Preventive healthcare practice by allied health professionals: Results from a cross-sectional survey in rural and regional Victoria.

Objectives: To describe the frequency of preventive healthcare practice (assess, advice, refer for support) provided by allied health professionals (AHPs) practicing in regional and rural healthcare settings to address smoking, diet and physical inactivity. To identify factors that influence the delivery of preventive healthcare practice.

Methods: AHPs working in public healthcare services in the Loddon Mallee region of Victoria were surveyed.

Economic evaluation of a trial exploring the effects of a web-based support tool for parents of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Objective: To explore the cost-effectiveness of a web-based support tool for parents of children with Juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

Methods: A multi-centred randomized controlled trial was conducted in paediatric rheumatology centres in England. The WebParC intervention consisted of online information about JIA and its treatment and a toolkit using cognitive-behavioural therapy principles to support parents manage their child's JIA.

The Effects of a Web-Based Tool for Parents of Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a group of autoinflammatory diseases that cause pain and disability if not controlled by treatment. Parenting a child with JIA is stressful for parents, who express concerns about their child's treatment and may experience anxiety and powerlessness concerning their child's illness. Parenting stress is greater in parents of children with chronic illness than in those with healthy children and is related to poorer psychological adjustment in both parents and children.

The efficacy of interactive group psychoeducation for children with leukaemia: A randomised controlled trial.

Objective: To evaluate an interactive group psychoeducation programme for children treated for leukaemia.

Methods: A longitudinal randomised controlled study across four UK hospitals with an immediate (N = 26) and delay control group (N = 32). The intervention covered the pathophysiology of leukaemia, its treatment, side effects and the importance of positive health behaviours.

Thriving alongside cystic fibrosis: Developing a grounded theory of empowerment in children and young people with cystic fibrosis during key life transitions.

Background: Although the importance of patient empowerment is increasingly recognized, little is known about empowerment in children and young people (CYP) with long-term conditions. Empowerment may be particularly important in CYP with cystic fibrosis (CF) due to high treatment burden and limited opportunities for peer support.

Methods: A Grounded Theory method was employed to develop a preliminary theory of empowerment in CYP with CF.

Cardiorespiratory considerations for return-to-play in elite athletes after COVID-19 infection: a practical guide for sport and exercise medicine physicians.

SARS-CoV-2 is the causative virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic. This pandemic has necessitated that all professional and elite sport is either suspended, postponed or cancelled altogether to minimise the risk of viral spread. As infection rates drop and quarantine restrictions are lifted, the question how athletes can safely resume competitive sport is being asked.

Inferior Vena Cava Filters in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.

During pregnancy, patients have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). This is an important cause of maternal mortality. Inferior vena cava (IVC) filters can be used to prevent pulmonary embolism in complicated cases of VTE during pregnancy.

Predischarge occupational therapy home assessment visits: towards an evidence base.

Background/aim: Predischarge home assessment visits are a commonly accepted, but little researched, aspect of occupational therapy practice. The aim of this research was to systematically investigate current predischarge occupational therapy home assessment visit practices in a rehabilitation ward of a regional Australian hospital.

Methods: A retrospective chart audit was conducted over a 7-month time period and included 227 patients discharged from the inpatient rehabilitation ward at the study hospital.

Helping Active Women Avoid Anemia.

In brief Many active women, especially those in sports that place a premium on a lean physique, don't consume enough iron, which puts them at risk for anemia. When evaluating an active woman's iron status, it's important to determine her hemoglobin baseline and identify various sources of iron loss from the medical history. Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and serum ferritin levels are most often the only laboratory values needed for evaluation.