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Safer Sex Practices Among Newly Diagnosed Hiv-positive Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Results From an Ethnographic Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)The study reported here sought to understand the rationales of safer sex practices adopted by newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM). Guided by a socio-ecological framework, an ethnography was conducted ... -
"Seeing" A Brighter Future: Health Through Occupation
(Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind (RNZFB), 2008)The theme of this year‟s hui is „Beyond the Horizon‟. In our presentation today, I hope to take you beyond the horizon of your everyday work to consider changes in New Zealand society as well as recent research findings ... -
Self-paced Online Vs. Cue-based Offline Brain-computer Interfaces for Inducing Neural Plasticity
(MDPI AG, 2019)Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs), operated in a cue-based (offline) or self-paced (online) mode, can be used for inducing cortical plasticity for stroke rehabilitation by the pairing of movement-related brain activity with ... -
Sensory modulation in Acute Mental Health wards: a qualitative study of staff and service user perspectives
(The National Centre of Mental Health Research, Information and Workforce Development (Te Pou), 2011)The goal of reducing seclusion and restraint in acute mental health services has resulted in the exploration of alternative methods for managing agitated and aggressive behaviour (OHagan, 2006). Sensory modulation intervention ... -
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 ... -
Shoulder pain in primary care: diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination tests for non-traumatic acromioclavicular joint pain
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2013)Background: Despite numerous methodological flaws in previous study designs and the lack of validation in primary care populations, clinical tests for identifying acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) pain are widely utilised ... -
Simulation and Millennials -- the Perfect Storm
(Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP), 2016)Simulation in its various forms has developed extensively over the past 15 - 20 years for use in undergraduate nursing programs. The widespread integration of technology-based educational tools into nursing curricula is ... -
Simulation Is Not a Pedagogy
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2017)Simulation as a teaching/learning tool has evolved at an unprecedented pace which some believe has occurred despite a lack of research into pedagogies appropriate to guide this technology-based learning tool. There seems ... -
Six Steps to Coaching Oscar Performances From Under-graduate Nursing Students in Simulation: An Action Research Study
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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 ... -
Social capital and voter turnout: the case of the Auckland Supercity
(International Association of Local Government Scholars, 2014)The establishment of the Auckland ‘Supercity’, was billed as “New Zealand’s bold experiment in local government“ (AUT School of Social Sciences and Public Policy 2013). The high media profile nationally and locally, resulted ... -
Social, Leisure and Everyday Activities That Occupy People Living in Advanced Age
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Socially constructed ‘value’ and vocational experiences following neurological injury
(Taylor and Francis, 2015)Purpose: Paid work is seen as a key outcome in rehabilitation. However, research demonstrates that because of normative expectations in the job market and workplace, experiences of disability can be intensified in a work ... -
Spatiotemporal gait parameters and plantar pressure distribution during barefoot walking in people with gout and asymptomatic hyperuricemia: comparison with healthy individuals with normal serum urate concentrations
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background To identify spatiotemporal gait parameters and plantar pressure distribution during barefoot walking in people with gout and people with asymptomatic hyperuricemia by comparing them to healthy individuals with ... -
Spirituality and Spiritual Care in and Around Childbirth
(Elsevier, 2015)Background: Emerging evidence points to childbirth as a spiritually felt meaningful occasion. Although growing literature and development of guidelines charge the midwife to provide spiritual care felt spiritual experiences ... -
Strategies older New Zealanders use to participate in day-to-day occupations
(College of Occupational Therapists, 2011)Aim: This exploratory study aimed to uncover the strategies that older adults employ to ameliorate the impact of impairments and barriers to participation. Method: Eight participants were interviewed in their own homes, ... -
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 ... -
Subconscious Manipulation of Pain Expectation Can Modulate Cortical Nociceptive Processing
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2015)To determine whether manipulation of the expectation of pain inhibition can enhance the efficacy of conditioned pain modulation in healthy participants Methods: A conditioned pain modulation paradigm was used to investigate ... -
Support Workers' Experiences of Work Stress in Long-term Care Settings: A Qualitative Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2019)Background: Support-workers' performance and well-being are challenged by increasingly high workloads and poor working conditions, leading to high levels of occupational stress. Aims: To explore the experiences of work ... -
A Survey of Foot Orthoses Prescription Habits Amongst Podiatrists in the UK, Australia and New Zealand
(BioMed Central, 2018)Background Foot orthoses are frequently used but little is known about which types are used in contemporary practice. This study aimed to explore the types of foot orthoses currently used by podiatrists and the prescription ...