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30-year trends in stroke rates and outcome in Auckland, New Zealand (1981-2012): a multi-ethnic population-based series of studies

Feigin, VL; Krishnamurthi, RV; Barker-Collo, S; McPherson, KM; Barber, PA; Parag, V; Arroll, B; Bennett, DA; Tobias, M; Jones, A; Witt, E; Brown, P; Abbott, M; Bhattacharjee, R; Rush, E; Suh, FM; Theadom, A; Rathnasabapathy, Y; Te Ao, B; Parmar, PG; Anderson, C; Bonita, R; ARCOS IV Group (PLoS One, 2015)

Insufficient data exist on population-based trends in morbidity and mortality to determine the success of prevention strategies and improvements in health care delivery in stroke. The aim of this study was to determine ...

A description of the methodology used in an overview of reviews to evaluate evidence on the treatment, harms, diagnosis/ classification, prognosis and outcomes used in the management of neck pain

Santaguida, L; Keshavarz, H; Carlesso, L; Lomoton, M; Gross, A; MacDermid, J; Walton, D; Reid, Duncan Arthur (Bentham Open, 2013)

Background: Neck Pain (NP) is a common musculoskeletal disorder and the literature provides conflicting evidence about its management. Objective: To describe the methodology used to conduct an overview of reviews (OvR) ...

A new paradigm for primary prevention strategy in people with elevated risk of stroke

Feigin, VL; Norrving, B (International Journal of Stroke published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of World Stroke Organization, 2014)

Existing methods of primary stroke prevention are not sufficiently effective. Based on the recently developed Stroke Riskometer app, a new 'mass-elevated risk stroke/cardiovascular disease prevention' approach as an addition ...

A phenomenological study of occupational engagement in recovery from mental illness

Sutton, D; Hocking, C; Smythe, L (SAGE, 2012)

This study aimed to uncover the meaning of occupation for 13 people who self identified as being in recovery from mental illness. Recovery narratives were collected from the participants in a series of open ended conversational ...

A postoperative shoulder exercise program improves function and decreases pain following open thoracotomy: a randomised trial

Reeve, J; Stiller, K; Nicol, K; McPherson, KM; Birch, P; Gordon, IR; Denehy, L (Australian Physiotherapy Association, 2010)

QUESTION: Does a postoperative physiotherapy exercise program incorporating shoulder exercises improve shoulder function, pain, range of motion, muscle strength, and health-related quality of life in patients undergoing ...

A service delivery model of Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy utilising clinical education

Binns, E; Taylor, D (World Confederation for Physical Therapy, 2011)

Purpose: To use a unique method of service delivery for Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy Relevance: Despite strong evidence of effectiveness Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy is not a readily available treatment option ...

A survey of physiotherapy on-call and emergency duty services in New Zealand

Reeve, JC (New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists, 2003)

Physiotherapists working in hospitals are commonly required to undertake emergency on-call duties. Concerns from within the profession about the quality of on-call services have been expressed. The aims of this study were ...

A Trojan Horse for Positivism? A Critique of Mixed Methods Research

Giddings, L; Grant, B (AUT University; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007)

Mixed methods research is captured by a pragmatically inflected form of postpositivism. Although it passes for an alternative methodological movement that purports to breach the divide between qualitative and quantitative ...

Accessing Rural Health Services: Results From a Qualitative Narrative Gerontological Study

Neville, S; Napier, S; Adams, J; Shannon, K (Australian Council on the Ageing, 2020)

OBJECTIVE: Explore how older adults' talk about accessing rural community health services. METHODS: A qualitative narrative gerontological approach explored issues related to accessing health services in their community. ...

The Accuracy and Reliability of Plantar Pressure Measurements for the Early Diagnosis of Foot Deformities in Patients Suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis

Miner-Williams, W (Insight Medical Publishing Group (imedPub), 2017)

Aim: Pedobarographic analysis may be employed to quantify foot function, however, the value of pedobarographic analysis as a diagnostic tool for the screening of recently diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients remains ...

Across the ditch: the collective diabetic foot assessment

Rome, K; Ihaka, B (BioMed Central Ltd, 2011)

Acting on Stroke and Noncommunicable Diseases: Preventing and Responding to Stroke to Work Towards Universal Health Coverage 2022

Feigin, VL (NCD Alliance, Geneva, Switzerland, 2022)

This policy brief, authored by NCD Alliance, World Stroke Organization and American Stroke Association, focuses on stroke as a major contributor to the increasing burden of NCDs in society and the urgent need to implement ...