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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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Third-party disability in spouses of older people with hearing impairment… Communication impairment, disability and handicap in the ethnic aged… people. To date, most of the research on community access for people with disabilities has been on…
hearing impairment, hearing loss, hearing rehabilitation, evidence-based practice, family-centred hearing care
Louise Hickson, AM, is Professor of Audiology and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences at The University of Queensland. Professor Hickson has published over 280 …
Professor Hickson is a world leader in hearing rehabilitation research and her work has changed practice in Australia and overseas. For example, the Active Communication Education (ACE) program that she developed and evaluated has been used in many countries around the world including Australia, the …
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with complex health care needs: Trial protocol for the Muscling Up Against Disability project… Muscling-up against disability in older adults with home care packages - Implementing an evidence… later life physical disability, falls risk and poor health, even among those with complex health…
Paul Gardiner's multidisciplinary research promotes active ageing with a focus on helping people improve and maintain quality of life. His PhD research reported for the first time that it is feasible to reduce sedentary time in older adults. His current research builds on this to exmaine behavioural …
The law of politics, in particular electoral law, is Professor Graeme Orr's primary research expertise. He has authored The Law of Politics (1st edn 2010, 2nd edn 2019) and Ritual and Rhythm in Electoral Systems (2015), co-authored The Law of Deliberative Democracy (2016), co-edited Realising Democr …
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Smooth pursuit neck torsion test in whiplash-associated disorders: Relationship to self-reports of neck pain and disability, dizziness and anxiety… pain and disability measures. This initial study indicates that a postural exercise, convenient to…
Julia is a Lecturer and Researcher at the University of Queensland. She has been researching whiplash and neck pain since 2000 and in 2004 completed her PhD focusing on the necks influence on sensorimotor control. She has continued her research in this area in idiopathic neck pain, headache, the eld …
My research and its translation to clinical practice have gained the attention of clinicians and researchers internationally and has had a significant impact on, and uptake in, clinical practice internationally. This is evidenced by:
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The Communication Disability Registry: expanding research opportunities.… months of life. The resulting developmental disabilities include apparent dementia and loss of…
Joseph is the Director of the Hearing Research Unit for Children, leading three research teams investigating (1) middle ear assessments in neonates, infants, (2) hearing screening and assessment of school-age children, and (3) assessment of auditory function of adults and children using electrophysi …
Prior to 2000, there were no efficient tests of middle ear function for neonates. There was a delay of 7 months in diagnosing middle ear effusion (MEE) in newborns. To address this shortcoming, our research program investigated the use of advanced technologies to detect MEE in newborns. To date, our …
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Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010… . Depression is already the single largest contributor to global disability. Failing to adequately consider… estimates for both the disability and mortality directly associated with mental disorders, as well as the…
Associate Professor Fiona Charlson is a NHMRC Research Fellow at the Queensland Centre of Mental Health Research and School of Public Health, University of Queensland. She is a psychiatric epidemiologist and health services researcher with strong experience in addressing some of the most challenging …
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international sporting spectacle. Yet little is known about disability sport since its introduction… participation of Australian athletes with a disability at the Paralympic Games, published a tender to…
Professor Phillips has a range of research interests in the historical and contemporary dimensions of sport. He has written on the historical and contemporary aspects of sport and war, sport and gender, sports' coaching, golf, rugby league, rugby union, sport structures as well as the ontological, e …
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Application of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF… . Long-term outcomes relating to communication disability and handicap did not differ significantly…
The theme of Prof Ward's research program in the field of speech pathology has been the assessment and rehabilitation of the motor functions of swallowing, speech and voice.
Prof Ward currently holds a joint position as the Director of the Centre for Functioning and Health (CFAHR: www.health.qld.go …
As Prof Ward's research is primarily clinically based, her work has great impact on clinical service provision within the field of speech pathology, enhancing the evidence base on swallowing and communication disorders within a variety of clinical populations, the assessment and treatment techniques …