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Appropriate seating for medical patients: an auditSuzanne S Kuys
Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woollongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
Aust Health Rev 35:316-9. 2011..To determine the number and types of chairs available for patient use; to establish minimum criteria of appropriate chairs; and to assess the suitability of available chairs to seat patients admitted to medical wards...
Activity level of hospital medical inpatients: an observational studySuzanne S Kuys
Allied Health Research Collaborative, Metro North Northern Health Service District, Brisbane, Australia
Arch Gerontol Geriatr 55:417-21. 2012..To determine the activity level of people admitted for an acute hospital medical admission and to describe the location of and people present at the activity...
Further validation of the Balance Outcome Measure for Elder RehabilitationSuzanne S Kuys
Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 92:101-5. 2011..To determine the concurrent validity of the Balance Outcome Measure for Elder Rehabilitation (BOOMER) with both the Berg Balance Scale (BBS) and gait speed...
Gaming console exercise and cycle or treadmill exercise provide similar cardiovascular demand in adults with cystic fibrosis: a randomised cross-over trialSuzanne S Kuys
Allied Health Research Collaborative, Metro North Northern Health Service District, Queensland, Australia
J Physiother 57:35-40. 2011..Does exercise using a gaming console result in similar cardiovascular demand and energy expenditure as formally prescribed exercise in adults with cystic fibrosis? How do these patients perceive gaming console exercise?..
Test-retest reliability of the GAITRite system in people with stroke undergoing rehabilitationSuzanne S Kuys
Division of Physiotherapy, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 33:1848-53. 2011....
Changes in falls risk factors for geriatric diagnostic groups across inpatient, outpatient and domiciliary rehabilitation settingsGreg Morrison
Physiotherapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Australia
Disabil Rehabil 33:900-7. 2011..To compare falls event rates and risk factors for falls across three rehabilitation settings...
Measures of activity limitation on admission to rehabilitation after stroke predict walking speed at discharge: an observational studySuzanne S Kuys
Physiotherapy, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland 4102, Australia
Aust J Physiother 55:265-8. 2009..Which measures of activity limitation on admission to rehabilitation after stroke best predict walking speed at discharge?..
Increasing intensity during treadmill walking does not adversely affect walking pattern or quality in newly-ambulating stroke patients: an experimental studySuzanne S Kuys
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, QLD, Australia
Aust J Physiother 54:49-54. 2008..Does walking on a treadmill at increasing intensities adversely affect walking pattern or reduce walking quality during treadmill walking? Are any changes influenced by walking ability?..
Immediate effect of treadmill walking practice versus overground walking practice on overground walking pattern in ambulatory stroke patients: an experimental studySuzanne S Kuys
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Australia
Clin Rehabil 22:931-9. 2008..To determine whether 10 minutes of treadmill walking had a different effect on overground walking pattern compared with 10 minutes of overground walking in newly ambulatory stroke patients. Are any changes influenced by walking ability?..
Balance impairment not predictive of falls in geriatric rehabilitation wardsTerry Haines
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 63:523-8. 2008..Little rigorous investigation of the link between standing balance impairment and in-hospital falls has been undertaken...
Prediction of discharge destination after stroke using the motor assessment scale on admission: a prospective, multisite studySandra G Brauer
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 89:1061-5. 2008..To determine if admission functional status, measured with the Motor Assessment Scale (MAS), was predictive of discharge destination to home or residential aged care in patients with stroke undergoing rehabilitation...
Higher-intensity treadmill walking during rehabilitation after stroke in feasible and not detrimental to walking pattern or quality: a pilot randomized trialSuzanne S Kuys
School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia
Clin Rehabil 25:316-26. 2011..To determine whether higher-intensity treadmill walking during rehabilitation in those newly able to walk after stroke is feasible, is detrimental to walking or is beneficial...
Gait speed as a measure in geriatric assessment in clinical settings: a systematic reviewNancye M Peel
Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 68:39-46. 2013..The purpose of this study is to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis of gait speed in a specific group with mobility limitations-geriatric patients in clinical settings...
Development and validation of the balance outcome measure for elder rehabilitationTerry Haines
Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Arch Phys Med Rehabil 88:1614-21. 2007..To develop and investigate the internal consistency, criterion-related validation, and minimum clinically significant difference of a new standing balance outcome measure for Elder Rehabilitation...
Trial of an allied health workload allocation modelNadine C Simmons
Physiotherapy Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woollongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia
Aust Health Rev 35:168-75. 2011..Managers believed the model would be useful for preparing business cases and benchmarking staff workloads. Recommendations for improvements to the workload mapping tool were also identified...
