https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Index ${session.getAttribute("locale")} 5 Understanding end-of-life care in Australian hospitals https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43747 Wed 28 Sep 2022 10:57:52 AEST ]]> Translation of nurse-initiated protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing following stroke across Europe (QASC Europe): A pre-test/post-test implementation study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52943 Wed 28 Feb 2024 16:14:20 AEDT ]]> Addressing Dementia Through Analysis of Population Traits and Risk Factors (ADAPTOR) project: dementia incidence in an Australian cohort. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:52050 1.1 million by 2058.2 The annual care costs are estimated to increase from $9.1 billion in 2017 to A$24.1 billion by 2056.3 Currently, there is a lack of a single valid and reliable data source for dementia identification. Welberry et al. recently demonstrated the feasibility of linking large population-based cohorts to administrative datasets to identify dementia cases at different stages of their trajectory.4 The Addressing Dementia Through Analysis of Population Traits and Risk Factors (ADAPTOR) project links data from a large Australian cohort study (followed up for 15 years) to various administrative health datasets. While the project links the same cohort study (the Sax Institute’s 45 And Up Study) and administrative datasets for dementia identification, it expands on Welberry et al.’s study by extending the data cut-off period from June 2014 to June 2018; including additional datasets and participants aged between 45–54 years; and stratifying data by sex and age group. The ADAPTOR project estimates dementia incidence, investigates the association between risk factors and incidence, and models the impact of modifiable risk factor reduction (e.g. increased physical activity, reduced alcohol consumption) on population-level dementia incidence. This paper presents preliminary findings from the project on sex and age-specific incidence of dementia and presents the most common data sources for dementia identification.]]> Wed 27 Sep 2023 15:29:45 AEST ]]> Door-to-needle time for thrombolysis: a secondary analysis of the TIPS cluster randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37320 Wed 24 Nov 2021 15:51:12 AEDT ]]> Improving adherence to colorectal cancer surveillance guidelines: results of a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:30968 Wed 19 Jan 2022 15:15:50 AEDT ]]> Smoking cessation intervention delivered by social service organisations for a diverse population of Australian disadvantaged smokers: A pragmatic randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48815 Wed 14 Jun 2023 10:56:22 AEST ]]> A cross-sectional study of agreement between the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and patient- and radiation oncologist-reported single-item assessment of depression and anxiety https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:33202 Wed 12 Sep 2018 15:47:16 AEST ]]> Improving adherence to surveillance and screening recommendations for people with colorectal cancer and their first degree relatives: A randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14000 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:52:05 AEST ]]> Prevalence and correlates of cancer survivors' supportive care needs 6 months after diagnosis: a population-based cross-sectional study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13569 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:29:46 AEST ]]> Fever, hyperglycaemia and swallowing dysfunction management in acute stroke: a cluster randomised controlled trial of knowledge transfer https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:6972 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:26:57 AEST ]]> Willingness of frontline health care workers to work during a public health emergency https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11333 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:18:34 AEST ]]> A cross-sectional study of radiation oncology outpatients' concern about, preferences for, and perceived barriers to discussing anxiety and depression https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23413 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:10:14 AEST ]]> Historical data and modern methods reveal insights in measles epidemiology: a retrospective closed cohort study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15734 Wed 11 Apr 2018 15:04:13 AEST ]]> The Survivor Unmet Needs Survey (SUNS) for haematological cancer survivors: a cross-sectional study assessing the relevance and psychometric properties https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18895 0.2). Criteria for discriminant validity was not met, with only 10 of the 15 (67%) a-priori hypotheses supported. Test-retest reliability was acceptable for 40 of the 89 items (45%) and for three of the five domains. Significant floor effects were evident for all five domains. Conclusions: The SUNS demonstrates evidence for multiple features of validity and reliability as a measure of unmet needs for haematological cancer survivors. However, evidence supporting some psychometric properties was limited.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:52:48 AEST ]]> The quest for a universal definition of polytrauma: a trauma registry-based validation study. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18915 2). This study aimed to validate this definition on larger data set. We hypothesized that patients defined by the 2 × AIS score > 2 cutoff have worse outcomes and use more resources than those without 2 × AIS score > 2 and that this would therefore be a better definition of polytrauma. METHODS: Patients injured between 2009 and 2011, with complete documentation of AIS by New South Wales Trauma Registry and 16 years and older were selected. Age and sex were obtained in addition to outcomes of ISS, hospital length of stay (LOS), intensive care unit (ICU) admission, ICU LOS, and mortality. We compared demographic characteristics and outcomes between patients with ISS greater than 15 who did and did not meet the 2 × AIS score > 2 definition. We then undertook regression analyses (logistic regression for binary outcomes [ICU admission and death] and linear regression for hospital and ICU LOS) to compare outcomes for patients with and without 2 × AIS score > 2, adjusting for sex and age categories. RESULTS: In the adjusted analyses, patients with 2 × AIS score > 2 had twice the odds of being admitted to the ICU compared with those without 2 × AIS score > 2 (odds ratio, 2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.2–2.8) and 1.7 times the odds of dying (95% CI, 1.4–2.0; p < 0.001 for both models). Patients with 2 × AIS score > 2 also had a mean difference of 1.5 days longer stay in the hospital compared with those without 2 × AIS score > 2 (95% CI, 1.4–1.7) and 1.6 days longer ICU stay (95% CI, 1.4–1.8; p < 0.001 for all models). CONCLUSION: Patients with 2 × AIS score > 2 had higher mortality, more frequent ICU admissions, and longer hospital and ICU stay than those without 2 × AIS score > 2 and represents a superior definition to the definitions for polytrauma currently in use..]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 14:43:36 AEST ]]> Identifying individual- and population-level characteristics that influence rates of risky alcohol consumption in regional communities https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21113 Wed 11 Apr 2018 13:31:44 AEST ]]> The association between chronic arsenic exposure and hypertension: a meta-analysis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25988 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:52:35 AEST ]]> Effectiveness of strategies to encourage general practitioners to accept an offer of free access to online evidence-based information: a randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7839 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:28:37 AEST ]]> Association between type 2 diabetes and chronic arsenic exposure in drinking water: a cross sectional study in Bangladesh https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20351 Wed 11 Apr 2018 12:14:21 AEST ]]> Preliminary development and psychometric evaluation of an unmet needs measure for adolescents and young adults with cancer: the Cancer Needs Questionaire – Young People (CNQ-YP) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13998 Wed 11 Apr 2018 11:35:10 AEST ]]> Determinants of successful clinical networks: the conceptual framework and study protocol https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18743 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:46:04 AEST ]]> Flourishing or floundering?: prevalence and correlates of anxiety and depression among a population-based sample of adult cancer survivors 6 months after diagnosis https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12254 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:40:27 AEST ]]> A population-based cross-sectional study of colorectal cancer screening practices of first-degree relatives of colorectal cancer patients https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:14003 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:28:54 AEST ]]> Comparing socially disadvantaged smokers who agree and decline to participate in a randomised smoking cessation trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25128 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:21:32 AEST ]]> How does the distress thermometer compare to the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale for detecting possible cases of psychological morbidity among cancer survivors? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13568 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:06:27 AEST ]]> RCT of a client-centred, caseworker-delivered smoking cessation intervention for a socially disadvantaged population https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13911 Wed 11 Apr 2018 10:01:39 AEST ]]> Trends in publications regarding evidence-practice gaps: a literature review https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9728 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:31:23 AEST ]]> Paying the price: a cross-sectional survey of Australian socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers' responses to hypothetical cigarette price rises https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:21339 P<0.001), and fewer selected no change to their smoking (P<0.001). Numerous price-minimisation strategies (e.g. switching to cheaper brands/products) were endorsed, but remained constant across hypothetical scenarios; level of financial stress appeared to have little influence. Smokers indicating they would not change their smoking in response to price rises had higher levels of nicotine dependence. Discussion and Conclusions: Socially disadvantaged smokers endorsed numerous price-minimising strategies to maintain smoking at hypothetically increased costs. Larger cigarette price rises motivated more smokers to consider quitting, while price-resistant smokers appeared to have a more entrenched smoker status.]]> Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:29:16 AEST ]]> Socioeconomically disadvantaged smokers' ratings of plain and branded cigarette packaging: an experimental study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13928 Wed 11 Apr 2018 09:19:33 AEST ]]> Can a print-based intervention increase screening for first degree relatives of people with colorectal cancer? A randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27571 Wed 10 Nov 2021 15:12:50 AEDT ]]> Incidence and risk factors for type 2 diabetes mellitus in transitional Thailand: results from the Thai cohort study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29399 Wed 10 Jul 2019 15:16:59 AEST ]]> Self-exempting beliefs and intention to quit smoking within a socially disadvantaged Australian sample of smokers https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27006 Wed 09 Mar 2022 16:01:26 AEDT ]]> Are service and patient indicators different in the presence or absence of nurse practitioners? the EDPRAC cohort study of Australian emergency departments https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42925 Wed 07 Sep 2022 13:31:25 AEST ]]> Minimum number of clusters and comparison of analysis methods for cross sectional stepped wedge cluster randomised trials with binary outcomes: a simulation study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34570 Wed 04 Sep 2019 09:48:31 AEST ]]> Persistence of Detectable Anti-Pneumococcal Antibodies 4 Years After Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccination in a Randomised Controlled Trial: The Australian Study for the Prevention through Immunisation of Cardiovascular Events (AUSPICE) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:54542 Tue 27 Feb 2024 20:40:53 AEDT ]]> Association between hypertension and chronic arsenic exposure in drinking water: a cross-sectional study in Bangladesh https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20106 50μg/L or to that of arsenic exposure as quartiles or as duration. Arsenic concentration as quartiles and >50 μg/L did show a strong relationship with increased pulse pressure (adjusted OR: 3.54, 95% CI: 1.46–8.57), as did arsenic exposure for ≥10 years (adjusted OR: 5.25, 95% CI: 1.41–19.51). Arsenic as quartiles showed a dose response relationship with increased pulse pressure. Our study suggests an association between higher drinking water arsenic or duration and pulse pressure, but not hypertension.]]> Tue 24 Aug 2021 14:26:19 AEST ]]> Nurse-initiated acute stroke care in emergency departments: the triage, treatment, and transfer implementation cluster randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:48570 Tue 21 Mar 2023 18:40:40 AEDT ]]> Process evaluation of an implementation trial to improve the triage, treatment and transfer of stroke patients in emergency departments (T-3 trial): a qualitative study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:41945 Tue 16 Aug 2022 14:24:17 AEST ]]> Patterns and predictors of nicotine replacement therapy use among alcohol and other drug clients enrolled in a smoking cessation randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:43867 Tue 04 Oct 2022 12:28:45 AEDT ]]> Differences in use of government subsidised mental health services by men and women with psychological distress: a study of 229,628 Australians aged 45 years and over https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:35752 Thu 28 Nov 2019 12:40:22 AEDT ]]> Transitions in health service use among women with poor mental health: A 7-year follow-up https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:51873 Thu 21 Sep 2023 10:23:09 AEST ]]> Examining variation across treatment clinics in cancer patients' psychological outcomes: results of a cross sectional survey https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44675 Thu 20 Oct 2022 08:35:33 AEDT ]]> An internet-based intervention augmented with a diet and physical activity consultation to decrease the risk of dementia in at-risk adults in a primary care setting: pragmatic randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38606 2 or a chronic health condition recruited from general practices was conducted. The arms included (1) BBL-GP, a web-based intervention augmented with an in-person diet and physical activity consultation; (2) a single clinician-led group, Lifestyle Modification Program (LMP); and (3) a web-based control. The primary outcome was the Australian National University Alzheimer Disease Risk Index Short Form (ANU-ADRI-SF). Results: Baseline assessments were conducted on 128 participants. A total of 125 participants were randomized to 3 groups (BBL-GP=42, LMP=41, and control=42). At immediate, week 18, week 36, and week 62 follow-ups, the completion rates were 43% (18/42), 57% (24/42), 48% (20/42), and 48% (20/42), respectively, for the BBL-GP group; 71% (29/41), 68% (28/41), 68% (28/41), and 51% (21/41), respectively, for the LMP group; and 62% (26/42), 69% (29/42), 60% (25/42), and 60% (25/42), respectively, for the control group. The primary outcome of the ANU-ADRI-SF score was lower for the BBL-GP group than the control group at all follow-ups. These comparisons were all significant at the 5% level for estimates adjusted for baseline differences (immediate: difference in means -3.86, 95% CI -6.81 to -0.90, P=.01; week 18: difference in means -4.05, 95% CI -6.81 to -1.28, P<.001; week 36: difference in means -4.99, 95% CI -8.04 to -1.94, P<.001; and week 62: difference in means -4.62, 95% CI -7.62 to -1.62, P<.001). Conclusions: A web-based multidomain dementia risk reduction program augmented with allied health consultations administered within the general practice context can reduce dementia risk exposure for at least 15 months. This study was limited by a small sample size, and replication on a larger sample with longer follow-up will strengthen the results.]]> Thu 18 Nov 2021 09:43:15 AEDT ]]> Staff perspectives from Australian hospitals seeking to improve implementation of thrombolysis care for acute stroke https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:42106 Thu 18 Aug 2022 13:32:29 AEST ]]> Development and validation of a survey to measure features of clinical networks https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:25771 Thu 13 Aug 2020 08:45:23 AEST ]]> Protocol of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a web-based information intervention with nurse-delivered telephone support for haematological cancer patients and their support persons https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:23946 Thu 13 Aug 2020 08:44:39 AEST ]]> An organisational change intervention for increasing the delivery of smoking cessation support in addiction treatment centres: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27012 Thu 04 Nov 2021 10:39:45 AEDT ]]> Mortality reduction for fever, hyperglycemia, and swallowing nurse-initiated stroke intervention: QASC Trial (Quality in Acute Stroke Care) follow-up https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34659 20%), but this was only statistically significant in adjusted analyses (unadjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI] , 0.58-1.07; P=0.13; adjusted HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.59-0.99; P=0.045). Older age (75-84 years; HR, 4.9; 95% CI, 2.8-8.7; P < 0.001) and increasing stroke severity (HR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.3-1.9; P < 0.001) were associated with increased mortality, while being married (HR, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.49-0.99; P=0.042) was associated with increased likelihood of survival. Cardiovascular disease (including stroke) was listed either as the primary or secondary cause of death in 80% (211/264) of all deaths. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate the potential long-term and sustained benefit of nurse-initiated multidisciplinary protocols for management of fever, hyperglycemia, and swallowing dysfunction. These protocols should be a routine part of acute stroke care.]]> Thu 03 Feb 2022 12:20:16 AEDT ]]> Longitudinal study of the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool in identifying older people at increased risk of falls https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7332 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:45:01 AEDT ]]> Why are pretreatment prostate-specific antigen levels and biochemical recurrence poor predictors of prostate cancer survival? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7893 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:44:59 AEDT ]]> Hearing impairment in F-111 maintenance workers: the study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel (SHOAMP) general health and medical study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9278 Sat 24 Mar 2018 10:44:18 AEDT ]]> Sexual function in F-111 maintenance workers: the study of health outcomes in aircraft maintenance personnel https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7393 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:42:45 AEDT ]]> Knowledge and attitudes regarding smoking during pregnancy among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7195 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:42:22 AEDT ]]> Self-reported indicators of psychological health https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7753 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:41:49 AEDT ]]> PSA response signatures: a powerful new prognostic indicator after radiation for prostate cancer? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7230 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:40:27 AEDT ]]> Measuring time to biochemical failure in the Trog 96.01 trial: when should the clock start ticking? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7789 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:39:20 AEDT ]]> Recognizing false biochemical failure calls after radiation with or without neo-adjuvant androgen deprivation for prostate cancer https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7041 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:37:55 AEDT ]]> Cohort profile: the Hunter Community Study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:9648 60 years is growing faster than any other age group and is expected to reach 2 billion worldwide by 2050. Internationally and nationally, considerable efforts are being made to promote active ageing. However, Australia lacks the kind of comprehensive longitudinal research underway in Europe and North America. Although Australia does have a number of longitudinal studies designed to address various issues of health and ageing among older adults, only a few of these studies include a broad and comprehensive range of physical and biological measures. The Hunter Community Study (HCS) is a collaborative study between the University of Newcastle’s School of Medicine and Public Health and the Hunter New England Area Health Service. It is a multi disciplinary initiative that was established to fill some existing gaps in ageing research in Australia and is unique in that it has collected detailed information across all six key policy themes as identified in the Framework for an Australian Ageing Research Agenda.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:35:25 AEDT ]]> Improving patient emotional functioning and psychological morbidity: evaluation of a consultation skills training program for oncologists https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:7239 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:33:45 AEDT ]]> Randomised controlled trial to change the hospital management of unstable angina https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1329 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:32:33 AEDT ]]> Mental health in F-111 maintenance workers: the Study of Health Outcomes in Aircraft Maintenance Personnel (SHOAMP) general health and medical study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1064 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:32:08 AEDT ]]> Single index of multimorbidity did not predict multiple outcomes https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1244 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:28:35 AEDT ]]> Meta-analyses of molecular association studies: methodologic lessons for genetic epidemiology https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:1709 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:27:38 AEDT ]]> Implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols to manage fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing dysfunction in acute stroke (QASC): a cluster randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:15698 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:22:27 AEDT ]]> An intensive smoking intervention for pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women: a randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:13994 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:20:35 AEDT ]]> Assessing the accuracy of self-reported smoking status and impact of passive smoke exposure among pregnant Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women using cotinine biochemical validation https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10664 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:12:42 AEDT ]]> Strategies to increase community-based intervention research aimed at reducing excessive alcohol consumption and alcohol-related harm https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12325 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:11:36 AEDT ]]> Knowledge, satisfaction with information, decisional conflict and psychological morbidity amongst women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:12277 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:10:12 AEDT ]]> Reducing impulsivity in repeat violent offenders: an open label trial of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:10458 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:09:12 AEDT ]]> Determining research priorities for young people with haematological cancer: a value-weighting approach https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:11179 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:08:26 AEDT ]]> Postcards from the EDge: 5-year outcomes of a randomised controlled trial for hospital-treated self-poisoning https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18226 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:52 AEDT ]]> Type 2 diabetes in Indigenous populations: quality of intervention research over 20 years https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18125 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:47 AEDT ]]> The effect of Baroque music on behavioural disturbances in patients with dementia https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18124 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:46 AEDT ]]> An observed relationship between vestibular function and auditory thresholds in aircraft-maintenance workers https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18170 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:35 AEDT ]]> Short-term neoadjuvant androgen deprivation and radiotherapy for locally advanced prostate cancer: 10-year data from the TROG 96.01 randomised trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18127 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:29 AEDT ]]> A comparison of the prognostic value of early PSA test-based variables following external beam radiotherapy, with or without preceding androgen deprivation: analysis of data from the TROG 96.01 randomized trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18126 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:29 AEDT ]]> Do community characteristics predict alcohol-related crime? https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:18128 Sat 24 Mar 2018 08:04:28 AEDT ]]> Comparison of a single self-assessment item with the PHQ-9 for detecting depression in general practice https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20480 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:59:08 AEDT ]]> Accuracy of general practitioner unassisted detection of depression. https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:19114 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:55:52 AEDT ]]> Time to biochemical failure and prostate-specific antigen doubling time as surrogates for prostate cancer-specific mortality: evidence from the TROG 96.01 randomised controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5594 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:49:21 AEDT ]]> Postcards from the EDge: 24-Month outcomes of a randomised controlled trial for hospital-treated self-poisoning https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5783 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:56 AEDT ]]> Increasing oncologists' skills in eliciting and responding to emotional cues: evaluation of a communication skills training program https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:5242 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:44:19 AEDT ]]> Concurrent lifestyle risk factors: clusters and determinants in an Australian sample https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29170 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:35:45 AEDT ]]> Barriers and enablers to implementing clinical treatment protocols for fever, hyperglycaemia, and swallowing dysfunction in the quality in acute stroke care (QASC) project-a mixed methods study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27416 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:35:25 AEDT ]]> Timing of androgen-deprivation therapy in patients with prostate cancer with a rising PSA (TROG 03.06 and VCOG PR 01-03 [TOAD]): a randomised, multicentre, non-blinded, phase 3 trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:29325 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:34:20 AEDT ]]> Unemployment and stillbirth risk among foreign-born and Spanish pregnant women in Spain, 2007-2010: a multilevel analysis study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28121 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:24:57 AEDT ]]> Quality in acute stroke Care (QASC): process evaluation of an intervention to improve the management of fever, hyperglycemia, and swallowing dysfunction following acute stroke https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:28777 11 mmol/l), and swallowing dysfunction in intervention stroke units. Results: Data from 1804 patients (718 preintervention; 1086 postintervention) showed that significantly more patients admitted to hospitals allocated to the intervention group received care according to the fever (n = 186 of 603, 31% vs. n = 74 of 483, 15%, P < 0·001), hyperglycemia (n = 22 of 603, 3·7% vs. n = 3 of 483, 0·6%, P = 0·01), and swallowing dysfunction protocols (n = 241 of 603, 40% vs. n = 19 of 483, 4·0%, P ≤ 0·001). Significantly more patients in these intervention stroke units received four-hourly temperature monitoring (n = 222 of 603, 37% vs. n = 90 of 483, 19%, P < 0·001) and six-hourly glucose monitoring (194 of 603, 32% vs. 46 of 483, 9·5%, P < 0·001) within 72 hours of admission to a stroke unit, and a swallowing screen (242 of 522, 46% vs. 24 of 350, 6·8%, P ≤ 0·0001) within the first 24 hours of admission to hospital. There was no difference between the groups in the treatment of patients with fever with paracetamol (22 of 105, 21% vs. 38 of 131, 29%, P = 0·78) or their hyperglycemia with insulin (40 of 100, 40% vs. 17 of 57, 30%, P = 0·49). Interpretation Our intervention resulted in better protocol adherence in intervention stroke units, which explains our main trial findings of improved patient 90-day outcomes. Although monitoring practices significantly improved, there was no difference between the groups in the treatment of fever and hyperglycemia following acute stroke. A significant link between improved treatment practices and improved outcomes would have explained further the success of our intervention, and we are still unable to explain definitively the large improvements in death and dependency found in the main trial results. One potential explanation is that improved monitoring may have led to better overall surveillance of deteriorating patients and faster initiation of treatments not measured as part of the main trial.]]> Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:23:45 AEDT ]]> Cancer incidence and mortality in aircraft maintenance workers https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:4616 Sat 24 Mar 2018 07:21:54 AEDT ]]> Effect of increasing the delivery of smoking cessation care in alcohol and other drug treatment centres: a cluster-randomized controlled trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:37590 Mon 29 Mar 2021 10:17:19 AEDT ]]> Lifestyle Risk Factors and Cognitive Outcomes from the Multidomain Dementia Risk Reduction Randomized Controlled Trial, Body Brain Life for Cognitive Decline (BBL-CD) https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:44903 Mon 24 Oct 2022 16:10:31 AEDT ]]> Social demography of transitional dietary patterns in Thailand: prospective evidence from the Thai cohort study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32822 Mon 23 Sep 2019 13:44:41 AEST ]]> Agreement between patients’ and radiation oncologists’ cancer diagnosis and prognosis perceptions: a cross sectional study in Japan https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:32848 Mon 23 Sep 2019 12:46:39 AEST ]]> Factors associated with haematological cancer survivors experiencing a high level of unmet need across multiple items of supportive care: a cross-sectional survey study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20617 Mon 23 Sep 2019 11:49:55 AEST ]]> Prevalence and factors related to smoking and smoking cessation 6 months following a cancer diagnosis: a population-based study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27929 Mon 20 Mar 2023 12:45:15 AEDT ]]> Primary outcomes data from a cluster-randomised controlled trial testing the effect of an organisational change intervention for increasing the delivery of smoking cessation treatment in alcohol and other drug service settings https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:34326 Fri 25 Sep 2020 10:20:03 AEST ]]> What do haematological cancer survivors want help with? A cross-sectional investigation of unmet supportive care needs https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:27874 Fri 23 Oct 2020 11:58:45 AEDT ]]> Functional measures of Sarcopenia: prevalence, and associations with functional disability in 10,892 adults aged 65 years and over from six lower- and middle-income countries https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:46576 n = 10,892, 52.8% women). We calculated country-specific prevalence of low grip strength, slow GS (≤ 0.8 m/s), and both measures combined. Using multivariable negative binomial regression, we separately assessed associations between low grip strength, slow GS, and both measures combined, with the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0, accounting for selected socioeconomic factors. In women, low grip strength ranged from 7 in South Africa to 51% in India; in men, it ranged from 17 in Russia to 51% in Mexico. Country-specific proportions of slow GS ranged from 77 in Russia, to 33% in China. The concomitant presence of both was the lowest in South Africa and the highest in India (12.3% vs. 33%). Independent of age, those with both low grip strength and slow GS had between 1.2- and 1.5-fold worse functional disability scores, independent of comorbidities, low education, and low wealth (all country-dependent). Low grip strength, slow GS, and the combination of both, were all associated with higher levels of functional disability, thus indicating these objective measures offer a reasonably robust estimate for potential poor health outcomes.]]> Fri 23 Jun 2023 12:19:34 AEST ]]> Perceived income adequacy and well-being among older adults in six low- and middle-income countries https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:38012 Fri 23 Jul 2021 15:12:53 AEST ]]> Unmet needs of Australian and Canadian haematological cancer survivors: a cross-sectional international comparative study https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:20122 Fri 10 Mar 2023 19:27:35 AEDT ]]> Vital sign monitoring following stroke associated with 90-day independence: a secondary analysis of the QASC cluster randomized trial https://nova.newcastle.edu.au/vital/access/ /manager/Repository/uon:47867 Fri 03 Feb 2023 14:14:59 AEDT ]]>