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Racial Inequities in Cardiovascular Disease in New Zealand
(Insight Medical Publishing Group, 2017)The literature is replete with studies pertaining to ethnic inequities in healthcare. A thorny subject that has been described for decades and yet has few remedial solutions. The pattern of ethnic inequities in healthcare ... -
Re/creating entrepreneurs of the self: Discourses of worker/employee ‘value’ and current vocational rehabilitation practices
(John Wiley & Sons, 2015)Vocational rehabilitation for people experiencing work disability is a social practice often situated within health services, but the social and political drivers and effects of this practice are rarely critically analysed ... -
Reducing recurrent stroke: methodology of the motivational interviewing in stroke (MIST) randomized clinical trial
(John Wiley & Sons, 2014)Recurrent stroke is prevalent in both developed and developing countries, contributing significantly to disability and death. Recurrent stroke rates can be reduced by adequate risk factor management. However, adherence to ... -
Regional Variation in the Characteristics, Incidence and Outcomes of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in Australia and New Zealand: Results from the Aus-ROC Epistry
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate regional variation in the characteristics, incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Australia and New Zealand. Methods: This was a population-based ... -
Regulating Our Emergency Care Paramedics
(New Zealand Medical Association (NZMA), 2015)Ambulance paramedics administering emergency care to patients are delivering a health service as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act, 2003. Paramedics practice a wide range of skills without direct ... -
Relational Practices: A Valued and Legitimate Way of Working in Rehabilitation
(American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM), 2017)No abstract. -
The relationship between foot posture, body mass, age and ankle, lower-limb and whole-body flexibility in healthy children aged 7 to 15 years
(BioMed Central, 2016)Background The complex relationship between foot posture, flexibility, body mass and age in children is not well understood. The objectives of this post hoc analysis were to explore the relationships between foot posture, ... -
Relationship Between Socioeconomic Factors, Distribution of Public Access Defibrillators and Incidence of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
(Elsevier, 2019)Background: Survival from out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is improved when public access defibrillators are used. Areas of socioeconomic deprivation may have higher rates of OHCA and thus a greater demand for public ... -
Relationships in Aphasia Therapy: Why Do We Work As We Do?
(The Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment (ASSBI), 2018)No abstract. -
Reliability of capturing foot parameters using digital scanning and the neutral suspension casting technique
(BioMed Central, 2011)Background A clinical study was conducted to determine the intra and inter-rater reliability of digital scanning and the neutral suspension casting technique to measure six foot parameters. The neutral suspension casting ... -
Reliability of Lower Limb Motor Evoked Potentials in Stroke and Healthy Populations: How Many Responses Are Needed?
(Elsevier, 2013)Objective To determine the intra- and inter-session reliability of motor evoked potential (MEP) size parameters in the lower limb of patients with stroke, focussing on the number of MEPs collected and the method of measuring ... -
Reliability of measuring abductor hallucis muscle parameters using two different diagnostic ultrasound machines
(Bio Med Centra Ltd, 2009)Background: Diagnostic ultrasound provides a method of analysing soft tissue structures of the musculoskeletal system effectively and reliably. The aim of this study was to evaluate within and between session reliability ... -
Reliability of measuring abductor hallucis muscle parameters using two different diagnostic ultrasound machines
(BioMed Central, 2009)Background Diagnostic ultrasound provides a method of analysing soft tissue structures of the musculoskeletal system effectively and reliably. The aim of this study was to evaluate within and between session reliability ... -
Reliability of the TekScan MatScan(R) system for the measurement of postural stability in older people with rheumatoid arthritis
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2012)Background: Postural stability can be measured in clinical and research settings using portable plantar pressure systems. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have decreased postural stability compared to non-RA ... -
Reliability of the Tekscan Matscan® System for the Measurement of Postural Stability in Older People With Rheumatoid Arthritis
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2012)Postural stability can be measured in clinical and research settings using portable plantar pressure systems. People with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have decreased postural stability compared to non-RA populations and ... -
Reply on “How should we use the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS ) in Rehabilitation Outcomes?”
(Foundation of Rehabilitation Information, 2012)No abstract. -
Resituating Aotearoa New Zealand Mental Health Legislation in the Context of Social and Occupational Justice
(Aotearoa New Zealand Social Work (ANZSW), 2017)INTRODUCTION: Social work and occupational therapy mental health practitioners face a range of tensions in relation to statutory obligations in the context of maintaining a focus on the ideals of social or occupational ... -
Results of an international survey of practice patterns for establishing prognosis in neck pain: the ICON project
(Bentham Open, 2013)Results of an international survey of health care providers for neck pain are reported. The survey specifically collected self-reported practice patterns for establishing a prognosis in neck pain. Over 440 responses from ... -
Results of the First Interim Analysis of the RAPPER II Trial in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury: Ambulation and Functional Exercise Programs in the REX Powered Walking Aid
(BioMed Central, 2017)Background The RAPPER II study investigates the feasibility, safety and acceptability of using the REX self-stabilising robotic exoskeleton in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) who are obligatory wheelchair users. ... -
Risk factors for postoperative pulmonary complications following thoracic surgery
(British Thoracic Society (BTS) BMJ Publishing Group, 2008)Background: Postoperative pulmonary complications (PPC) result in increased morbidity and mortality after lung resection. Pulmonary risk factors such as predicted lung function have been studied extensively. The contribution ...