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Journal of Occupational Science: a tool for advancing international connections for the study of occupation
(The Society for the Study of Occupation (SSO), 2014)Background: One indication of the growth and development of a discipline is the quality of its research publications. The Journal of Occupational Science (JOS) is the only international journal dedicated to publishing ... -
Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sport: Secondary School Students September 2018 Survey. Report # 1 to Accident Compensation Corporation.
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Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Coaches September 2018 Survey. Report #3 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
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Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Physiotherapists Survey 2018
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Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Rugby Referees March 2018 Survey. Report #4 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
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Late-life Asian immigrants managing wellness through contributing to socially embedded networks
(Taylor & Francis, 2017)© 2017 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group New Zealand’s political, civic, health and social institutions have been criticised as being ill-prepared to serve the health and ... -
Lessons Learned Through Collaborating to Present Research Findings to the Wider Community’
(New Zealand Rehabilitation Association (NZRA), 2017)No abstract. -
The LIPPSMAck POP (Lung Infection Prevention Post Surgery - Major Abdominal - with Pre-Operative Physiotherapy) Trial: Study Protocol for a Multi-centre Randomised Controlled Trial
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2015)Background: Post-operative pulmonary complications are a significant problem following open upper abdominal surgery. Preliminary evidence suggests that a single pre-operative physiotherapy education and preparatory lung ... -
Literature review of older adult involvement in the service delivery quality monitoring process
(AUT University, 2009)Given the emphasis on patient satisfaction as a quality indicator in health care, it is considered an important outcome measure. How and when such a measure is undertaken influences how patients and their families respond. ... -
Living well with disability: needs, values and competing factors
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2013)Background Obesity is more prevalent for disabled people (estimated as being between 27-62%) compared to the general population (17-22%). Disabled people are more likely to report poorer general health and acquire a range ... -
Living Well With Disability: Needs, Values and Competing Factors
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2013)Background Obesity is more prevalent for disabled people (estimated as being between 27-62%) compared to the general population (17-22%). Disabled people are more likely to report poorer general health and acquire a range ... -
Loneliness in Men 60 Years and Over: The Association With Purpose in Life
(SAGE, 2018)Loneliness as a consequence of getting older negatively impacts on the health and well-being of men as they age. Having a purpose in life may mitigate loneliness and therefore positively impact on health and well-being. ... -
Losing Leaves: the restoration of history in New Zealand
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Making Sense of Recovery After Traumatic Brain Injury Through a Peer Mentoring Intervention: A Qualitative Exploration
(BMJ Journals, 2018)Objective To explore the acceptability of peer mentoring for people with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in New Zealand. Design This is a qualitative descriptive study exploring the experiences reported by mentees and mentors ... -
Manipulation of Dysfunctional Spinal Joints Affects Sensorimotor Integration in the Pre-fontal Cortex: A Brain Source Localization Study
(Hindawi, 2016)Objectives. Studies have shown decreases in N30 somatosensory evoked potential (SEP) peak amplitudes following spinal manipulation (SM) of dysfunctional segments in subclinical pain (SCP) populations. This study sought to ... -
Mapping the Rehabilitation Interventions of a Community Stroke Team to the Extended International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for Stroke
(Taylor and Francis, 2016)Purpose: This study aim was to evaluate if the Extended International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health Core Set for Stroke captured the interventions of a community stroke rehabilitation team situated ... -
Māori Mental Health Consumers' Sensory Experience of Kapa Haka and Its Utility to Occupational Therapy Practice
(InfoRMIT, 2015)Sensory modulation is an emerging occupational therapy intervention within adult mental health services. However, cultural variations in the use of sensory modulation have not been directly explored. In New Zealand, the ... -
Measurement of Tibial Nerve Excursion During Ankle Joint Dorsiflexion in a Weight-bearing Position With Ultrasound Imaging
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2012)The ability of peripheral nerves to stretch and slide is thought to be of paramount importance to maintain ideal neural function. Excursion in peripheral nerves such as the tibial can be measured by analysis of ultrasound ... -
Measuring neurobehavioral functioning in people with traumatic brain injury: Rasch analysis of Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2015)Objective: To examine internal construct validity of the Neurobehavioral Functioning Inventory (NFI) by applying Rasch analysis. Setting: An outpatient rehabilitation program trial in New Zealand employing a goal-settin ... -
Midwifing the notion of a 'good' birth: a philosophical analysis
(Elsevier, 2016)Objective: to ponder afresh what makes a good birth experience in a listening manner. Design: a hermeneutic approach that first explores the nature of how to listen to a story that is already familiar to us and then draws ...