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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 ... -
Pain Catastrophizing, Neuroticism, Fear of Pain, and Anxiety: Defining the Genetic and Environmental Factors in a Sample of Female Twins
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018)The objective of the present study was to establish the heritability of pain catastrophizing and its subdomains of helplessness, magnification, and rumination and to further explore the genetic and environmental sources ... -
Pain centralization and lumbar disc MRI findings in chronic low back pain patients
(The McKenzie Institute (USA), 2011)Background: Centralization of pain is a specific finding in assessing low back pain (LBP). A dynamic, internal "disc model" has been hypothesized as an underlying mechanism for pain centralization, which has shown a high ... -
Pairing Voluntary Movement and Muscle-located Electrical Stimulation Increases Cortical Excitability
(Frontiers Media S.A, 2016)Learning new motor skills has been correlated with increased cortical excitability. In this study, different location of electrical stimulation (ES), nerve, or muscle, was paired with voluntary movement to investigate if ... -
Participation and quality of life outcomes among individuals with earthquake-related physical disability: a systematic review
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2015)Objective: A literature review to evaluate quality of life and participation outcomes of individuals with earthquake-related physical injury. Data sources: A systematic review was performed using National Health Service ... -
Participation of Boys With Developmental Coordination Disorder in Gymnastics
(InfoRMIT, 2010)Gymnastics has been identified as an accessible occupation for children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD). The goal of this qualitative study was to classify the features that make it accessible ... -
Patients’ Experiences of Nurses’ Heartfelt Hospitality as Caring: a Qualitative Approach
(Wiley, 2018)Aims and Objectives The aim of this study was to answer the question “What is the lived experience of hospitality during a patient’s hospital stay for elective surgery?” Background Hospitality centres on a host offering ... -
Patterns of foot complaints in systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross sectional survey
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background: Foot complaints are common in inflammatory arthropathies such as rheumatoid arthritis and cause considerable disability. However, little is published about the nature and extent of foot complaints in systemic ...