• Quality of life in older adults following a hip fracture: an empirical comparison of the ICECAP-O and the EQ-5D-3 L instruments 

  Milte, Rachel; Crotty, Maria; Miller, Michelle Deanne; Whitehead, Craig Hamilton; Ratcliffe, Julie (BMC, 2018-09-05)

  Background The purpose of this study was to empirically compare the performance of two generic preference based quality of life instruments, EQ-5D-3 L (with a health and physical function focus) and ICECAP-O ...

• A systematic review of interventions to support the careers of women in academic medicine and other disciplines 

  Laver, Kate; Prichard, Ivanka Joyce; Cations, Monica; Osenk, Ivana; Govin, Kay; Coveney, John David (BMJ Publishing Group, 2018-03-22)

  Objective To summarise quantitative evaluations of interventions designed to support the careers of women in academia of any discipline. Method A systematic search of English entries in PubMed, CINAHL and Google Scholar ...

• What characteristics of nursing homes are most valued by consumers? A discrete choice experiment with residents and family members 

  Milte, Rachel; Ratcliffe, Julie; Chen, Gang; Crotty, Maria (Elsevier, 2017-12-06)

  Objectives To generate a scoring algorithm weighted on the preferences of consumers for assessing the quality of care in nursing homes (i.e., aged care homes or institutions) in six key domains. Methods A discrete ...

• Longitudinal Effect of Stroke on Cognition: A Systematic Review 

  Tang, Eugene Y H; Amiesimaka, Obreniokibo; Harrison, Stephanie L; Green, Emma; Price, Christopher; Robinson, Louise; Siervo, Mario; Stephan, Blossom (American Heart Association/Wiley, 2018-01-15)

  Background Stroke is associated with an increased risk of dementia; however, the impact of stroke on cognition has been found to be variable, such that stroke survivors can show decline, remain stable, or revert to ...

• An empirical comparison of the measurement properties of the EQ- 5D-5L, DEMQOL-U and DEMQOL-Proxy-U for older people in residential care 

  Easton, Tiffany; Milte, Rachel; Crotty, Maria; Ratcliffe, Julie (Springer Verlag, 2018-01-05)

  Purpose This study aimed to empirically compare the measurement properties of self-reported and proxy-reported (in cases of severe cognitive impairment) generic (EQ-5D-5L) and condition-specific (DEMQOL-U and DEMQOL-Pro ...

• An overview of systematic reviews of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for the treatment of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia 

  Dyer, Suzanne M; Harrison, Stephanie L; Laver, Kate; Whitehead, Craig Hamilton; Crotty, Maria (Cambridge University Press, 2017-11-16)

  Background: This systematic overview reports findings from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia ...

• How do clients in Australia experience Consumer Directed Care? 

  Gill, Liz; Bradley, Sandra L; Cameron, Ian D; Ratcliffe, Julie (BMC, 2018-06-26)

  Our study explored client experience of Australian Consumer Directed Care. This evolving funding model enables consumer autonomy and choice, allowing older people to remain in their community as they age and need support ...

• Direct health and residential care costs of people living with dementia in Australian residential aged care 

  Gnanamanickam, Emmanuel; Dyer, Suzanne M; Milte, Rachel; Harrison, Stephanie L; Liu, Enwu; Easton, Tiffany; Bradley, Clare Eileen; Bilton, Rebecca; Shulver, Wendy; Ratcliffe, Julie; Whitehead, Craig Hamilton; Crotty, Maria (Wiley, 2017-11-27)

  Objectives: This analysis estimates the whole‐of‐system direct costs for people living with dementia in residential care by using a broad health and social care provision perspective and compares it to people without ...

• Subacute Rehabilitation Does Have Benefits for Patients With Advanced Cancer 

  Morgan, Deidre D; Marston, Celia; Garner, Jill; Currow, David Christopher (Elsevier, 2017-10-28)

  To the Editor: It is with concern that we read a recent Letter to the Editor by Desai et al.,1 that stated “people with gastrointestinal cancer did not benefit from the admission to subacute rehabilitation,” concluding ...

• Psychotropic medications in older people in residential care facilities and associations with quality of life: a cross-sectional study 

  Harrison, Stephanie L; Bradley, Clare Eileen; Milte, Rachel; Liu, Enwu; Kouladjian O’Donnell, Lisa; Hilmer, Sarah N; Crotty, Maria (BioMed Central, 2018-02-26)

  Background Psychotropic medications have been associated with many adverse outcomes in older people living in residential care. Home-like models of residential care may be preferable to traditional models of care and we ...

• An empirical comparison of the measurement properties of the EQ-5D-5L, DEMQOL-U and DEMQOL-Proxy-U for older people in residential care 

  Easton, Tiffany; Milte, Rachel; Crotty, Maria; Ratcliffe, Julie (Springer Nature, 2018-01-05)

  Purpose This study aimed to empirically compare the measurement properties of self-reported and proxy-reported (in cases of severe cognitive impairment) generic (EQ-5D-5L) and condition-specific (DEMQOL-U and DEMQOL-Proxy-U) ...

• Rehabilitation in dementia care 

  Cations, Monica; Laver, Kate; Crotty, Maria; Cameron, Ian D (Oxford, 2017-11-29)

  Multidisciplinary rehabilitation is increasingly accepted as valuable in the management of chronic disease. Whereas traditional rehabilitation models focussed on recovery, maintaining independence and delaying functional ...

• Associations between the Drug Burden Index, Potentially Inappropriate Medications and Quality of Life in Residential Aged Care 

  Harrison, Stephanie L; O'Donnell, Lisa Kouladjian; Bradley, Clare Eileen; Milte, Rachel; Dyer, Suzanne M; Gnanamanickam, Emmanuel; Liu, Enwu; Hilmer, Sarah N; Crotty, Maria (Springer, 2018-01)

  Background Inappropriate polypharmacy may negatively impact the quality of life of residents in aged care facilities, but it remains unclear which medications may influence this reduced quality of life. Objective The ...

• Effectiveness of multicomponent interventions on incidence of delirium in hospitalized older patients with hip fracture: a systematic review 

  Tarandeep, Oberai; Laver, Kate; Crotty, Maria; Killington, Maggie (Cambridge University Press, 2018-01-03)

  Delirium is the most frequent complication among the hospitalized elderly with hip fracture. Although, delirium is associated with longer hospital stay, higher mortality rates, worse functional outcomes, and higher ...

• A Practical Approach to Fatigue Management in Colorectal Cancer 

  Aapro, Matti; Scotte, Florian; Bouillet, Thierry; Currow, David Christopher; Vigano, Antonio (Elsevier, 2016-05-07)

  Cancer-related fatigue is serious and complex, as well as one of the most common symptoms experienced by patients with colorectal cancer, with the potential to compromise quality of life, activities of daily living, and ...

• Depression - A Major Contributor to Poor Quality of Life in Patients With Advanced Cancer 

  Grotmol, Kjersti S; Lie, Hanne C; Hjermstad, Marianne J; Aass, Nina; Currow, David Christopher; Kaasa, Stein; Moum, Torbjorn A; Pigni, Alessandra; Loge, Jon Havard; European Palliative Care Research Collaborative (EPCRC) (Elsevier, 2017-08-10)

  Context Quality of life (QoL) and depression are important patient-reported outcomes in cancer care. However, the relative importance of depression severity in predicting QoL remains unclear because of few methodologically ...

• Promoting Activity in Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Accelerometry 

  Peel, Nancye M; Paul, Sanjoy K; Cameron, Ian D; Crotty, Maria; Gray, Leonard C (Public Library of Science, 2016-08-26)

  Background Low activity levels in inpatient rehabilitation are associated with adverse outcomes. The study aimed to test whether activity levels can be increased by the provision of monitored activity data to patients and ...

• Stroke Epidemiology in an Australian Rural Cohort (SEARCH) 

  Newbury, Jonathan; Kleinig, Timothy; Leyden, James; Arima, Hisatomi; Castle, Sally; Cranefield, Jennifer; Paterson, Tracey; Jannes, Jim; Crotty, Maria (Sage, 2016-09-30)

  Background Stroke rates in Australia and New Zealand have been declining since 1990 but all studies have been completed in large urban centers. Aim We report the first Australasian stroke incidence study in a rural ...

• Virtual reality for stroke rehabilitation: an abridged version of a Cochrane Review. 

  Laver, Kate; George, Stacey; Thomas, Susie; Deutsch, Judith; Crotty, Maria (Minerva Medica, 2015-08)

  Aim: Virtual reality and interactive video gaming have emerged as new treatment approaches in stroke rehabilitation settings over the last ten years. The primary objective of this review was to determine the effectiveness ...

• Association of cardiovascular system medications with cognitive function and dementia in older adults living in nursing homes in Australia 

  Liu, Enwu; Dyer, Suzanne M; O’Donnell, Lisa Kouladjian; Milte, Rachel; Bradley, Clare Eileen; Harrison, Stephanie L; Gnanamanickam, Emmanuel; Whitehead, Craig Hamilton; Crotty, Maria (Journal of Geriatric Cardiology, 2017-06-28)

  Objective To examine associations between cardiovascular system medication use with cognition function and diagnosis of dementia in older adults living in nursing homes in Australia. Methods As part of a cross-sectional ...

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