- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Psychiatric care and mental health services
- Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Gastrointestinal Tumor Research and Treatment
- Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct Disorders
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Medical Coding and Health Information
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
- Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
Nanchang University
2025
Lishui University
2025
Government of Western Australia
2015-2024
Government of Western Australia Department of Health
2013-2024
Chinese PLA General Hospital
2012-2024
Chinese People's Liberation Army
2008-2021
Chinese People’s Liberation Army 263 hospital
2021
Second Hospital of Shanxi Medical University
2020
First People's Hospital of Chongqing
2020
Shanxi Medical University
2020
Many observational studies have shown that physical activity reduces the risk of cognitive decline; however, evidence from randomized trials is lacking.To determine whether rate decline among older adults at risk.Randomized controlled trial a 24-week intervention conducted between 2004 and 2007 in metropolitan Perth, Western Australia. Assessors function were blinded to group membership.We recruited volunteers who reported memory problems but did not meet criteria for dementia. Three hundred...
Sparse information is currently available about the incidence of major psychiatric syndromes following a stroke and their long-term contribution to morbidity mortality. This study was designed determine: (1) first ever mental health disorder in amongst patients; (2) 10-year mortality associated with incident post-stroke disorders.Retrospective cohort study.Entire Western Australian community.First-ever 1990. Subjects prior recorded history any were excluded from study. Main outcomes...
<h3>Background:</h3> Among patients with psychiatric disorders, there are 10 times as many preventable deaths from physical disorders suicide. We investigated whether compulsory community treatment, such treatment orders, could reduce all-cause mortality among disorders. <h3>Methods:</h3> conducted a population-based survival analysis of an inception cohort using record linking. The study period extended November 1997 to December 2008. included all community-based and inpatient services in...
Heat waves (HWs) have killed more people in Australia than all other natural hazards combined. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency, duration, and intensity of HWs leads a doubling heat-related deaths over next 40 years. Despite being significant public health issue, do not attract same level attention from researchers, policy makers, emergency management agencies compared hazards. The purpose study was identify risk factors that might lead population vulnerability HW Western...
To explore the relationship between extent of central nervous system (CNS) injury and patient outcomes meanwhile research potential risk factors associated with neurologic sequelae. In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed data from 117 consecutive patients (86 survivors, 31 nonsurvivors) exertional heat stroke (EHS) who had been admitted to intensive care unit (ICU) at 48 Chinese hospitals April 2003 July 2015. Extent CNS was dichotomized according Glasgow coma scale (GCS) score...
To assess the characteristics of ciliary sulcus in patients with myopia different axial lengths using ultrasound biomicroscopy (UBM). METHODS:: A total 108 eyes from 54 were recruited between January and March 2024. Patients matched for age, cylinder white-to-white (WTW) ratio, further divided into a control length (AL) group (CON, AL < 26.5mm, eyes) long (L-AL, ≥ eyes). Anterior posterior chamber parameters examined based on UBM. included sulcus-to-sulcus distance (STS) horizontal vertical...
Addressing the escalating climate crisis necessitates precise tools for evaluating nature-based solutions (NbCS). The BenchFlux project represents a significant advancement by developing scale-aware benchmarks carbon dioxide (CO&#8322;) fluxes, leveraging flux tower measurements and Earth Observation (EO) data. Unlike existing scale-agnostic approaches, introduces methodology that explicitly accounts emergent, nonlinear behaviors inherent in dynamics across spatial temporal scales.The...
Guidelines recommend that older people should receive multi-factorial interventions following an injurious fall however there is limited evidence this routine practice. We aimed to improve the delivery of based care patients presenting Emergency Department (ED) a fall. A prospective before and after study was undertaken in ED medium-sized hospital Perth, Western Australia. Participants comprised 313 community-dwelling patients, aged 65 years older, as result multi-faceted strategy change...
With the continuous development of artificial intelligence technology, using machine learning technology to predict market trends may no longer be out reach. In recent years, has become a research hotspot in academic circle,and it been widely used image recognition, natural language processing and other fields, also huge impact on field quantitative investment. As an investment method obtain stable returns through data analysis, model construction program trading, is deeply loved by...
Australia has experienced extreme fire weather in recent years. Information on the impact of fine particulate matter (PM
Background There is controversy as to whether compulsory community treatment for psychiatric patients reduces hospital admission rates. Aims To examine orders (CTOs) reduce rates, using a two-stage design of matching and multivariate analyses take into account socio-demographic factors, clinical case complexity previous forensic history. Method Survival analysis CTO cases controls from three linked Western Australian databases health service use, involuntary We used two control groups: one...
Climate change with increasing temperature is making a significant impact on human health, including more heat-related diseases, and the burden healthcare system. Although many studies have explored association between temperatures negative health outcomes, research associated costs of diseases remains relatively sparse. Furthermore, estimations future heat-attributable hospital not been well explored. This study used distributed lag nonlinear model to estimate in Perth, Western Australia....
This study aimed to estimate respiratory disease hospitalization costs attributable ambient temperatures and the future in Australia. The associations between daily for diseases Sydney Perth over period of 2010–2016 were analyzed using distributed non-linear lag models. Future estimated based on three predicted climate change scenarios-RCP2.6, RCP4.5 RCP8.5. increased from 493.2 million Australian dollars (AUD) 2010s more than AUD 700 2050s 98.0 about 150 Perth. current cold fraction (23.7%)...
The goal of this study was to determine whether the introduction community treatment orders, which allow for conditional release from a psychiatric hospital, reduced inpatient episode durations in Western Australia by providing an alternative extended stays.The design compared 129 persons given orders and 117 matched control patients without such orders-all whom were hospitalized during same period both before after order law that allows release. A multivariate analysis covariance used...
Abstract Increasing temperature and its impact on population health is an emerging significant public issue in the context of climate change Australia. While previous studies have primarily focused risk assessment, very few evaluated heat-attributable emergency department (ED) visits associated healthcare costs, or projected future economic burdens. This study used a distributed lag non-linear model to estimate heat attributable ED costs from 13 hospitals Perth, Western Australia, project...