A5073030858- Asthma and respiratory diseases
- Respiratory and Cough-Related Research
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Delphi Technique in Research
- Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Tracheal and airway disorders
- Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Voice and Speech Disorders
- Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
- Congenital Heart Disease Studies
- Pharmaceutical studies and practices
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
- Children's Physical and Motor Development
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
Griffith University
2016-2024
Menzies School of Health Research
2020-2023
Queensland University of Technology
2013-2022
Queensland Children’s Hospital
2015-2022
Charles Darwin University
2020
The University of Queensland
2007-2018
Royal Children's Hospital
2007-2017
Children's Medical Research Institute
2010-2016
Queensland Children’s Medical Research Institute
2010-2016
Children’s Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
2016
<h3>Background</h3> Despite guideline recommendations, there are no published randomised controlled trial data on the efficacy of antibiotics for chronic wet cough in children. The majority children with have protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB), a recognised condition multiple national guidelines. authors conducted parallel 1:1 placebo to test hypothesis that 2-week course amoxycillin clavulanate is efficacious treatment cough. <h3>Methods</h3> 50 (median age 1.9 years, IQR 0.9–5.1) (>3...
To investigate the effect of a social robot intervention on depression, loneliness, and quality life older adults in long-term care (LTC) to explore participants' experiences perceptions after intervention. A mixed-methods approach consisting single group, before quasi-experimental design, individual interview. Twenty with depression from four LTC facilities Taiwan were recruited. Each participant participated 8 weeks observation In stage, participants received usual or activities without...
Abstract Introduction Cough is the most common symptom leading to medical consultation. Chronic cough results in significant health care costs, impairs quality of life, and may indicate presence a serious underlying condition. Here, we present summary an updated position statement on management clinical Main recommendations Assessment children adults requires focused history chronic identify any red flag pointers that disease. Further assessment with examination should include chest x‐ray...
Although amoxicillin-clavulanate is the recommended first-line empirical oral antibiotic treatment for non-severe exacerbations in children with bronchiectasis, azithromycin also often prescribed its convenient once-daily dosing. No randomised controlled trials involving acute bronchiectasis have been published to our knowledge. We hypothesised that non-inferior resolving bronchiectasis.We did this parallel-group, double-dummy, double-blind, non-inferiority trial three Australian and one New...
Background. The role of human adenoviruses (HAdVs) in chronic respiratory disease pathogenesis is recognized. However, no studies have performed molecular sequencing HAdVs from the lower airways children with endobronchial suppuration. We thus examined major HAdV genotypes/species, and relationships to bacterial coinfection, protracted bronchitis (PBB) mild bronchiectasis (BE). Methods. Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) samples 245 PBB or (cylindrical) BE were included this prospective cohort...
<h3>Background</h3> Quality of life (QOL) measures are an important patient-relevant outcome measure for clinical studies. Currently there is no fully validated cough-specific QOL paediatrics. The objective this study was to validate a questionnaire paediatric use. <h3>Method</h3> 43 children (28 males, 15 females; median age 29 months, IQR 20–41 months) newly referred chronic cough participated. One parent each child completed the 27-item Parent Cough-Specific (PC-QOL), and generic...
While several randomized control trials (RCTs) have evaluated the use of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) to improve asthma outcomes, none used FeNO cut-offs adjusted for atopy, a determinant levels. In dual center RCT, we assessed whether treatment strategy based on levels, reduces exacerbations compared with symptoms-based management (controls). Children from hospital clinics two hospitals were randomly allocated receive an a-priori determined hierarchy symptoms or There was 2-week...
There is currently no validated scoring system for quantification of airway secretions in children. A user friendly, valid during flexible bronchoscopy (FB) would be useful comparative purposes clinical medicine and research. The objective this study was to validate our bronchoscopic secretion (BS) by examining the relationship between amount seen at with cellularity microbiology. In 106 children undergoing FB, BS grades bronchocalveolar lavage (BAL) infective state (bacterial viral...
Quality of life (QoL) measures are an important patient-relevant outcome measure for clinical studies. Cough is the most common symptom that results in new medical consultations. Although adult and parent-proxy cough-specific QoL instruments have been shown to be a useful cough measure, no suitable children with chronic exists. We report on statistical properties (CC-QoL) questionnaire children.130 (median age 10 years, IQR 8-12 years; 65 girls) participated. A preliminary 37-item version...