Dr Joshua Simmich
Research Officer
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
Journal Articles
Ross, Megan H., Simmich, Joshua, Lawford, Belinda J., Bennell, Kim L., Hinman, Rana S. and Russell, Trevor (2026). Telerehabilitation trends in Australian physiotherapy and an exploration of factors that influence use after COVID-19 restrictions: qualitative content analysis. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 13 e81008, e81008-e81008. doi: 10.2196/81008
Ross, Megan H., Simmich, Joshua, Lawford, Belinda J., Bennell, Kim L., Hinman, Rana S. and Russell, Trevor (2026). Telerehabilitation Trends in Australian Physiotherapy and an Exploration of Factors That Influence Use After COVID-19 Restrictions: Qualitative Content Analysis. JMIR Rehabilitation and Assistive Technologies, 13 e81008, 1-15. doi: 10.2196/81158
Blumenfeld, Magnus Bye, Simmich, Joshua, Doig, Emmah Joan, Russell, Trevor and Ross, Megan H. (2026). Patient and clinician perspectives of the use of driving simulators for rehabilitation after traumatic brain injury. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 36 (2), 256-277. doi: 10.1080/09602011.2025.2503338
Ross, Megan, Stylianou, Michalis, Simmich, Joshua, Duncombe, Stephanie, Fortnum, Kathryn, Perales Perez, Francisco and Gomersall, Sjaan (2025). Physical activity, sedentary behavior, and sleep in sexual and gender minority adults: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 22 (12), 1478-1494. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2024-0659
Brown, Riley C. C., Simmich, Joshua, Cuthbert, Robert, Ross, Megan H., Molina-Garcia, Pablo and Russell, Trevor G. (2025). Safety of videoconferencing for physical rehabilitation and exercise: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical rehabilitation, 39 (9) 02692155251361916, 2692155251361916-1242. doi: 10.1177/02692155251361916
Simmich, Joshua, Ross, Megan Heather and Russell, Trevor Glen (2025). Assessing the capability of large language models for navigation of the Australian healthcare system: a comparative study. JMIR AI, 4 e76203, 1-13. doi: 10.2196/76203
Ross, Megan H., Simmich, Joshua, Magor, Thomas and Russell, Trevor (2025). Patient preferences for telerehabilitation compared to in-person physiotherapy: a binary discrete choice experiment. Physiotherapy Research International, 30 (2) e70042, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/pri.70042
Simmich, Joshua, Ross, Megan H. and Russell, Trevor (2024). Real-time video telerehabilitation shows comparable satisfaction and similar or better attendance and adherence compared with in-person physiotherapy: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy, 70 (3), 181-192. doi: 10.1016/j.jphys.2024.06.001
Simmich, Joshua, Andrews, Nicole Emma, Claus, Andrew, Murdoch, Megan and Russell, Trevor Glen (2024). GPS-based 6-minute walk test for people with persistent pain: a validation study. JMIR Formative Research, 8 e46820, 1-14. doi: 10.2196/46820
Ding, Hang, Simmich, Joshua, Vaezipour, Atiyeh, Andrews, Nicole and Russell, Trevor (2023). Evaluation framework for conversational agents with artificial intelligence in health interventions: a systematic scoping review. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 31 (3), 1-16. doi: 10.1093/jamia/ocad222
Ryan, Daniel J., Ross, Megan H., Simmich, Joshua, Ng, Norman, Burton, Nicola W., Gilson, Nick, Pavey, Toby, Brown, Wendy J. and Gomersall, Sjaan R. (2023). TRACK & ACT: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial exploring the comparative effectiveness of pedometers and activity trackers for changing physical activity and sedentary behaviour in inactive individuals. Journal of Activity, Sedentary and Sleep Behaviors, 2 (1) 12, 1-12. doi: 10.1186/s44167-023-00018-4
Simmich, Joshua, Ross, Megan H., Andrews, Nicole Emma, Vaezipour, Atiyeh and Russell, Trevor Glen (2023). Content and quality of mobile apps for the monitoring of musculoskeletal or neuropathic pain in Australia: A systematic evaluation. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 11 (1) e46881, 1-11. doi: 10.2196/46881
Glenwright, Ben G., Simmich, Joshua, Cottrell, Michelle, O'Leary, Shaun P., Sullivan, Clair, Pole, Jason D. and Russell, Trevor (2023). Facilitators and barriers to implementing electronic patient-reported outcome and experience measures in a health care setting: a systematic review. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 7 (1) 13, 1-14. doi: 10.1186/s41687-023-00554-2
Simmich, Joshua, Mandrusiak, Allison, Smith, Stuart Trevor, Hartley, Nicole and Russell, Trevor Glen (2021). A co-designed active video game for physical activity promotion in people with COPD: pilot trial. JMIR Serious Games, 9 (1) e23069, e23069. doi: 10.2196/23069
Simmich, Joshua, Mandrusiak, Allison, Russell, Trevor, Smith, Stuart and Hartley, Nicole (2021). Perspectives of older adults with chronic disease on the use of wearable technology and video games for physical activity. Digital Health, 7 205520762110199, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/20552076211019900
Simmich, Joshua, Deacon, Anthony J. and Russell, Trevor G. (2019). Active video games for rehabilitation in respiratory conditions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JMIR Serious Games, 7 (1) e10116, e10116. doi: 10.2196/10116
Simmich, Joshua, Temple, Shelby E. and Collin, Shaun P. (2012). A fish eye out of water: epithelial surface projections on aerial and aquatic corneas of the four-eyed fish'Anableps anableps. Clinical and Experimental Optometry, 95 (2), 140-145. doi: 10.1111/j.1444-0938.2011.00701.x
Simmich, Joshua, Staykov, Eric and Scott, Ethan (2012). Zebrafish as an appealing model for optogenetic studies. Progress in Brain Research, 196, 145-162. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-444-59426-6.00008-2
Thesis
Simmich, Joshua (2021). The use of active video games for maintaining a physically active lifestyle in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PhD Thesis, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland. doi: 10.14264/694fd31