A5102777776- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Anesthesia and Pain Management
- Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Global trade and economics
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Sports injuries and prevention
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Phytochemistry Medicinal Plant Applications
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Diet, Metabolism, and Disease
- Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Global Financial Crisis and Policies
- International Development and Aid
- Musculoskeletal Disorders and Rehabilitation
- Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
King's College London
2014-2017
Kaiser Permanente
2015
New South Wales Department of Health
2012
From January 30-February 6, 2011, New South Wales was affected by an exceptional heat wave, which broke numerous records. Near real-time Emergency Department (ED) and ambulance surveillance allowed rapid detection of increase in the number heat-related ED visits calls during this period. The purpose study to quantify excess all-cause calls, mortality, associated with wave.ED data were obtained from administrative databases, while mortality state death registry. observed counts compared...
IMPORTANCEOral steroids are commonly used to treat acute sciatica due a herniated disk but have not been evaluated in an appropriately powered clinical trial.OBJECTIVE To determine if oral prednisone is more effective than placebo improving function and pain among patients with sciatica.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial conducted from 2008 2013 large integrated health care delivery system Northern California.Adults (n=269) radicular for 3...
Study Design Descriptive survey. Objective To describe the status of diagnostic and procedural imaging curricula within United States physical therapist professional degree programs. Background As patient direct access to therapy services increases, ability refer patients directly for could promote more efficient delivery care. Appropriate referral is contingent on therapists having requisite knowledge base skills. While evidence describing competence with advanced training in military...
The Health of the Nation Outcomes Scale (HoNOS) is recommended for use by English National Service Framework Mental and working group on outcome indicators severe mental illnesses to Department Health. It was developed measure health social functioning people with illness. Since development HoNOS many have debated its latent structure. This paper examines structure using current factor analysis techniques. data 12,910 patients ICD10 diagnoses F20 F29 at a UK Trust were analysed exploratory,...
Background . Multiple sclerosis (MS) is now more common among black and minority ethnic groups in the UK but little known about costs of care amongst different groups. Objective This study examined compared service use for people severely affected with MS from Black Caribbean (BC) White British (WB) backgrounds identified predictors cost both Method Population-based cross-sectional 43 BC WB patients (EDSS ≥ 6) their informal caregivers recruited an southeast London. Interviews collected data...