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Aboriginal fathers / fathers roles: Are they recognised in Australia's contemporary society?
Published 2009-08-11This thesis is focused on fathers, in particular Indigenous fathers, in general with a view to establishing what literature currently identifies and recognises the role fathers play in Australian society today. This project ...Open AccessThesis -
Aboriginal fathers / fathers' roles: Are they recognised in Australia's contemporary society?
Published 2005-01-01This thesis is focused on fathers, in particular Indigenous fathers, in general with a view to establishing what literature currently identifies and recognises the role fathers play in Australian society today. This project ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Aboriginal health workers: Role, recognition, racism and horizontal violence in the workplace
Published 2000-01-01The aim of this project is to explore the role of the Aboriginal Health Worker, their recognition as a legitimate profession and the current racism most will face in the current New South Wales Health System. The position ...Open AccessThesis, Honours -
Accessibility and Acceptability of Public Sexual Health Clinics for Adult Clients in New South Wales, Australia.
Published 2006-01-01The objectives of this study were to examine the accessibility of public sexual health clinics (SHCs), identify the service preferences of clients and assess whether the services delivered by public SHCs were acceptable ...Open AccessThesis -
Accuracy of methods to estimate central aortic systolic blood pressure via upper-arm cuff: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Published 2024Objectives. Central aortic BP may predict cardiovascular outcomes better than upper-arm brachial BP. In recent years technology has enabled central BP estimation by recording a peripheral BP waveform from a standard upper-arm ...Open AccessArticle -
Adding Brief Pain Science or Ergonomics Messages to Guideline Advice Did Not Increase Feelings of Reassurance in People With Acute Low Back Pain: A Randomized Experiment
Published 2023OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of adding pain science or ergonomics messages to guideline advice on feelings of reassurance and management intentions among people with acute low back pain (LBP). DESIGN: Three-arm ...Article -
The adolescent asthma action program: ‘Triple A Program’
Published 1994-01-01Asthma is a major public health problem in Australia. With up to 1 in 4 children and adolescents having symptoms of asthma, there is a high toll not only on the individual with asthma and their care-givers but also on the ...Open AccessReport, Technical -
Aerosol-generating behaviours in speech pathology clinical practice: A systematic literature review
Published 2021OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the evidence of aerosol generation across tasks involved in voice and speech assessment and intervention, to inform better management and to reduce transmission risk of such diseases as COVID-19 in ...Article -
The agentic Self and uncontrollable body: Young people’s management of chronic illness at university
Published 2019Young people’s experiences of living with a long-term health condition have been largely investigated from the perspective of developing autonomy and optimal self-management of treatment regimens. Little existing research ...Article -
Alcohol intake and mortality risk of COVID-19, pneumonia, and other infectious diseases: an analysis of 437,191 UK biobank participants
Published 2022This study aims to investigate the association between alcohol consumption and COVID-19, infectious diseases, and pneumonia mortality. This is a prospective analysis of 437,191 UK Biobank participants (age 56.3 years, 54% ...Article -
Allied health education for disability rights: A Case study from the University of Sydney's Faculty of Health Sciences
Published 2016-02-05Introduction: Persons with disabilities are vulnerable to rights violations when accessing healthcare. As allied health professionals play a significant role in the care of persons with disabilities, it is important that ...Open AccessThesis -
Animal Assisted Therapy for Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Parent Perspectives
Published 2018-01-29Background/aim: Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a promising intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), but requires further research. This study aims to explore the parent perspective of the therapeutic impact of ...Open AccessThesis -
Appraisal of Clinical Practice Guideline: Physiotherapy for epidermolysis bullosa
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Are musculoskeletal conditions neglected in national health surveys?
Published 2021OBJECTIVE: To describe the proportion of national health surveys that contain questions on the prevalence and consequences of musculoskeletal conditions. METHODS: We used a comprehensive search strategy to obtain national ...Article