Search Results - "Grimmer, K"

Pre-frailty factors in community-dwelling 40-75 year olds: opportunities for successful ageing by Gordon, S J, Baker, N, Kidd, M, Maeder, A, Grimmer, K A

“…There is little known about pre-frailty attributes or when changes which contribute to frailty might be detectable and amenable to change. This study explores…”
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Towards a needs-based design of the physical rehabilitation workforce in South Africa: trend analysis [1990-2017] and a 5-year forecasting for the most impactful health conditions based on global burden of disease estimates by Louw, Q, Grimmer, K, Berner, K, Conradie, T, Bedada, D T, Jesus, T S

“…Rehabilitation can improve function in many people with chronic health conditions. It is important to consider priority conditions requiring rehabilitation, so…”
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Effects on health and process outcomes of physiotherapist-led orthopaedic triage for patients with musculoskeletal disorders: a systematic review of comparative studies by Samsson, K S, Grimmer, K, Larsson, M E H, Morris, J, Bernhardsson, S

“…Physiotherapist-led (PT-led) orthopaedic triage is an evolving model of care for patients with musculoskeletal disorders. Objectives for this study were to…”
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Foliar pathogenesis and plant water relations: a review by Grimmer, Michael K, John Foulkes, M, Paveley, Neil D

“…As the world population grows, there is a pressing need to improve productivity from water use in irrigated and rain-fed agriculture. Foliar diseases have been…”
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South African primary health care allied health clinical practice guidelines: the big picture by Dizon, J M, Grimmer, K A, Machingaidze, S, Louw, Q A, Parker, H

“…Good quality clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) are a vehicle to implementing evidence into allied health (AH) care. This paper reports on the current 'state…”
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Health assessments and screening tools for adults experiencing homelessness: a systematic review by Gordon, S J, Grimmer, K, Bradley, A, Direen, T, Baker, N, Marin, T, Kelly, M T, Gardner, S, Steffens, M, Burgess, T, Hume, C, Oliffe, J L

“…Homelessness is increasing globally. It results in poorer physical and mental health than age matched people living in permanent housing. Better information on…”
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High prevalence and clustering of modifiable CVD risk factors among rural adolescents in southwest Nigeria: implication for grass root prevention by Odunaiya, N A, Grimmer, K, Louw, Q A

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an immense global problem with serious economic and social consequences. Modifiable risk factors for CVD have been identified…”
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How to run an effective journal club: a systematic review by Deenadayalan, Y., Grimmer-Somers, K., Prior, M., Kumar, S.

“…Background  Health‐based journal clubs have been in place for over 100 years. Participants meet regularly to critique research articles, to improve their…”
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Barriers and enablers for the development and implementation of allied health clinical practice guidelines in South African primary healthcare settings: a qualitative study by Dizon, J M, Grimmer, K, Louw, Q, Machingaidze, S, Parker, H, Pillen, H

“…The South African allied health (AH) primary healthcare (PHC) workforce is challenged with the complex rehabilitation needs of escalating patient numbers. The…”
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Epidemiology of knee injuries among adolescents: a systematic review by Louw, Q A, Manilall, J, Grimmer, K A

“…Youth sports injury is a public health concern, as it has detrimental effects on the health and well-being of young athletes. The knee joint is reported to be…”
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Are lifestyle cardiovascular disease risk factors associated with pre-hypertension in 15-18 years rural Nigerian youth? A cross sectional study by Odunaiya, N A, Louw, Q A, Grimmer, K A

“…Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a public health concern worldwide. Hypertensive heart disease is predominant in Nigeria. To effectively reduce CVD in Nigeria,…”
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Building capacity in primary care rehabilitation clinical practice guidelines: a South African initiative by Louw, Q, Grimmer, K, Dizon, J M, Machingaidze, S, Parker, H, Ernstzen, D

“…The large number of South Africans with disability who cannot access good quality rehabilitation presents a public health and human rights challenge. A…”
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School furniture and the user population: an anthropometric perspective by Milanese, S, Grimmer, K

“…The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between reported spinal symptoms in an adolescent student population, and the match between their…”
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Standardising evidence strength grading for recommendations from multiple clinical practice guidelines: a South African case study by Grimmer, K, Louw, Q, Dizon, J M, van Niekerk, S-M, Ernstzen, D, Wiysonge, C

“…Significant resources are required to write de novo clinical practice guidelines (CPGs). There are many freely-available CPGs internationally, for many health…”
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Gender-age environmental associates of adolescent low back pain by Grimmer, Karen, Williams, Marie

“…This paper describes adolescent low back pain and tests its associations with environmental features of backpack load, time spent carrying loads, time sitting,…”
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Prevalence of neck pain and headaches: impact of computer use and other associative factors by Smith, L, Louw, Q, Crous, L, Grimmer-Somers, K

“…Headaches and neck pain are reported to be among the most prevalent musculoskeletal complaints in the general population. A significant body of research has…”
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Successful publishing: The use of reporting guidelines by Grimmer, K., Milanese, S., Dizon, J.

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Physiotherapy Practice: Opportunities for International Collaboration on Workforce Reforms, Policy and Research by Grimmer, K, Morris, J, Kim, S, Milanese, S, Fletcher, W

“…Background and Purpose Physiotherapy or Physical Therapy (PT) is the most commonly practised allied health discipline globally. International PT workforce…”
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South African Guidelines Excellence (SAGE): Adopt, adapt, or contextualise? by Dizon, J M, Grimmer, K, Louw, Q, Kredo, T, Young, T, Machingaidze, S

“…Clinical practice guideline (CPG) activities must be planned carefully for efficient use of available resources and evidence-based implementation. De novo…”
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Building capacity for development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines by Grimmer, K., Kredo, T., Dizon, J.M., Louw, Q., McCaul, M., Young, T.

“…Robust, reliable and transparent methodologies are necessary to ensure that clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) meet international criteria. In South Africa…”
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