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2020

Journal Article

A multisite longitudinal evaluation of patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of low back pain in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service

O’Leary, Shaun, Raymer, Maree, Window, Peter, Swete Kelly, Patrick, Lee, Darryl, Garsden, Linda, Tweedy, Rebecca, Phillips, Ben, O’Sullivan, Will, Wake, Anneke, Smith, Alison, Pahor, Sheryl, Pearce, Luen, McLean, Rod, Thompson, David, Williams, Erica, Nolan, Damien, Anning, Jody, Seels, Ian, Wickins, Daniel, Marks, Darryn, Diplock, Brendan, Parravicini, Vicki, Parnwell, Linda, Vicenzino, Bill, Comans, Tracy, Cottrell, Michelle, Khan, Asaduzzaman and McPhail, Steven (2020). A multisite longitudinal evaluation of patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of low back pain in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 21 (1) 807, 807. doi: 10.1186/s12891-020-03839-5

A multisite longitudinal evaluation of patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of low back pain in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service

2020

Journal Article

Exploring the impact of obesity on health care resources and coding in the acute hospital setting: A feasibility study

Tan, Winnie S. Y., Young, Adrienne M., Di Bella, Alexandra L., Comans, Tracy and Banks, Merrilyn (2020). Exploring the impact of obesity on health care resources and coding in the acute hospital setting: A feasibility study. Healthcare, 8 (4) 459, 459. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040459

Exploring the impact of obesity on health care resources and coding in the acute hospital setting: A feasibility study

2020

Journal Article

Some gain for a small investment: an economic evaluation of an exercise program for people living in residential aged care

Rahja, Miia, Nguyen, Kim‐Huong, Post, Danielle, Parfitt, Gaynor, Corlis, Megan and Comans, Tracy (2020). Some gain for a small investment: an economic evaluation of an exercise program for people living in residential aged care. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40 (2) ajag.12875, 1-9. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12875

Some gain for a small investment: an economic evaluation of an exercise program for people living in residential aged care

2020

Conference Publication

THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial

Logan, B., Viecelli, A. K., Johnson, D. W., Tong, A., Comans, T., Janda, M., Pond, C., Pascoe, E., Peel, N. M., Gray, L., Pole, J., Polkinghorne, K., Jose, M., Gordon, E. H., Scholes-Robertson, N., Bailey, J., Robison, L., Hawley, C., Varghese, J., Kiriwandeniya, C., Reidlinger, D. and Hubbard, R. E. (2020). THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial. 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Online, 28 November‐2 December 2020. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

THE GOAL TRIAL PROTOCOL: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Frail Older People With Chronic Kidney Disease to increase attainment of patient-identified goals - A cluster randomised controlled trial

2020

Journal Article

Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review

Snoswell, Centaine L., Taylor, Monica L., Comans, Tracy A., Smith, Anthony C., Gray, Leonard C. and Caffery, Liam J. (2020). Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22 (10) e17298, 1-22. doi: 10.2196/17298

Determining if telehealth can reduce health system costs: scoping review

2020

Journal Article

Patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of knee osteoarthritis: a multisite prospective longitudinal study in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service

O'Leary, Shaun, Raymer, Maree, Window, Peter, Swete Kelly, Patrick, Elwell, Bula, McLoughlin, Ian, O'Sullivan, Will, Phillips, Ben, Wake, Anneke, Ralph, Andrew, O'Gorman, Helen, Jang, Ellen, Groves, Karen, Hislop, Andrew, Lee, Darryl, Garsden, Linda, Conroy, Michael, Wickins, Daniel, Vicenzino, Bill, Comans, Tracy, Cottrell, Michelle, Khan, Asaduzzaman and McPhail, Steven (2020). Patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of knee osteoarthritis: a multisite prospective longitudinal study in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service. BMJ Open, 10 (10) e037070, e037070. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-037070

Patient characteristics associated with a poor response to non-surgical multidisciplinary management of knee osteoarthritis: a multisite prospective longitudinal study in an advanced practice physiotherapist-led tertiary service

2020

Journal Article

Cost comparison of different models of palliative care delivery

Comans, Tracy, Nguyen, Kim‐Huong, Stafford‐Bell, Fiona and Agar, Meera (2020). Cost comparison of different models of palliative care delivery. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 40 (1) ajag.12843, 90-93. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12843

Cost comparison of different models of palliative care delivery

2020

Journal Article

Underreporting of obesity in hospital inpatients: a comparison of body mass index and administrative documentation in Australian hospitals

Di Bella, Alexandra L., Comans, Tracy, Gane, Elise M., Young, Adrienne M., Hickling, Donna F., Lucas, Alisha, Hickman, Ingrid J. and Banks, Merrilyn (2020). Underreporting of obesity in hospital inpatients: a comparison of body mass index and administrative documentation in Australian hospitals. Healthcare, 8 (3) 334, 334. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8030334

Underreporting of obesity in hospital inpatients: a comparison of body mass index and administrative documentation in Australian hospitals

2020

Journal Article

Economic evaluation of intergenerational programs: suggested measures and design

Vecchio, N., Comans, T., Harris, P., Graham, V., Cully, A., Harris, N., Fitzgerald, J., Cartmel, J., Golenko, X. and Radford, K. (2020). Economic evaluation of intergenerational programs: suggested measures and design. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, 19 (4), 1-20. doi: 10.1080/15350770.2020.1810194

Economic evaluation of intergenerational programs: suggested measures and design

2020

Other Outputs

Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care. Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

Comans, Tracy, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Zelenyuk, Valentin, Gray, Len, Tran, Alice, Nguyen, Bao, Wang, Zhichao and Moretto, Nicole (2020). Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care. Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety. Canberra, ACT, Australia: Royal Commission into Aged Care Qualtiy and Safety.

Research Paper 9 - The cost of residential aged care. Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety

2020

Journal Article

Does the Choice Between a Telehealth and an In-Person Appointment Change Patient Attendance?

Snoswell, Centaine L. and Comans, Tracy A. (2020). Does the Choice Between a Telehealth and an In-Person Appointment Change Patient Attendance?. Telemedicine and e-Health, 27 (7) tmj.2020.0176, 733-738. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2020.0176

Does the Choice Between a Telehealth and an In-Person Appointment Change Patient Attendance?

2020

Journal Article

Progressive Resistance Plus Balance Training for Older Australians Receiving In-Home Care Services: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Alongside the Muscling Up Against Disability Stepped-Wedge Randomized Control Trial

Hetherington, Sharon, Swinton, Paul, Henwood, Tim, Keogh, Justin, Gardiner, Paul, Tuckett, Anthony, Rouse, Kevin and Comans, Tracy (2020). Progressive Resistance Plus Balance Training for Older Australians Receiving In-Home Care Services: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Alongside the Muscling Up Against Disability Stepped-Wedge Randomized Control Trial. Journal of Aging and Physical Activity, 28 (3), 352-359. doi: 10.1123/japa.2019-0085

Progressive Resistance Plus Balance Training for Older Australians Receiving In-Home Care Services: Cost-Effectiveness Analyses Alongside the Muscling Up Against Disability Stepped-Wedge Randomized Control Trial

2020

Journal Article

Implementing an evidence‐based dementia care program in the Australian health context: a cost–benefit analysis

Rahja, Miia, Nguyen, Kim‐Huong, Laver, Kate, Clemson, Lindy, Crotty, Maria and Comans, Tracy (2020). Implementing an evidence‐based dementia care program in the Australian health context: a cost–benefit analysis. Health & Social Care in the Community, 28 (6) hsc.13013, 2013-2024. doi: 10.1111/hsc.13013

Implementing an evidence‐based dementia care program in the Australian health context: a cost–benefit analysis

2020

Journal Article

Reducing the Burden of Complex Medication Regimens: SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm care Residents (SIMPLER) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Sluggett, Janet K., Chen, Esa Y. H., Ilomäki, Jenni, Corlis, Megan, Van Emden, Jan, Hogan, Michelle, Caporale, Tessa, Keen, Claire, Hopkins, Ria, Ooi, Choon Ean, Hilmer, Sarah N., Hughes, Georgina A., Luu, Andrew, Nguyen, Kim-Huong, Comans, Tracy, Edwards, Susan, Quirke, Lyntara, Patching, Allan and Bell, J. Simon (2020). Reducing the Burden of Complex Medication Regimens: SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm care Residents (SIMPLER) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association, 21 (8), 1114-1120.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.02.003

Reducing the Burden of Complex Medication Regimens: SImplification of Medications Prescribed to Long-tErm care Residents (SIMPLER) Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

2020

Journal Article

Process evaluation of a workplace-based health promotion and exercise cluster-randomised trial to increase productivity and reduce neck pain in office workers: a RE-AIM approach

Welch, Alyssa, Healy, Genevieve, Straker, Leon, Comans, Tracy, O'Leary, Shaun, Melloh, Markus, Sjøgaard, Gisela, Pereira, Michelle, Chen, Xiaoqi and Johnston, Venerina (2020). Process evaluation of a workplace-based health promotion and exercise cluster-randomised trial to increase productivity and reduce neck pain in office workers: a RE-AIM approach. BMC Public Health, 20 (1) 180, 180. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8208-9

Process evaluation of a workplace-based health promotion and exercise cluster-randomised trial to increase productivity and reduce neck pain in office workers: a RE-AIM approach

2020

Journal Article

A uniform data set for determining outcomes in allied health primary contact services in Australia

Moretto, Nicole, Stute, Michelle, Sam, Sonia, Bhagwat, Marita, Raymer, Maree, Buttrum, Peter, Banks, Merrilyn and Comans, Tracy A. (2020). A uniform data set for determining outcomes in allied health primary contact services in Australia. Australian Journal of Primary Health, 26 (1), 58-69. doi: 10.1071/py18104

A uniform data set for determining outcomes in allied health primary contact services in Australia

2020

Other Outputs

AD-5D algorithm for generating utility values from the QOL-AD instrument

Comans, Tracy Anne , Nguyen, Kim , Ratcliffe, Julie, Rowan, Donna and Mulhern, Brendan (2020). AD-5D algorithm for generating utility values from the QOL-AD instrument. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.14264/uql.2020.640

AD-5D algorithm for generating utility values from the QOL-AD instrument

2020

Journal Article

Allied health primary contact services: results of a 2-year follow-up study of clinical effectiveness, safety, wait times and impact on medical specialist out-patient waitlists

Stute, Michelle, Moretto, Nicole, Waters, Rebecca, Raymer, Maree, Sam, Sonia, Bhagwat, Marita, Banks, Merrilyn, Comans, Tracy and Buttrum, Peter (2020). Allied health primary contact services: results of a 2-year follow-up study of clinical effectiveness, safety, wait times and impact on medical specialist out-patient waitlists. Australian Health Review, 45 (3), 344-352. doi: 10.1071/ah19225

Allied health primary contact services: results of a 2-year follow-up study of clinical effectiveness, safety, wait times and impact on medical specialist out-patient waitlists

2020

Book

Learnings from the development of a disease-specific utility instrument for economic evaluation

Comans, Tracy, Nguyen, Kim-Huong and Welch, Alyssa (2020). Learnings from the development of a disease-specific utility instrument for economic evaluation. London, United Kingdom : SAGE Publications. doi: 10.4135/9781529742855

Learnings from the development of a disease-specific utility instrument for economic evaluation

2019

Journal Article

Does telerehabilitation result in inferior clinical outcomes compared with in-person care for the management of chronic musculoskeletal spinal conditions in the tertiary hospital setting? A non-randomised pilot clinical trial

Cottrell, Michelle A., O'Leary, Shaun P., Raymer, Maree, Hill, Anne J., Comans, Tracy and Russell, Trevor G. (2019). Does telerehabilitation result in inferior clinical outcomes compared with in-person care for the management of chronic musculoskeletal spinal conditions in the tertiary hospital setting? A non-randomised pilot clinical trial. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare, 27 (7), 1357633X1988726-452. doi: 10.1177/1357633x19887265

Does telerehabilitation result in inferior clinical outcomes compared with in-person care for the management of chronic musculoskeletal spinal conditions in the tertiary hospital setting? A non-randomised pilot clinical trial