A5084820566- Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and Outcomes
- Statistical Methods and Inference
- Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
- Advanced Statistical Methods and Models
- Cardiac Health and Mental Health
- AI in cancer detection
- Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Dental Health and Care Utilization
- Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
- Dialysis and Renal Disease Management
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
- Social Media in Health Education
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Control Systems and Identification
- Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
- Pharmacological Effects and Assays
- Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
- Breast Lesions and Carcinomas
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Physical Activity and Health
- Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals
- Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference
Kidney Health Australia
2025
The University of Sydney
2021-2024
Macquarie University
2021-2024
Children's Hospital at Westmead
2024
Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
2019-2024
Anzac Research Institute
2021-2022
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
2021
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2016
Abstract Aims Secondary prevention reduces coronary heart disease (CHD) progression. Traditional programs including cardiac rehabilitation are under-accessed, which smartphone apps may overcome. To evaluate the effect of a game-based mobile app intervention (MyHeartMate) to improve cardiovascular risk factors and lifestyle behaviours. Methods results Single-blind randomized trial CHD patients in Sydney, 2017–2021. Intervention group were provided MyHeartMate for 6 months. Co-designed...
There is conflicting evidence regarding the efficacy of normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) in suboptimal deceased donor kidneys. We aimed to assess feasibility and short-term brief preimplantation NMP circulatory death (DCD)
Background: Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) estimates the microstructural alterations of brain, as a magnetic resonance (MRI)-based neuroimaging technique. Prior DTI studies reported decreased structural integrity superficial white matter (SWM) in brain diseases. Objective: This study aimed to determine diffusion characteristics SWM Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) using tractography region interest (ROI) approaches. Methods: The MRI data were downloaded from...
To evaluate the digital platforms most used by adolescents for healthy lifestyle information, perceived helpfulness of platform positive behaviour changes, and quality platforms’ health information. Mixed-methods study including a cross-sectional online survey content analysis. Eligible participants were 13–18-years; living in Australia; had searched (nutrition, physical activity, weight management, sleep) information previous three months. Survey items examined use platforms, self-perceived...
Abstract Background Despite increasing attention on health literacy and the inclusion of grade reading level recommendations in guidelines, it remains unclear if lowering written information to specific target grades improves patient-related outcomes. Objective To assess whether affects knowledge, perceived ease, acceptability trustworthiness and, explore at a lower reduces disparities outcomes across levels. Design We conducted 4-arm online randomized trial with community sample adults...
Objectives To assess lipid levels in people six or 12 months after hospitalisation with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); to identify factors associated not achieving level targets. Design, setting Retrospective cohort study; analysis of data from CONCORDANCE, an Australian ACS registry, 2009–2018. Participants Adult patients who had experienced confirmed cardiovascular origin, for whom serum been assessed on admission and discharge. Main outcome measures Not targets by most recent follow-up...
Diabetic foot ulcer is one of the most devastating complications uncontrolled diabetes. Although there have been advances in management diabetic ulcers, still ulcers are a major cause many amputations patients. Teucrium polium ( T. polium) widely used by folk medicine practitioners Iran for treatment ulcers. The present study was designed to evaluate safety and efficacy topical ointment besides standard A total 70 patients with grade 1 or 2 according Wagner's scale were enrolled this study....
Background: A representative sample in health surveys ensures the findings can be reliably generalized to target population. Conducting oral through telephone interviews has become more common, and ensuring respondent randomness is necessary for any survey. Several techniques have been suggested. This paper reports applying last-birthday method as a within-household random selection first time an survey Iran. Methods: study was part of larger research which adult citizens’ self-perceived...
ABSTRACT Background Allograft loss is the most feared outcome of kidney transplant recipients. We aimed to develop a dynamic Bayesian model using estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) trajectories predict long-term allograft and patient survivals. Methods used data from Australian New Zealand Dialysis Transplant registry included all adult recipients (1980–2017) in Australia (derivation cohort) (NZ, validation cohort). Using joint model, temporal changes eGFR were Results The cohort...
ABSTRACT HLA‐compatibility remains an important triage test for deceased donor kidney allocation. Low–intermediate resolution HLA‐typing is typically available at allocation, but its accuracy in assigning pre‐transplant donor‐specific anti‐HLA antibody (DSA) and HLA mismatches compared to 2‐field high‐resolution typing poorly characterised. Consecutive donor/recipient pairs from a single centre between 2016 2020 were included. Majority of HLA‐ABDRB1 loci performed low–intermediate...
A diagnosis of melanoma in situ presents negligible risk to a person's lifespan or physical well-being, but existing terminology makes it difficult for patients distinguish these from higher invasive melanomas. This study aims explore whether using an alternative label may influence patients' management choices and anxiety levels. is between-subjects randomised online experiment, hypothetical scenarios. Following consent, eligible participants will be 1:1:1 three labels: 'melanoma situ'...
To compare the performance of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) with Mammography (DM) in patients clinically referred for breast imaging. Diagnostic DBT (in 2016, after transition to DBT) was compared DM 2011, before transition) consecutively (N = 10,742 exams). Reference standard outcomes from all tests including histopathology and clinical review within same year. Primary outcome area under receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC-ROC). Cancer rates did not differ between (1.72 % (CI...
Objective: This study aimed to design a valid questionnaire evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of Mashhad Dental school staff about oral health care assess the validity reliability this instrument. Methods: The "Dental Staff Awareness Oral Health Care†(DSAOHC) was divided into three concepts; attitude practice. Ten experts School contributed assessed face content (I-CVI S-CVI/AV) in two rounds. necessity each item evaluated according Lawshe’s Content Validity Ratio (CVR)....
Objectives: This study aimed at assessing the influential factors on oral health status of elderly Iranian population (65 to 74 years age) by using Path analysis. Methods: was conducted 7,521 individuals participating in National Oral Health Survey 2012. After data collection process, initially decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index as well functional (FH) were evaluated this clinical data. The socio-economic (SES), insurance type (IT), dental attendance pattern (DAP), reason (R A),...
Introduction: The presence of outliers appears as an unavoidable main problem in experimental studies. Outliers can greatly distort parameter estimates and subsequent standard errors. Consequently, inferences about the parameters are misleading. In this case, applying outlier robust statistical procedures should be considered. Robust estimation often relies on a dispersion function that is more slowly varying at large values than square function. However, choice tuning constant functions...