Publications by authors named "A Welford"
Background: Bronchiectasis is a chronic pulmonary disorder which is prevalent among Australian First Nations people in the Northern Territory (NT). Current guidelines recommend physiotherapy as part of multi-disciplinary management of children with bronchiectasis, however in our setting, involvement of physiotherapy remains unknown. We thus undertook a retrospective chart audit to examine physiotherapy management of First Nations children (<18 years) from remote First Nations communities in the Top End of the NT at the index bronchiectasis diagnosis and 12 months following diagnosis.
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- The study examined the link between vitamin D levels (25(OH)D), lean mass, and muscle strength in postmenopausal women, using data from 102 participants from the D-FINES study.
- Despite assessing various measurements including muscle strength and mass, the results showed no significant correlation between vitamin D levels and these health indicators across different seasons.
- There was a slight trend suggesting older women (≥65 years) may experience more prevalence of sarcopenia, yet overall, vitamin D status did not impact musculoskeletal health indicators significantly.
Background: The aim of this study was to systematically synthesise the global evidence on the prevalence of persistent symptoms in a general post COVID-19 population.
Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using multiple electronic databases (MEDLINE and The Cochrane Library, Scopus, CINAHL, and medRxiv) until January 2022. Studies with at least 100 people with confirmed or self-reported COVID-19 symptoms at ≥28 days following infection onset were included.