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Predicting Allograft Requirement in the Management of Patients With Major Burn Injuries
(Conference Design Pty Ltd, 2012)• Early debridement and coverage of burn wounds saves lives. • Allograft is the ‘gold-standard’ for temporary coverage of acute burns. -
Preschool children’s vision screening in New Zealand: A retrospective evaluation of referral accuracy
(BMJ Journals, 2015)Objectives: To assess the accuracy of preschool vision screening in a large, ethnically diverse, urban population in South Auckland, New Zealand. Design: Retrospective longitudinal study. Methods: B4 School Check vision ... -
Problem Gambling - Barriers to Help-seeking Behaviours (Final Report)
(Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2008)Background: In New Zealand, as elsewhere, only a small proportion of problem gamblers seek formal help for their gambling problems. In particular, Pacific peoples appear to be significantly underrepresented relative to ... -
Problem Gambling - Pacific Islands Families Longitudinal Study: Final Report
(Auckland University of Technology, 2008)Background The Pacific Islands Families (PIF) study has been following a cohort of Pacific children since the year 2000. The purpose of this prospective study is to determine the pathways leading to optimal health, ... -
Problem Gambling Assessment and Screening Instruments: Phase One Final Report
(Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2008)Objectives: This project was commissioned by the Problem Gambling Committee (PGC); subsequently the Ministry of Health assumed responsibility from the PGC. The primary objectives of the project were to: 1. Review the ... -
Problem Gambling Assessment and Screening Instruments: Phase Two Final Report
(Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2008)Objectives: This project was commissioned by the Problem Gambling Committee (PGC); subsequently the Ministry of Health assumed responsibility from the PGC. The primary objectives of the project were to: 1. Review the ... -
Problematic mobile phone use and addiction across generations: The roles of psychopathological symptoms and smartphone use
Contemporary technological advances have led to a significant increase in using mobile technologies. Recent research has pointed to potential problems as a consequence of mobile overuse, including addiction, financial ... -
Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Addiction Across Generations: the Roles of Psychopathological Symptoms and Smartphone Use
(Springer, 2018)Contemporary technological advances have led to a significant increase in using mobile technologies. Recent research has pointed to potential problems as a consequence of mobile overuse, including addiction, financial ... -
Profiling Potential Medical Students and Exploring Determinants of Career Choice
(The Asia Pacific Scholar (TAPS), 2017)At this university, a Biomedical Common Year 1 occurs prior to admission to the medical programme. Students achieving a minimum GPA of 6.0 are eligible for consideration for an admissions interview. The aim of this research ... -
Provider, father, and bro - Sedentary Māori men and their thoughts on physical activity
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background Māori (indigenous peoples of New Zealand) men have a disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related illnesses and are targeted for national physical activity initiatives. While physical activity impacts on ... -
Provider, father, and bro – Sedentary Māori men and their thoughts on physical activity
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background Māori (indigenous peoples of New Zealand) men have a disproportionate prevalence of lifestyle-related illnesses and are targeted for national physical activity initiatives. While physical activity impacts on ... -
A qualitative analysis of Māori and Pacific smokers' views on informed choice and smoking
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2016)Objectives Tobacco companies frame smoking as an informed choice, a strategy that holds individuals responsible for harms they incur. Few studies have tested this argument, and even fewer have examined how informed indigenous ... -
Quality and reporting of cluster randomised controlled trials evaluating occupational therapy interventions: A systematic review
(Slack, 2016)Background: Growing use of the cluster randomised control trials (RCTs) in healthcare research requires careful attention to study designs, with implications for the development of an evidence-base for practice. Objective: ... -
Rationale and design of the myocardial microinjury and cardiac remodeling extension study in the sodium lowering in dialysate trial (Mac-SoLID study)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2014)Background: The Sodium Lowering in Dialysate (SoLID) trial is an ongoing a multi-center, prospective, randomised, single-blind (assessor), controlled, parallel assignment clinical trial, enrolling 96 home and self-care ... -
Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: A randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis for regression of left ventricular mass
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2013)Background The current literature recognises that left ventricular hypertrophy makes a key contribution to the high rate of premature cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. Determining how we might intervene to ... -
Realising the Rhetoric: Refreshing Public Health Providers' Efforts to Honour Te Tiriti O Waitangi
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Objectives This paper investigates the ways two groupings of public health providers, public health units and non-governmental organisations meet their Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations in terms of service delivery to Māori. ... -
Rebalancing Health and Social Care for Older People: Simulating Policy Options in an Ageing Society
(The Selwyn Foundation; The Hope Foundation, 2014)No abstract. -
Resorting to (un)secure(d) Aging
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017)The commodification of later life by the retirement village industry opens a gated existence to a small portion of the globe’s elderly. Such villages are presented in media images as glamourous and fun-filled life-styles, ... -
The Shame of Fat Shaming in Public Health: Moving Past Racism to Embrace Indigenous Solutions
(Elsevier, 2018)Indigenous peoples in developed nations are more likely to be overweight, obese, and disproportionately affected by the comorbidities and physical disorders associated with weight when compared with their counterparts. ... -
Shifting Ground: Reflecting on a Journey of Bi-cultural Partnership
(New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists (NZAP) Inc., and supported by the School of Public Health & Psychosocial Studies, Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The return to Otautahi | Christchurch in 2015 provided an opportune moment for us to participate, observe, ponder, and reflect on the partnership agreement between Waka Oranga and the New Zealand Association of Psychotherapists ...