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Open AccessA cluster randomised trial of the program to enhance adjustment to residential living (PEARL): a novel psychological intervention to reduce depression in newly admitted aged care residents
Depression rates are high in residential aged care (RAC) facilities, with newly admitted residents at particular risk. New approaches to address depression in this population are urgently required, particularl...
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Trials with proxy-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)
A proxy is someone other than a patient who reports a patient’s outcomes as if they are the patient. Due to known discordance with patient reports, proxies are often not recommended in clinical trials; however...
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Open AccessA randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a staff training program to implement consumer directed care on resident quality of life in residential aged care
Residential Aged Care Facilities (RACFs) are moving towards a Consumer Directed Care (CDC) model of care. There are limited examples of CDC in ageing research, and no evaluation of a comprehensive CDC interven...
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Correction to: Trials with patient-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)
In the original publication of the article, the sentence “The ANZCTR is the fifth largest trial registry internationally, with 21,330 registered trials as at January 2018 [5]” in the Introduction section was publ...
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Trials with patient-reported outcomes registered on the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)
It is important to understand the number, types and regions of trials that include patient-reported outcomes (PROs) to appreciate how patient experiences have been considered in studies of health and intervent...
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Associations between illness duration and health-related quality of life in specified mental and physical chronic health conditions: results from a population-based survey
We compared health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in incident (≤1 year since diagnosis), mid-term (>1–5 years since diagnosis), and long-term (>5 years since diagnosis) cases of mental and physical chronic il...
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Open AccessEffectiveness of dual-task functional power training for preventing falls in older people: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
Falls are a major public health concern with at least one third of people aged 65 years and over falling at least once per year, and half of these will fall repeatedly, which can lead to injury, pain, loss of ...
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Open AccessOptimizing prediction of binge eating episodes: a comparison approach to test alternative conceptualizations of the affect regulation model
Although a wealth of studies have tested the link between negative mood states and likelihood of a subsequent binge eating episode, the assumption that this relationship follows a typical linear dose–response ...
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Open AccessField-testing of the rapid assessment of disability questionnaire
The Rapid Assessment of Disability (RAD) questionnaire measures the magnitude and impact of disability and aims to inform the design of disability inclusive development programs. This paper reports the psychom...
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Studies to Determine User Requirements Regarding In-Home Monitoring Systems
The ageing of the world population is leading to an increased number of elderly people remaining in their homes, requiring different levels of care. MIA is a user-centric project aimed at monitoring elderly pe...
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Open AccessMagnitude and meaningfulness of change in SF-36 scores in four types of orthopedic surgery
The Medical Outcomes General Health Survey (SF-36) is a widely used health status measure; however, limited evidence is available for its performance in orthopedic settings. The aim of this study was to examin...