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Physiotherapy research
The Alfred Physiotherapy Department investigates the benefits of physical activity and rehabilitation for hospitalised patients and people with chronic illness.
We have active research programs investigating new models of rehabilitation for people with respiratory disorders, early rehabilitation following surgery, physical activity in chronic disease, and physiotherapy in intensive care.
Postgraduate students
10 PhD students
11 masters students
Publications
Mobilisation alarm triggers, response times and utilisation before and after the introduction of policy for alarm reduction or elimination: A descriptive and comparative analysis
Brusco N, Hutchinson A, Mitchell D, Jellett J, Boyd L, Webb-St Mart M, Raymond M, Clayton D, Farley A, Botti M, Steen K, Duncan M, Cummins N, Haines T
(2021), Int J Nurs Stud, 117, 103769
Media Portrayals of the ARDS
Fernando SM, Mathew R, Hodgson CL, Fan E, Brodie D
(2021), Chest, 160(3), 965-8
Substituting inpatient rehabilitation beds for home-based multidisciplinary rehabilitation: a qualitative study of patient perceptions
Kimmel L, Watterson D, Wolters C, Holland AE, Burge AT, Hunter P, Reed M, Brookes B, Lee V, Leung R
(2021), Australas J Ageing, 40(3), 275-82