A5034586000- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Agriculture and Farm Safety
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Labor Movements and Unions
- Occupational Health and Performance
Monash University
2016-2025
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2013-2024
Lane College
2022
University of British Columbia
2020-2021
National Centre for Social research
2020
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
2017-2020
Institute for Work & Health
2017-2020
Individual Differences
2020
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
2020
Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
2020
This study examined the validity of four standard psychological paradigms that have been operationally defined within CogState brief computerized cognitive assessment battery. Construct was determined in a large group healthy adults. measures processing speed, attention, working memory, and learning showed strong correlations with conventional neuropsychological these same constructs (r's = .49 to .83). Criterion by examining patterns performance on tasks groups individuals mild head injury,...
Performance on many cognitive and neuropsychological tests may be improved by prior exposure to testing stimuli procedures. These beneficial practice effects can have a significant impact test performance when conventional are administered at test-retest intervals of weeks, months or years. Many recent investigations sought determine changes in function over periods minutes hours (e.g., before after anesthesia) using computerized tests. However, the such brief has not been reported. The...
There are many situations in which cognitive tests need to be administered on more than two occasions and at very brief test-retest intervals detect change group performance. However, previous literature has not specifically addressed these important issues. The main aim of the current study was examine factors by using a computerized battery designed for repeated assessment cognition (i.e., CogState) healthy young adult individuals. A further how times needed completed before performance,...
Evidence mapping describes the quantity, design and characteristics of research in broad topic areas, contrast to systematic reviews, which usually address narrowly-focused questions. The breadth evidence helps identify gaps, may guide future efforts. Global Mapping (GEM) Initiative was established 2007 create maps providing an overview existing Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Spinal Cord (SCI). GEM method involved three core tasks: 1. Setting boundaries context map: Definitions for fields TBI...
Objective: To describe the long-term outcomes of major trauma patients and factors associated with rate recovery. Background: As injury-related mortality decreases, there is increased focus on improving quality survival reducing nonfatal injury burden. Methods: Adult survivors to discharge, injured between July 2007 June 2012 in Victoria, Australia, were followed up at 6, 12, 24 months after measure function (Glasgow Outcome Scale—Extended) return work/study. Random-effects regression models...
Improved understanding of the quality survival patients is crucial in evaluating trauma care, recovery patterns and timeframes, informing healthcare, social, disability service provision. We aimed to describe longer-term health status seriously injured patients, identify predictors outcome, establish trajectories by population characteristics.
Objective To determine the repeatability of a computerized cognitive test designed to monitor recovery from concussion and assist team physicians make return play decisions (CogSport™). correlation between CogSport two conventional neuropsychological tests. Design Prospective, serial investigation function. Setting Professional semi-professional Australian Football clubs university affiliated research institute in Melbourne, Australia. Participants Three-hundred healthy young adults,...
<h3>Background:</h3> Clinical assessment of cerebral concussion relies on the presence and duration post concussive symptoms (PCS). Given that these PCS are subjective reports not always specific to concussion, their usefulness remains be validated. <h3>Objective:</h3> To evaluate self-reported by means cognitive tests functional MRI (fMRI). <h3>Method:</h3> 28 male athletes with without were grouped according score. They then administered a computerised test battery submitted an fMRI...
Evidence based guidelines are required for the management of concussive injury in children Consensus managing sport related concussion adults have been increasingly widely implemented.1 So far, there no that enable clinicians to manage similar sporting injuries children. Furthermore, a number important anatomical, physiological, and behavioural differences between children suggest adult will need be either modified or rewritten this age group. The annual incidence traumatic brain (TBI) is...
<b><i>Background: </i></b> Reliable detection of mild cognitive impairment (MCI), in many cases preceding AD, is important determining the efficacy emerging treatments. The operational definition MCI currently imprecise and would be improved by objective criteria. Inherent transition from to AD decline, which can detected using multiple assessments over several years. <b><i>Objective: To determine whether on same day could also differentiate well-studied subjects with very normal control...
<b>Background:</b> Concussion is a common neurological injury occurring during contact sport. Current guidelines recommend that no athlete should return to play while symptomatic or displaying cognitive dysfunction. This study compared post-concussion function in recently concussed athletes who were symptomatic/asymptomatic at the time of assessment with non-injured (control) athletes. <b>Methods:</b> Prospective 615 male Australian Rules footballers. Before season, all participants (while...
Objectives To determine whether the jurisdiction in which a work-related injury compensation claim is made an independent predictor of duration time off work following injury, and if so, magnitude effect. Setting Eight Australian state territory workers' systems, providing coverage for more than 90% labour force. Administrative claims data from these systems were provided by government regulatory authorities study. Participants 95 976 workers with accepted 2010 at least 2 weeks compensated...
Purpose To determine if losing work during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with mental and physical health status. social interactions financial resources moderate relationship between loss health. Methods Participants were Australians aged 18 + years that employed in paid prior to who responded an online or telephone survey from 27th March 12th June 2020 as part of a prospective longitudinal cohort study. Outcome measures include Kessler-6 score > indicating high psychological distress,...
"Paper and pencil" neuropsychological tests play an important role in the management of sports related concussions. They provide objective information on athlete's cognitive function thus facilitate decisions safe return to sport. It has been proposed that computerised have many advantages over such conventional tests, but their this domain is yet be established.To measure impairment after concussion a case series concussed Australian Rules footballers, using both paper pencil tests. To...
Previous studies that have quantified fatigue-related cognitive impairment as blood alcohol concentration (BAC) equivalents been limited by two issues: the effect of practice on tests cognition and, more importantly, statistic used to quantify change in performance. The current study addressed these issues adopting an ABACA design, which allowed for adequate control effects, and using size metrics, enabled direct comparisons be made performance impairments a result fatigue (i.e. sustained...
This study was performed to evaluate the results and prognostic factors associated with radiotherapy for a detectable serum prostate specific antigen level after radical prostatectomy.From July 1987 through 2003, 368 patients received (biochemical relapse) as sole evidence of recurrence prostatectomy node negative cancer. Estimated survival relapse-free probabilities were obtained via Kaplan-Meier estimation. Associations patient biochemical relapse investigated using Cox proportional...