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Debriefing following seclusion and restraint: a summary of relevant literature
(Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui, 2014)This report provides a summary of current debriefing practices that have been shown to support strategy six in the Six Core Strategies© and supports seclusion or restraint reduction programmes, drawn from a review or ... -
Designing a Virtual Health Faculty Hub
(Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education (ASCLITE), 2018)In this paper, we discuss the design of a 360-degree virtual environment experience for Health School students to explore seven university health disciplines within the School of Clinical Science. This teaching approach ... -
Detecting and classifying three different hand movement types through electroencephalography recordings for neurorehabilitation
(Springer, 2015)Brain–computer interfaces can be used for motor substitution and recovery; therefore, detection and classification of movement intention are crucial for optimal control. In this study, palmar, lateral and pinch grasps were ... -
Determinants and Suitability of Carotenoid Reflection Score As a Measure of Carotenoid Status
(MDPI AG, 2020)Carotenoids, orange-coloured pigments found in vegetables, fruit, eggs and dairy foods, act as antioxidants and vitamin A precursors in the human body. Skin carotenoid concentration is a biomarker of vegetable and fruit ... -
Determining differences between novice and expert physiotherapists in the emergency on-call environment: A vignette based study.
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2008)Emergency on-call duties have been highlighted as key stress factors in newly qualified physiotherapists and job performance may be altered as a result. The purpose of this study was to determine what differences exist ... -
Determining differences between novice and expert physiotherapists in undertaking emergency on-call duties
(AUT University, 2011)This study explored the perceptions of physiotherapists with different levels of context related experience undertaking emergency on-call duties in New Zealand (NZ). A purpose-designed questionnaire was developed to ... -
Developing A Mobile Immersive Reality Framework For Enhanced Simulation Training: MESH360
(ASCILITE, 2019)This paper reports on the second iteration prototype design stage of an immersive reality (XR) enhanced simulation project in critical healthcare higher education. While there is no doubt of the positive impact on the ... -
Developing a Response to Family Violence in Primary Health Care: The New Zealand Experience
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2016)Background: Despite primary health care being recognised as an ideal setting to effectively respond to those experiencing family violence, responses are not widely integrated as part of routine health care. A lack of ... -
Development and Psychometric Testing of an Instrument to Compare Career Choice Influences and Perceptions of Nursing Among Healthcare Students
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background: With the availability of more healthcare courses and an increased intake of nursing students, education institutions are facing challenges to attract school leavers to enter nursing courses. The comparison of ... -
Development of a Community Focused Resource to Facilitate Aotearoa New Zealand Children’s Participation After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
(World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT), 2014)Children who sustain a TBI are at risk of poor participation outcomes, partly because people’s understandings and actions can restrict them from participating alongside peers. Previously developed approaches that address ... -
Development of a new tool to evaluate work support needs and guide vocational rehabilitation: the Work-ability Support Scale (WSS)
(Informa HealthCare, 2014)Purpose: This article outlines our overall approach, qualitative work, and pilot testing to develop a tool to facilitate identification of level of support needs and assist in planning for vocational rehabilitation ... -
Development of a toolkit to enhance care processes for people with a long-term neurological condition: A qualitative descriptive study
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2018)Objective To (A) explore perspectives of people with a long-term neurological condition, and of their family, clinicians and other stakeholders on three key processes: Two-way communication, self-management and coordination ... -
Development of the RoBE self-efficacy scale for people with breathing pattern disorders
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2006)This pilot study developed the Rowley Breathing Self-Efficacy scale (RoBE scale) to assess people’s self-efficacy regarding their ability to control symptoms of their Breathing Pattern Disorders (BPD). The participants ... -
Development of the St John New Zealand Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry
(The New Zealand Resuscitation Council, 2014)No abstract. -
Diagnosing painful sacroiliac joints: a validity study of a McKenzie evaluation and sacroiliac provocation tests
(Australian Physiotherapy Association, 2003)Research suggests that clinical examination of the lumbar spine and pelvis is unable to predict the results of diagnostic injections used as reference standards. The purpose of this study was to assess the diagnostic ... -
Direct Transport to PCI-capable Hospitals After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in New Zealand: Inequities and Outcomes
(Elsevier, 2019)BACKGROUND: It is widely accepted that survival from OHCA may be improved through direct transfer of patients to hospitals with percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) capability. However, within the New Zealand healthcare ... -
Discerning the Contribution of Balance and Mobility to Ambulatory Activity in Community-dwelling Octogenarians: a Preliminary Report
(Physiotherapy New Zealand, 2018)Adults are encouraged to maintain levels of physical activity throughout their life span. This study describes gait performance and ambulatory activity (as a key component of physical activity) in 15 community- dwelling ... -
Do hydrotherapy exercise programmes improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure? A systematic review
(Physiotherapy New Zealand, 2015)The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether hydrotherapy programmes improve exercise tolerance and quality of life in patients with chronic heart failure. Data sources utilised were EBSCO, Scopus, Medline, PubMed, ... -
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 ... -
Does physiotherapy reduce the incidence of postoperative complications in patients following pulmonary resection via thoracotomy? a protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(BioMed Central Ltd, 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 ...