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List of works by Karen Grimmer-Somers

A South African experience in applying the Adopt-Contextualise-Adapt framework to stroke rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines.

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A holistic client-centred program for vulnerable frequent hospital attenders: cost efficiencies and changed practices

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A novel primary care clinical prediction rule for early detection of osteoporosis

scientific article published in January 2011

A profile of hospital-admitted paediatric burns patients in South Africa

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A randomized, comparative trial: does pillow type alter cervico-thoracic spinal posture when side lying?

scientific article published on 17 August 2011

A survey of the uptake and implementation of research evidence by South Australian acupuncturists in clinical practice: Attitudes and associated predictive factors

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A systematic review of guidelines for the prevention of heat illness in community-based sports participants and officials

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A systematic review of the content of critical appraisal tools

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A systematic review of the individual determinants of research evidence use in allied health

scientific article published on 26 July 2011

A user-friendly clinical practice guideline summary for managing low back pain in South Africa

scientific article published on 20 February 2020

Additional measures do not improve the diagnostic accuracy of the Hospital Admission Risk Profile for detecting downstream quality of life in community-dwelling older people presenting to a hospital emergency department

scientific article published on 23 January 2014

Age and gender as predictors of allied health quality stroke care

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Ageism in stroke management

An evidence-based approach to hamstring strain injury: a systematic review of the literature

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An evidence-based framework to measure quality of allied health care

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Are lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with pre-hypertension in 15-18 years rural Nigerian youth? A cross sectional study.

scientific article published on 4 November 2015

Assisting allied health in performance evaluation: a systematic review

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Author response to comments re “A systematic review of guidelines for the prevention of heat illness in community-based sports participants and officials”

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Backpack weight and postural angles in preadolescent children

scientific article published in July 2010

Barriers to, and facilitators for, referral to pulmonary rehabilitation in COPD patients from the perspective of Australian general practitioners: a qualitative study

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Biomechanical outcomes of a knee neuromuscular exercise programme among adolescent basketball players: A pilot study

scholarly article by Quinette A Louw et al published May 2006 in Physical Therapy in Sport

Burn prevention programs for children in developing countries require urgent attention: a targeted literature review

scientific article published on 24 October 2009

Conducting Robust Intervention Trials to Address the Sensory Needs of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Design Challenges in an Australian Context

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Consensus on ‘core/essential’ and ‘ideal world’ criteria of a pre-discharge occupational therapy home assessment

Consumer views about aging-in-place

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Cost drivers of public hospital occupational therapy outpatient care

Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the South African Pain Catastrophizing Scale (SA-PCS) among patients with fibromyalgia

scientific article published on 22 November 2012

Current evidence on evidence-based practice training in allied health: a systematic review of the literature ⬇️

scientific article published on December 1, 2012

Demographic and stroke-related factors as predictors of quality of acute stroke care provided by allied health professionals

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Development of a cost effective three-dimensional posture analysis tool: validity and reliability

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Development of a patient-focused wrist outcome instrument

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Differences in stakeholder expectations in the outcome of physiotherapy management of acute low back pain

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Dimensional measurement of structural features of the ovine knee using three-dimensional reconstructed imaging: intra- and inter-observer repeatability

Discharge planning quality from the carer perspective

scientific article published in January 2000

Discharge planning scale: Community physicians' perspective

Do two measures of frailty identify the same people? An age-gender comparison

scientific article published on 18 August 2019

Does journal club membership improve research evidence uptake in different allied health disciplines: a pre-post study

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Early indications that low mental quality of life scores in recently unwell older people predict downstream functional decline

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Editorial — Incorporating research evidence into clinical practice decisions

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Effectiveness of the tailored EBP training program for Filipino physiotherapists: A randomised controlled trial ⬇️

scientific article published on April 13, 2011

Effectiveness of the tailored Evidence Based Practice training program for Filipino physical therapists: a randomized controlled trial

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Efficient clinical evaluation of guideline quality: development and testing of a new tool

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Enhanced primary care pilot program benefits type II diabetes patients

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Epidemiology of adolescent spinal pain: a systematic overview of the research literature

scientific article published on November 2007

Estimating the costs and benefits of stroke rehabilitation in South Africa

scientific article published on 10 September 2019

Estimating the risk of functional decline in the elderly after discharge from an Australian public tertiary hospital emergency department

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Evaluation of Four Wearable Computer Pointing Devices for Drag and Drop Tasks when Stationary and Walking

scholarly article published October 2006

Evaluation of Three Wearable Computer Pointing Devices for Selection Tasks

Expanded paper towel test: an objective test of urine loss for stress incontinence

scientific article published on January 2004

Experiences of elderly patients regarding independent community living after discharge from hospital: a longitudinal study

scientific article published in December 2004

Exploring the perspectives of allied health practitioners toward the use of journal clubs as a medium for promoting evidence-based practice: a qualitative study

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FORM: an Australian method for formulating and grading recommendations in evidence-based clinical guidelines

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Factors influencing acute stroke guideline compliance: a peek inside the 'black box' for allied health staff

scientific article published in April 2009

Falls are a fact of life for some patients after discharge from a rehabilitation programme

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Feasibility of population screening tests to establish a healthy ageing trajectory

scientific article published on 11 January 2019

Fluid intake and voiding; habits and health knowledge in a young, healthy population

scientific article published on 19 January 2012

Frequency of headaches associated with the cervical spine and relationships with anthropometric, muscle performance, and recreational factors

scientific article published on May 1999

Frequency of postural changes during sitting whilst using a desktop computer--exploring an analytical methodology

scientific article published in April 2014

Frequency of referral to and attendance at a pulmonary rehabilitation programme amongst patients admitted to a tertiary hospital with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

scientific article published in October 2013

Gender-age environmental associates of adolescent low back pain

scientific article published in August 2000

High prevalence and clustering of modifiable CVD risk factors among rural adolescents in southwest Nigeria: implication for grass root prevention.

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How to run an effective journal club: a systematic review

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INTER-TESTER RELIABILITY OF SONOGRAPHERS IN DETECTING PATHOLOGICAL LESIONS IN THE ELBOW OF INDIVIDUALS WITH LATERAL EPICONDYLAR PAIN

Identifying indicators of early functional decline in community-dwelling older people: a review

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Implementing evidence in clinical practice: the ‘therapies’ dilemma

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Injury in junior Australian Rules footballers

scientific article published on September 2003

International research into 22 years of use of chemical restraint: An evidence overview

scientific article published on 18 July 2019

Interrater Reliability of the Adapted Fresno Test across Multiple Raters

scientific article published on January 2013

Interrogating systematic review recommendations for effective chemical restraint

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Is what Filipino children eat between meals associated with body mass index?

scientific article published on 15 July 2013

Knee movement patterns of injured and uninjured adolescent basketball players when landing from a jump: a case-control study

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Longitudinal investigation of low back pain in Australian adolescents: a five-year study

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Management of LBP at primary care level in South Africa: up to standards?

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Measurement of cervical posture in the sagittal plane

scientific article published on September 2008

Measurement of isometric wrist muscle strength--a systematic review of starting position and test protocol

scientific article published on November 2003

Measuring children's distress during burns dressing changes: literature search for measures appropriate for indigenous children in South Africa

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Measuring the impact of allied health research

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Measuring the quality of dysphagia management practices following stroke: a systematic review

scientific article published on December 2010

Multifaceted guideline implementation strategies improve early identification and management of osteoporosis

scientific article published in August 2009

Next generation clinical guidance for primary care in South Africa - credible, consistent and pragmatic.

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Non-medical prescribing by physiotherapists: issues reported in the current evidence

scientific article published on 10 May 2013

Number and frequency of physiotherapy services for motor vehicle-induced whiplash: interrogating motor accident insurance data 2006-2009.

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Patients' age as a determinant of care received following acute stroke: a systematic review

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Pelvic floor muscle training and adjunctive therapies for the treatment of stress urinary incontinence in women: a systematic review

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Perspectives on research evidence and clinical practice: a survey of Australian physiotherapists

scientific article published on September 2007

Photographic measurement of upper-body sitting posture of high school students: a reliability and validity study

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Physical activity pattern of prepubescent Filipino school children during school days

scientific article published in July 2009

Physiotherapy for female stress urinary incontinence: a multicentre observational study

scientific article published on 01 June 2005

Physiotherapy students' and clinical teachers' perceptions of clinical learning opportunities: a case study

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Pillow use: the behaviour of cervical pain, sleep quality and pillow comfort in side sleepers

scientific article published on 7 May 2009

Pre-manipulative testing of the cervical spine review, revision and new clinical guidelines

scientific article published on May 2004

Prevalence of adolescent injury from recreational exercise: an australian perspective

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Prevalence of hot weather conditions related to sports participation guidelines: a South Australian investigation

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Prevalence of neck pain and headaches: impact of computer use and other associative factors

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Prevalence of the use of chemical restraint in the management of challenging behaviours associated with adult mental health conditions: A meta-synthesis

scientific article published on 22 December 2019

Preventing osteoporosis-related fractures from happening (again)

Principles to guide sustainable implementation of extended-scope-of-practice physiotherapy workforce redesign initiatives in Australia: stakeholder perspectives, barriers, supports, and incentives

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Pulmonary Rehabilitation: Overwhelming Evidence but Lost in Translation? ⬇️

scientific article published on October 18, 2010

Radial nerve measurements in nonsymptomatic upper extremities of Filipinos: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 30 June 2015

Relationship between pre-discharge occupational therapy home assessment and prevalence of post-discharge falls

scientific article published on 24 August 2010

Reliability of adolescents’ self-report of recent recreational injury

scientific article published on 01 October 2000

Reliability of upright posture measurements in primary school children

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Repeated measures of recent headache, neck and upper back pain in Australian adolescents.

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Research integrity and misconduct: first-hand experiences of plagiarism and data manufacture

scientific article published on 18 May 2011

Risk factors for glaucoma: what do they really mean?

scientific article published on January 2011

School furniture and the user population: an anthropometric perspective.

scientific article published in March 2004

School-based interventions on childhood obesity: a meta-analysis

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Screening tools to identify hospitalised elderly patients at risk of functional decline: a systematic review

scientific article published on December 2008

Sonographic Analysis: Normal Variability of Muscle and Tendon of the Shoulder in Response to Daily Activity and Exercise

South African Guidelines Excellence (SAGE): Clinical practice guidelines--quality and credibility.

scientific article published on 14 September 2015

Successful publishing: The use of reporting guidelines

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Supporting allied health practitioners in evidence-based practice: A case report

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Synthesizing complex data on functional decline in older people using partial least squares (PLS) analysis

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TRialing individualized interventions to prevent functional decline in at-risk older adults (TRIIFL): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial nested in a longitudinal observational study

scientific article published on 20 August 2013

Tailored training for physiotherapists on the use of clinical practice guidelines: A mixed methods study

scientific article published on 28 October 2020

Teaching Filipino physiotherapists on-shore: an Australian-Filipino collaborative postgraduate health education initiative

scientific article published on July 2005

Teaching physiotherapy skills in culturally-diverse classes

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The Adapted Fresno test for speech pathologists, social workers, and dieticians/nutritionists: validation and reliability testing

scientific article published on 27 February 2014

The Relationship Between Cervical Resting Posture and Neck Pain

The accuracy of three-dimensional reconstructions of the ovine knee: dissectional validation

scientific article published on 01 May 2002

The anthropometric match between high school learners of the Cape Metropole area, Western Cape, South Africa and their computer workstation at school

scientific article published on 7 November 2012

The association between postural alignment and psychosocial factors to upper quadrant pain in high school students: a prospective study

scientific article published on 14 May 2009

The associations between adolescent head-on-neck posture, backpack weight, and anthropometric features

scientific article published in November 1999

The development, validity and application of a new instrument to assess the quality of discharge planning activities from the community perspective

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The diagnostic validity of musculoskeletal ultrasound in lateral epicondylalgia: a systematic review

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The effect of a standard activity on the size of the median nerve as determined by ultrasound visualization.

scientific article published in July 2001

The effect of either a pre or post exercise stretch on straight leg raise range of motion (SLR-ROM) in females.

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The effectiveness of chemical restraint in managing acute agitation and aggression: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

scientific article published on 09 September 2019

The effectiveness of clinical guideline implementation strategies--a synthesis of systematic review findings

scientific article published on October 2008

The effectiveness of land based exercise compared to decompressive surgery in the management of lumbar spinal-canal stenosis: a systematic review

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The effectiveness of virtual reality on reducing pain and anxiety in burn injury patients: a systematic review

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The efficacy of playing a virtual reality game in modulating pain for children with acute burn injuries: a randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN87413556].

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The ethics of evidence implementation in health care

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The midterm effectiveness of extracorporeal shockwave therapy in the management of chronic calcific shoulder tendinitis

scientific article published on 13 January 2011

The physical therapy profile questionnaire (PTPQ): development, validation and pilot testing ⬇️

scientific article published on September 19, 2011

The prevalence of low back pain in Africa: a systematic review

scientific article (publication date: November 2007)

The quality of evidence of psychometric properties of three-dimensional spinal posture-measuring instruments ⬇️

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The spinal posture of computing adolescents in a real-life setting

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The treatment effect of exercise programmes for chronic low back pain

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Tools that assess functional decline: systematic literature review update

scientific article published on 30 April 2013

University woodwind students' experiences with playing-related injuries and their management: a pilot study

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Usability testing of a multimedia e-learning resource for electrolyte and acid-base disorders

Validity of a measure of the frequency of headaches with overt neck involvement, and reliability of measurement of cervical spine anthropometric and muscle performance factors

scientific article published on September 2000

Validity of the patient-focused wrist outcome instrument: do impairments represent functional ability?

scientific article published on 01 August 2003

Virtual Reality as a Pediatric Pain Modulation Technique: A Case Study

Virtual reality exposure therapy as treatment for pain catastrophizing in fibromyalgia patients: proof-of-concept study (Study Protocol) ⬇️

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What Can Evidence Implementation Learn from Barack Obama's Campaign? ⬇️

scientific article published on November 12, 2009

Where Does the Mouse Go? An Investigation into the Placement of a Body-Attached TouchPad Mouse for Wearable Computers

article by B. Thomas et al published 1 April 2002 in Personal and Ubiquitous Computing

Which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care recommendations have low implementation and why? A pilot study

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Why are some evidence-based care recommendations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease better implemented than others? Perspectives of medical practitioners

scientific article published on 6 December 2011

Your Pillow May Not Guarantee a Good Night's Sleep or Symptom-Free Waking ⬇️

scientific article published on April 13, 2011

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