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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Cumulative Sport-related Injuries and Longer Term Impact in Retired Male Elite- and Amateur-level Rugby Code Athletes and Non-contact Athletes: A Retrospective Study
(Springer, 2020)Background: Rugby union and rugby league are popular team contact sports, but they bring a high risk of injury. Although previous studies have reported injury occurrence across one or several seasons, none have explored ... -
Pilot trial of The Living Well Toolkit: Qualitative analysis and implications for refinement and future implementation
(BioMed Central, 2020)BACKGROUND: Following a neurological event, people's long-term health and well-being is hampered by a system that struggles to deliver person-centred communication and coordinated care and fails to harness individual and ... -
Preference for Caesarean Section in Young Nulligravid Women in Eight OECD Countries and Implications for Reproductive Health Education
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Efforts to reduce unnecessary Cesarean sections (CS) in high and middle income countries have focused on changing hospital cultures and policies, care provider attitudes and behaviors, and increasing women’s ... -
The Role of Microbiota and Inflammation in Self-judgement and Empathy: Implications for Understanding the Brain-gut-microbiome Axis in Depression
(Springer Nature, 2019)Rationale: The gut-brain axis includes bidirectional communication between intestinal microbiota and the central nervous system. Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus spp. have been implicated in psychological health, such as ... -
General Practitioners' Views and Experiences of Counselling for Physical Activity Through the New Zealand Green Prescription Program
(BioMed Central, 2011)Regular physical activity is beneficial in both the prevention and management of chronic health conditions. A large proportion of adult New Zealanders, however, are insufficiently active. To help increase population levels ... -
The New Zealand Podiatry Profession – a Workforce in Crisis?
(BioMed Central, 2020)Background This is the first study to explore workforce data from the Podiatrists Board of New Zealand. The study analysed data from an online survey which New Zealand podiatrists complete as part of their application for ... -
Microbial Contamination and Efficacy of Disinfection Procedures of Companion Robots in Care Homes
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2020)BACKGROUND: Paro and other robot animals can improve wellbeing for older adults and people with dementia, through reducing depression, agitation and medication use. However, nursing and care staff we contacted expressed ... -
On Nonlinear Regression for Trends in Split-belt Treadmill Training
(MDPI, 2020)Single and double exponential models fitted to step length symmetry series are used to evaluate the timecourse of adaptation and de-adaptation in instrumented split-belt treadmill tasks. Whilst the nonlinear regression ... -
Overcoming Barriers to Cervical Screening Among Pacific Women: A Narrative Review
(Mary Ann Liebert, 2019)Purpose: This narrative review explores the barriers and facilitators for Pacific women accessing the cervical screening pathway. Despite organized cervical screening in New Zealand, Pacific women still face significant ... -
Combining Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Fall Prevention Exercise (CogEx) in Older Adults With Mild to Moderate Dementia: A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial
(BMC, 2020)Background: People living with dementia (PLwD) have a high fall risk as cognitive impairment compromises control of gait and balance. Fall prevention exercises that are effective in healthy older adults may not work for ... -
Midwifery Job Autonomy in New Zealand: I do it all the time
(Elsevier, 2020)Introduction This research aimed to identify what supports and what hinders job autonomy for midwives in New Zealand. Methods Registered midwives participated in an open-ended, online survey in 2019. Anonymised participants ... -
Six Things You Need to Know About Low Back Pain
(CSIRO Publishing, 2020)Low back pain (LBP) is the leading contributor to years lived with disability, and imposes an enormous burden on individuals and on health-care systems. General practitioners and physiotherapists are generally the front-line ... -
A Multiday Evaluation of Real-time Intramuscular EMG Usability With ANN
(MDPI AG, 2020)Recent developments in implantable technology, such as high-density recordings, wireless transmission of signals to a prosthetic hand, may pave the way for intramuscular electromyography (iEMG)-based myoelectric control ... -
Exploring Physiotherapists’ Use of Clinical Practice Guidelines, Screening, and Stratification Tools for People With Low Back Pain in New Zealand
(Physiotherapy New Zealand, 2020)Low back pain (LBP) is a leading cause of disability in New Zealand and is associated with significant treatment and societal costs. Clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for LBP increasingly recommend the use of screening ... -
Setting the Stage: Reviewing Current Knowledge on the Health of New Zealand Immigrants-an Integrative Review
(PeerJ Inc., 2018)The growth of migrant communities continues to rise globally, creating unique and complex health challenges. Literature on immigrant health in New Zealand (NZ) remains scant. This integrative literature review was conducted ... -
Mental Health of African Asylum-seekers and Refugees in Hong Kong: Using the Social Determinants of Health Framework
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2017)Background: Hong Kong is non-signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 Protocol, and has no systematic domestic policies committed to the rights of asylum-seekers and refugees (ASRs). This creates a tenuous ... -
A Lost Tribe in the City: Health Status and Needs of African Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Hong Kong
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)Background: Hong Kong's resistance to be a signatory of the 1951 Geneva Convention and lack of domestic policies in this area has resulted in restrictions on access to healthcare amongst asylum seekers and refugees (ASRs). ... -
Barriers and Facilitators of Linkage to HIV Care Among HIV-infected Young Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Qualitative Study
(2017)Background: The Four Free and One Care Policy (HIV/AIDS-related free services) has been in place in China since 2004. However, linkage to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care is not yet achieved very well among people ...