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Independent Living in America.

Psicología, Conocimiento y Sociedad, 2011
El Movimiento de Vida Independiente, como ha acontecido en los Estados Unidos de América, ha tenido un profundo impacto en la inclusión en la comunidad y la igualdad de las personas con discapacidades severas.
Carolyn Hawley, Amy Armstrong
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Examining the Impacts of the Coronavirus Pandemic and Social Distancing on the Health of People With Mobility Disabilities

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
ObjectiveTo understand the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on the health and participation of people with mobility disabilities living in the community.MethodsParticipants responded to a survey designed to assess the effects of the coronavirus ...
Kelsey Shinnick Goddard, Jonathan Schulz, Jonathan Schulz, Isaac Nzuki, Jean P. Hall   +4 more
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Effectiveness of exercise programmes in improving physical function and reducing behavioural symptoms of community living older adults with dementia living in Asia, and impact on their informal carers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal, 2023
Background: There is a growing evidence on the benefits of exercise for older people living with dementia in developed countries. However, cultural, health-care systems and environmental differences may impact on the uptake of exercise and outcomes in ...
Yulisna Mutia Sari, Keith D. Hill, Den-Ching A. Lee, Elissa Burton   +3 more
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Self-managed occupational therapy and physiotherapy for adults receiving inpatient rehabilitation (‘My Therapy’): protocol for a mixed-methods process evaluation

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Process evaluations have been recommended alongside clinical and economic evaluations to enable an in-depth understanding of factors impacting results.
Sara L. Whittaker, Nicholas F. Taylor, Keith D. Hill, Christina L. Ekegren, Natasha K. Brusco   +4 more
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Including exercise self-management as part of inpatient rehabilitation is feasible, safe and effective for patients with cognitive impairment

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications, 2022
Objective: To test the feasibility, safety and effectiveness of the My Therapy programme for inpatients with mild-moderate cognitive impairment. Design: Observational pilot study.
Natasha K. Brusco, Helen Kugler, Fiona Dulfer, Annemarie L. Lee, Brianna Walpole, Meg E. Morris, Keith D. Hill, Christina L. Ekegren, Sara L. Whittaker, Nicholas F. Taylor   +9 more
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Meeting Unmet Needs for Stroke Rehabilitation in Rural Public Health: Explorative Economic Evaluation of Upper Limb Robotics-Based Technologies through a Capabilities Lens

Societies, 2022
Rehabilitation technologies are rapidly evolving, presenting promising interventions for people with neurological impairments. Access to technology, however, is greater in metropolitan than rural areas.
Natasha Brusco, Andrea Voogt, Melissa Nott, Libby Callaway, Mae Mansoubi, Natasha Layton   +5 more
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Self-managed occupational therapy and physiotherapy for adults receiving inpatient rehabilitation (‘My Therapy’): protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial

BMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Ensuring patients receive an effective dose of therapeutic exercises and activities is a significant challenge for inpatient rehabilitation. My Therapy is a self-management program which encourages independent practice of occupational therapy ...
Natasha K. Brusco, Christina L. Ekegren, Nicholas F. Taylor, Keith D. Hill, Annemarie L. Lee, Lisa Somerville, Natasha A. Lannin, Derick Wade, Rania Abdelmotaleb, Libby Callaway, Sara L. Whittaker, Meg E. Morris   +11 more
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Inclusive Research in Health, Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology: Beyond the Binary of the ‘Researcher’ and the ‘Researched’

Social Sciences, 2022
The principle of ‘working with, not on’ people with disabilities is widely espoused within inclusive research, yet historically such opportunities have not been fully realized.
Natasha Layton, Em Bould, Ricky Buchanan, Jonathon Bredin, Libby Callaway   +4 more
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Who cares for the carer? Codesigning a carer health and wellbeing clinic for older care partners of older people in Australia

Health Expectations, 2023
Introduction Older carers or ‘care partners’ of older people experiencing care needs often provide essential support, at times while neglecting their own health and well‐being. This is an increasingly frequent scenario due to both demographic changes and
Natasha Layton, Aislinn Lalor, Susan Slatyer, Den‐Ching A Lee, Christina Bryant, Moira Watson, Anjali Khushu, Elissa Burton, Déborah Oliveira, Natasha L. Brusco, Alessandro Jacinto, Elizabeth Tiller, Keith D. Hill   +12 more
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Modernising higher education: the emergence of European public goods

Tuning Journal for Higher Education, 2014
Universities cater mainly for national audiences. But the days of splendid isolation are over. Students, graduates, faculty and staff vote with their feet.
Peter van der Hijden
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