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Interventions For Stroke Rehabilitation: Analysis Of The Research Contained In The Otseeker Evidence Database, Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Kryss Mckenna, Julie Green-Hill, Annie Mccluskey, Leigh Tooth
Interventions For Stroke Rehabilitation: Analysis Of The Research Contained In The Otseeker Evidence Database, Tammy Hoffmann, Sally Bennett, Kryss Mckenna, Julie Green-Hill, Annie Mccluskey, Leigh Tooth
Tammy Hoffmann
Purpose: To analyse the stroke content in OTseeker in terms of the quantity of the research evidence, the quality of the randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and the types of interventions and outcome measures used.
Method: A survey of stroke-related content in the OTseeker database was conducted in 2007. The year of publication and intervention categories used in each stroke-related RCT and systematic review (SR) were recorded. The internal validity of RCTs using the PEDro scale (partitioned) and the outcome measures used were also recorded.
Results: Of the 4,369 articles indexed on OTseeker, 452 (10.3%) related to stroke were conducted between …
Central Northern Adelaide Health Service Annual Report 2007-2008, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Central Northern Adelaide Health Service Annual Report 2007-2008, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
The Central Northern Adelaide Health Service is the largest of South Australia’s health regions, employing more than 16,000 staff* across around 200 separate health units and services* (*figures as at December 2008). The region brings together four major acute hospitals (Royal Adelaide, Lyell McEwin, The Queen Elizabeth and Modbury Hospitals), along with the Hampstead and St Margaret’s Rehabilitation Hospitals and a significant number of mental health and primary health care services. The region also delivers two major, state-wide health services – BreastScreen SA and the SA Dental Service – and has an annual operating budget in excess of $1.5 billion.
Escalating Levels Of Access To In-Hospital Care And Stroke Mortality., Gustavo Saposnik
Escalating Levels Of Access To In-Hospital Care And Stroke Mortality., Gustavo Saposnik
Gustavo Saposnik
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