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Medical Practioners' Knowledge And Self-Reported Practices Of Substitute Decision Making And Implementation Of Advance Care Plans, C Cartwright, J Montgomery, Jerome Rhee, Ning Zwar, A Banbury
Medical Practioners' Knowledge And Self-Reported Practices Of Substitute Decision Making And Implementation Of Advance Care Plans, C Cartwright, J Montgomery, Jerome Rhee, Ning Zwar, A Banbury
Professor Colleen M Cartwright
Background Advance care planning (ACP) provides patients with the ability to make their decisions known about how they would like to be treated if they lose capacity. Medical practitioners have a key role to play in providing information on ACP to their patients. This research explores their knowledge and attitudes to advance care planning and how this affects their practice. Aim The objective of this study is to assess the NSW medical practitioners' knowledge and self-reported practice of ACP. Methods A postal survey of a random sample of 650 general practitioners plus 350 medical specialists from specialties most often involved …
Modulation Of Soleus H-Reflex During Shortening And Lengthening Muscle Actions In Young And Older Adults, Yung-Sheng Chen, Shi Zhou, Colleen Cartwright
Modulation Of Soleus H-Reflex During Shortening And Lengthening Muscle Actions In Young And Older Adults, Yung-Sheng Chen, Shi Zhou, Colleen Cartwright
Professor Colleen M Cartwright
The Hoffmann reflex (H-reflex) is dependently modulated during isometric and anisometric muscle actions. However, the manner of the H-reflex modulation during dynamic muscle movements in relation to ageing is less stated in the literature. This study was designed to investigate the effects of ageing on soleus (SOL) H-reflex modulation during dynamic muscle actions. Twenty young (24±4 years of age) and 20 older adults (73±5 years of age) voluntarily participated in the study. The SOL H-reflex was measured during passive and active shortening and lengthening muscle actions in a sitting position. The older group showed a lower ratio of the maximal …