Browsing School of Clinical Sciences by Title
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Commentary on the article: the role of the physiotherapist in cardiac surgery
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2011) -
Companion Robots for Older People: Importance of User-centred Design Demonstrated Through Observations and Focus Groups Comparing Preferences of Older People and Roboticists in South West England
(BMJ Journals, 2019)OBJECTIVE: Companion robots, such as Paro, may reduce agitation and depression for older people with dementia. However, contradictory research outcomes suggest robot design is not always optimal. While many researchers ... -
Comparative Study of Children's Current Health Conditions and Health Education in New Zealand and Japan
(The Clute Institute, 2015) -
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, ... -
Comparison of Features for Movement Prediction From Single-trial Movement-related Cortical Potentials in Healthy Subjects and Stroke Patients
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2015)Detection of movement intention from the movement-related cortical potential (MRCP) derived from the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals has shown to be important in combination with assistive devices for effective neurofeedback ... -
Comprehensive Measurement of Stroke Gait Characteristics With a Single Accelerometer in the Laboratory and Community: a Feasibility, Validity and Reliability Study
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: Application of objective measurement of stroke gait with accelerometer-based wearable technology and associated algorithms is increasing, despite reports questioning the accuracy of this technique in quantifying ... -
A conceptual review of engagement in healthcare and rehabilitation
(Taylor & Francis, 2014)Purpose: This review sought to develop an understanding of how engagement in healthcare has been conceptualized in the literature in order to inform future clinical practice and research in rehabilitation. A secondary ... -
The Consequences of Using Advanced Physical Assessment Skills in Medical and Surgical Nursing: A Hermeneutic Pragmatic Study
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Aims and objectives The aim of this study was to explore the consequences of the nurse's use of advanced assessment skills on medical and surgical wards. Background Appropriate, accurate, and timely assessment by nurses ... -
The Consequences of Using Advanced Physical Assessment Skills in Medical and Surgical Nursing: A Hermeneutic Pragmatic Study
(Taylor and Francis, 2016)Aims and objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the consequences of the nurse’s use of advanced assessment skills on medical and surgical wards. Background: Appropriate, accurate, and timely assessment by nurses ... -
Conservative interventions for mobile pes planus in adults: a systematic review
(Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 2016)Background. Adult pes planus (flat foot) is a common problem encountered by many health care professionals. Despite the perception that flat foot can cause pain and impair function, and the availability and widespread use ... -
Construct validity of the holistic complementary and alternative medicines questionnaire (HCAMQ): an investigation using modern psychometric approaches
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2009)The scientific basis of efficacy studies of complementary medicine requires the availability of validated measures. The Holistic Complementary and Alternative Medicine Questionnaire (HCAMQ) is one such measure. This article ... -
Contextual Issues That Influence Preparedness of Nurses for Critical Care Nursing Practice in Malawi
(African Journals Online (AJOL), 2019)Background There are no critical care nurse training programs in Malawi despite the high burden of diseases which culminate in critical illness. This paper presents contextual issues that influence preparedness of nurses ... -
Could a Focus on Participation Contribute to Addressing Child Poverty in New Zealand? An Occupational Therapy Perspective
(The School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies, AUT University, 2014)What may be missing from the ‘child poverty discourse’ in New Zealand is the potential that a focus on participation could bring to creating sustainable solutions to addressing child poverty and improving health and wellbeing ... -
Creating a Better Work-life Balance
(New Zealand College of Midwives (NZCOM), 2014)Co-operative inquiry, an action research approach, was selected to investigate the work-life balance of 16 caseloading midwives living in Auckland. For some of the midwives the tension between their professional and personal ... -
Creating Treaty-based Local Governance in New Zealand: Māori and Pākehā Views
(Taylor and Francis, 2017)This article explores the need for Treaty-based local governance, raised to national prominence by the 2014 outrage against New Plymouth Mayor Andrew Judd, who advocated a Māori ward for 2016. The Treaty of Waitangi ... -
Crisis, what crisis? Revisiting 'possible futures for physiotherapy'
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2009)In 2005, Nicholls and Larmer argued in this journal that the culture of physiotherapy practice in New Zealand was undergoing radical transformation brought on by the rapidly changing economy of healthcare. In 2007, a paper ... -
Criterion validity of the StepWatch Activity Monitor as a measure of walking activity in individuals following stroke
(Elsevier, 2007)Objectives To test the validity of the StepWatch Activity Monitor (SAM) in subjects with stroke against 2 criterion standards, 3-dimensional gait analysis (3-DGA) and footswitches in a variety of indoor and outdoor walking ... -
Critical moments in the transformation of occupational therapy practice
(World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), 2014)Introduction: This presentation will describe critical moments in occupational practice transformation, drawn from a critical participatory action research project undertaken in New Zealand. The project emerged as a response ... -
Critical reflections on the physiotherapy profession in Canada
(University of Toronto Press, 2010)No abstract. -
Critically Appraised Papers. Adherence to rehabilitation after anterior cruciate ligament reconstructive surgery - Commentary
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2006)