic disease

Research

I am a Registered Nurse and Research Fellow with the Wellington Asthma Research Group. Currently I am a co-investigator in the Maternal Probiotic Study (Studies of Probiotics and Allergic Disease). This is a randomized controlled trial clinical trial investigating the use of probiotics to prevent the development of allergic disease in infants, and reduce gestational diabetes and bacterial vaginal infections in pregnant women.

My current research interest is in the field of allergic disease. In the past four years I have worked on a series of quantitative studies related to both the prevention and treatment of allergic disease (eczema, hay fever and asthma). Previous to this work my research interest and experience was in the area of oncology/palliative care using qualitative approaches to research.

Publications

Barthow, C., Kuiper, N., Betty, B., Viliamu-Amusia, I., Bryant, L., Ranchhod, D., … McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2023). Seen and unseen work: The intensity of service provision for individuals with type 2 diabetes in a high-needs population [Research letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1581), 79-85. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Barthow, C., Krebs, J., & McKinlay, E. (2023). A multiple case study of pre-diabetes care undertaken by general practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand: De-incentivised and de-prioritised work. BMC Primary Care, 24, 109. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02053-1

Barthow, C., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2022). It is time for a more targeted approach to prediabetes in primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(4), 372-377. doi: 10.1071/HC22089

Barthow, C., Pullon, S., Weatherall, M., & Krebs, J. (2022). They're sicker than we think: An exploratory study profiling the cardio-metabolic health in a sample of adults with pre-diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 221-228. doi: 10.1071/HC22068

Parry Strong, A., Wright-McNaughton, M., Weatherall, M., Hall, R. M., Coppell, K. J., Barthow, C., & Krebs, J. D. (2022). Very low carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 24, 2431-2442. doi: 10.1111/dom.14837

Ballantyne, A., Barthow, C., & Wickens, K. (2016). Research into lifestyle changes in pregnancy. In F. Baylis & A. Ballantyne (Eds.), Clinical research involving pregnant women. (pp. 211-225). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-26512-4_12

Chapter in Book - Research

Barthow, C., Krebs, J., & McKinlay, E. (2023). A multiple case study of pre-diabetes care undertaken by general practice in Aotearoa/New Zealand: De-incentivised and de-prioritised work. BMC Primary Care, 24, 109. doi: 10.1186/s12875-023-02053-1

Journal - Research Article

Barthow, C., Hood, F., Crane, J., Huthwaite, M., Weatherall, M., Parry-Strong, A., & Krebs, J. (2022). A randomised controlled trial of a probiotic and a prebiotic examining metabolic and mental health outcomes in adults with pre-diabetes. BMJ Open, 12, e055214. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-055214

Journal - Research Article

Barthow, C., Pullon, S., Weatherall, M., & Krebs, J. (2022). They're sicker than we think: An exploratory study profiling the cardio-metabolic health in a sample of adults with pre-diabetes in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(3), 221-228. doi: 10.1071/HC22068

Journal - Research Article

McKinlay, E., Hilder, J., Hood, F., Morgan, S., Barthow, C., Gray, B., Huthwaite, M., Weatherall, M., Crane, J., Krebs, J., & Pullon, S. (2022). Uncertainty and certainty: Perceptions and experiences of prediabetes in New Zealand primary care: A qualitative study. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(2), 138-145. doi: 10.1071/HC21066

Journal - Research Article

Parry Strong, A., Wright-McNaughton, M., Weatherall, M., Hall, R. M., Coppell, K. J., Barthow, C., & Krebs, J. D. (2022). Very low carbohydrate (ketogenic) diets in type 2 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Diabetes, Obesity & Metabolism, 24, 2431-2442. doi: 10.1111/dom.14837

Journal - Research Article

Chen, Y., Lu, J., Wickens, K., Stanley, T., Maude, R. M., Stone, P., Barthow, C., Crane, J., … Murphy, R. (2021). Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus probiotic in early pregnancy on plasma conjugated bile acids in a randomised controlled trial. Nutrients, 13, 209. doi: 10.3390/nu13010209

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Murphy, R., Morgan, X. C., Wang, X. Y., Wickens, K., Purdie, G., Fitzharris, P., Otal, A., Lawley, B., Stanley, T., Barthow, C., Crane, J., … Tannock, G. W. (2019). Eczema-protective probiotic alters infant gut microbiome functional capacity but not composition: Sub-sample analysis from a RCT. Beneficial Microbes, 10(1), 5-17. doi: 10.3920/bm2017.0191

Journal - Research Article

Pullon, S., Ballantyne, A., Macdonald, L., Barthow, C., Wickens, K., & Crane, J. (2019). Daily decision-making about food during pregnancy: A New Zealand study. Health Promotion International, 34(3), 469-478. doi: 10.1093/heapro/dax098

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Slykerman, R. F., Coomarasamy, C., Wickens, K., Thompson, J. M. D., Stanley, T. V., Barthow, C., Kang, J., Crane, J., & Mitchell, E. A. (2019). Exposure to antibiotics in the first 24 months of life and neurocognitive outcomes at 11 years of age. Psychopharmacology, 236, 1573-1582. doi: 10.1007/s00213-019-05216-0

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Slykerman, R. F., Kang, J., Van Zyl, N., Barthow, C., Wickens, K., Stanley, T., … Purdie, G., … Crane, J., & Mitchell, E. A. (2018). Effect of early probiotic supplementation on childhood cognition, behaviour and mood a randomised, placebo-controlled trial. Acta Paediatrica, 107, 2172-2178. doi: 10.1111/apa.14590

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Wickens, K., Barthow, C., Mitchell, E. A., Kang, J., Van Zyl, N., Purdie, G., Stanley, T., … Crane, J. (2018). Effects of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 in early life on the cumulative prevalence of allergic disease to 11 years. Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, 29, 808-814. doi: 10.1111/pai.12982

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Wickens, K., Barthow, C., Mitchell, E. A., Stanley, T. V., Purdie, G., Rowden, J., Kang, J., Hood, F., … Franklin, I., Barnes, P., … Abels, P., … Crane, J. (2018). Maternal supplementation alone with Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 during pregnancy and breastfeeding does not reduce infant eczema. Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, 29(3), 296-302. doi: 10.1111/pai.12874

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Ballantyne, A., Pullon, S., Macdonald, L., Barthow, C., Wickens, K., & Crane, J. (2017). The experiences of pregnant women in an interventional clinical trial: Research in Pregnancy Ethics (RIPE) study. Bioethics, 31(6), 476-483. doi: 10.1111/bioe.12361

Journal - Research Article

McKinlay, E., Gallagher, P., Jones, B., Macdonald, L., & Barthow, C. (2017). Crossing professional cultures: A qualitative study of nurses working in a medical school. Contemporary Nurse, 53(6), 633-646. doi: 10.1080/10376178.2017.1416304

Journal - Research Article

Slykerman, R. F., Hood, F., Wickens, K., Thompson, J. M. D., Barthow, C., Murphy, R., Kang, J., … Crane, J., Stanley, T., Abels, P., Purdie, G., … the Probiotic in Pregnancy Study Group. (2017). Effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 in pregnancy on postpartum symptoms of depression and anxiety: A randomised double-blind placebo-controlled trial. EBioMedicine, 24, 159-165. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.09.013

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Wickens, K. L., Barthow, C. A., Murphy, R., Abels, P. R., Maude, R. M., Stone, P. R., … Stanley, T. V., Purdie, G. L., Kang, J. M., Hood, F. E., … Barnes, P. K., … Crane, J. (2017). Early pregnancy probiotic supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 may reduce the prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus: A randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Nutrition, 117(6), 804-813. doi: 10.1017/S0007114517000289

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Barthow, C., Jones, B., Macdonald, L., Vernall, S., Gallagher, P., & McKinlay, E. (2015). Researching in the community: The value and contribution of nurses to community based or primary health care research. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 16, 224-234. doi: 10.1017/s1463423614000097

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Marlow, G., Han, D. Y., Wickens, K., Stanley, T., Crane, J., Mitchell, E. A., … Barthow, C., … Morgan, A. R. (2015). Differential effects of two probiotics on the risks of eczema and atopy associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms to Toll-like receptors. Pediatric Allergy & Immunology, 26(3), 262-271. doi: 10.1111/pai.12371

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Morgan, A. R., Han, D. Y., Wickens, K., Barthow, C., Mitchell, E. A., Stanley, T. V., Dekker, J., Crane, J., & Ferguson, L. R. (2014). Differential modification of genetic susceptibility to childhood eczema by two probiotics. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 44(10), 1255-1265. doi: 10.1111/cea.12394

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Wickens, K., Stanley, T. V., Mitchell, E. A., Barthow, C., Fitzharris, P., Purdie, G., Siebers, R., … Crane, J. (2013). Early supplementation with Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 reduces eczema prevalence to 6 years: Does it also reduce atopic sensitization? Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 43(9), 1048-1057. doi: 10.1111/cea.12154

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Wickens, K., Black, P., Stanley, T. V., Mitchell, E., Barthow, C., Fitzharris, P., Purdie, G., & Crane, J. (2012). A protective effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 against eczema in the first 2 years of life persists to age 4 years. Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 42(7), 1071-1079. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.03975.x

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McCullough, L., McKinlay, E., Barthow, C., Moss, C., & Wise, D. (2010). A model of treatment decision making when patients have advanced cancer: How do cancer treatment doctors and nurses contribute to the process? European Journal of Cancer Care, 19(4), 482-491. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2354.2009.01074.x

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Barthow, C., Moss, C., McKinlay, E., McCullough, L., & Wise, D. (2009). To be involved or not: Factors that influence nurses' involvement in providing treatment decisional support in advanced cancer. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 13(1), 22-28. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2008.09.004

Journal - Research Article

Barthow, C., Kuiper, N., Betty, B., Viliamu-Amusia, I., Bryant, L., Ranchhod, D., … McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2023). Seen and unseen work: The intensity of service provision for individuals with type 2 diabetes in a high-needs population [Research letter]. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1581), 79-85. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/

Journal - Research Other

Barthow, C., Pullon, S., McKinlay, E., & Krebs, J. (2022). It is time for a more targeted approach to prediabetes in primary care in Aotearoa New Zealand. Journal of Primary Health Care, 14(4), 372-377. doi: 10.1071/HC22089

Journal - Research Other

Crane, J., Barthow, C., Kang, J., Hood, F., Stanley, T., & Wickens, K. (2020). Probiotics for humans: Hoax, hype, hope, or help. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(3), 456-469. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1692364

Journal - Research Other

Barthow, C., Hood, F., McKinlay, E., Hilder, J., Cleghorn, C., Huthwaite, M., Weatherall, M., Parry-Strong, A., Pullon, S., Gray, B., Wickens, K., Crane, J., & Krebs, J. (2019). Food 4 Health: He Oranga Kai: Assessing the efficacy, acceptability and economic implications of Lactobacillus rhamnosus HN001 and β-glucan to improve glycated haemoglobin, metabolic health, and general well-being in adults with pre-diabetes: Study protocol for a 2 x 2 factorial design, parallel group, placebo-controlled randomized controlled trial, with embedded qualitative study and economic analysis. Trials, 20, 464. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3553-7

Journal - Research Other

Crane, J., Barthow, C., Mitchell, E. A., Stanley, T. V., Purdie, G., Rowden, J., Kang, J., Hood, F., Barnes, P., … Wickens, K. (2018). Is yoghurt an acceptable alternative to raw milk for reducing eczema and allergy in infancy? Clinical & Experimental Allergy, 48(5), 604-606. doi: 10.1111/cea.13121

Journal - Research Other

Barthow, C., Wickens, K., Stanley, T., Mitchell, E. A., Maude, R., Abels, P., Purdie, G., … Kang, J., Hood, F., … Barnes, P., Fitzharris, P., … Crane, J. (2016). The Probiotics in Pregnancy Study (PiP Study): Rationale and design of a double-blind randomised controlled trial to improve maternal health during pregnancy and prevent infant eczema and allergy. BMC Pregnancy & Childbirth, 16, 133. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-0923-y

Journal - Research Other

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