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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the non-specific and broader impact of respiratory vaccines on acute lower respiratory infections in young children Open

Charlie Holland, Kevin Chai, Leo Ng · 2025

Objectives Growing evidence suggests that vaccines targeting respiratory pathogens have non-specific and broader effects. We aimed to investigate the non-specific effects of respiratory vaccines on acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) …

Individual differences and self-regulatory factors are credible determinants of physiotherapy student performance on clinical placement: Insights from a measurement burst design study Open

Alan Reubenson, Hugh Riddell, Margo Brewer, Leo Ng, Daniel F. Gucciardi · 2025

Clinical placements are integral to any health professional education program, allowing students to integrate theoretical knowledge and skills acquired in campus-based learning into authentic, real-world healthcare settings. Limited empiri…

A systematic review and meta-analysis of circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration and vitamin D status worldwide Open

Eleanor Dunlop, Ngoc Minh Pham, Dong Van Hoang, Hajar Mazahery, Belinda Neo , et al. · 2025

Background Vitamin D deficiency is a public health concern; however, data on its global prevalence are limited. We reported pooled mean circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) concentration and estimated the prevalence of concentration a…

Is Lifting Technique Related to Pain and Functional Limitation? A Replicated Single‐Case Design Study of Five People With Lifting‐Related Chronic Low Back Pain Open

Ivan P.H. Au, Nic Saraceni, Anne Smith, Peter O’Sullivan, Leo Ng , et al. · 2025

Background Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is often provoked by lifting activities, but the relationship between changes in lifting technique and clinical outcomes while undergoing intervention remains unclear. This study examined the within‐…

Coronavirus research topics, tracking twenty years of research Open

Amir Aryani, Jingbo Wang, Luis Salvador‐Carulla, Jihoon Woo, C. Cheung , et al. · 2025

The assessment of physiotherapy practice is a robust measure of entry-level physiotherapy standards: Reliability and validity evidence from a large, representative sample Open

Alan Reubenson, Leo Ng, Vidya Lawton, Irmina Nahon, Rebecca Terry , et al. · 2025

The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice (APP) is a 20-item assessment instrument used to assess entry-level physiotherapy practice in Australia, New Zealand and other international locations. Initial APP reliability and validity evidence …

Change detection and saccades: replicating and extending the work of John Grimes Open

Isaac Lee, Addison Sans, Leo Ng, Ryan Faulkner, Andrew Haun , et al. · 2025

More than seven decades of research provide evidence that participants miss surprisinglysalient changes to visual scenes. One of the most striking displays of change blindness is shownin the work of John Grimes (1996), which demonstrated t…

Validity of using a semi-automated screening tool in a systematic review assessing non-specific effects of respiratory vaccines Open

Charlie Holland, David Oakes, Mohinder Sarna, Kevin Chai, Leo Ng , et al. · 2025

Does motion sensor biofeedback augment change in movement? A longitudinal study of lifting spinal kinematics in people with chronic low back pain undergoing Cognitive Functional Therapy with and without biofeedback Open

Ivan P.H. Au, Anne Smith, Peter O’Sullivan, Leo Ng, Nic Saraceni , et al. · 2025

People with lifting-related LBP demonstrated increases in trunk and pelvis ROM and all velocity measures but not intersensor ROM during lifting over the course of CFT. Biofeedback did not augment changes in lifting kinematics.

Using design thinking to create and implement a <span>3D</span> digital library of anatomical specimens Open

Morgan Titmus, Beatriz de Oliveira, Paul E. R. Ellery, Gary R. Whittaker, Hannah G. Radley‐Crabb , et al. · 2024

Design thinking (DT) is a five‐stage process (empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test) that guides the creation of user‐centered solutions to complex problems. DT is in common use outside of science but has rarely been applied to an…

Australian physiotherapists attitudes, perceptions, and behaviours towards psychosocial screening tools: a qualitative interpretive description study Open

Nardia-Rose Klem, Jamison Ruscoe, Leo Ng, Anne Smith, Peter O’Sullivan , et al. · 2024

Psychosocial factors are a barrier to recovery for people with musculoskeletal pain and psychosocial screening tools are consistently recommended by best practice guidelines to assist in identification. However, many physiotherapists do no…

Development of a pharmaceutical science systematic review process using a semi‐automated machine learning tool: Intravenous drug compatibility in the neonatal intensive care setting Open

Duarte Silva, Brioni R. Moore, Tobias Strunk, Michael Petrovski, Vanessa Varis , et al. · 2024

Our objective was to establish and test a machine learning‐based screening process that would be applicable to systematic reviews in pharmaceutical sciences. We used the SPIDER (Sample, Phenomenon of Interest, Design, Evaluation, Research …

A systematic search and narrative review of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and men pelvic health care: demonstrated need for improvement Open

Emma Wise, Marilyn A. Morgan, Emily D. Biggs, Bronte H. Ellis, Marissa C. Joseph , et al. · 2024

Warning This article contains terms, descriptions and opinions that may be culturally sensitive for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Background Pelvic health conditions among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and me…

Protocol for a systematic review of reviews on training primary care providers in dermoscopy to detect skin cancers Open

Nikki McCaffrey, Jessica Bucholc, Leo Ng, Kevin Chai, Ann Livingstone , et al. · 2023

Introduction Globally, incidence, prevalence and mortality rates of skin cancers are escalating. Earlier detection by well-trained primary care providers in techniques such as dermoscopy could reduce unnecessary referrals and improve longe…

Mental health and coping strategies among international health science students during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study Open

Ambili Nair, Fatch Welcome Kalembo, Huaqiong Zhou, Linda Ng, Glenda Hawley , et al. · 2023

FIP Brisbane 2023: New Generation of Pharmaceutical Scientists Open

Hafsa Arshad, Mr Ali, Hassan Gillani, Yu Fang, Thisuri De Silva , et al. · 2023

Accepted abstracts under the theme: New Generation of Pharmaceutical Scientists (n=6)

The influence of semantics and scene congruence on visual change detection during saccades Open

Brian Odegaard, Isaac Lee, Alan Lee, Addison Sans, Leo Ng , et al. · 2023

Are changes that alter the meaning of a visual scene or include the appearance of irregular items more noticeable than other types of changes? Previous work has reported that changes that are “inconsistent” with a scene may be easier to de…

An Exploration of the Influence of Non-Biomechanical Factors on Lifting-Related LBP Open

Nic Saraceni, Amity Campbell, Peter Kent, Leo Ng, Leon Straker , et al. · 2023

Objective: The primary objective was to compare non-biomechanical factors between manual workers with and without a history of LBP related to lifting. A secondary objective was to investigate associations between the change in pain intensi…

An Exploration of the Association between Knee Confidence and Knee Biomechanics in People with Knee Osteoarthritis Open

Tara Binnie, Anne Smith, Leo Ng, Peter O’Sullivan, Peter Kent , et al. · 2023

Detecting changes in visual scenes during saccades: Replicating and extending John Grimes's experiments Open

Brian Odegaard, Alan Lee, Addison Sans, Isaac Lee, Leo Ng , et al. · 2022

In the mid-1990’s, John Grimes’s work on how saccades influence visual perception revealed unexpected results: subjects failed to detect retrospectively obvious scene changes that occurred during saccades, despite having fixated before and…

Questionnaires Measuring Physical Activity in Clinical Pediatric Populations: A Systematic Review Open

Si Min Lew, Christal K.L. Hewlett, Daniel G. Anderson, Matthew Finberg, Leo Ng , et al. · 2022

Purpose : Regular physical activity (PA) is a cornerstone therapy for many childhood chronic health conditions, and questionnaires offer a simple method for monitoring PA and identifying children who do not meet clinical practice guideline…

How Do People With Knee Osteoarthritis Conceptualize Knee Confidence? A Qualitative Study Open

Tara Binnie, Peter O’Sullivan, Samantha Bunzli, Amity Campbell, Leo Ng , et al. · 2022

Objective Reduced knee confidence is common in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA) and is likely to influence how people with knee OA engage with movement and activities. However, there is conflicting evidence surrounding the association …

“There's definitely something wrong but we just don't know what it is”: A qualitative study exploring rowers' understanding of low back pain Open

Máire‐Bríd Casey, Fiona Wilson, Leo Ng, Kieran O’Sullivan, J.P. Cañeiro , et al. · 2022

Objectives: Low back pain is highly prevalent in rowing and can be associated with significant disability and premature retirement. A previous qualitative study in rowers revealed a culture of concealment of pain and injury due to fear of …

Exploring lumbar and lower limb kinematics and kinetics for evidence that lifting technique is associated with LBP Open

Nic Saraceni, Amity Campbell, Peter Kent, Leo Ng, Leon Straker , et al. · 2021

Purpose To investigate if lumbar and lower limb kinematics or kinetics are different between groups with and without a history of LBP during lifting. Secondly, to investigate relationships between biomechanical variables and pain ramp duri…

Impact Sound Across Rearfoot, Midfoot, and Forefoot Strike During Overground Running Open

Ivan P.H. Au, Leo Ng, Paul Davey, Marco So, Brian Hok-Shing Chan , et al. · 2021

Context Three foot-strike techniques are common in runners. If these techniques generate different sounds at the point of impact with the ground, lower limb kinetics may be influenced. No previous authors have determined whether such relat…

Research Screener: a machine learning tool to semi-automate abstract screening for systematic reviews Open

Kevin Chai, Robin L. J. Lines, Daniel F. Gucciardi, Leo Ng · 2021

Background Systematic reviews and meta-analyses provide the highest level of evidence to help inform policy and practice, yet their rigorous nature is associated with significant time and economic demands. The screening of titles and abstr…

eLearning in Physical Therapy: Lessons Learned From Transitioning a Professional Education Program to Full eLearning During the COVID-19 Pandemic Open

Leo Ng, Kuang Cheng Seow, Laetitia MacDonald, Christina Correia, Alan Reubenson , et al. · 2021

Objective The objectives of this cross-sectional qualitative study were to explore the perspectives of students enrolled in one physical therapist undergraduate education program in Australia about their experience with transitioning to fu…

How Might We Screen for Psychological Factors in People With Pelvic Pain? An e-Delphi Study Open

Angela Pontifex, Caris Savin, Caitlin Park, Alina Filipe Nunes, Jane Chalmers , et al. · 2021

Objective Persistent pelvic pain (PPP) is a complex condition often influenced by psychological factors that can alter treatment outcomes. These factors are potentially modifiable; however, currently there is no instrument to screen for th…

The Assessment of Physiotherapy Practice tool provides informative assessments of clinical and professional dimensions of student performance in undergraduate placements: a longitudinal validity and reliability study Open

Alan Reubenson, Leo Ng, Daniel F. Gucciardi · 2020

A comparison of electronic and paper-based clinical skills assessment: Systematic review Open

Anna Phillips, Shylie Mackintosh, Carole Gibbs, Leo Ng, Caroline Fryer · 2019

Introduction: The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of electronic recording with paper-based recording of clinical skills assessments for entry-level health professional students. Methods: A compr…

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