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Poor Functional Health Literacy: the Silent Disability for Older People… activity, screen time, health-related quality of life, illness and disability, health service use, sleep… Queensland, Australia, working in adult physical disabilities settings was surveyed with a structured…
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is a Principal Research Fellow who specialises in research on maternal and child health and general women's health, in particular on women carers, health inequalities and the socio-economic determinants of health, quality of life and comorbidity.
A/Prof Leigh Tooth is currently P …
I have successfully led several major research projects which have focussed on elements of the Australian health care system. Several of my research publications and reports have informed health policy, for example by:
· Delivering policy recommendations about the use and impact of Medicare and DV …
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Musculoskeletal pain and disability in sonographers: more than an ergonomic issue… mechanisms underlying work-related neck pain and disability in a high-risk occupation group. After her PhD… )=1305, SMD=-0.68] and in the subgroup with moderate/severe disability [n=165, SMD=-0.86] (moderate…
Yanfei has a discipline background as a physiotherapist. She completed her PhD at The University of Queensland in October 2021. Her PhD involved ultrasound shear wave elastography, quantitative sensory testing, and physical and psychological measures to uncover potential biopsychosocial mechanisms u …
Yanfei's research has informed the development of novel technologies that can generate tailored notifications, such as exercise plan, to mitigate musculoskeletal pain associated with prolonged use of computer and mobile devices (Patent No.: US 11,550,690 B1; Altmetric, May 2023). Additionally, findi …
Associate Professor Francesca Bartlett lectures in Ethics and the Legal Profession and Contract Law. She is the Director of Teaching and Learning at the School of Law. She is a Fellow of the Centre for Public, Comparative and International Law and researches in the area of lawyers' ethics and pract …
Dr Bartlett's research has contributed to debates surrounding the regulation of the legal profession in a number of ways. For instance, she has conducted empirical research concerning women lawyers and judges and the barriers they face to achieving 'success' in law. Some of this research is cited on …
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. Participants with WAD were classified at 3 months as recovered/mild disability or having moderate…
Peter Cabot is the Professor and Head of School in the School of Pharmacy. He joined the School staff in this position in 1999 after completing postdoctoral positions at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore USA, The NIH, Baltimore USA and within the School of Pharmacy at UQ.
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Our current research is focussed on novel opioid ligands that target opioid receptors aligned with less addictive properties, bioactivity of endogenous and natural products that may provide insights into better pain therapy or reduction in inflammatory disorders such as sinusitis.
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Walking impairment in patients with multiple sclerosis: the impact of complex motor and non-motor symptoms across the disability spectrum… disease steps in those with less disability (P<.001), whereas the 10MWT and 25FWT demonstrated more…
I am a Physiotherapy with a Clinical Speciality in the managment of persons with Neurological conditions and vestibular disorders and have been awarded a fellowship to the Australian College of Physiotherapy Neurological Fellow in 2008.
I have an interest in exploring how the systems of balance, - …
My research in persons with Multiple Sclerosis has contributed to the knowledge of clinicians in how to assess considering disability level as a key aspect to system impairment involvement to funciton. My involvment with the Whirled Foundation - previosuly Menieres Australia provided evidence to the …
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participation in people with Parkinson's disease and the factors associated with community ambulation ability and disability in this population.… warning sign for impending disability, and whether the onset of disability can be slowed.…
Robyn Lamont is a post doctoral research fellow and physiotherapist researching the assessment and physiotherapy management of people with neurological conditions including people with Parkinson's disease. Robyn's current research focuses on the assessment of community ambulation and participation i …
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marginalisation (including people living with HIV and people with an intellectual disability)… A multi-level ecological model of psychotropic prescribing to adults with intellectual disability… enhance resiliency in the context of ongoing health problems, disability or other adverse…
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Allyson Mutch is an Associate Professor in Health Systems in the School of Public Health, University of Queensland and a Senior Fellow in the Higher Education Academy. Her research uses qualitative methods to investigate the social determinants of health and the health and wellbeing …
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A call to action: setting the research agenda for addressing obesity and weight-related topics in children with physical disabilities… Implementation and scale-up of a consumer co-designed physical activity promotion program for people with moderate-to-profound disabilities… Studies, CanChild Centre for Childhood Disability Research at McMaster University, and the independent… this bias; however, it is not yet commonly used in the health sciences or disability fields. In this…
Professor John Cairney is the Head of School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences. He is an academic leader in the field of paediatric exercise medicine and child health research and is particularly well-known for his work on developmental coordination disorder (DCD) and its impact on the health …
From 2012-2015, Professor John Cairney co-led the evaluation of the multi-ministerial Children’s Mental Health Strategy in Canada, and since 2013 he has been the Scientific Lead of the screening arm of the Special Needs Strategy for Children in Ontario. These roles have allowed him to influence po …
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stress model to explain the development of chronic pain and disability following whiplash injury. This… Similar factors predict disability and posttraumatic stress disorder trajectories after whiplash injury… Distinct developmental trajectories for neck disability and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD…
Emeritus Professor Justin Kenardy is a research and health sector leader. He is also an active disseminator of evidence-based practice in clinical and health psychology, mental health care, and health service delivery. His work is outcomes focussed and is engaged with health users, providers and ind …
Justin Kenardy has obtained funding from National Competitive Funding (NHMRC, ARC, MRFF), International Funding (NIH, PCORI, MRC, and Scottish Executive), Government grants and contracts, and other funding bodies totaling in excess of $69 million. He has published over 300 research publications incl …
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Delivery of early intervention services for children with physical disability : An application of program logic… Early intervention services for children with a physical disability… family support) for children with physical disabilities and their families are widely acknowledged…
Professor Brian Head joined the University of Queensland in mid-2007 after holding senior roles in government, universities, and the non-government sector. He is the author or editor of several books and numerous articles on public management, governance, social isues and environmental policy. His m …
Professor Brian Head has provided submissions to numerous governmental policy reviews, on topics ranging from integrity and accountability, through to innovation and research impacts. He has presented inviational keynote addresses to several international conferences and workshops, including symposi …