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Persisting breathlessness and activities reduced or ceased: a population study in older men.

Kochovska, S Currow, D Chang, S Johnson, M Ferreira, D Morgan, D Olsson, M Ekström, M

INTRODUCTION: Breathlessness is debilitating and increases in prevalence with age, with people progressively reducing their everyday activities to 'self-manage' it. This study aimed to evaluate the...

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Understanding health and social service accessibility for young people with problematic substance use exiting prison in Australia

Gilchrist, L Jamieson, SK Zeki, R Ward, S Chang, S Sullivan, E

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Benefits of GLP-1 Analogue and Insulin Combination in a Nurse Practitioner Supported Service

Murfet, G Hills, J Woods, M

Benefits of GLP-1 Analogue and Insulin Combinations in a Nurse Practitioner Supported Service (#117) Giuliana Murfet , Michelle Woods , Jenna Hills 1. Diabetes Centre, Tasmanian Health Organisation...

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Cardiac disease in pregnancy and the first year postpartum: a story of mental health, identity and connection.

Hutchens, J Frawley, J Sullivan, EA

BACKGROUND: Women with cardiac disease in pregnancy and the first year postpartum often face uncertainty about their condition and the trajectory of their recovery. Cardiac disease is a leading cau...

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Incorporating health literacy in education for socially disadvantaged adults: an Australian feasibility study.

Muscat, DM Smith, S Dhillon, HM Morony, S Davis, EL Luxford, K Shepherd, HL Hayen, A Comings, J Nutbeam, D McCaffery, K

BACKGROUND: Adult education institutions have been identified as potential settings to improve health literacy and address the health inequalities that stem from limited health literacy. However, f...

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Barriers and facilitators experienced by osteopaths in implementing a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework of care when managing people with musculoskeletal pain – a mixed methods systematic review

Sampath, KK Darlow, B Tumilty, S Shillito, W Hanses, M Devan, H Thomson, OP

BACKGROUND: Clinical practice guidelines commonly recommend adopting a biopsychosocial (BPS) framework by practitioners managing musculoskeletal pain. However, it remains unclear how osteopaths imp...

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Caring for depression in the dying is complex and challenging - survey of palliative physicians.

Lee, W Chang, S DiGiacomo, M Draper, B Agar, MR Currow, DC

BACKGROUND: Depression is prevalent in people with very poor prognoses (days to weeks). Clinical practices and perceptions of palliative physicians towards depression care have not been characteris...

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Lower workforce participation is associated with more severe persisting breathlessness

Clark, J Chang, S Kinchin, I Ferreira, D Kochovska, S Morgan, D Poulos, L Johnson, M Ekstrom, M Currow, D

BACKGROUND: Not being able to work has negative health, social and financial consequences. Persisting breathlessness is prevalent in working-aged people. Is it associated with lower workforce parti...

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Pharmacovigilance in hospice/palliative care: Net effect of amitriptyline or nortriptyline on neuropathic pain: UTS/IMPACCT Rapid programme international consecutive cohort.

Hussein, A Digges, M Chang, S Hunt, J Doogue, M Rowett, D Agar, M Sinnarajah, A Kain, D Allan, S Boland, JW Currow, DC

BACKGROUND: Real-world effectiveness of interventions in palliative care need to be systematically quantified to inform patient/clinical decisions. Neuropathic pain is prevalent and difficult to pa...

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Yarning up about out‐of‐pocket healthcare expenditure in burns with Aboriginal families

Ryder, C Mackean, T Hunter, K Coombes, J Holland, AJA Ivers, R

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