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The visual analogue WOMAC 3.0 scale--internal validity and responsiveness of the VAS version
(BioMed Central, 30 A)Background Many people suffer with Osteoarthritis (OA) and subsequent morbidity. Therefore, measuring outcome associated with OA is important. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has ... -
The subjective index for physical and social outcome (SIPSO) in stroke: investigation of its subscale structure
(BioMed Central, 26 A)Short and valid measures of the impact of a stroke on integration are required in health and social settings. The Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome (SIPSO) is one such measure. However, there are questions ... -
What's Real Is Immaterial: What Are We Doing With New Materialism?
(University of Ottawa, 2020)New materialism is emerging as one of the most significant developments in healthcare research in recent years, offering radical new ways to rethink our critical relationship with forms, matter, objects and things. As with ... -
Efficacy of a Compulsory Homework Programme for Increasing Physical Activity and Improving Nutrition in Children: A Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019)Background Most physical activity interventions in children focus on the school setting; however, children typically engage in more sedentary activities and spend more time eating when at home. The primary aim of this ... -
E Tū Wāhine, E Tū Whānau: Wāhine Māori Keeping Safe in Unsafe Relationships
(Taupua Waiora Māori Research Centre, AUT Public Health and Mental Health Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)No abstract. -
When Every Second Counts: Ampoule Versus Adrenaline Auto-injector Administration for Life-threatening Allergy
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2019)No abstract. -
Physiotherapy Treatment and Rehabilitation Following Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury in New Zealand: Are We Doing Enough?
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists Inc, 2019)Physiotherapists are lead providers of rehabilitation following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in New Zealand. Rehabilitation is considered an essential component following ACL injuries, but there is considerable ... -
Understanding the Other in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship
(University of Calgary, 2019)Psychotherapy is often described as the art and science of endeavouring to understand the other. The difficulties inherent in understanding have contributed to psychotherapy being described as “the impossible profession” ... -
Hydraulic Coupling of a Leafless Kauri Tree Remnant to Conspecific Hosts
(Elsevier BV, 2019)SUMMARY Trees are commonly regarded as distinct entities, but the roots of many species fuse to form natural root grafts allowing the exchange of water, carbon, mineral nutrients, and microorganisms between individuals. ... -
Sled-pull Load-velocity Profiling and Implications for Sprint Training Prescription in Young Male Athletes
(MDPI, 2019)The purpose of this study was to examine the usefulness of individual load-velocity profiles and the between-athlete variation using the decrement in maximal velocity (Vdec) approach to prescribe training loads in resisted ... -
Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Physiotherapists Survey 2018
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Relationship Between Socioeconomic Factors, Distribution of Public Access Defibrillators and Incidence of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
(Elsevier, 2019)Background: Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is improved when public access defibrillators are used. Areas of socioeconomic deprivation may have higher rates of OHCA and thus a greater demand for public ... -
SINOPSIS – the Solomon Islands National Ocean Planning Spatial Information System: Spatial Decision Support Tools for Seaweed Aquaculture Planning in the Solomon Islands
(New Zealand Institute for Pacific Research (NZIPR), 2019)Seaweed cultivation can provide important income in remote areas and significant exports for nations like the Solomon Islands. This industry may also provide a sustainable alternative to more extractive industries like ... -
Paramedic-initiated Helivac to Tertiary Hospital for Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Strategy for Improving Treatment Delivery Times
(AME Publishing Company, 2019)Background: In regions of New Zealand without coronary catheterisation laboratory (CCL) facilities, patients presenting with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) are often subjected to prolonged delays before receiving ... -
Upholding Te Tiriti, Ending Institutional Racism and Crown Inaction on Health Equity
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2019)When te Tiriti o Waitangi is upheld there should be no racism against Māori and in particular institutional racism should disappear, meaning there should be no health disparities and the aspiration of health equity could ... -
Gambling Behaviours and Associated Risk Factors for 17 Year Old Pacific Youth
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Summary This study is a component of the Pacific Islands Families Study, which is a longitudinal cohort study of a birth cohort of 1,398 Pacific infants who were recruited into the study from a South Auckland hospital ... -
Women and Gambling-related Harm: A Narrative Literature Review and Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services 16 Studies in Human Society 1605 Policy and Administration
(BMC, 2019)Background: While the prevalence of women's participation in gambling is steadily increasing, there is a well-recognised male bias in gambling research and policy. Few papers have sought to synthesise the literature relating ... -
Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sport: Secondary School Students September 2018 Survey. Report # 1 to Accident Compensation Corporation.
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Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Coaches September 2018 Survey. Report #3 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
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Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Rugby Referees March 2018 Survey. Report #4 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
(Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2019)