Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
The research carried out at AUT's Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences can be broadly defined in three themes:
- Health Sciences
- School of Clinical Sciences
- School of Public Health and Psychosocial Studies
- School of Interprofessional Health Studies
- Sciences
- School of Science
- Sport
- School of Sport and Recreation
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Collections in Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences
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Older Asian Immigrants' Participation as Cultural Enfranchisement
(Taylor & Francis, 2016)Research evidence suggests that older immigrants’ resettlement in a new host country is hindered by limited opportunities to engage within communities in deeply familiar ways, using culturally meaningful occupations. A ... -
Physical Assessment of a 3D Printed Poly Lactic Acid Dart for Wildlife Contraceptive Delivery
(Controlled Release Society, 2016)Darts 3D printed in the horizontal orientation at right angles to the dart axis were stronger and remained intact when fired using an air-rifle compared to vertical orientation printed darts which were weaker and shattered. -
Resorting to (un)secure(d) Aging
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2017)The commodification of later life by the retirement village industry opens a gated existence to a small portion of the globe’s elderly. Such villages are presented in media images as glamourous and fun-filled life-styles, ... -
Evaluation of the Junior Coaching Review: a Technical Report for New Zealand Netball
(Sports Performance Research Institute New Zealand (SPRINZ), Auckland University of Technology, 2015)No abstract. -
Regional Variation in the Characteristics, Incidence and Outcomes of Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest in Australia and New Zealand: Results from the Aus-ROC Epistry
(Elsevier, 2018)Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate regional variation in the characteristics, incidence and outcomes of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) in Australia and New Zealand. Methods: This was a population-based ... -
Gender and Survival from Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest: a New Zealand Registry Study
(BMJ Publishing, 2018)OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationships between survival from all-cause out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) and gender in New Zealand. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was conducted using data compliant ... -
Problematic Mobile Phone Use and Addiction Across Generations: the Roles of Psychopathological Symptoms and Smartphone Use
(Springer, 2018)Contemporary technological advances have led to a significant increase in using mobile technologies. Recent research has pointed to potential problems as a consequence of mobile overuse, including addiction, financial ... -
Measuring student engagement in an introductory anatomy and physiology course
(2018)Surveys which measure student engagement should be simple and convenient to use, yet robust enough to capture meaningful data. In the current study, a 10-question survey was used to measure 3 constructs of student engagement, ... -
Development of a toolkit to enhance care processes for people with a long-term neurological condition: A qualitative descriptive study
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2018)Objective To (A) explore perspectives of people with a long-term neurological condition, and of their family, clinicians and other stakeholders on three key processes: Two-way communication, self-management and coordination ... -
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire: Internal validity and reliability for New Zealand preschoolers
(BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2018)OBJECTIVES: This observational study examines the internal construct validity, internal consistency and cross-informant reliability of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a New Zealand preschool population ... -
Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: A randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis for regression of left ventricular mass
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2013)Background The current literature recognises that left ventricular hypertrophy makes a key contribution to the high rate of premature cardiovascular mortality in dialysis patients. Determining how we might intervene to ... -
Rationale and design of the myocardial microinjury and cardiac remodeling extension study in the sodium lowering in dialysate trial (Mac-SoLID study)
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2014)Background: The Sodium Lowering in Dialysate (SoLID) trial is an ongoing a multi-center, prospective, randomised, single-blind (assessor), controlled, parallel assignment clinical trial, enrolling 96 home and self-care ... -
Preschool children’s vision screening in New Zealand: A retrospective evaluation of referral accuracy
(BMJ Journals, 2015)Objectives: To assess the accuracy of preschool vision screening in a large, ethnically diverse, urban population in South Auckland, New Zealand. Design: Retrospective longitudinal study. Methods: B4 School Check vision ... -
Quality and reporting of cluster randomised controlled trials evaluating occupational therapy interventions: A systematic review
(Slack, 2016)Background: Growing use of the cluster randomised control trials (RCTs) in healthcare research requires careful attention to study designs, with implications for the development of an evidence-base for practice. Objective: ... -
Update: Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: A randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis for regression of left ventricular mass
(BioMed Central Ltd, 2015)After the publication of our paper Dunlop et al. "Rationale and design of the Sodium Lowering In Dialysate (SoLID) trial: a randomised controlled trial of low versus standard dialysate sodium concentration during hemodialysis ... -
Metformin in gestational diabetes: The offspring follow-up (MiG TOFU): Body composition and metabolic outcomes at 7-9 years of age
(BMJ Publishing, 2018)Objective: To compare body composition and metabolic outcomes at 7-9 years in offspring of women with gestational diabetes (GDM) randomized to metformin (±insulin) or insulin treatment during pregnancy. Research design and ... -
Breast carcinoma is a multifactorial disease involving FOXN3, SINA3 and NEAT through repression of GATA3 and TJP
(Pioneer Bioscience Publishing Company (PBPC), 2018)No abstract. -
Being Māori and Pākehā: Methodology and method in exploring cultural hybridity
(2018)This article addresses the first author’s experience of identifying as both Māori and Pākehā in Aotearoa New Zealand. Based on her own research using both kaupapa research theory and heuristic research method, and supervised ... -
Engaging people experiencing communication disability in stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative study
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018)BACKGROUND: Engagement is commonly considered important in stroke rehabilitation, with some arguing it is essential for positive patient outcomes. An emerging body of research indicates the practitioner influences engagement ... -
Characteristics of footwear worn by people with systemic lupus erythematosus: A comparison with age- and sex-matched healthy controls: A pilot study
(BioMed Central, 2018)Background To determine characteristics of footwear worn by people with systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Twenty-two people with SLE and twenty matched healthy controls participated in a cross-sectional ...