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The visual analogue WOMAC 3.0 scale--internal validity and responsiveness of the VAS version
(BioMed Central, 30 A)Background Many people suffer with Osteoarthritis (OA) and subsequent morbidity. Therefore, measuring outcome associated with OA is important. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) has ... -
Errors in the administration of intravenous medications in hospital and the role of correct procedures and nurse experience
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the Health Foundation, 26 M)Background Intravenous medication administrations have a high incidence of error but there is limited evidence of associated factors or error severity.Objective To measure the frequency, type and severity of intravenous ... -
The subjective index for physical and social outcome (SIPSO) in stroke: investigation of its subscale structure
(BioMed Central, 26 A)Short and valid measures of the impact of a stroke on integration are required in health and social settings. The Subjective Index of Physical and Social Outcome (SIPSO) is one such measure. However, there are questions ... -
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 ... -
Upholding Te Tiriti, Ending Institutional Racism and Crown Inaction on Health Equity
(New Zealand Medical Association, 2019)When te Tiriti o Waitangi is upheld there should be no racism against Māori and in particular institutional racism should disappear, meaning there should be no health disparities and the aspiration of health equity could ... -
The Value of Care: Understanding the Impact of the 2017 Pay Equity Settlement on the Residential Aged Care, Home and Community Care and Disability Support Sectors
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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: Rugby Referees March 2018 Survey. Report #4 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
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Awareness of Concussion in Equestrian Sports. Report to Stakeholders, January 2019.
(Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2019)Executive Summary An online 48-item questionnaire was used to explore concussion awareness, attitudes and behaviour in equestrian sports in New Zealand (NZ). Equestrian Sports New Zealand, New Zealand Pony Cub, Harness ... -
Towards Decolonising Tourism and Hospitality Research in the Philippines
(Elsevier, 2019)In recent years, scholarshave focused their attention on demarcatingthe neocolonial situations that permeate the tourism and hospitality academy. The ‘critical turn’ in tourism studies called forthe decolonisation of tourism ... -
Interior Decoration to Exterior Surface: the Beleaguered Relief
(Department of Architecture Universitas Indonesia, 2019)Surface articulation is a critical issue for interior architecture, and this paper sees the wall as a point of intersection where art and structure may converge and collide. A place of experimentation and a site of ... -
Foot Orthoses for People With Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Survey of Prescription Habits Among Podiatrists
(BioMed Central, 2019)Background Guidelines recommend foot orthoses for people with both early (< 2 years) and established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While prefabricated foot orthoses are cheaper and can exhibit comparable effects to customised ... -
Business Models and the Managerial Sensemaking Process
(Wiley, 2019)This study examines the managerial sensemaking process around business models. Drawing on fieldwork, this study introduces a model to describe how managerial sensemaking occurs around business model development and use. ... -
Validation of the Chinese Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index (C-MFPDI) Among Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis
(BioMed Central, 2019)Background: The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index (MFPDI) is a patient-reported outcome tool used to measure foot pain and foot-related disability. The English version of the MFPDI has been successfully translated ... -
‘They Bleed from Long-Healed Scars’: a Nietzschean Psychological Perspective on the Literature of Inherited Colonial Trauma in New Zealand
(Te Ara Poutama, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)How do we account for the ideological orientation of so much of the literature produced by academics in New Zealand over the past three decades dealing with the state of the country’s indigenous population? Specifically, ... -
Research on Supply Chain Coordination Based on Block Chain Technology and Customer Random Demand
(Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2019)Based on disruptive innovation and Stackelberg noncooperative game theory, the paper focuses on supply chain coordination under the combined effects of block chain technology and random demand. Firstly, both a decentralized ... -
Factor-analysis-based Directional Distance Function: The Case of New Zealand Hospitals
(School of Economics. AUT University, 2019)This paper develops a new factor-analysis-based (FAB) approach for choosing the optimal direction in a directional distance function (DDF) analysis. It has the combined merits of factor analysis and slacks-based measure ... -
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 ... -
Gigabit Ethernet with Wireless Extension: OPNET Modelling and Performance Study
(IEEE, 2019)Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) backbone network with wireless extension is gaining much popularity in campus, small businesses, and corporate network environments worldwide. A good understanding on the impact of wireless extension ...