Repeatability of Online Circular Contrast Perimetry Compared to Standard Automated Perimetry.

Prcis: Online circular contrast perimetry provides visual field assessment on any computer or tablet with no extra hardware. It has good test repeatability and reliability that is comparable with standard automated perimetry. It holds promise for use in disease screening and surveillance to expand the provision of glaucoma care.

Blue-light filtering spectacle lenses for visual performance, sleep, and macular health in adults.

Background: 'Blue-light filtering', or 'blue-light blocking', spectacle lenses filter ultraviolet radiation and varying portions of short-wavelength visible light from reaching the eye. Various blue-light filtering lenses are commercially available. Some claims exist that they can improve visual performance with digital device use, provide retinal protection, and promote sleep quality.

The incidence of nosocomial bloodstream infection and urinary tract infection in Australian hospitals before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time series study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on healthcare including increased awareness of infection prevention and control (IPC). The aim of this study was to explore if the heightened awareness of IPC measures implemented in response to the pandemic influenced the rates of healthcare associated infections (HAI) using positive bloodstream and urine cultures as a proxy measure.

Methods: A 3 year retrospective review of laboratory data from 5 hospitals (4 acute public, 1 private) from two states in Australia was undertaken.

Prevalence and characteristics of musculoskeletal complaints in primary care: an analysis from the population level and analysis reporting (POLAR) database.

Background: Electronic health record datasets have been used to determine the prevalence of musculoskeletal complaints in general practice but not to examine the associated characteristics and healthcare utilisation at the primary care level.

Aim: To describe the prevalence and characteristics of patients presenting to general practitioners with musculoskeletal complaints.

Design And Setting: A five-year analysis within three Primary Health Networks (PHNs) in Victoria, Australia.

Online Circular Contrast Perimetry: A Comparison to Standard Automated Perimetry.

Purpose: The aim was to validate and compare the diagnostic accuracy of a novel 24-degree, 52-loci online circular contrast perimetry (OCCP) application to standard automated perimetry (SAP).

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Methods: Two hundred and twenty participants (125 normal controls, 95 open angle glaucoma patients) were included.

Understanding the contribution of general medical services to acute inpatient care in Victorian public hospitals.

Background: General medicine is an integral part of health services, yet there is little data highlighting their contribution to acute hospital care in Australia.

Aims: To utilise the Victorian Department of Health's administrative dataset for hospital admissions to evaluate the relative contribution and trends over time of general medical services to acute multiday inpatient hospital separations in the Victorian public healthcare system.

Methods: A retrospective time-series study of general medical activity compared to other major specialties using hospital-level data provided by the Department of Health: (i) extrapolation from diagnosis-related group (DRG) activity data (2011-2021) and, (ii) directly reported discharge unit-based activity (available from 2018).

Circular Contrast Perimetry via Web Application: A Patient Appraisal and Comparison to Standard Automated Perimetry.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to compare a novel, 24°, 52-locus online circular contrast perimetry (OCCP) application against standard automated perimetry (SAP) in terms of both diagnostic accuracy and patient attitudes.

Design: This was a cross-sectional study.

Subjects: Ninety-five participants (42 controls and 53 open-angle glaucoma patients) were included.

Use of Placebo and Nonoperative Control Groups in Surgical Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Importance: Nonspecific effects, particularly placebo effects, are thought to contribute significantly to the observed effect in surgical trials.

Objective: To estimate the proportion of the observed effect of surgical treatment that is due to nonspecific effects (including the placebo effect).

Data Sources: Published Cochrane reviews and updated, extended search of MEDLINE, Embase, and CENTRAL until March 2019.

Program to Enhance Adjustment to Residential Living (PEARL): Effect on Adjustment, Anxiety, Quality of Life, and Stress.

Objectives: The Program to Enhance Adjustment to Residential Living (PEARL) is a five session intervention primarily designed to address high rates of depression in newly admitted residents. This study reports the efficacy of PEARL on secondary outcomes of resident adjustment, symptoms of anxiety, quality of life, and stress.

Methods: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with 219 newly admitted nursing home residents (M age = 85.

Online circular contrast perimetry via a web-application: optimising parameters and establishing a normative database.

Purpose: To establish a normative database and optimise parameters for personal-computer based perimetry via a web-application using circular contrast targets.

Methods: Online 24-degree 52-loci perimetry was delivered through a web-application using circular flickering contrast targets. Embedding contrast differentials within targets allows calculation of relative decibel (rdB) per 256-bit greyscale level differential.

Monitoring the lifetime risk of revision knee arthroplasty over a decade : a population-level analysis of Australian national registry data.

Aims: This study aimed to describe the use of revision knee arthroplasty in Australia and examine changes in lifetime risk over a decade.

Methods: De-identified individual-level data on all revision knee arthroplasties performed in Australia from 2007 to 2017 were obtained from the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry. Population data and life tables were obtained from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Preliminary development of recommendations for the inclusion of patient-reported outcome measures in clinical quality registries.

Background: Clinical quality registries (CQRs) monitor compliance against optimal practice and provide feedback to the clinical community and wider stakeholder groups. Despite a number of CQRs having incorporated the patient perspective to support the evaluation of healthcare delivery, no recommendations for inclusion of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in CQRs exist. The aim of this study was to develop a core set of recommendations for PROMs inclusion of in CQRs.

An evaluation of a consumer directed care training program for nursing home staff.

Objectives: This study evaluated a training program to support the delivery of consumer directed care (CDC). It was hypothesized that both interventions, compared to the control condition, would demonstrate increased levels of CDC in nursing homes, increased staff practice of CDC, and improved resident QoL. The training plus support group was expected to show greater gains, compared to the training only group.

Hemoglobin is a key determinant of quality of life before and during azacitidine-based therapy for myelodysplasia and low blast count acute myeloid leukemia.

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) have a major impact on quality of life (QoL). We performed a analysis of two multicenter trials of azacitidine-based disease-modifying therapy for patients with MDS and low blast count acute myeloid leukemia (AML), to identify factors associated with QoL. 231 patients were included (median age 70 years).

Trajectory and Predictors of Mental Health Symptoms and Wellbeing in Newly Admitted Nursing Home Residents.

Objectives: This study determined changes in multiple aspects of mental health and wellbeing in newly admitted nursing home residents, and identified risk and protective factors.

Methods: Participants were 204 residents recently admitted to one of 42 nursing homes in Melbourne, Australia. A subgroup of 82 participants were followed up eight months post-admission.

Lumbar spinal fusion surgery outcomes in a cohort of injured workers in the Victorian workers' compensation system.

Background: Lumbar spinal fusion (LSF) outcomes for workers' compensation patients are worse than for the general population. The objectives were to examine the long-term work capacity, opioid prescription and mental health outcomes of injured workers who have undergone LSF surgery in Victoria, Australia, and to identify demographic and pre- and post-operative characteristics associated with these outcomes.

Methods: Retrospective study of 874 injured workers receiving elective LSF from 2008 to 2016 in the Victorian workers' compensation system.

Peer-supported lifestyle interventions on body weight, energy intake, and physical activity in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

There is an increasing interest in peer interventions in the management of chronic conditions, but evidence on peer interventions for body weight is lacking. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of peer interventions on body weight, energy intake, and physical activity in adults. Interventions delivered by peer (lay member that participants identify with) were included.

Assessing Residents' Perceptions of Their Relocation to Long-Term Care: Psychometric Validation of the View of Relocation Scale.

Objectives: Relocation to long-term care is a major challenge for older people. The View of Relocation Scale (VRS) was developed to address the need for a brief instrument to assess residents' perceptions of the relocation.

Design: Secondary analysis of data collected in a cluster randomized trial.

The Path to Eldership: Results From a Contemporary Indigenous Australian Community.

Background And Objectives: Traditionally, Elders have held a unique social position within Indigenous Australian communities. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of Indigenous Elders that distinguish them from other people in their community.

Research Design And Methods: Using a community-based participatory research approach, the study was conducted in a regional Indigenous community in Southeast Queensland.

The effectiveness of the Program to Enhance Adjustment to Residential Living (PEARL) in reducing depression in newly admitted nursing home residents.

Background: Depression is common in nursing homes, particularly among newly admitted residents. This cluster randomised controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of the Program to Enhance Adjustment to Residential Living (PEARL) in reducing depression in this group.

Methods: Participants were 219 newly-admitted residents (mean of 4.

Surgical interventions for infantile nystagmus syndrome.

Background: Infantile nystagmus syndrome (INS) is a type of eye movement disorder that can negatively impact vision. Currently, INS cannot be cured, but its effects can potentially be treated pharmacologically, optically, or surgically. This review focuses on the surgical interventions for INS.

Do sociodemographic variables moderate effects of an internet intervention for mild to moderate depressive symptoms? An exploratory analysis of a randomised controlled trial (EVIDENT) including 1013 participants.

Objective: To explore the moderating effects of sociodemographic variables on treatment benefits received from participating in an internet intervention for depression.

Design: Randomised, assessor-blind, controlled trial.

Setting: Online intervention, with participant recruitment using multiple settings, including inpatient and outpatient medical and psychological clinics, depression online forums, health insurance companies and the media (eg, newspaper, radio).