A5078405126- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
- Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Innovations in Medical Education
- Physical Activity and Health
- Injury Epidemiology and Prevention
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Global Health Workforce Issues
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer Assessment and Management
- Interprofessional Education and Collaboration
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
- Foot and Ankle Surgery
Monash University
2016-2025
Peninsula Health
2016-2024
National Ageing Research Institute
2009-2024
CRC for Rail Innovation
2024
Monash Health
2013-2023
Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute
2011-2023
La Trobe University
2009-2023
Centre for Ageing Better
2023
CARE USA
2022
Swinburne University of Technology
2019
Falls are one of the most frequently occurring adverse events that impact upon recovery older hospital inpatients. can threaten both immediate and longer-term health independence. There is need to identify cost-effective means for preventing falls in hospitals. Hospital-based prevention interventions tested randomized trials have not yet been subjected economic evaluation.Incremental cost-effectiveness analysis was undertaken from service provider perspective, over period hospitalization...
To assess the effectiveness of a targeted, multiple intervention falls prevention programme in reducing and injuries related to subacute hospital.Randomised controlled trial targeted implemented addition usual care compared with alone.Three wards metropolitan hospital specialising rehabilitation elderly patients.626 men women aged 38 99 years (average 80 years) were recruited from consecutive admissions wards.Falls risk alert card information brochure, exercise programme, education hip...
Purpose. The purpose of this research is to describe current practices in goal-setting within a subacute rehabilitation setting from the perspective therapists representing disciplines occupational therapy, speech pathology and physiotherapy.Method. Qualitative semi-structured email interviews were conducted with Geriatric Assessment Rehabilitation Unit an Australian hospital. Therapists required respond questioning reference identified patients stroke.Results. Three approaches identified:...
Medical Education 2012 Context in simulated learning environments (SLEs) has grown rapidly across health care professions, yet no substantive randomised controlled trial (RCT) investigated whether SLEs can, part, substitute for traditional clinical education. Methods Participants were physiotherapy students (RCT 1, n = 192; RCT 2, 178) from six Australian universities undertaking education an ambulatory setting with patients musculoskeletal disorders. A programme was developed as a replica...
Falls are a common adverse event during hospitalization of older adults, and few interventions have been shown to prevent them.This study was 3-group randomized trial evaluate the efficacy 2 forms multimedia patient education compared with usual care for prevention in-hospital falls. Older hospital patients (n = 1206) admitted mixture acute (orthopedic, respiratory, medical) subacute (geriatric neurorehabilitation) wards at Australian hospitals were recruited between January 2008 April 2009....
To quantify the additional hospital length of stay (LOS) and costs associated with in-hospital falls fall injuries in acute hospitals Australia. A multisite prospective cohort study conducted during 2011-2013 control wards a prevention trial (6-PACK). The included all admissions to 12 medical surgical six Australian hospitals. In-hospital data were collected from record reviews, daily verbal reports by ward nurse unit managers, incident reporting administrative databases. Clinical costing...
OBJECTIVES: To compare three different methods of falls reporting and examine the characteristics data missing from hospital incident system. DESIGN: Fourteen‐month prospective observational study nested within a randomized controlled trial. SETTING: Rehabilitation, stroke, medical, surgical, orthopedic wards in Perth Brisbane, Australia. PARTICIPANTS: Fallers (n=153) who were part larger trial (1,206 participants, mean age 75.1±11.0). MEASUREMENTS: Three events measures: participants'...
<b>Objective</b> To evaluate the effect of 6-PACK programme on falls and fall injuries in acute wards. <b>Design</b> Cluster randomised controlled trial. <b>Setting</b> Six Australian hospitals. <b>Participants</b> All patients admitted to 24 wards during trial period. <b>Interventions</b> Participating were randomly assigned receive either nurse led or usual care over 12 months. The included a risk tool individualised use one more six interventions: "falls alert"...
Assessments of change in subjective patient reported outcomes such as health-related quality life (HRQoL) are a key component many clinical and research evaluations. However, conventional longitudinal evaluation may not agree with perceived if patients' understanding the construct under changes over time (response shift) or have inaccurate recollection (recall bias). This study examined whether older adults' perception is agreement their HRQoL duration hospital stay. It also investigated...
Simulated learning environments (SLEs) are used worldwide in health professional education, including physiotherapy, to train certain attributes and skills. To date, no randomized controlled trial (RCT) has evaluated whether education SLEs can partly replace time the clinical environment for physiotherapy cardiorespiratory practice.Two independent single-blind multi-institutional RCTs were conducted parallel using a noninferiority design. Participants volunteer students (RCT 1, n = 176; RCT...