Sydney School of Health Sciences: Recent submissions
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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 -
Factors influencing the time to diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer among women in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review
Published 2024Purpose Shorter time from symptoms recognition to diagnosis and timely treatment would be expected to improve the survival of patients with breast cancer (BC). This review identifies and summarizes evidence on time to ...Article -
Chronic condition self-management is a social practice
Published 2021Self-management is widely promoted in Western health care policies as a way to address the impact of increasing rates of chronic conditions on health care systems. Mostly informed by psychological theories, self-management ...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 -
Challenging times: disconnects between patient and professional temporalities in chronic condition management
Published 2022Chronic health conditions represent a key challenge for contemporary public healthcare. Current policy promotes self-management support to reduce demands on health services and improve patients’ health and wellbeing. Though ...Article