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A Systematic Literature Review of Efficiency Measurement in Nursing Homes

scientific article published on 20 June 2019

A break-even analysis of a community rehabilitation falls prevention service

scientific article published on 01 June 2009

A break-even analysis of delivering a memory clinic by videoconferencing

scientific article published on October 2013

A randomized controlled trial of an enhanced interdisciplinary community based group program for people with Parkinson's disease: study rationale and protocol

scientific article

A simulation of dementia epidemiology and resource use in Australia

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A uniform data set for determining outcomes in allied health primary contact services in Australia

scientific article published on 20 January 2020

A workplace exercise versus health promotion intervention to prevent and reduce the economic and personal burden of non-specific neck pain in office personnel: protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on 11 October 2014

Agreement between a physiotherapist and an orthopaedic surgeon regarding management and prescription of corticosteroid injection for patients with shoulder pain. ⬇️

scientific article published on 5 October 2016

An Investigation of Self-reported Health-related Productivity Loss in Office Workers and Associations With Individual and Work-related Factors Using an Employerʼs Perspective

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An economic model of advance care planning in Australia: a cost-effective way to respect patient choice

scientific article published in December 2017

An empirical comparison of Markov cohort modeling and discrete event simulation in a capacity-constrained health care setting.

scientific article published on 29 December 2015

An experienced physiotherapist prescribing and administering corticosteroid and local anaesthetic injections to the shoulder in an Australian orthopaedic service, a non-inferiority randomised controlled trial and economic analysis: study protocol fo

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Are there missed opportunities for occupational therapy for people with dementia? An audit of practice in Australia

scholarly article by Miia Rahja et al published 6 September 2018 in Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Benefit-cost analysis of an interprofessional education program within a residential aged care facility in Western Australia

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Can post-acute care programmes for older people reduce overall costs in the health system? A case study using the Australian Transition Care Programme.

scientific article published on 16 August 2011

Comparing fly-in fly-out and telehealth models for delivering advanced-practice physiotherapy services in regional Queensland: An audit of outcomes and costs

scientific article published on 07 July 2019

Comparison of four alternative national universal anterior cruciate ligament injury prevention programme implementation strategies to reduce secondary future medical costs

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Confirmatory analysis of a health state classification system for people living with dementia: a qualitative approach

scientific article published on 03 August 2019

Cost comparison of different models of palliative care delivery

scientific article published on 23 September 2020

Cost effectiveness of a community-based crisis intervention program for people bereaved by suicide

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Cost-effectiveness of a physiotherapist-led service for orthopaedic outpatients

scientific article published on 12 May 2014

Determining if Telehealth Can Reduce Health System Costs: Scoping Review

scientific article published on 19 October 2020

Developing a dementia-specific health state classification system for a new preference-based instrument AD-5D.

scientific article published on 25 January 2017

Developing a dementia-specific preference--based quality of life measure (AD-5D) in Australia: a valuation study protocol.

scientific article published on 21 January 2018

Development of a participatory process to address fragmented application of outcome measurement for rehabilitation in community settings

scientific article published on January 2010

Dietary patterns of Australian children at three and five years of age and their changes over time: A latent class and latent transition analysis

scientific article published on 19 July 2018

Does telerehabilitation result in inferior clinical outcomes compared with in-person care for the management of chronic musculoskeletal spinal conditions in the tertiary hospital setting? A non-randomised pilot clinical trial

scientific article published on 26 November 2019

Economic evaluations of occupational therapy approaches for people with cognitive and/or functional decline: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 12 March 2018

Evaluating the Efficacy of the "Support for Life" Program for People with Dementia and Their Families and Carers' to Enable Them to Live Well: A Protocol for a Cluster Stepped Wedge Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 31 October 2016

Evaluation of a speech pathology service delivery model for patients at low dysphagia risk during radiotherapy for HNC

scientific article published on 27 July 2019

Evidence of disagreement between patient-perceived change and conventional longitudinal evaluation of change in health-related quality of life among older adults

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Exploration of the economic and quality of life impact on carers of individuals undergoing community rehabilitation

Exploring the influence of local food environments on food behaviours: a systematic review of qualitative literature.

scientific article published on 7 June 2017

Factors associated with quality of life and caregiver strain amongst frail older adults referred to a community rehabilitation service: implications for service delivery

scientific article

Guidelines for conducting and reporting economic evaluation of fall prevention strategies

scientific article published on 23 November 2010

Healthcare resource use in patients of the Australian Transition Care Program

scientific article published on 30 March 2015

Heuristics, Biases, and Decisions in Resource Allocation for Home Care Packages under Consumer Directed Care: A Systematic Review and Thematic Synthesis

scientific article published on 11 July 2023

Home Quick - Occupational Therapy Home Visits Using mHealth, to Facilitate Discharge from Acute Admission Back to the Community

scientific article

Home-based telehealth service for swallowing and nutrition management following head and neck cancer treatment

scientific article published on 01 December 2017

How do allied health professionals evaluate new models of care? What are we measuring and why?

scientific article published on 17 May 2011

How do people with dementia and family carers value dementia-specific quality of life states? An explorative "Think Aloud" study

scientific article published on 01 September 2019

IMPOSE (IMProving Outcomes after Sepsis)-the effect of a multidisciplinary follow-up service on health-related quality of life in patients postsepsis syndromes-a double-blinded randomised controlled trial: protocol

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Impact of a person-centred community rehabilitation service on outcomes for individuals with a neurological condition.

scientific article published on 9 June 2016

Implementation of an evidence-based intervention to improve the wellbeing of people with dementia and their carers: study protocol for 'Care of People with dementia in their Environments (COPE)' in the Australian context.

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Implementation of new TB screening requirements for U.S.-bound immigrants and refugees - 2007-2014.

scientific article published in March 2014

Implementation of simulation modelling to improve service planning in specialist orthopaedic and neurosurgical outpatient services

scientific article published on 09 August 2019

Implementing an evidence-based dementia care program in the Australian health context: A cost-benefit analysis

scientific article published on 19 May 2020

Increasing Capacity for the Treatment of Common Musculoskeletal Problems: A Non-Inferiority RCT and Economic Analysis of Corticosteroid Injection for Shoulder Pain Comparing a Physiotherapist and Orthopaedic Surgeon. ⬇️

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Inter-rater reliability of an observation-based ergonomics assessment checklist for office workers.

scientific article published on 24 February 2016

Intergenerational care: an exploration of consumer preferences and willingness to pay for care

scientific article published on 25 May 2017

Longevity of pulmonary rehabilitation benefit for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease-health care utilisation in the subsequent 2 years

scientific article published on 24 November 2019

Markov modeling and discrete event simulation in health care: a systematic comparison

scientific article published on 28 April 2014

Medicare rebate for specialist medical practitioners from physiotherapy referrals: analysis of the potential impact on the Australian healthcare system

scientific article

Milk Other Than Breast Milk and the Development of Asthma in Children 3 Years of Age. A Birth Cohort Study (2006⁻2011)

article by Asmaa El-Heneidy et al published 19 November 2018 in Nutrients

Mitii™ ABI: study protocol of a randomised controlled trial of a web-based multi-modal training program for children and adolescents with an Acquired Brain Injury (ABI).

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PC6 acupoint stimulation for the prevention of postcardiac surgery nausea and vomiting: a protocol for a two-group, parallel, superiority randomised clinical trial.

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Private Health Insurance Incentives in Australia: In Search of Cost-Effective Adjustments.

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Problems with a great idea: referral by prehospital emergency services to a community-based falls-prevention service

scientific article published on 19 November 2011

Process to establish 11 primary contact allied health pathways in a public health service

scientific article published on 9 May 2017

Public Preferences for the Use of Taxation and Labelling Policy Measures to Combat Obesity in Young Children in Australia

scientific article published on 21 March 2017

Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program

scientific article published on 12 April 2013

Randomized trial of domiciliary versus center-based rehabilitation: which is more effective in reducing falls and improving quality of life in older fallers?

scientific article published on 26 April 2010

Rationale and developmental methodology for the SIMPLE approach: A Systematised, Interdisciplinary Malnutrition Pathway for impLementation and Evaluation in hospitals

scientific article published on 13 February 2018

Reducing the Burden of Complex Medication Regimens: SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm care Residents (SIMPLER) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

scientific article published on 13 March 2020

SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm care Residents (SIMPLER): study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

scientific article published on 12 January 2018

Shoulder pain cost-of-illness in patients referred for public orthopaedic care in Australia

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Simulation of health care and related costs in people with dementia in Australia

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Some gain for a small investment: An economic evaluation of an exercise program for people living in residential aged care

scientific article published on 01 November 2020

Staying Safe at Home. Home environmental audit recommendations and uptake in an older population at high risk of falling

scientific article published on 05 July 2011

Streamlining clinical practice in an Australian community rehabilitation service using The Calderdale Framework

Substitution of doctors with physiotherapists in the management of common musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review

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The Efficiency of Increasing the Capacity of Physiotherapy Screening Clinics or Traditional Medical Services to Address Unmet Demand in Orthopaedic Outpatients: A Practical Application of Discrete Event Simulation with Dynamic Queuing

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The cost-effectiveness and consumer acceptability of taxation strategies to reduce rates of overweight and obesity among children in Australia: study protocol

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The cost-effectiveness of a web-based multimodal therapy for unilateral cerebral palsy: the Mitii randomized controlled trial.

scientific article published in March 2017

The impact of onsite workplace health-enhancing physical activity interventions on worker productivity: a systematic review

scientific article published on 16 March 2015

The impact of workplace ergonomics and neck-specific exercise versus ergonomics and health promotion interventions on office worker productivity: A cluster-randomized trial

scientific article published on 22 August 2018

The increase in healthcare costs associated with frailty in older people discharged to a post-acute transition care program

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Underreporting of Obesity in Hospital Inpatients: A Comparison of Body Mass Index and Administrative Documentation in Australian Hospitals

scientific article published on 11 September 2020

Using staffing ratios for workforce planning: evidence on nine allied health professions

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Utilising capacity in a rural hospital to support older people requiring hospital care: Kilcoy Connect

scientific article published on 29 January 2019

Utility-Based Instruments for People with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Regression Analysis.

scientific article published on 7 November 2017

Valuing the AD-5D Dementia Utility Instrument: An Estimation of a General Population Tariff

scientific article published on 21 April 2020

Yes, the government should tax soft drinks: findings from a citizens' jury in Australia

scientific article published on 27 February 2014

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