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The visual analogue WOMAC 3.0 scale--internal validity and responsiveness of the VAS version

Kersten, P; White, PJ; Tennant, A (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

Westbrook, JI; Rob, MI; Woods, A; Parry, D (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

Kersten, P; Ashburn, A; George, S; Low, J (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 ...

Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Physiotherapists Survey 2018

Reid, D; Hume, P; Theadom, A; Whatman, C; Walters, S; Fulcher, M (Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2019)

Relationship Between Socioeconomic Factors, Distribution of Public Access Defibrillators and Incidence of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest

Dicker, B; Garrett, N; Wong, S; McKenzie, H; McCarthy, J; Jenkin, G; Smith, T; Skinner, JR; Pegg, T; Devlin, G; Swain, A; Scott, T; Todd, V (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 ...

The (Un)suitability of Fair Value Accounting in Emerging Economies: The Case of Vietnam

Nguyen, L-U (Emerald, 2019)

Purpose This study aims to explore the suitability and challenges of implementing fair value accounting (FVA) in Vietnam, an emerging/transitioning economy. While such implementation would enable convergence with ...

Event-Detection Algorithms for Low Sampling Nonintrusive Load Monitoring Systems Based on Low Complexity Statistical Features

Rehman, AU; Lie, T; Valles, B; Tito, SR (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019)

One of the key techniques towards energy efficiency and conservation is Non-Intrusive Load Monitoring (NILM) which lies in the domain of energy monitoring. Event detection is a core component of event-based NILM systems. ...

Tariff Liberalization in the RCEP Trade Agreement and Impact on India's Automobile Industry: An Applied General Equilibrium Analysis

Badri Narayanan, G; Sen, R; Srivastava, S (United Nations Asia-Pacific Research and Training Network on Trade (ARTNeT), 2019)

Adequate attention has not been paid by researchers towards general equilibrium effects of trade liberalization particularly involving trade in global value chains (GVC) goods, in spite of its emergence being an established ...

Upholding Te Tiriti, Ending Institutional Racism and Crown Inaction on Health Equity

Came-Friar, H; McCreanor, T; Manson, L; Nuku, K (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

Douglas, J; Ravenswood, K (New Zealand Work Research Institute, Auckland University of Technology, 2019)

Women and Gambling-related Harm: A Narrative Literature Review and Implications for Research, Policy, and Practice 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services 16 Studies in Human Society 1605 Policy and Administration

McCarthy, S; Thomas, SL; Bellringer, ME; Cassidy, R (BMC, 2019)

Background: While the prevalence of women's participation in gambling is steadily increasing, there is a well-recognised male bias in gambling research and policy. Few papers have sought to synthesise the literature relating ...

Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sport: Secondary School Students September 2018 Survey. Report # 1 to Accident Compensation Corporation.

Reid, D; Hume, P; Theadom, A; Whatman, C; Walters, S (Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2019)

Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Coaches September 2018 Survey. Report #3 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

Reid, D; Hume, P; Theadom, A; Whatman, C; Walters, S (Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2019)

Knowledge Attitudes and Behaviours (KAB) Surveys on Concussion in Sports: Rugby Referees March 2018 Survey. Report #4 to Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)

Reid, D; Hume, P; Theadom, A; Whatman, C; Walters, S (Auckland University of Technology (AUT), 2019)

Awareness of Concussion in Equestrian Sports. Report to Stakeholders, January 2019.

Theadom, A; Reid, D; Hume, P; Hardacker, N (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 ...

Visualising Combined Time Use Patterns of Children’s Activities and Their Association With Weight Status and Neighbourhood Context

Zhao, J; Mackay, L; Chang, K; Mavoa, S; Stewart, T; Ikeda, E; Donnellan, N; Smith, M (MDPI, 2019)

Compositional data techniques are an emerging method in physical activity research. These techniques account for the complexities of, and interrelationships between, behaviours that occur throughout a day (e.g., physical ...