Publications by authors named "R Elliott"
Introduction: Unintended pregnancy is a global public health challenge. Many contraceptive methods are available to end users, but non-use and discontinuation due to health concerns or side effects, particularly related to unpredictable or undesirable menstrual bleeding, are common. Oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) often have regular bleeding patterns compared to other hormonal contraceptives but require daily adherence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPer FDA guidance, method comparability should be established if an anti-drug antibody (ADA) assay is run by two or more independent laboratories during a study. Genentech, Inc. is evaluating an immunogenicity risk-based comparability approach consisting of both technical and clinical aspects.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Australians' use of e-cigarettes has increased dramatically in the last few years, following trends worldwide. The Australian Federal government introduced legislation on October 1st, 2021, which reclassified nicotine e-cigarettes as prescription only medicine in an attempt to curb their rapid uptake, especially amongst adolescents.
Methods: This is a retrospective analysis of e-cigarette exposure cases reported to the Victorian Poisons Information Centre between January 1st, 2017, and September 30th, 2023.
BackgroundMany residents of shared supported disability homes (sometimes referred to as group homes) require assistance from staff to manage their medicines. Disability support workers in Australia often call a 24-h emergency poisons information service for advice following a medication incident.ObjectiveTo describe the number, type and timing of medication incident calls to the Victorian Poisons Information Centre from supported disability homes in Victoria, Australia.
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- Psychotherapy outcomes have traditionally been assessed based on symptom relief, but this may miss vital insights from clients' personal experiences, highlighting the need for a more client-centered evaluation approach.
- The study involved a comprehensive search of databases to collect qualitative research on client-identified outcomes from psychotherapy, incorporating findings from 177 studies across 24 countries that included insights from nearly 3,000 clients.
- The analysis revealed 60 meta-categories of outcomes categorized into ten clusters, which encompass areas like social functioning, emotional health, self-awareness, and overall attitudes towards life, signaling a broader understanding of psychotherapy's impact beyond just symptom relief.