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Natural History of Falls in an Incident Cohort of Parkinson’s Disease: Early Evolution, Risk and Protective Features
(Springer, 2017)The natural history of falls in early Parkinson’s disease (PD) is poorly understood despite the profound effect of falls on outcome. The primary aim of this study was to describe the natural history of falls, and characterise ... -
Navigating the Storm of Deteriorating Patients: Seven Scaffolds for Simulation Design
(Scientific Research Publishing Inc., 2017)Recent trends in simulation use have necessitated a more considered approach in the use of this teaching/learning tool. The aim of this research is to discover ways to improve simulation as a teaching/learning platform. ... -
Net-Making: A Resource to Help Children Participate After Traumatic Brain Injury
(Auckland University of Technology, 2017)Background The resource has been developed from studies completed with children living in Aotearoa New Zealand who have had traumatic brain injuries, and their whanau/families, teachers, rehabilitation providers, and ... -
Non-surgical interventions for paediatric pes planu [Intervention Review]
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2010)BACKGROUND: Paediatric pes planus ('flat feet') is a common childhood condition with a reported prevalence of 14%. Flat feet can result in pain and altered gait. No optimal strategy for non-surgical management of paediatric ... -
Non-surgical interventions for paediatric pes planus [Protocol]
(The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2007)This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: The aim of this review is to evaluate the evidence from randomised controlled trials for the non-surgical intervention of paediatric ... -
The Northwick Park Therapy Dependency Assessment Scale: A Psychometric Analysis From a Large Multicentre Neurorehabilitation Dataset
(Informa, 2015)Purpose: To assess the internal reliability, construct and concurrent validity and responsiveness of the Northwick Park Therapy Dependency Assessment (NPTDA) scale. Method: A cohort of 2505 neurorehabilitation patients ... -
Nursing Students As Agents of Change: Empowering Patients Using Mobile Technology in Health Promotion
(Health Improvement and Innovation Resource Centre, 2014)Nursing students from AUT University perform health assessments in the workplace as a part of their clinical learning experience. In this study, the authors evaluated the use of iPad mini’s and a Vodafone Pocket Wi-Fi (3G ... -
Objectively-assessed Foot and Ankle Characteristics in People With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Comparison With Age- and Sex-matched Controls
(Wiley, 2019)Objective. To objectively identify foot and ankle characteristics in people with SLE compared to age- and sex-matched controls. Methods. 54 SLE and 56 control participants attended a study visit designed to comprehensively ... -
Occupational science: the study of occupation
(Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2012)This chapter explores how occupational science is informing occupational therapy practice. Firstly the discussion looks at occupational science as a basic science underpinning occupational therapy knowledge, before recent ... -
Older Adult's Participation in Everyday Occupations and the Consequences for Positive Aging in New Zealand
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Older Adult's Recovery From Hip Fracture: A Literature Review
(Elsevier, 2011)This paper examines studies on older adult’s recovering from hip fracture and views these in relation to practice. A metasearch engine was used to access health databases to identify studies relevant to recovery from hip ... -
Older Asian Immigrants' Participation as Cultural Enfranchisement
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Research evidence suggests that older immigrants’ resettlement in a new host country is hindered by limited opportunities to engage within communities in deeply familiar ways, using culturally meaningful occupations. A ... -
Older Peoples' Perceptions of Oral Health: 'it's Just Not That Simple'
(AUT University; John Wiley & Sons, 2009)Objectives: Little is known about older persons’ perceptions of oral health and oral health care. The purpose of this study was to explore the viewpoint of older adults’ regarding their oral health care practices. Methods: ... -
One year follow-up of a pragmatic multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a group-based fatigue management programme (FACETS) for people with MS
(BioMed Central, 2014)Background Fatigue is one of the most common and debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness at 1-year follow-up of a manualised group-based programme (‘FACETS’) for managing ... -
Optimizing Muscle Power After Stroke: a Cross-sectional Study
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2012)Background Stroke remains a leading cause of disability worldwide and results in muscle performance deficits and limitations in activity performance. Rehabilitation aims to address muscle dysfunction in an effort to improve ... -
Oral Health Educators’ Perceptions of Student-to-Student Administration of Local Anaesthesia
(Australian Dental and Oral Health Therapists' Association Inc. (ADOHTA), 2016)Background: The pedagogical method for administration of local anaesthesia in most dental schools requires the students to act as surrogate patients. This experiential method of learning allows students to prepare themselves ... -
Oral Healthcare for Older People: 'i Can't Afford Not to Go to the Dentist, but Can I Afford It?'
(AUT University; New Zealand Medical Association, 2008)Aim The purpose of this study was to examine challenges older people encounter in maintaining satisfactory oral health status. Method This interpretive qualitative study involved 19 in-depth interviews with participants ... -
The Oral Microbiome of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis Compared to Healthy Individuals
(PeerJ Inc., 2016)Background. A loss of mucosal tolerance to the resident microbiome has been postulated in the aetiopathogenesis of spondyloarthritis, thus the purpose of these studies was to investigate microbial communities that colonise ... -
Outcome measurement and the use of Rasch analysis, a statistics-free introduction
(New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2011)Outcome measures, which use questions or assess performance on tasks are increasingly used in clinical practice. A key principle of such measures is that of internal construct validity. This is a characteristic that is ... -
Pain Catastrophizing Is Not Associated With Spinal Nociceptive Processing in People With Chronic Widespread Pain
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2016)Pain catastrophizing has been associated with higher pain intensity, increased risk of developing chronic pain and poorer outcomes after pain treatments. Despite this, the mechanisms by which pain catastrophizing influences ...