School of Clinical Sciences
The School of Clinical Sciences plays an important role in specialist teaching and research conducted by its academic staff and postgraduate students. This places AUT students at the forefront of much of the ground-breaking research undertaken in New Zealand, especially in the fields of Midwifery, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Oral Health, Paramedicine, Physiotherapy, Podiatry.
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Does Physiotherapy Reduce the Incidence of Postoperative Complications in Patients Following Pulmonary Resection Via Thoracotomy? A Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
(BioMed Central, 2008)Background: Postoperative pulmonary and shoulder complications are important causes of postoperative morbidity following thoracotomy. While physiotherapy aims to prevent or minimise these complications, currently there are ... -
Modelling the Effects of Booster Dose Vaccination Schedules and Recommendations for Public Health Immunization Programs: The Case of Haemophilus Influenzae Serotype B
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background Haemophilus influenzae serotype b (Hib) has yet to be eliminated despite the implementation of routine infant immunization programs. There is no consensus regarding the number of primary vaccine doses and an ... -
Health Care Experiences of Mothers of Children With Bronchiectasis in Counties Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
(BioMed Central, 2018)Background: Bronchiectasis is a worsening public health problem in New Zealand. This study aimed to explore the health care experiences of mothers of children with bronchiectasis in the Counties Manukau District Health ... -
What Does Real-world Walking Mean to People With Stroke? An Interpretive Descriptive Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2020)Purpose: Understanding personal experiences of real-world walking for stroke survivors could assist clinicians to tailor interventions to their clients' specific needs. We explored the research questions: "What does ... -
An Unsupervised Data-driven Model to Classify Gait Patterns in Children With Cerebral Palsy
(MDPI AG, 2020)Ankle and foot orthoses are commonly prescribed to children with cerebral palsy (CP). It is unclear whether 3D gait analysis (3DGA) provides sufficient and reliable information for clinicians to be consistent when prescribing ... -
The Body Responds
The first author uses a hermeneutic approach to reflect on her somatic experiences with clients diagnosed with Anorexia Nervosa. Using poetry, imagery, and metaphor, as well as understandings drawn from the psychodynamic ... -
Comparing Perinatal Outcomes for Healthy Pregnant Women Presenting at Primary and Tertiary Settings in South Auckland: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(New Zealand College of Midwives, 2019)ABSTRACT Background: Strong evidence supports the premise that many low-risk women and babies experience perinatal outcomes, in a free-standing, midwifery-led, primary level maternity unit (PMU) similar to, or better than, ... -
Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability of Manual Feature Extraction Methods in Movement Related Cortical Potential Analysis
(MDPI, 2020)Event related potentials (ERPs) provide insight into the neural activity generated in response to motor, sensory and cognitive processes. Despite the increasing use of ERP data in clinical research little is known about ... -
Understanding End-user Perspectives of Mobile Pulmonary Rehabilitation (mPR): Cross-sectional Survey and Interviews
(JMIR Publications, 2019)BACKGROUND: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) is an effective intervention for the management of people with chronic respiratory diseases, but the uptake of and adherence to PR programs is low. There is potential for mobile ... -
Peripheral Electrical Stimulation Paired With Movement-related Cortical Potentials Improves Isometric Muscle Strength and Voluntary Activation Following Stroke
(Frontiers Media, 2020)Background: Endogenous paired associative stimulation (ePAS) is a neuromodulatory intervention that has potential to aid stroke recovery. ePAS involves pairing endogenous electroencephalography (EEG) signals known as ... -
Availability, Accessibility, Acceptability and Quality (AAAQ) of Interpreting Services to Refugee Women in New Zealand
(SAGE Publications, 2020)A significant number of people have been displaced from their country of origin and become refugees. Good health is essential for refugees to actively engage and take up opportunities within the society in their host ... -
Investigation of Optimal Afferent Feedback Modality for Inducing Neural Plasticity With a Self-paced Brain-computer Interface
(MDPI, 2018)Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can be used to induce neural plasticity in the human nervous system by pairing motor cortical activity with relevant afferent feedback, which can be used in neurorehabilitation. The aim of ... -
Living in Bubbles During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Insights From New Zealand
(London School of Economics (LSE), 2020)This report presents initial research findings on the ‘social bubbles’ policy that the New Zealand government adopted as part of its strategy for curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The concept of ‘the ... -
Evaluation and Mechanism Analysis of HIV Prevention Programme Using Resilience Framework Among Female Sex Workers: A Randomised Controlled Trial
(Elsevier, 2019)Background Evidence shows traditional sexual harm reduction for female sex workers (FSW) based on health behaviour theories is effective but short-lived. This study aimed to evaluate and understand the effectiveness of a ... -
Does a Manual Therapy Approach Improve the Symptoms of Functional Constipation? A Systematic Review of the Literature
(Elsevier BV, 2020)Background Functional constipation is highly prevalent and places a significant burden on healthcare systems around the world. Manual therapy is a commonly used intervention, however to date there has not been a systematic ... -
Measuring Neurobehavioral Functioning in People With Traumatic Brain Injury: Rasch Analysis of Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016)Objective: To examine internal construct validity of the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI) by apply- ing Rasch analysis. Setting: An outpatient rehabilitation program trial in New Zealand employing a goal-setting ... -
Strategies to Reduce the Use of Seclusion and Restraint With Tangata Whai I the Ora
(Te Pou o te Whakaaro Nui, 2013)This study explored Māori clinical, cultural and consumer perspectives on potential strategies and initiatives for reducing seclusion and restraint with Māori in acute mental health inpatient services. This report is ... -
Accessing Rural Health Services: Results From a Qualitative Narrative Gerontological Study
(Australian Council on the Ageing, 2020)OBJECTIVE: Explore how older adults' talk about accessing rural community health services. METHODS: A qualitative narrative gerontological approach explored issues related to accessing health services in their community. ... -
Evaluating the Effects of an Exercise Program (Staying UpRight) for Older Adults in Long-term Care on Rates of Falls: Study Protocol for a Randomised Controlled Trial
(BioMed Central, 2020)Background: Falls are two to four times more frequent amongst older adults living in long-term care (LTC) than community-dwelling older adults and have deleterious consequences. It is hypothesised that a progressive exercise ... -
The 'Tricky Dance' of Advocacy: A Study of Non-legal Mental Health Advocacy
Advocacy in compulsory mental health settings is complex and contested, incorporating legal, non-legal, representational and best interests advocacy. This paper presents an approach to non-legal representational advocacy ...