Planning with care complexity: Factors related to discharge delays of hospitalised people with disability.

Planning for discharge and supports beyond hospital for people with disability in Australia involves negotiation of complex care systems. The aims of this study were to examine how the individualised support pathway of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) functioned for admitted people with disability who required funded support to leave hospital; and to explore the factors indicative of increased care complexity associated with delays. Retrospective chart reviews of people with disability were conducted.

Where to next? An exploration of patients with disability and complex needs who leave acute care hospitals via an interim discharge pathway.

Objective To examine the characteristics and circumstances of admitted patients with disability who require individualised supports to leave hospital and who experience interim discharge arrangements. Methods The study used a retrospective exploratory design. Medical chart reviews of patients with disability who required funded support to leave hospital were conducted.

Effects of monitoring strategies on seizures in pregnant women on lamotrigine: a meta-analysis.

Objectives: Pregnant women with epilepsy have a significantly increased risk of mortality and morbidity compared to non-pregnant women. At least one in 250 pregnancies is exposed to anti-epileptic drugs (AED). Seizure deterioration occurs in up to a third of pregnant women.

Finite element analysis of heel pad with insoles.

To design optimal insoles for reduction of pedal tissue trauma, experimental measurements and computational analyses were performed. To characterize the mechanical properties of the tissues, indentation tests were performed. Pedal tissue geometry and morphology were obtained from magnetic resonance scan of the subject's foot.

Comparison of male and female foot shape.

Background: Morphological and geometric differences between male and female feet can be the decisive factor of whether well-fitting, functional, and comfortable footwear is available for both men and women.

Methods: Optical scans, plaster wrap casts, and a set of manual measurements from the right feet of 51 female participants, aged 20 to 59 years (32 +/- 10.2 years), and 39 male participants, aged 22 to 71 years (47.