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Measuring Faecal Incontinence In Australia, Janet Sansoni, Nick Marosszeky, Graeme Hawthorne, Emily Sansoni
Measuring Faecal Incontinence In Australia, Janet Sansoni, Nick Marosszeky, Graeme Hawthorne, Emily Sansoni
Australian Health Services Research Institute
Background: The Wexner Faecal Continence Grading Scale and some faecal incontinence items were included in a population-based survey (N=3015) to obtain current prevalence estimates for Australia and to examine the psychometric properties of these items.
Methods: The additional faecal incontinence items covered urgency, frequency, soiling and bowel patterns.
Examination of the psychometric properties of these items included: item endorsement and discrimination, item-total correlations, internal consistency reliability and exploratory factor analysis.
Results: The Cronbach's alpha for the standard Wexner was α = 0.57 which is considered unacceptable. The item concerning flatus had a low corrected item-total correlation (0.20). …
The Aroc Annual Report: The State Of Rehabilitation In Australia In 2007, Frances Simmonds, J E Marosszeky, Tara Stevermuer
The Aroc Annual Report: The State Of Rehabilitation In Australia In 2007, Frances Simmonds, J E Marosszeky, Tara Stevermuer
Australian Health Services Research Institute
This is the third comprehensive annual report describing discharge episodes from subacute inpatient rehabilitation programs provided by facilities that are members of the Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC)1. The inaugural report was published in April 2007 and described the 2005 data; this third instalment describes the 2007 data.
A Snapshot Of Palliative Care In Australia: January To June 2008, - Pcoc
A Snapshot Of Palliative Care In Australia: January To June 2008, - Pcoc
Australian Health Services Research Institute
In July 2007, Version 2 of the PCOC dataset was released. Report Issue Number 5 is the second to report against the Version 2 dataset. Fifty-four palliative care services submitted data for this report. The reporting period is January 2008 to June 2008
Developing Targets For Outcomes Of Treatment Of Fractured Neck Of Femur In Australia, Frances Simmonds, Janet Law, Tara Stevermuer
Developing Targets For Outcomes Of Treatment Of Fractured Neck Of Femur In Australia, Frances Simmonds, Janet Law, Tara Stevermuer
Australian Health Services Research Institute
Targets for outcomes of rehabilitation do not currently exist in Australia. The Australasian Rehabilitation Outcomes Centre (AROC,) whose members comprise the majority of private and public hospitals across Australia, have started hosting benchmarking workshops aiming to develop such targets.