Browsing Masters Practice Projects by Date
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Improving Assessment Inter-rater Reliability of a Nursing ePortfolio: An Integrative Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Nursing Council of New Zealand (NCNZ) are responsible in ensuring all nurses are registered, competent, safe and fit to practice, to protect the health and safety of the New Zealand public. The approval of Professional ... -
The Efficacy of Hypnosis in the Treatment of Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Systematic Literature Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Hypnosis has a long history of use in the treatment of a variety of physical and psychological conditions. However, its effectiveness as a treatment for chronic musculoskeletal pain and the best method for delivery of the ... -
Virtual Reality for Improving Activity Levels in People With Chronic Pain: A Feasibility Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Background People with chronic pain can develop a more sedentary lifestyle. Activity-based virtual reality (AVR) interventions may help increase activity and improve outcomes for people with chronic pain. Aim This study ... -
Invisible Men: When Men Are the Recipients of Non-reciprocal Intimate Partner Violence in Heterosexual Relationships
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This modified qualitative systematic review (MQSR) examines if socio-cultural aspects of masculinity norms and attitudes create barriers that prevent men as recipients of non-reciprocated female intimate partner violence ... -
Investigating Physiotherapy Management of Patients Undergoing Upper Abdominal Surgery at Waitemata District Health Board
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Post-operative pulmonary complications are one of the main complications following abdominal surgery (Patel et al., 2016), closely followed by cardiac complications (Jin et al., 2014) or wound infections (De Avila & ... -
Improving the Time to Antibiotic Administration in Paediatric Febrile Neutropenia: Implementation of a Clinical Care Pathway in Saudi Arabia
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)Febrile neutropenia is a commonly experienced condition in patients undergoing chemotherapy treatment or immunosuppressive therapies. Most chemotherapy patients will experience febrile neutropenia at least once in their ... -
Toward an Operational Definition of an Informal Mindfulness Practice: A Scoping Review and Stakeholder Consultation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)The current definitions of informal mindfulness practice proposed in the literature are inconsistent and obscure. It has been described by several studies yet, there has been no effort to establish the defining principles ... -
The Prevalence, Characteristics and Impact of Chronic Pain in Patients With Muscular Dystrophies: A Systematic Review
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)Background: Chronic pain is a frequent, yet under-recognised and under-assessed problem in people with muscular dystrophies (MDs). Knowledge of the prevalence and characteristics of chronic pain, and its impact on function ... -
'Birthplace - Your Choice' A Smartphone Application Designed to Aid Informed Decision Making on Birthplaces for Primigravida Women in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Birthplace choices influence maternal and neonatal outcomes. Despite popular belief, International, New Zealand and local research confirms that birthing in an obstetric hospital does not improve maternal or neonatal ... -
Moving from Te Po (Night) and into Te Ao (Light): an Indigenous Framework to Support Māori Males Who Have Been Sexually Abused in New Zealand
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)Sexual abuse is a public health threat to the wellbeing of all people in New Zealand. The costs of sexual violence have been estimated by New Zealand Treasury in 2006 to be over a billion dollars a year. Current statistics ...