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Development of a measure of sense of self following traumatic brain injury

Davidson, Emily Jane (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2017)

Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects 450-700/100,000 people annually. Qualitative research has highlighted that change in self-identity might be important to survivors and potentially linked with adverse ...
Exploring Ambulance Officers' experiences of chronic low back pain and its treatment

Mohammad, Sarkaw Burhan (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2016)

Low back pain (LBP) is a significant occupational related health condition which may cause difficulty with, or inability to lift. LBP is common in people of working age and can affect capacity for, and performance at work ...
Deepening understandings of rehabilitation in the Cook Islands: An action research study with Te Vaerua Rehabilitation Service

Washbourn, Rebecca (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2016)

This study is a qualitative research project with Te Vaerua, a community based rehabilitation service in the Cook Islands, that had the aim of establishing a culturally-congruent framework for rehabilitation services ...
A conceptual exploration of psychological distress following mild to moderate traumatic upper limb injuries

Mayland, Elizabeth Christine (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2016)

Psychological distress following severe traumatic hand injuries is common and has a significant influence on enduring disability and pain. In many studies, this distress is measured as symptoms of anxiety disorders such ...
Funding community care for older adults: testing the applicability of the interRAI case mix in three New Zealand District Health Boards

Heppenstall, Sally Ann (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2015)

Health policy makers internationally are tasked with determining how to support and fund increasing numbers of older people who are living longer with support needs to receive care in their own homes. Since 2012 it has ...
Is the Participation and Environment Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) valid in a general New Zealand population?

Le Lievre, Cherie (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2015)

Introduction: Understanding children and youths’ participation in life situations and the environmental factors that support or hinder this is critical to improving their wellbeing. Measures of children’s participation ...
Some(body) else: Transitions in embodiment after stroke

Timothy, Emily (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2015)

Background and purpose. The body in stroke physiotherapy is everywhere in practice but neglected as a concept in clinical theory. This study explored the embodied experience for people with stroke at the time of transition ...
Wayfinding: A grounded theory about family carers learning to manage technical health procedures at home

McDonald, Janet Rose (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2015)

Advances in medical care and technology, population ageing, policy shifts towards community care and family preferences for home over institutional settings are all contributing to increased demands on family carers. Beyond ...
Transient Ischaemic Attack and Stroke Electronic Decision Support to Improve Stroke Care in New Zealand

Ranta, Annemarei (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Background Transient Ischaemic Attacks (TIA) and minor strokes indicate a high risk of early recurrent stroke and other vascular events. Early implementation of secondary preventive measures provided through rapid access ...
“There are risks to be taken and some just push it too far”: A mixed methods exploration of human risk factors in agricultural quad-bike incidents in New Zealand

Clay, Lynne (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2014)

Quad-bike incidents are a major cause of occupational injury and fatality on New Zealand farms, warranting health and safety attention. Factors pertaining to the rider, quad-bike and environment have been identified as ...
Support Needs of Families Living with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in New Zealand

Searing, Billie (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2014)

Parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder often cope with a range of challenging and stressful situations beyond those experienced by parents of typically developing children. Parents’ perception of the helpfulness ...
Life goals in residential rehabilitation: interpretive phenomenological analysis of the experiences of people with complex acquired brain injury.

Martin, Rachelle Anne (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2014)

Background and purpose: There is the need for research exploring goal adjustment processes in the context of complex neurological impairment. This is particularly evident for people with cognitive and communication issues ...
The Cued Up! Study. A randomised controlled trial and feasibility study of a cueing exercise programme for the prevention of falls in persons with Parkinsons disease and freezing of gait

Martin, Tara (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2014)

Objective The primary objectives of this study were to evaluate the Cued Up! programme, a six month, standardised, but individually prescribed, home based, progressive cueing exercise programme developed to address freezing ...
The Lived Experience of Older Adults' Adjustment to Lower Limb Amputation From the Perspective of Wheelchair Users.

Lopez (nee Mulrooney), Lauren Claire (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2014)

Aim: To present an in-depth description of the lived experience of psychosocial adjustment in older adults who use a wheelchair following lower limb amputation (LLA) due to vascular disease. In particular, to report on the ...
The experience of rehabilitation from the perspectives of individuals in New Zealand with tetraplegia due to traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

Bourke, John Augustus (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2013)

Background and purpose: Understanding how people living with tetraplegia experience rehabilitation can help establish how those individuals make sense of their social realities during rehabilitation, and whether services ...
Experiences of Intimacy and Relationship Maintenance in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

Freeman, Claire Patricia (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2012)

Sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI) has a profound impact upon the individual with the injury and their family members, particularly their partner. Little is known about the couple’s experience of injury impact and how ...
Lived experience of managing paid personal care following a spinal cord injury: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis

van den Heuvel, Maria Elizabeth (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2012)

Background: The nature of relationships that people with spinal cord injury (SCI) have with paid carers may facilitate or interfere with their community participation and quality of life. Learning how to live with this ...
Women's experience of doing long-term pelvic floor muscle exercises for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse symptoms

Hyland, Gail Helen (Thesis, Master of Health Sciences, 2012)

Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition affecting women. POP symptoms are associated with perineal, abdominal and pelvic discomfort, bladder and bowel disorders and psychological distress. POP is often treated ...
Getting a grip on it: people with tetraplegia making the decision about upper limb surgery

Dunn, Jennifer Ann (Thesis, Doctor of Philosophy, 2012)

Background: Surgical techniques to improve strength and function in paralysed upper limbs in people with tetraplegia have been available since the early 1970s. These techniques improve upper limb function and quality of ...
...whatever your mode of movement is: media's place in young disabled people's physical activity

Smith, Alexandra (Thesis, Master of Arts, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions of young people with physical impairment of social marketing media that promoted physical activity. This was based on a generally held view that physical activity ...