Browsing Open Research by Author "Taylor, T"
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Factors Associated With Preoperative Attrition in Bariatric Surgery: A Protocol for a Systematic Review 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services
Taylor, T; Dewes, O; Taufa, N; Wrapson, W; Siegert, R (BioMed Central, 2018)Background: Bariatric surgery results in substantial medical and economic benefits; however, independent studies typically report high patient preoperative attrition rates. Studies have identified individual characteristics ... -
Interpretability of Spatiotemporal Dynamics of the Brain Processes Followed by Mindfulness Intervention in a Brain-Inspired Spiking Neural Network Architecture
Doborjeh, Z; Doborjeh, M; Crook-Rumsey, M; Taylor, T; Wang, GY; Moreau, D; Krägeloh, C; Wrapson, W; Siegert, RJ; Kasabov, N; Searchfield, G; Sumich, AMindfulness training is associated with improvements in psychological wellbeing and cognition, yet the specific underlying neurophysiological mechanisms underpinning these changes are uncertain. This study uses a novel ... -
Preoperative Bariatric Surgery Programme Barriers Facing Pacific Patients in Auckland, New Zealand As Perceived by Health Sector Professionals: A Qualitative Study
Taylor, T; Wrapson, W; Dewes, O; Taufa, N; Siegert, RJ (BMJ Journals, 2019)Minority ethnic patient groups typically have the highest bariatric surgery preoperative attrition rates and lowest surgery utilisation worldwide. Eligible patients of Pacific Island ethnicity (Pacific patients) in New ... -
What does 'recovery' mean to people with neck pain? Results of a descriptive thematic analysis
Walton, D; MacDermid, J; Taylor, T; Reid, Duncan Arthur; As part of the ICON research group (Bentham Open, 2013)Objectives: To describe the meaning of being recovered as perceived by people with chronic mechanical neck pain. Methods: To determine the way people with neck pain would describe a recovered state a descriptive thematic ...